Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.93/cwt on 16 head, down $21.11 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 24 comparable sales and sits +39.37 against this barn's trailing median of $349.56.

Average price

$388.93

▼ 21.11 vs prior sale

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$59.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs GA average

−38.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	416.70	2,244	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	392.05	2,108	6thin
Medium and Large 3	546	357.42	1,952	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.28/cwt here — about $292 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

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 sale16 hd

388.93

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

−8.12

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−38.97

This barn, trailing median24 sales

349.56

+39.37

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	—	Average	1,614	199.83	3,226	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	187.41	2,659	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	185.44	2,460	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	160.54	1,475	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$3,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$2,286	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$3,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	400–450	415	404.23/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	371.98/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	425.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	392.60/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	377.05/cwt	365.00–384.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	327.97/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	428.95/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	403.16/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,955	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	416.23/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	439.54/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	458.07/cwt	457.00–462.50	2,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	489.89/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,376	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	478.54/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	469.52/cwt	465.00–474.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	496.89/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,206	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	478.36/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	446.52/cwt	445.00–448.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	190.21/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	186.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,557	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	165.81/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	177.05/cwt	175.00–178.50	2,201	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	193.08/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,587	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	196.83/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	2,285.58/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	710	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	433.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	378.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	363.03/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	382.97/cwt	376.00–390.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	332.17/cwt	322.00–342.00	2,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.21/cwt	475.00–486.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	432.76/cwt	422.00–438.00	2,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	308.93/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	457.43/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	490.20/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	458.89/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	402.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,107	4

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 161Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 61Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	380	405.00–435.00	416.23
5	400–450	415	395.00–420.00	404.23
14	450–500	485	400.00–408.00	403.16
3	500–550	525	365.00–384.00	377.05
2	550–600	578	326.00–330.00	327.97
1	600–650	625	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	660	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	460.00–475.00	467.50
4	350–400	371	455.00–470.00	458.89
5	400–450	425	430.00–455.00	439.54
5	450–500	466	420.00–440.00	428.95
4	500–550	524	390.00–415.00	402.08
2	550–600	565	370.00–374.00	371.98
1	650–700	660	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	415	486.00	486.00
3	500–550	519	422.00–438.00	432.76
2	550–600	568	385.00–400.00	392.60
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	375	455.00–460.00	457.43
3	400–450	428	420.00–435.00	425.08
3	450–500	480	420.00–440.00	433.13
2	500–550	538	376.00–390.00	382.97
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	625	304.00–318.00	308.93
1	650–700	665	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	370	485.00–495.00	490.20
5	400–450	425	475.00–486.00	480.21
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	508	410.00–415.00	412.51
3	550–600	573	375.00–380.00	378.36
2	600–650	628	356.00–370.00	363.03
2	700–750	718	322.00–342.00	332.17
1	750–800	795	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	620.00	620.00
10	400–450	444	495.00–510.00	496.89
3	450–500	492	475.00–480.00	478.36
2	500–550	513	445.00–448.00	446.52
1	600–650	610	388.00	388.00
2	650–700	675	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	433	465.00–485.00	478.54
2	450–500	458	465.00–474.00	469.52
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	590	424.00	424.00
1	600–650	625	388.00	388.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	485	485.00–510.00	489.89
5	500–550	525	457.00–462.50	458.07
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
2	—	993	165.00–166.50	165.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,407	186.00–194.00	190.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	180.00–190.00	186.65
6	—	1,243	175.00–178.50	177.05
5	—	1,340	192.00–195.00	193.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	195.00–199.00	196.83
1	—	1,510	189.50	189.50
2	—	1,783	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,285.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,800.00	3,800.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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