Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.30/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −57.74 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$322.30

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	338.91	1,854	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	319.69	1,751	12thin
Medium and Large 3	536	307.31	1,646	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $321.26, median $380.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

322.30

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

331.48

−9.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−57.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,318	175.00	2,306	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	170.21	2,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	169.40	2,087	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	159.42	1,691	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,739	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,720	5

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	315.01/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	304.10/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	306.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	296.72/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	316.26/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	323.61/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	414.13/cwt	407.00–422.50	1,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	346.25/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	313.61/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	378.66/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	369.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	329.19/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	422.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	448.30/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	364.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.06/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	303.53/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	421.89/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	360.30/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	437.59/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,816	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	868	1,375.79/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	458.26/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	162.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,964	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	159.42/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,691	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	170.21/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	177.90/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	348.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	305.75/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	385.52/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,785	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,666.67/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	170.53/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	267.23/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.81/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	312.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	317.59/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	287.00/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	289.18/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	380.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	331.59/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	302.25/cwt	292.50–312.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	342.00/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	398.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	401.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	339.00/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	283.56/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	354.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	377.62/cwt	364.00–390.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	295.73/cwt	294.00–297.50	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	426.39/cwt	412.00–437.50	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	360.83/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	332.48/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	342.52/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	407.44/cwt	406.00–412.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	240.00/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	326.56/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,662	4

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Tue Aug 26, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 253Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 34Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	400.00–405.00	401.69
3	300–350	320	390.00–405.00	398.13
5	350–400	360	362.50–390.00	378.66
4	400–450	419	332.00–352.00	342.52
4	450–500	461	328.00–338.00	332.48
4	500–550	508	310.00–319.00	315.01
5	550–600	558	310.00–316.00	313.61
2	600–650	635	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	415.00–427.50	421.89
8	350–400	359	407.00–422.50	414.13
4	400–450	437	360.00–370.00	364.49
3	450–500	458	356.00–365.00	360.30
5	500–550	512	322.00–324.00	323.61
2	550–600	573	320.00–324.00	322.06
2	600–650	615	300.00–308.00	304.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	354.68
3	350–400	357	337.00–340.00	339.00
4	400–450	430	310.00–322.50	317.59
2	450–500	455	292.50–312.00	302.25
3	500–550	500	282.00–292.00	287.00
4	550–600	565	280.00–287.00	283.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	384.00	384.00
2	500–550	540	342.50–350.00	346.25
1	650–700	685	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	435.00–440.00	437.59
2	500–550	513	360.00–380.00	369.85
1	600–650	630	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	477.50	477.50
2	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
7	300–350	333	412.00–437.50	426.39
4	350–400	370	406.00–412.00	407.44
3	400–450	425	364.00–390.00	377.62
6	450–500	456	346.00–370.00	360.83
4	500–550	509	322.00–332.00	326.56
8	550–600	567	312.00–322.00	316.26
5	600–650	619	300.00–310.00	306.42
7	650–700	660	290.00–302.00	296.72
2	700–750	733	294.00–297.50	295.73
4	750–800	769	238.00–242.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	458.26
7	350–400	364	440.00–457.50	448.30
7	400–450	413	400.00–435.00	422.53
4	450–500	463	377.50–392.50	385.52
5	500–550	513	340.00–360.00	348.62
5	550–600	581	328.00–330.00	329.19
4	650–700	664	305.00–306.00	305.75
2	700–750	715	302.00–305.00	303.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	370.00–390.00	380.14
5	400–450	435	334.00–350.00	342.00
5	450–500	457	330.00–334.00	331.59
5	500–550	516	300.00–320.00	312.51
4	550–600	560	295.00–308.00	300.81
2	600–650	623	284.00–294.00	289.18
4	650–700	673	262.50–272.00	267.23
2	750–800	778	220.00–230.00	224.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.79
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,666.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	160.00–164.00	162.33
2	—	1,315	177.00–179.00	177.90
10	—	1,224	165.00–174.00	170.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	155.00–164.00	159.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	168.00–173.00	170.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,350	186.00	186.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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