Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.80/cwt on 8 head, up $0.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −51.14 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$321.80

▲ 0.53 vs prior sale

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	338.86	1,755	4thin
Medium and Large 1	555	323.00	1,793	1thin
Medium and Large 3	577	298.65	1,723	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $372.94 across 27 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 sale8 hd

321.80

—

GA average12 barns · 231 hd

331.61

−9.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

372.94

−51.14

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	1,600	195.65	3,131	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,419	158.60	2,251	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	146.50	1,755	2thin

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)	1,286	$2,392	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,468	6

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%	—	1,310	155.32/cwt	155.00–155.50	2,035	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	200.88/cwt	198.00–204.00	3,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	183.26/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	160.78/cwt	156.50–165.50	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	294.61/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	376.04/cwt	374.00–378.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	294.12/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,754	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,468.20/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,468	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,711.30/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	338.86/cwt	332.00–354.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	270.73/cwt	267.50–274.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	297.01/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	317.87/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	287.97/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	337.02/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	276.28/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,962	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,073.63/head	1,850.00–2,375.00	2,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,796	5

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 207Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 44Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 34

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	155.00–155.50	155.32
3	—	1,492	156.50–165.50	160.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	145.00–148.00	146.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	198.00–204.00	200.88
2	—	1,830	208.00–210.00	209.01
3	—	1,422	182.00–185.00	183.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
2	650–700	658	294.00–300.00	297.01
5	750–800	782	285.00–297.00	294.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	374.00–378.00	376.04
1	450–500	455	342.00	342.00
1	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	573	290.00–298.00	294.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	402.50	402.50
4	500–550	518	332.00–354.00	338.86
2	600–650	610	307.00–308.00	307.50
2	700–750	710	272.50–280.00	276.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	450	399.00	399.00
1	550–600	555	323.00	323.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	428	334.00–340.00	337.02
4	450–500	474	314.00–320.00	317.87
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	593	280.00–296.00	287.97
2	650–700	660	267.50–274.00	270.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00

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	6	—	1,250	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,468.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,711.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,850.00–2,375.00	2,073.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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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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