Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.76/cwt on 18 head, down $7.15 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 25 comparable sales and sits +8.73 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$388.76

▼ 7.15 vs prior sale

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	431.86	2,322	6thin
Medium and Large 2	534	391.05	2,088	5thin
Medium and Large 3	542	350.19	1,899	7thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

388.76

—

GA average14 barns · 251 hd

414.59

−25.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

+8.73

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	1,825	221.00	4,033	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	191.14	2,186	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	154.32	1,536	5thin

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)	1,078	$2,338	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$3,474	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	400–450	418	462.19/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	440.75/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	363.35/cwt	350.00–376.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	428.55/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	478.56/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	426.95/cwt	416.00–438.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	410.71/cwt	392.00–435.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	355.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	406.29/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	347.32/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	479.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	522.50/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	359.98/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	411.76/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	421.38/cwt	421.00–425.00	1,913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	470.13/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	482.00/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	361.97/cwt	356.00–368.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	368.18/cwt	358.00–378.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	434.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	331.36/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	342.69/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	379.27/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	3,639.68/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,640	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	2,139.88/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,140	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,667.16/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	525	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	229.93/cwt	227.00–233.00	4,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	215.05/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	189.62/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	202.39/cwt	198.00–209.00	2,388	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	178.08/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	166.03/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	136.75/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,105	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 188Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	330	510.00–535.00	522.50
6	350–400	392	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	455.00–470.00	462.19
3	450–500	472	430.00–455.00	440.75
3	500–550	510	404.00–410.00	406.29
2	550–600	570	358.00–378.00	368.18
3	600–650	612	342.00–350.00	347.32
1	700–750	705	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00
2	250–300	278	475.00–485.00	479.95
3	350–400	365	460.00–490.00	478.56
4	400–450	420	392.00–435.00	410.71
3	450–500	477	376.00–382.00	379.27
4	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	355.81
3	550–600	560	334.00–354.00	342.69
3	600–650	607	330.00–334.00	331.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	430.00–440.00	434.31
2	550–600	553	416.00–438.00	426.95
1	600–650	600	382.00	382.00
1	700–750	700	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00–450.00	428.55
2	450–500	468	350.00–376.00	363.35
2	550–600	583	336.00–338.00	337.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	470.00–495.00	482.00
3	400–450	412	410.00–415.00	411.76
2	450–500	460	405.00–410.00	407.53
2	500–550	513	356.00–368.00	361.97
3	550–600	572	354.00–364.00	359.98
1	600–650	600	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	675	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	427.00	427.00
11	450–500	454	421.00–425.00	421.38
1	600–650	610	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	468	465.00–475.00	470.13
1	500–550	535	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	565.00	565.00
5	550–600	595	393.00	393.00
1	650–700	670	356.00	356.00

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	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,639.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,065	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,139.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667.16
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	525	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,060	227.00–233.00	229.93
3	—	1,668	210.00–222.00	215.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	183.00–195.00	189.62
6	—	1,180	198.00–209.00	202.39
4	—	1,193	176.00–180.00	178.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	162.00–169.00	166.03
2	—	808	134.00–142.00	136.75

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

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

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