Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.58/cwt on 9 head, down $20.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −20.45 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$359.58

▼ 20.45 vs prior sale

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$38.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	392.00	2,156	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	370.00	2,054	1thin
Medium and Large 3	534	353.46	1,887	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale9 hd

359.58

—

GA average10 barns · 164 hd

397.77

−38.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−20.45

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	1,393	216.05	3,009	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	196.75	2,439	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	192.90	2,922	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	165.69	1,668	9thin

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)	1,045	$2,898	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,656	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,513	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	197.57/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,507	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	192.90/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,922	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	167.78/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	150.33/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	205.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	2,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,506	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	790	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	414.84/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.82/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	402.45/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	423.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	344.08/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	400.77/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,212.94/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,926.96/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	360.50/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	233.49/cwt	233.00–234.00	3,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	194.15/cwt	191.00–196.50	2,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	185.48/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,135	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	2,451.98/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 187Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 39Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 40Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,269	191.00–204.00	197.57
7	—	1,233	205.00–207.00	205.33
7	—	1,151	183.00–188.00	185.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	188.00–198.00	192.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	165.00–174.00	167.78
3	—	1,063	178.00–180.00	178.96
3	—	970	147.00–156.00	150.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	233.00–234.00	233.49
2	—	1,245	191.00–196.50	194.15
2	—	1,330	220.00–221.00	220.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	870	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	420.00–425.00	423.40
1	500–550	510	367.50	367.50
2	600–650	605	315.00–317.50	316.24
3	650–700	675	315.00–317.50	315.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	392.00	392.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	414.84
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	625	340.00–362.00	350.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	260	380.00–420.00	400.77
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.45
4	500–550	509	360.00–362.00	360.50
3	550–600	567	332.00–355.00	344.08
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,212.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,926.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle