Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, 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 $338.20/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −41.83 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$338.20

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$68.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	359.44	1,928	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	338.64	1,795	6thin
Medium and Large 3	567	290.96	1,650	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.48/cwt here — about $278 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 sale22 hd

338.20

—

GA average13 barns · 253 hd

365.20

−26.99

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−41.83

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	1,619	173.38	2,808	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	165.56	2,633	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	151.56	1,879	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	131.26	1,264	8thin

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)	1,117	$2,534	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,054	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	884	$2,206	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.61/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	335.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	414.83/cwt	414.00–416.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	387.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	323.13/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	397.14/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	354.21/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	372.19/cwt	364.00–388.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	409.80/cwt	402.00–417.50	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	310.81/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	333.10/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	343.58/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	347.68/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	456.70/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	373.55/cwt	366.00–384.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	290.96/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	152.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,892	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	136.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,200	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	158.58/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	143.87/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,358	166.34/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	176.90/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.30/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,853.98/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,854	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	802	1,376.25/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,376	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	2,951.48/head	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,951	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,976.54/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,977	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,941.36/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,941	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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 185Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	945	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,941.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,950.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,951.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,853.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,976.54
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	802	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,376.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.14
4	450–500	458	375.00–385.00	380.03
3	500–550	505	344.00–362.00	350.61
3	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	326.67
1	750–800	760	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	456.70
5	400–450	416	415.00–430.00	422.15
5	450–500	472	414.00–416.00	414.83
5	500–550	508	366.00–384.00	373.55
6	550–600	560	340.00–358.00	347.68
2	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	326.00	326.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	335.21
5	550–600	567	280.00–308.00	290.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	385.00–390.00	387.59
2	400–450	418	334.00–354.00	343.58
2	500–550	523	320.00–326.00	323.13
2	550–600	560	310.00–315.00	312.52
1	650–700	655	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	306.00–316.00	310.81
1	600–650	600	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	650	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	402.00–417.50	409.80
3	400–450	430	364.00–388.00	372.19
5	450–500	459	340.00–365.00	354.21
2	500–550	518	330.00–336.00	333.10
4	550–600	559	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	150.00–158.00	152.96
2	—	1,255	143.00–145.00	143.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	144.00	144.00
4	—	954	130.00–139.00	136.27
3	—	997	116.00–125.00	120.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	152.50–165.00	158.58
2	—	1,638	170.00–175.00	172.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	160.00–172.00	166.34
4	—	1,750	174.00–184.00	176.90

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle