Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers sharply lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $283.55/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −96.48 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$283.55

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$52.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	318.00	1,590	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	296.01	1,559	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	265.59	1,481	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.41/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

283.55

—

GA average13 barns · 321 hd

322.78

−39.23

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−96.48

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	—	Average	1,788	169.75	3,035	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	155.50	2,348	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	153.80	1,957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	128.82	1,196	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,386	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$2,062	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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	450–500	455	281.38/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	254.68/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	352.08/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	289.53/cwt	280.00–305.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	281.95/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	249.80/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	316.24/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.69/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	357.63/cwt	350.00–366.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	299.02/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	291.90/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	331.96/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	357.00/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	313.03/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	321.19/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	358.74/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	283.98/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.91/cwt	334.00–352.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	365.08/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	297.04/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	352.50/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	660	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	760	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	277.02/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.16/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	173.37/cwt	170.00–178.50	3,291	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	155.07/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,257	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	164.33/cwt	163.50–165.50	2,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	2,192.89/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,193	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	1,604.06/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	286.83/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	361.54/cwt	359.00–364.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	283.19/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	332.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	282.75/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,185	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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 189Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers sharply lower, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	385	274.00–300.00	286.83
4	400–450	419	272.00–298.00	282.75
3	450–500	455	262.00–296.00	281.38
2	500–550	525	260.00–280.00	270.19
2	550–600	590	260.00–262.00	260.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	350.00–366.00	357.63
2	300–350	340	350.00–364.00	357.00
2	350–400	383	348.00–356.00	352.08
3	400–450	407	320.00–340.00	332.61
3	450–500	467	312.00–327.00	321.19
2	500–550	510	298.00–300.00	299.02
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	640	250.00–257.00	254.68
1	750–800	790	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	374.88
4	350–400	369	360.00–372.00	365.08
6	400–450	419	350.00–362.00	358.74
2	450–500	468	340.00–352.00	346.16
1	500–550	500	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	615	284.00–302.00	291.90
3	650–700	670	280.00–288.00	283.98
2	700–750	713	270.00–284.00	277.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	302.50	302.50
5	300–350	318	280.00–305.00	289.53
2	400–450	410	280.00–284.00	281.95
2	500–550	510	240.00–260.00	249.80
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	372.00	372.00
3	300–350	325	334.00–352.00	340.91
4	350–400	368	307.00–331.00	316.24
3	400–450	423	300.00–312.00	304.69
3	500–550	520	293.00–300.00	297.04
3	550–600	572	265.00–293.00	283.19
2	650–700	685	258.00–260.00	258.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	359.00–364.00	361.54
3	350–400	375	340.00–359.00	352.50
2	400–450	428	330.00–334.00	331.96
2	550–600	570	312.00–314.00	313.03
1	600–650	610	296.00	296.00
1	650–700	670	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

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	—	660	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,003	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,192.89
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,520	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	934	130.00–140.00	134.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	150.00–159.50	155.07
2	—	1,130	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	1,545	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	170.00–178.50	173.37
2	—	1,623	163.50–165.50	164.33

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Calhoun

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle