Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and Feeder bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.81/cwt on 7 head, up $37.55 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +8.77 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$388.81

▲ 37.55 vs prior sale

7 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$73.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	440.00	2,222	1thin
Medium and Large 2	542	387.40	2,098	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	366.02	2,042	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.98/cwt here — about $180 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 sale7 hd

388.81

—

GA average13 barns · 270 hd

388.27

+0.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+8.77

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	—	Average	1,315	158.78	2,088	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	162.00	2,722	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	160.69	2,075	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	136.64	1,438	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)	1,130	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	347.00/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	422.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	366.06/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	363.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	375.06/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	383.76/cwt	374.00–396.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	388.96/cwt	382.00–396.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	408.68/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	439.93/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	381.53/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	393.27/cwt	392.50–394.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	517.26/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	344.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	715.06/cwt	710.00–720.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	468.70/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,964	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	144.49/cwt	141.50–148.50	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	132.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,380	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	157.36/cwt	153.00–165.50	2,150	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	2,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	158.78/cwt	154.50–164.50	2,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	865	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	323.50/cwt	319.00–328.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	408.12/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	436.77/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	464.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	431.48/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	439.86/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	445.09/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	471.67/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	366.02/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	441.72/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	2

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	374.86
3	450–500	487	360.00–370.00	363.98
2	500–550	535	344.00–350.00	347.00
1	550–600	555	326.00	326.00
1	600–650	640	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	465.00–480.00	471.67
3	350–400	383	440.00–455.00	445.09
4	400–450	431	425.00–450.00	439.86
2	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	405.05
1	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	368	410.00–435.00	422.18
2	400–450	423	382.00–396.00	388.96
3	450–500	472	374.00–396.00	383.76
3	500–550	530	362.00–372.00	366.06
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	412.00	412.00
2	500–550	520	372.00–378.00	375.06
2	550–600	570	330.00–332.00	330.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	455	460.00–485.00	470.00
3	500–550	512	435.00–450.00	439.93
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	690.00	690.00
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	530	402.00–415.00	408.68
10	650–700	688	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	315	510.00–525.00	517.26
3	350–400	387	450.00–475.00	464.98
3	400–450	430	440.00–445.00	441.72
3	450–500	472	420.00–440.00	431.48
2	500–550	518	392.50–394.00	393.27
2	550–600	565	380.00–383.00	381.53
4	600–650	628	340.00–350.00	344.53
2	650–700	660	336.00–338.00	337.01
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	710.00–720.00	715.06
9	400–450	419	460.00–472.50	468.70
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	377	430.00–440.00	436.77
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	465	400.00–412.50	408.12
2	550–600	558	362.00–370.00	366.02
2	600–650	605	319.00–328.00	323.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,068	141.50–148.50	144.49
3	—	1,040	130.00–140.00	132.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	153.00–165.50	157.36
1	—	1,445	143.50	143.50
4	—	1,141	168.00–172.00	169.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	154.50–164.50	158.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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