Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$325.00

15 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$56.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	356.06	1,805	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	323.19	1,836	9thin
Medium and Large 3	563	299.37	1,685	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.69/cwt here — about $120 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 sale15 hd

325.00

—

GA average13 barns · 320 hd

354.37

−29.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−55.03

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	1,598	165.21	2,639	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	158.63	2,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	150.52	1,810	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	132.04	1,371	5thin

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)	1,032	$2,251	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	808	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	400–450	413	352.58/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	325.08/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	417.01/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	356.06/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	371.40/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	341.55/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	340.00/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	245.93/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	304.94/cwt	294.00–314.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	423.28/cwt	414.00–435.00	1,604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	312.01/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	354.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	431.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	271.44/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	336.25/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	316.66/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	334.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	277.52/cwt	264.00–298.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	352.02/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	328.98/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	304.03/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	306.98/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.01/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	370.99/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	296.32/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	324.02/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	359.01/cwt	356.00–362.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	371.41/cwt	363.00–378.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	403.44/cwt	396.00–414.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	262.02/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	299.37/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	398.40/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	152.89/cwt	148.50–157.00	1,853	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	136.20/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	158.39/cwt	153.50–161.50	2,396	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	975	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	155.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	175.23/cwt	173.00–178.50	3,114	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	808	1,274.92/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,614.09/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,614	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	368.84/cwt	364.00–378.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	499.78/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	292.03/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	344.14/cwt	339.00–348.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	403.61/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	437.81/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.74/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	397.16/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,462	5

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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 167Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	350.00–356.00	352.58
3	450–500	462	338.00–342.00	340.00
2	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	316.00–318.00	317.01
2	600–650	610	306.00–308.00	306.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	388.00	388.00
2	300–350	333	370.00–372.00	370.99
3	350–400	362	350.00–356.00	352.02
3	400–450	427	330.00–340.00	334.09
2	450–500	458	328.00–330.00	328.98
3	500–550	500	305.00–315.00	310.00
7	550–600	571	298.00–308.00	304.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	352.00	352.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–343.00	341.55
2	400–450	423	290.00–302.00	296.32
3	500–550	525	264.00–298.00	277.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	490.00–510.00	499.78
2	250–300	270	460.00–480.00	470.74
3	300–350	317	420.00–440.00	431.21
6	350–400	379	414.00–435.00	423.28
5	400–450	430	396.00–414.00	403.44
5	450–500	456	363.00–378.00	371.41
3	500–550	507	350.00–362.00	356.06
2	600–650	633	321.00–329.00	325.08
3	650–700	672	310.00–316.00	312.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	437.50–440.00	437.81
4	300–350	331	416.00–420.00	417.01
5	350–400	368	395.00–400.00	397.16
4	400–450	411	368.00–378.00	371.40
4	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	354.07
3	500–550	512	332.00–340.00	336.25
6	550–600	596	316.00–320.00	316.66
4	600–650	635	294.00–314.00	304.94
2	650–700	668	284.00–300.00	292.03
1	750–800	760	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	400.00–406.00	403.61
3	300–350	338	390.00–405.00	398.40
3	350–400	367	364.00–378.00	368.84
3	400–450	415	339.00–348.00	344.14
2	450–500	460	318.00–320.00	318.99
3	550–600	563	296.00–302.00	299.37
3	600–650	610	266.00–278.00	271.44
3	650–700	665	260.00–264.00	262.02
2	700–750	733	242.00–250.00	245.93
1	750–800	760	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	739	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	513	356.00–362.00	359.01
1	550–600	585	348.00	348.00
1	600–650	600	322.00	322.00
2	650–700	658	320.00–328.00	324.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	148.50–157.00	152.89
2	—	1,178	142.00–147.00	144.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	125.00–126.50	125.79
3	—	1,000	130.00–139.50	136.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,513	153.50–161.50	158.39
1	—	975	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	150.00–165.00	155.18
3	—	1,777	173.00–178.50	175.23

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	—	808	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,614.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	3,050.00	3,050.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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