Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $404.66/cwt on 15 head, up $15.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +24.62 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$404.66

▲ 15.56 vs prior sale

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$87.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	454.97	2,480	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	409.23	2,211	5thin
Medium and Large 3	548	367.30	2,011	6thin

One grade step is worth $87.67/cwt here — about $469 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

404.66

—

GA average13 barns · 294 hd

415.07

−10.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+24.62

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	1,492	188.68	2,814	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	178.66	2,880	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	173.06	2,208	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	147.41	1,558	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)	1,163	$2,530	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,431	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	500–550	515	376.19/cwt	366.00–387.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	399.99/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	307.11/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	364.55/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	490.80/cwt	487.50–495.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	434.86/cwt	427.50–442.50	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	414.14/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	577.83/cwt	565.00–595.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	655.36/cwt	645.00–665.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	546.71/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	535.23/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	697.92/cwt	670.00–740.00	1,954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	392.57/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	389.10/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	501.16/cwt	487.50–515.00	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	422.65/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.95/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	521.97/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	461.67/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	450.80/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	420.52/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	522.66/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	377.53/cwt	372.00–382.50	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.16/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	424.51/cwt	424.00–425.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	529.30/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	393.13/cwt	376.00–410.00	2,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	353.06/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	484.91/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	484.94/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	376.09/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	437.72/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	497.49/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	344.81/cwt	336.00–354.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	496.86/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	446.21/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	424.79/cwt	414.00–435.00	2,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	546.63/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.66/cwt	475.00–522.00	2,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	390.80/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	310.02/cwt	306.00–314.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	343.80/cwt	332.00–367.50	1,984	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	179.76/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	433.99/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,105.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,105	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,573.45/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,732.95/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,733	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,264	2,431.16/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,431	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	2,429.41/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	193.71/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	172.47/cwt	169.50–175.50	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	177.08/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,451	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	164.31/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	149.91/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	134.11/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,359	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 250Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	494.92
3	350–400	387	487.50–495.00	490.80
2	400–450	408	427.50–442.50	434.86
2	450–500	468	424.00–425.00	424.51
2	500–550	515	366.00–387.00	376.19
2	550–600	570	346.00–360.00	353.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	320	515.00–545.00	529.30
2	350–400	363	515.00–530.00	522.66
9	400–450	416	475.00–500.00	484.94
2	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	445.16
3	500–550	510	396.00–405.00	399.99
3	550–600	562	370.00–384.00	376.09
2	600–650	605	350.00–355.00	352.52
1	650–700	675	334.00	334.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	373	400.00–445.00	414.14
2	400–450	423	372.00–382.50	377.53
4	450–500	474	352.00–382.00	364.55
2	650–700	670	302.00–312.00	307.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	705.00	705.00
3	250–300	280	670.00–740.00	697.92
5	300–350	320	565.00–595.00	577.83
3	350–400	385	530.00–570.00	546.71
3	400–450	432	505.00–550.00	521.97
3	450–500	470	475.00–522.00	505.66
2	500–550	525	450.00–500.00	475.95
2	550–600	565	420.00–447.50	433.99
2	650–700	673	375.00–410.00	392.57
1	700–750	735	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	645.00–665.00	655.36
2	300–350	328	525.00–545.00	535.23
2	350–400	393	487.50–515.00	501.16
5	400–450	424	455.00–480.00	461.67
6	450–500	482	447.50–455.00	450.80
3	500–550	517	415.00–427.50	422.65
2	550–600	575	378.00–400.00	389.10
1	750–800	790	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	418	402.50–437.50	420.52
3	500–550	518	385.00–395.00	390.80
3	550–600	577	332.00–367.50	343.80
2	650–700	653	306.00–314.00	310.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	645.00	645.00
3	450–500	472	535.00–555.00	546.63
3	500–550	525	480.00–515.00	496.86
3	550–600	567	470.00–495.00	484.91
2	600–650	628	414.00–435.00	424.79
2	650–700	670	376.00–410.00	393.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	336.00–354.00	344.81
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	495.00–500.00	497.49
2	500–550	505	442.50–450.00	446.21
2	550–600	565	425.00–450.00	437.72
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	174.00–184.00	179.76
1	—	1,455	189.00	189.00
1	—	2,035	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	188.00	188.00
5	—	1,384	172.00–179.00	177.08
4	—	1,190	160.00–169.00	164.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	145.00–157.00	149.91
1	—	970	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,013	125.00–142.00	134.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	191.00–195.00	193.71
2	—	1,710	169.50–175.50	172.47
1	—	1,420	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	4,350.00	4,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,184	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,732.95
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,130	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,573.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,264	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,431.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,429.41

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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