Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, all feeder classes 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 $299.31/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.73 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$299.31

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$67.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	338.92	1,827	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	304.10	1,680	8thin
Medium and Large 3	552	271.19	1,496	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.73/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

299.31

—

GA average15 barns · 403 hd

327.10

−27.80

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−80.73

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	1,370	161.96	2,219	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	148.08	2,322	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	145.98	1,769	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	129.66	1,363	7thin

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)	1,232	$2,169	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,858	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	600	$1,125	2thin

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	400–450	444	318.02/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	301.51/cwt	301.00–302.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	286.02/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	401.02/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	269.01/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	387.99/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	310.24/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	324.52/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	328.44/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	338.66/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	301.76/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	305.65/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	280.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	264.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	282.52/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	307.99/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	368.29/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	272.52/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	285.36/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	301.51/cwt	292.00–308.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	335.89/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	341.95/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	403.97/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	291.99/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	329.97/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	315.32/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.78/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	390.99/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	745	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	379.06/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	365.14/cwt	358.00–376.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	290.69/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,823	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	134.60/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,456	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	148.08/cwt	144.50–150.50	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	136.62/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	149.10/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,773	6
Bulls	—	—	1,423	152.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,168	166.25/cwt	166.00–166.50	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	286.97/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	308.21/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	329.56/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	259.33/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	256.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	264.37/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	241.02/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,627	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,946.92/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,685.04/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	338.58/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,316.71/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,317	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,000.16/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,000	6

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 117Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	382.00	382.00
2	350–400	373	324.00–325.00	324.52
4	400–450	444	310.00–322.00	318.02
5	450–500	457	300.00–319.00	310.24
3	500–550	513	292.00–308.00	301.51
3	550–600	562	280.00–288.00	285.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	384.00	384.00
4	350–400	370	358.00–376.00	365.14
3	400–450	413	336.00–340.00	338.58
4	450–500	456	326.00–336.00	329.97
3	500–550	528	314.00–316.00	315.32
2	550–600	565	301.00–302.00	301.51
3	600–650	627	290.00–292.00	290.69
2	650–700	658	280.00–292.00	286.02
1	700–750	740	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	314.00	314.00
5	350–400	377	284.00–300.00	286.97
6	400–450	421	270.00–298.00	282.52
4	500–550	519	260.00–280.00	272.52
3	550–600	578	258.00–262.00	259.33
3	600–650	612	250.00–260.00	256.54
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	760	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	275	400.00–402.00	401.02
3	300–350	333	380.00–394.00	387.99
4	350–400	361	361.00–380.00	368.29
5	400–450	431	332.00–350.00	338.66
4	450–500	466	322.00–340.00	328.44
3	500–550	510	306.00–310.00	307.99
5	550–600	578	300.00–305.00	301.76
6	600–650	624	280.00–290.00	285.06
2	650–700	665	268.00–270.00	269.01
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	382.00	382.00
3	300–350	332	320.00–338.00	329.56
7	350–400	368	290.00–325.00	308.21
4	400–450	421	300.00–320.00	309.91
5	450–500	457	300.00–318.00	305.65
3	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	280.29
4	550–600	579	256.00–276.00	264.37
3	600–650	630	255.00–270.00	264.56
4	650–700	675	238.00–250.00	241.02
2	700–750	718	230.00–240.00	235.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	313	400.00–416.00	403.97
2	350–400	360	390.00–392.00	390.99
5	400–450	431	370.00–384.00	379.06
2	450–500	473	360.00–372.00	365.78
2	500–550	513	340.00–344.00	341.95
2	550–600	565	330.00–342.00	335.89
5	650–700	668	288.00–296.00	291.99
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	256.00	256.00

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	—	600	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,946.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,685.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,297	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,316.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,000.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,082	127.50–138.00	134.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	144.50–150.50	148.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	135.50–138.00	136.62
6	—	1,189	142.00–152.00	149.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	150.00–155.00	152.09
1	—	1,615	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,168	166.00–166.50	166.25

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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