Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.40/cwt on 8 head, down $16.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +20.37 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$400.40

▼ 16.30 vs prior sale

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$78.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	465.00	2,418	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	394.95	2,204	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	386.14	2,008	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.86/cwt here — about $410 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

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 sale8 hd

400.40

—

GA average13 barns · 235 hd

439.03

−38.63

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+20.37

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	—	High	1,287	191.56	2,465	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	196.29	2,836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	192.67	2,347	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	164.70	1,630	12

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)	1,075	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,304	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	924	$3,035	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	400–450	433	519.00/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	440.19/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	381.53/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	397.46/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	407.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	424.32/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	429.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	452.41/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	399.02/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	564.92/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	487.35/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	414.95/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	459.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	557.21/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	537.57/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,016	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	196.29/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	165.07/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,628	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	153.49/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,368	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	175.53/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	186.06/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,192	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	204.78/cwt	201.50–208.50	2,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	196.21/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,612	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	196.21/cwt	192.00–202.00	2,547	4
Bulls	—	—	1,113	178.20/cwt	177.00–179.50	1,983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	1,878.22/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	755	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,741.63/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,742	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	885	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	3,412.41/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	483.22/cwt	475.00–489.00	1,991	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	427.03/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	386.14/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	505.10/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	530.08/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	446.69/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 230Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–565.00	557.21
2	350–400	375	535.00–540.00	537.57
4	400–450	433	500.00–535.00	519.00
3	450–500	480	495.00–510.00	505.10
1	500–550	520	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	325	525.00–535.00	530.08
2	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
10	400–450	412	475.00–489.00	483.22
2	450–500	465	450.00–470.00	459.78
2	500–550	533	405.00–425.00	414.95
2	550–600	583	370.00–380.00	374.94
2	600–650	605	370.00–372.50	371.25
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	625.00	625.00
1	250–300	280	567.50	567.50
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	430	445.00–450.00	446.69
6	450–500	472	410.00–440.00	427.03
3	500–550	520	380.00–392.50	386.14
1	600–650	605	344.00	344.00
1	700–750	740	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	368	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	516	415.00–435.00	424.32
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	435.00–450.00	440.19
4	400–450	433	415.00–435.00	425.00
2	450–500	483	400.00–415.00	407.31
2	500–550	528	375.00–388.00	381.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	325	485.00–490.00	487.35
3	350–400	385	455.00–465.00	459.91
2	400–450	420	445.00–460.00	452.41
8	450–500	466	420.00–435.00	429.95
6	500–550	530	390.00–407.50	397.46
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	685	320.00–330.00	326.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
2	550–600	585	398.00–400.00	399.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	310	560.00–570.00	564.92
1	450–500	485	500.00	500.00
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	194.00–200.00	196.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	162.00–168.00	165.07
4	—	891	149.00–156.00	153.49
4	—	1,093	171.00–177.00	175.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,178	178.00–189.00	186.06
4	—	1,178	201.50–208.50	204.78
5	—	1,331	192.00–200.00	196.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	213.00	213.00
4	—	1,298	192.00–202.00	196.21
3	—	1,113	177.00–179.50	178.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,353	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,741.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,878.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	840	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,028	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,412.41

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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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

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How this sale compares

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