Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.54/cwt on 24 head, down $20.96 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −30.50 against this barn's trailing median of $380.03.

Average price

$349.54

▼ 20.96 vs prior sale

24 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$53.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	382.61	1,978	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	354.36	1,878	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	328.66	1,770	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.95/cwt here — about $208 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 sale24 hd

349.54

—

GA average14 barns · 376 hd

386.90

−37.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

380.03

−30.50

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	1,559	219.93	3,429	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	193.33	3,065	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	186.59	2,350	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	160.81	1,512	10

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)	1,598	$3,367	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,805	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$4,022	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	573	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	348.05/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	424.69/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	321.77/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	332.04/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	344.35/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	330.14/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	348.68/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	398.99/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	338.25/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	354.49/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	339.06/cwt	334.00–346.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	357.52/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	430.67/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	388.67/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	317.06/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	467.24/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	322.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	436.41/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	344.05/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	405.96/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	408.49/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	403.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	402.04/cwt	394.00–410.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	382.61/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	339.00/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	355.60/cwt	352.50–362.00	2,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	147.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,257	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	160.25/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,341	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	176.74/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,041	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	170.35/cwt	168.50–172.50	1,998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	210.24/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	234.47/cwt	234.00–235.00	4,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	186.93/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,359	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	191.50/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	196.84/cwt	193.00–204.00	2,699	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	4,023.90/head	4,000.00–4,050.00	4,024	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	4,748.41/head	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,257	2,562.27/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,562	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,598	3,366.74/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,367	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,895.71/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	416.12/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	384.73/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	327.19/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	3,294.24/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	385.18/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	299.27/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	347.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	336.52/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,558	3

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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 251Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 66Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 40Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	415.00–435.00	424.69
3	350–400	377	397.00–400.00	398.99
4	400–450	421	370.00–392.50	384.73
3	450–500	458	344.00–352.00	348.68
8	500–550	530	320.00–338.00	330.14
2	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.73
3	600–650	620	292.50–302.50	299.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–485.00	467.24
4	350–400	361	422.50–440.00	430.67
7	400–450	434	400.00–422.50	416.12
9	450–500	474	365.00–395.00	385.18
6	500–550	514	340.00–372.00	357.52
3	550–600	562	340.00–362.00	348.05
3	600–650	608	328.00–338.00	332.04
2	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	324.87
2	700–750	715	314.00–320.00	317.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
7	400–450	416	435.00–437.00	436.41
2	450–500	475	402.00–410.00	405.96
5	500–550	517	375.00–392.00	382.61
3	600–650	612	340.00–348.00	344.35
2	650–700	653	338.00–340.00	339.00
6	700–750	732	330.00–348.00	338.25
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
6	350–400	381	400.00–420.00	408.49
4	400–450	425	390.00–420.00	403.50
7	500–550	509	340.00–365.00	354.49
5	550–600	559	334.00–346.00	339.06
2	600–650	628	315.00–330.00	322.65
1	700–750	745	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	340.00–370.00	347.20
3	450–500	463	336.00–337.50	336.52
2	500–550	520	322.00–332.00	327.19
5	550–600	566	312.00–327.00	321.77
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	492	387.50–397.50	388.67
3	550–600	577	352.50–362.00	355.60
2	600–650	608	340.00–348.00	344.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	463	394.00–410.00	402.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	142.00–152.00	147.88
5	—	837	155.00–166.00	160.25
3	—	1,173	168.50–172.50	170.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,673	190.00–193.00	191.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	172.00–179.00	176.74
22	—	1,262	181.00–192.00	186.93
6	—	1,371	193.00–204.00	196.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	209.00–212.00	210.24
2	—	1,738	234.00–235.00	234.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,245	4,000.00–4,050.00	4,023.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,415	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,748.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,215	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,294.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,562.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,598	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,366.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,320	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,895.71

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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