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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.53/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −64.51 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$315.53

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$46.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	333.25	1,790	12thin
Medium and Large 2	544	314.53	1,711	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	286.59	1,555	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.65/cwt here — about $235 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 sale29 hd

315.53

—

GA average14 barns · 276 hd

324.09

−8.57

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−64.51

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	1,604	176.15	2,825	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	157.86	2,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	145.64	1,833	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	120.87	1,251	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)	1,150	$2,115	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,929	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,588	4thin

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	400–450	444	314.76/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	292.79/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	281.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	290.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	321.02/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	336.75/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	270.11/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	287.04/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	329.35/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	316.22/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	334.44/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	343.08/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	375.68/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.82/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	433.13/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	323.04/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	290.30/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	327.32/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	345.66/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	414.46/cwt	406.00–420.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	366.41/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	319.34/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.66/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	304.32/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	393.57/cwt	392.00–395.00	866	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	282.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.30/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	126.58/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,405	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	109.45/cwt	109.00–110.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	140.44/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	154.90/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	2,856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	145.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,774	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	178.03/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,730.74/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,731	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,277.23/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,277	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,268.82/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	283.86/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	343.44/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	220.03/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	294.12/cwt	274.00–304.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	437.37/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	288.08/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.57/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	368.82/cwt	354.00–386.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	308.02/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	340.97/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,245	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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 178Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 29Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 25Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, 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	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	365	336.00–350.00	340.97
4	400–450	444	310.00–321.00	314.76
4	450–500	458	300.00–312.00	308.02
3	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	290.23
4	550–600	561	270.00–294.00	283.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	426.00–440.00	433.13
3	300–350	332	406.00–420.00	414.46
3	350–400	380	354.00–386.00	368.82
7	400–450	426	334.00–354.00	345.66
7	450–500	459	322.00–340.00	329.35
7	500–550	533	310.00–325.00	316.22
3	550–600	570	306.00–316.00	310.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	435.00–442.50	437.37
4	400–450	416	360.00–374.00	366.41
5	450–500	464	341.00–350.00	343.08
9	500–550	527	331.00–338.00	334.44
3	550–600	568	324.00–334.00	329.66
3	600–650	627	318.00–320.00	319.34
1	650–700	650	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	392.00–395.00	393.57
3	250–300	278	360.00–386.00	375.68
2	300–350	325	342.00–350.00	345.82
3	350–400	355	320.00–332.00	327.32
4	400–450	433	316.00–326.00	321.02
3	450–500	457	300.00–311.00	304.32
3	500–550	525	288.00–300.00	292.79
2	550–600	560	282.00–292.00	287.04
4	600–650	610	280.00–285.00	281.29
2	650–700	668	270.00–272.00	271.01
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	418	274.00–304.00	294.12
4	450–500	466	272.00–294.00	288.08
2	600–650	618	240.00–250.00	245.14
2	700–750	733	218.00–222.00	220.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	340.00–342.00	341.02
7	400–450	410	328.00–348.00	336.75
6	450–500	473	319.00–333.00	323.04
3	500–550	517	306.00–311.00	308.30
3	600–650	615	288.00–294.00	290.30
3	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	282.32
2	700–750	720	266.00–274.00	270.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	336.00–348.00	343.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,043	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,730.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,277.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,268.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	122.00–135.00	126.58
2	—	885	109.00–110.00	109.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	138.00–141.50	140.44
2	—	1,438	154.00–156.00	154.90
6	—	1,222	142.00–150.00	145.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	155.00–157.50	156.22
2	—	1,473	159.00–160.00	159.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	170.50	170.50
3	—	1,658	174.00–183.00	178.03

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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