Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.04/cwt on 11 head, up $55.62 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +60.48 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$410.04

▲ 55.62 vs prior sale

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$49.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.78

vs GA average

−14.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	431.61	2,339	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	402.01	2,199	3thin
Medium and Large 3	544	382.11	2,077	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.50/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

410.04

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

+12.78

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−14.03

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

+60.48

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	1,469	204.11	2,999	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	178.16	2,065	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	173.50	2,698	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	156.15	1,407	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,536	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,374	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,365	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,480	18

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	700–750	720	316.99/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	431.61/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	418.69/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	417.03/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	373.98/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	406.16/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	513.49/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	604.68/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	441.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	437.11/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	457.61/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	442.53/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	436.62/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	462.57/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	361.97/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	375.91/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	164.23/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	156.65/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	171.56/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,712	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	178.14/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,098	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	188.10/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,521	4
Bulls	—	—	1,369	202.43/cwt	200.00–206.00	2,771	4
Bulls	—	—	1,342	192.15/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	214.77/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,576	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,146	2,375.25/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	2,150.95/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,884.76/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,885	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,141	3,404.38/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,404	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	858	3,200.39/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,619.94/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,110.43/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	2,284.36/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,284	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,571.28/head	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,571	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	427.40/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	440.30/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	447.48/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	345.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	443.23/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	374.99/cwt	372.00–378.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	407.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,091	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 231Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	375	440.00–445.00	442.53
3	400–450	417	435.00–445.00	441.76
3	450–500	468	435.00–440.00	436.62
2	500–550	538	420.00–425.00	422.51
1	550–600	565	361.00	361.00
2	700–750	720	316.00–318.00	316.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	500.00–525.00	513.49
8	350–400	385	492.50	492.50
4	400–450	411	450.00–465.00	457.61
3	450–500	468	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	542	430.00–432.00	431.61
2	600–650	618	372.00–378.00	374.99
2	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	425.00–440.00	437.11
6	400–450	429	407.50–425.00	417.03
4	450–500	469	415.00–425.00	418.69
2	500–550	518	402.50–410.00	406.16
1	550–600	595	334.00	334.00
2	600–650	633	290.00–300.00	294.98
1	700–750	735	296.00	296.00
1	750–800	785	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	615.00	615.00
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	418	460.00–465.00	462.57
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	383	440.00–455.00	447.48
2	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.30
6	450–500	478	415.00–435.00	427.40
2	500–550	513	400.00–415.00	407.54
1	550–600	590	349.00	349.00
3	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	345.30
1	700–750	705	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	600.00–610.00	604.68
2	300–350	328	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	443.23
1	500–550	530	432.00	432.00
2	550–600	563	370.00–378.00	373.98
2	600–650	635	360.00–364.00	361.97
1	650–700	655	356.00	356.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	462.50	462.50
1	550–600	555	424.00	424.00
1	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	665	370.00–382.00	375.91
1	750–800	755	346.00	346.00
1	800–850	800	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	138.00	138.00
2	—	968	163.50–165.00	164.23
4	—	873	153.00–162.00	156.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	170.00–172.00	171.56
13	—	1,178	173.00–183.00	178.14
4	—	1,340	185.00–193.00	188.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,515	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	200.00–206.00	202.43
3	—	1,342	189.00–194.00	192.15
4	—	1,665	214.00–216.00	214.77

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,146	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,150.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,115	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,110.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,884.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,186	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,619.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,571.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	868	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,284.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,141	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,404.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	858	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	4,150.00	4,150.00

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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