Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.17/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −69.87 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$310.17

35 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$46.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	333.46	1,731	9thin
Medium and Large 2	528	316.78	1,674	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	287.43	1,551	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.04/cwt here — about $181 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

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 sale35 hd

310.17

—

GA average14 barns · 343 hd

335.43

−25.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−69.87

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	1,659	176.46	2,927	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	156.50	2,668	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	151.55	1,921	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	134.52	1,368	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)	964	$1,607	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	350–400	359	352.02/cwt	336.00–366.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	282.78/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	282.98/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	234.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	280.77/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	249.31/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	366.94/cwt	353.00–380.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	308.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,460	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	292.95/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	280.98/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	381.12/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	335.88/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	428.27/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	416.51/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	384.32/cwt	376.00–400.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	353.11/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	336.98/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	312.43/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	458.63/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	351.35/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	398.98/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	230.71/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	293.64/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	316.33/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	308.49/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	290.98/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	335.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.33/cwt	380.00–406.00	1,816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	511.42/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	416.42/cwt	406.00–427.50	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	1,087.74/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	264.04/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	422.96/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	303.98/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	161.41/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,195	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	145.63/cwt	141.50–151.50	1,765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	136.03/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,432	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	167.45/cwt	161.50–173.50	2,818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	185.47/cwt	181.50–189.00	3,032	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	242.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	320.47/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	258.13/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	398.04/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	384.35/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	255.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	323.62/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	320.47/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,147	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,144.83/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,145	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	389.33/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	372.15/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 220Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 41Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	396.00–400.00	398.04
3	300–350	335	380.00–388.00	384.35
5	350–400	359	336.00–366.00	352.02
4	400–450	441	320.00–340.00	329.97
8	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	308.09
7	500–550	522	280.00–307.00	292.95
6	550–600	560	270.00–294.00	280.98
3	600–650	628	250.00–265.00	255.47
3	650–700	670	240.00–245.00	242.35
2	700–750	718	230.00–238.00	234.10
3	750–800	773	220.00–222.00	220.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	410.00–430.00	416.51
7	350–400	368	376.00–400.00	384.32
5	400–450	424	370.00–398.00	381.12
6	450–500	459	340.00–360.00	351.35
9	500–550	514	310.00–328.00	320.47
4	550–600	561	300.00–318.00	308.49
4	600–650	619	276.00–292.00	282.98
4	650–700	666	275.00–290.00	282.78
3	700–750	725	250.00–266.00	258.13
3	750–800	770	224.00–234.00	230.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	495.00–525.00	511.42
2	250–300	265	452.50–465.00	458.63
3	300–350	327	425.00–432.50	428.27
8	350–400	373	417.50–427.50	422.96
8	400–450	428	406.00–427.50	416.42
10	450–500	463	380.00–406.00	392.33
7	500–550	509	330.00–345.00	335.88
2	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	325.00
5	600–650	611	306.00–318.00	312.43
2	650–700	658	300.00–308.00	303.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	316.00–325.00	320.47
4	450–500	478	300.00–302.00	301.03
2	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	282.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	398.00–400.00	398.98
2	300–350	310	353.00–380.00	366.94
4	350–400	379	344.00–356.00	353.11
4	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.27
4	450–500	464	314.00–330.00	323.62
4	500–550	525	290.00–305.00	297.38
3	550–600	572	289.00–294.00	290.98
3	600–650	612	276.00–286.00	280.77
3	650–700	670	248.00–250.00	249.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	265	422.50	422.50
3	300–350	330	388.00–390.00	389.33
5	350–400	376	360.00–378.00	372.15
3	400–450	445	358.00	358.00
5	500–550	531	314.00–326.00	316.33
5	600–650	609	290.00–296.00	293.64
2	700–750	715	262.00–266.00	264.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	336.00–338.00	336.98
1	600–650	630	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.74
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,144.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	160.00–163.00	161.41
5	—	1,212	141.50–151.50	145.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,053	130.00–140.50	136.03
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	156.50	156.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	161.50–173.50	167.45
3	—	1,635	181.50–189.00	185.47

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

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