Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, bulls 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $372.94/cwt on 21 head, up $19.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −7.10 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$372.94

▲ 19.96 vs prior sale

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$167.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	400.80	2,153	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	364.95	1,989	7thin
Medium and Large 3	565	233.75	1,321	2thin

One grade step is worth $167.05/cwt here — about $833 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 sale21 hd

372.94

—

GA average13 barns · 276 hd

389.37

−16.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−7.10

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	—	Low	1,489	213.23	3,174	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	194.26	2,772	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	188.49	2,368	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	163.64	1,506	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)	1,037	$2,178	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$2,053	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	693	$1,405	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	866	$2,706	21

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	371.70/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	298.78/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	344.82/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	314.58/cwt	296.00–327.50	2,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.50	2,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	373.00/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	380.00/cwt	340.00–402.50	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	491.25/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	424.97/cwt	387.50–430.00	1,781	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	451.22/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	403.57/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	437.58/cwt	417.50–457.50	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	423.75/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	438.77/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	391.14/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	633	1,982.89/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	698	2,408.96/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,409	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	693	1,405.23/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,405	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	875	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	717	1,396.69/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	735	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	193.36/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,790	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	172.21/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,891	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	194.36/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,554	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	138.39/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,995.39/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	1,995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	180.47/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	185.86/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,286	11
Bulls	—	—	1,302	203.34/cwt	187.50–212.00	2,647	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	231.58/cwt	230.00–233.00	4,620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	221.96/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	327.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,731.51/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,732	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,766.64/head	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,630.32/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,630	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,441.57/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	331.61/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	327.69/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	404.53/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	406.07/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	379.43/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	317.37/cwt	262.50–342.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.09/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	414.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	394.03/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	361.16/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,907	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 140Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 93Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, bulls 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	290	427.50	427.50
2	300–350	320	395.00–415.00	404.53
2	350–400	365	355.00–387.50	371.70
1	400–450	420	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	460	310.00–345.00	327.69
1	500–550	540	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	480.00–502.50	491.25
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	388	400.00–430.00	414.90
12	400–450	419	387.50–430.00	424.97
6	450–500	483	340.00–402.50	380.00
5	500–550	535	357.50–387.50	373.00
2	550–600	570	335.00–355.00	344.82
5	600–650	629	345.00–355.50	350.14
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	742	296.00–327.50	314.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	368	450.00–452.50	451.22
5	400–450	433	417.50–457.50	437.58
4	450–500	471	415.00–430.00	423.75
9	500–550	528	392.50–415.00	403.57
3	550–600	565	390.00–395.00	392.47
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	760	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	382.50	382.50
2	250–300	263	335.00–350.00	342.14
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	362	320.00–355.00	331.61
2	400–450	435	330.00–350.00	340.23
2	450–500	495	315.00–340.00	327.50
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	573	297.50–300.00	298.78
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	437.50	437.50
2	250–300	263	402.50–410.00	406.07
3	300–350	317	387.50–407.50	394.03
5	350–400	371	370.00–387.50	379.43
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	475	362.50–370.00	366.09
2	500–550	528	355.00–367.50	361.16
4	550–600	580	262.50–342.00	317.37
2	600–650	615	315.00–320.00	317.48
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	437.50–440.00	438.77
1	300–350	305	412.50	412.50
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	440	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	515	387.50–395.00	391.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	377.50	377.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	698	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	633	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,982.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,731.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	693	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,405.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	717	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,396.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,875.00–2,125.00	1,995.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,766.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,204	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,630.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,441.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,443	185.00–203.00	193.36
1	—	1,185	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	160.00–176.00	172.21
16	—	1,314	190.00–201.00	194.36
11	—	1,230	179.00–189.00	185.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	131.00–146.00	138.39
3	—	945	180.00–182.00	180.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,302	187.50–212.00	203.34
2	—	1,995	230.00–233.00	231.58
6	—	1,600	219.00–225.00	221.96

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

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