Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $439.87/cwt on 26 head, up $54.16 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +59.83 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$439.87

▲ 54.16 vs prior sale

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$76.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	483.32	2,591	6thin
Medium and Large 2	547	437.82	2,394	13thin
Medium and Large 3	552	406.42	2,245	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.89/cwt here — about $346 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 sale26 hd

439.87

—

GA average13 barns · 301 hd

425.79

+14.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+59.83

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	1,684	200.24	3,372	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	186.79	2,200	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	184.51	2,448	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	153.87	1,485	8thin

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)	1,043	$2,939	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	300–350	328	510.27/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	421.77/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	576.40/cwt	572.50–590.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	328.21/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	547.79/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	484.80/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	422.06/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	523.70/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	309.03/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	441.55/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	356.03/cwt	348.00–364.00	2,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	397.36/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	449.03/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	379.01/cwt	368.00–392.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	504.82/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	373.55/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	503.39/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	524.03/cwt	510.00–537.50	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	411.11/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	461.64/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	337.62/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	471.60/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	478.46/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	470.06/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	376.35/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	321.73/cwt	321.00–324.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	589.87/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	476.39/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	428.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	506.63/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	606.64/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	629.94/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	522.05/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	460.00/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	609.97/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	164.56/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	176.80/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	139.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	152.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,392	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	184.51/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,448	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	196.16/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,268	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	186.94/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,253	21
Bulls	—	—	1,684	200.24/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,372	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,327.56/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	616.63/cwt	605.00–630.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	435.62/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,052	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	310.05/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	385.96/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	334.43/cwt	327.50–342.00	2,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	521.05/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	456.21/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	480.24/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	570.09/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	475.54/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	615.11/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	342.19/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	415.13/cwt	408.00–430.00	2,341	7

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 86Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 18Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	328	505.00–515.00	510.27
2	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	484.80
2	400–450	425	470.00–490.00	480.24
7	450–500	471	420.00–455.00	435.62
4	500–550	530	405.00–430.00	421.77
3	550–600	582	372.50–395.00	385.96
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	665	320.00–335.00	328.21
3	700–750	723	305.00–320.00	310.05
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	605.00–630.00	616.63
5	250–300	260	572.50–590.00	576.40
9	300–350	343	545.00–570.00	547.79
3	350–400	372	560.00–575.00	570.09
5	400–450	419	500.00–535.00	521.05
4	450–500	479	465.00–490.00	475.54
6	500–550	515	442.50–470.00	456.21
7	550–600	574	415.00–435.00	422.06
1	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	713	327.50–342.00	334.43
1	750–800	770	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	800	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	600.00–630.00	615.11
2	350–400	373	605.00–615.00	609.97
3	400–450	427	600.00–610.00	606.64
5	450–500	470	510.00–540.00	522.05
3	500–550	517	485.00–525.00	506.63
3	550–600	555	455.00–467.50	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	625.00–635.00	629.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	515.00–540.00	523.70
2	350–400	363	510.00–537.50	524.03
9	400–450	423	470.00–495.00	478.46
3	450–500	458	455.00–470.00	461.64
4	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	411.11
7	550–600	564	408.00–430.00	415.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	490.00–520.00	504.82
3	300–350	317	500.00–505.00	503.39
6	350–400	377	460.00–495.00	471.60
10	400–450	417	445.00–465.00	449.03
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	531	360.00–395.00	373.55
5	550–600	564	368.00–392.00	379.01
2	600–650	613	348.00–364.00	356.03
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	722	321.00–324.00	321.73
1	750–800	795	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	377	435.00–450.00	441.55
3	400–450	437	380.00–407.50	397.36
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	325.00–350.00	337.62
4	550–600	573	320.00–356.00	342.19
2	600–650	610	330.00–332.00	331.00
2	650–700	673	308.00–310.00	309.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	460.00–480.00	470.06
2	450–500	473	472.50–480.00	476.39
3	500–550	512	420.00–440.00	428.44
2	600–650	625	370.00–382.50	376.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	590.00	590.00
1	450–500	455	560.00	560.00
1	500–550	535	495.00	495.00
8	800–850	811	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	375	580.00–600.00	589.87
4	550–600	580	418.00	418.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	665.00	665.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	163.00–167.00	164.56
2	—	973	137.00–142.00	139.24
3	—	910	150.00–155.00	152.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	173.00–180.00	176.80
5	—	1,156	192.50–200.00	196.16
21	—	1,205	182.00–191.00	186.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	180.00–188.00	184.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,684	195.00–202.00	200.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,327.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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