Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last week for weather conditions.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.91/cwt on 9 head, up $29.65 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.87 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$380.91

▲ 29.65 vs prior sale

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$74.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.02

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	413.06	2,218	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	346.00	1,903	1thin
Medium and Large 3	532	338.95	1,802	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.12/cwt here — about $416 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 sale9 hd

380.91

—

GA average11 barns · 139 hd

406.92

−26.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+0.87

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	—	Average	1,712	194.00	3,321	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	178.17	2,361	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	164.89	1,908	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	138.00	1,270	1thin

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)	1,090	$2,471	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,650	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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	550–600	555	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	455.17/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	418.33/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	435.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	459.07/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	398.68/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	432.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	393.06/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	373.41/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	405.02/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	472.13/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	437.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	469.73/cwt	467.50–472.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	465.07/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	498.90/cwt	485.00–517.50	2,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	527.53/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	425.40/cwt	416.00–435.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	346.92/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,444	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,075	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	182.86/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,251	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	161.33/cwt	136.00–171.00	1,767	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	145.68/cwt	122.00–160.00	1,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,465	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,966.93/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 149Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 35

No trends available due to market being closed last week for weather conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	328	420.00–450.00	435.34
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	413	380.00–400.00	393.06
2	500–550	520	332.50–362.50	346.92
1	550–600	555	323.00	323.00
1	650–700	690	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	433	445.00–465.00	455.17
2	450–500	460	416.00–435.00	425.40
1	550–600	550	346.00	346.00
1	600–650	640	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	525.00–530.00	527.53
4	400–450	433	485.00–517.50	498.90
5	450–500	461	445.00–470.00	465.07
4	500–550	525	407.50–430.00	418.33
1	550–600	585	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	478	370.00–375.00	373.41
1	500–550	535	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	460.00–485.00	472.13
3	350–400	375	450.00–467.50	459.07
2	450–500	453	425.00–440.00	432.54
4	500–550	516	400.00–412.50	405.02
1	550–600	555	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	385	430.00–445.00	437.40
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	478	395.00–405.00	398.68
1	500–550	540	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	485	467.50–472.00	469.73
1	500–550	545	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	372.50	372.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,075	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,550	186.50	186.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	170.00–189.00	182.86
4	—	1,095	136.00–171.00	161.33
3	—	1,142	122.00–160.00	145.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,925	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,325	186.00	186.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,966.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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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

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