Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.05/cwt on 28 head, down $10.62 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +18.50 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$368.05

▼ 10.62 vs prior sale

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$33.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.48

vs GA average

−62.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	376.76	2,123	16thin
Medium and Large 2	531	374.76	1,989	5thin
Medium and Large 3	526	343.36	1,806	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about $317 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

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $319.62, median $349.56 across 24 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 sale28 hd

368.05

—

GA average13 barns · 360 hd

406.53

−38.48

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−62.36

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

+18.50

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	1,703	191.42	3,260	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	183.00	3,074	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	182.23	2,206	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	152.12	1,603	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,479	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,438	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	891	$2,030	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$3,603	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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	700–750	720	283.26/cwt	282.50–284.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	371.22/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	378.45/cwt	366.00–388.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	427.55/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	343.36/cwt	332.00–358.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	477.35/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	398.92/cwt	396.00–402.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	502.55/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	391.98/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	397.99/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	326.01/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	487.98/cwt	486.00–490.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	166.37/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	192.11/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,595	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	149.58/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	181.86/cwt	173.00–198.00	2,124	5
Bulls	—	—	2,187	184.42/cwt	180.00–189.00	4,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	193.90/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,479.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,479	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	535	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	1,844.16/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	3,704.05/head	3,625.00–3,800.00	3,704	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,234.33/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,234	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	376.53/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	418.98/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	398.15/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	407.55/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.51/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	458.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	512.77/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 177Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	408	420.00–435.00	427.55
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	526	332.00–358.00	343.36
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	720	282.50–284.00	283.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	420	505.00–520.00	512.77
2	450–500	458	435.00–440.00	437.49
2	500–550	525	415.00–416.00	415.51
14	550–600	569	370.00–382.00	371.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	373	495.00–510.00	502.55
2	400–450	415	465.00–490.00	477.35
2	450–500	483	396.00–402.00	398.92
4	500–550	521	366.00–388.00	378.45
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	632	322.00–332.00	326.01
1	650–700	695	328.00	328.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	360	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	405	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	474	450.00–470.00	458.84
6	500–550	523	390.00–408.00	398.15
4	550–600	571	370.00–386.00	376.53
1	650–700	680	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	625.00	625.00
1	250–300	275	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	340	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	370	570.00	570.00
2	450–500	465	486.00–490.00	487.98
2	500–550	515	418.00–420.00	418.98
3	550–600	570	402.00–415.00	407.55
1	650–700	655	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
1	350–400	355	600.00	600.00
5	500–550	520	487.50	487.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	513	396.00–400.00	397.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	623	388.00–396.00	391.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
1	500–550	505	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	183.00	183.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	166.00–167.00	166.37
5	—	1,351	188.00–196.00	192.11
5	—	1,168	173.00–198.00	181.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	147.00–155.00	149.58
2	—	1,048	157.00–160.00	158.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,187	180.00–189.00	184.42
3	—	1,415	192.00–198.00	193.90
1	—	1,115	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,479.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	535	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,234.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,844.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,142	3,625.00–3,800.00	3,704.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

Heifers · 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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