Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.55/cwt on 9 head, up $28.18 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +54.99 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$404.55

▲ 28.18 vs prior sale

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$59.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.90

vs GA average

−11.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	417.84	2,267	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	358.02	2,005	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.82/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale9 hd

404.55

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

389.65

+14.90

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−11.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

+54.99

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	1,494	200.54	2,996	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	187.28	2,604	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	186.76	2,687	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	161.20	1,433	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,491	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	450–500	458	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	418.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	358.02/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	512.80/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	291	507.21/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	430.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	417.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	406.35/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	447.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	424.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	312.73/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	386.18/cwt	376.00–396.00	2,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	409.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	437.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	462.51/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	362.95/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	426.29/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,434.54/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,958.62/head	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,959	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	665	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	199.17/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,059	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	177.06/cwt	174.00–179.50	2,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	197.49/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	185.70/cwt	182.50–188.00	2,656	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	169.34/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	153.07/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,408	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 231Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 23

Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	390.00–395.00	392.49
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	500.00–525.00	512.80
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	415	474.00	474.00
6	450–500	479	430.00–450.00	437.40
3	500–550	515	400.00–430.00	418.53
4	550–600	563	400.00–430.00	417.33
1	600–650	620	364.00	364.00
1	650–700	660	358.00	358.00
1	700–750	720	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	355	440.00–455.00	447.50
3	400–450	432	420.00–440.00	430.12
4	450–500	466	400.00–420.00	406.35
2	550–600	560	356.00–360.00	358.02
1	750–800	780	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	428	420.00–432.50	426.29
2	450–500	485	400.00–420.00	409.90
1	500–550	520	384.00	384.00
4	550–600	571	354.00–370.00	362.95
3	650–700	668	310.00–318.00	312.73
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	420.00–430.00	424.81
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	463	460.00–465.00	462.51
2	500–550	505	390.00–395.00	392.52
2	550–600	565	376.00–396.00	386.18
1	600–650	600	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	495.00–530.00	507.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,434.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,958.62
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	192.00–204.00	199.17
1	—	1,325	206.00	206.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	174.00–179.50	177.06
2	—	1,358	193.00–202.00	197.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	182.50–188.00	185.70
1	—	1,475	191.00	191.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	168.00–171.00	169.34
2	—	920	152.00–154.00	153.07

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle