Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 12.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.40/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −21.15 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$328.40

23 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.44

vs GA average

−43.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	334.90	1,899	14thin
Medium and Large 2	542	325.12	1,761	6thin
Medium and Large 3	518	304.66	1,578	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $321 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 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 sale23 hd

328.40

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

−18.44

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−43.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

−21.15

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	1,353	188.64	2,553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	160.41	1,950	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	160.16	2,290	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	118.32	1,221	6thin

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)	978	$1,849	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,953	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	355.98/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	308.54/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	327.51/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	313.98/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	357.21/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	377.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	410.47/cwt	404.00–416.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	432.72/cwt	422.50–442.50	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	340.96/cwt	334.00–343.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	379.35/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	448.76/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	419.11/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	294.46/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	347.15/cwt	342.00–354.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	288.90/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	277.62/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	441.17/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	685	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	640	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	153.98/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	192.46/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	160.16/cwt	159.50–161.50	2,290	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	163.63/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,052	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	107.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	2,064.74/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	318.49/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	377.36/cwt	374.00–382.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	328.09/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	312.98/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,531.18/head	3,425.00–3,625.00	3,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	353.97/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	304.66/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	345.18/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	330.24/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	413.20/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,103	3

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 225Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	437.00	437.00
4	400–450	428	348.00–360.00	353.97
3	450–500	483	330.00–358.00	345.18
3	500–550	510	310.00–319.00	313.98
2	650–700	668	258.00–260.00	258.98
1	750–800	760	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	447.50–450.00	448.76
2	300–350	338	422.50–442.50	432.72
3	350–400	375	404.00–416.00	410.47
4	400–450	416	390.00–400.00	395.04
4	450–500	483	375.00–382.50	379.35
5	500–550	519	334.00–343.00	340.96
2	550–600	558	326.00–329.00	327.51
9	600–650	617	293.00–304.00	294.46
2	700–750	708	280.00–298.00	288.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	472.50	472.50
2	350–400	373	440.00–442.50	441.17
2	400–450	405	410.00–428.00	419.11
3	450–500	465	400.00–410.00	405.07
2	500–550	505	358.00–360.00	358.99
2	550–600	568	340.00–342.00	341.01
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	410.00–417.50	413.20
4	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	377.93
3	400–450	442	346.00–370.00	355.98
4	450–500	471	345.00–369.00	357.21
3	500–550	515	324.00–335.00	330.24
3	550–600	568	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	300.00–305.00	302.46
2	650–700	678	288.00–290.00	288.98
1	750–800	755	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.70
5	400–450	416	310.00–327.50	318.49
3	450–500	475	304.00–314.00	308.54
3	500–550	518	304.00–305.00	304.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	467	374.00–382.00	377.36
5	500–550	526	342.00–354.00	347.15
9	550–600	590	327.00–334.00	328.09
2	600–650	605	310.00–316.00	312.98
2	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	718	272.50–282.50	277.62
1	750–800	775	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
6	550–600	594	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	3,425.00–3,625.00	3,531.18
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	640	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,064.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	153.50–155.00	153.98
6	—	1,254	160.00–169.50	163.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,085	123.00–125.00	124.04
3	—	943	100.00–110.00	107.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	159.50–161.50	160.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,285	189.00–195.00	192.46

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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Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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