Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifer unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $439.60/cwt on 13 head, up $22.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +59.57 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$439.60

▲ 22.90 vs prior sale

13 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$600

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

$125.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	482.04	2,518	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	395.14	2,193	2thin
Medium and Large 3	539	356.07	1,918	3thin

One grade step is worth $125.97/cwt here — about $600 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

439.60

—

GA average15 barns · 363 hd

422.94

+16.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+59.57

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	1,369	202.91	2,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	194.12	2,251	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	190.97	2,718	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	169.38	1,611	10

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)	1,193	$2,701	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	788	$2,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$3,347	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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	450–500	453	504.94/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	445.49/cwt	435.00–452.00	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	354.10/cwt	332.00–376.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	507.38/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	395.14/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	419.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	562.72/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	473.50/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	480.55/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	485.12/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	435.39/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	430.55/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	338.97/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	368.66/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	447.80/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	521.62/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	522.57/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	483.76/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,699	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	196.95/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	181.63/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	168.65/cwt	161.00–171.50	1,574	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	204.04/cwt	200.50–207.00	2,622	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	195.60/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,265	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	183.73/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,962	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	218.67/cwt	215.00–221.00	3,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	197.12/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,120	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	630	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	2,701.05/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	3,231.65/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,232	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	730	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 176Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifer unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	505.00–550.00	521.62
2	450–500	453	495.00–515.00	504.94
7	500–550	517	470.00–490.00	483.76
1	550–600	560	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	655	384.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	285	550.00–575.00	562.72
2	350–400	370	520.00–525.00	522.57
3	400–450	423	470.00–495.00	485.12
4	450–500	460	435.00–452.00	445.49
2	550–600	555	380.00–410.00	395.14
1	600–650	600	378.00	378.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	325	500.00–515.00	507.38
2	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	505.00
4	450–500	463	400.00–430.00	419.05
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	558	332.00–376.00	354.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	323	420.00–460.00	435.39
3	350–400	378	415.00–455.00	430.55
2	450–500	455	400.00–405.00	402.53
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	318	470.00–490.00	480.55
3	350–400	360	460.00–495.00	473.50
2	400–450	438	430.00–465.00	447.80
3	450–500	455	425.00–430.00	426.67
3	500–550	513	368.00–370.00	368.66
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	628	338.00–340.00	338.97
1	650–700	665	332.00	332.00
1	750–800	790	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	490.00	490.00
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	182.00	182.00
3	—	1,383	194.00–199.00	196.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,012	179.00–185.00	181.63
6	—	933	161.00–171.50	168.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	200.50–207.00	204.04
8	—	1,158	193.00–200.00	195.60
4	—	1,068	182.00–185.00	183.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	215.00–221.00	218.67
3	—	1,308	193.00–202.00	197.12
1	—	1,120	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701.05
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	988	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,231.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	2,850.00	2,850.00

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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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

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