Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 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 $295.75/cwt on 19 head, down $25.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −77.18 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$295.75

▼ 25.51 vs prior sale

19 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$43.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	317.00	1,601	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	303.81	1,691	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	273.90	1,466	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.10/cwt here — about $135 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

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 sale19 hd

295.75

—

GA average13 barns · 352 hd

322.70

−26.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

372.94

−77.18

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	1,495	185.30	2,770	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	158.70	2,022	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	154.67	2,269	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	136.54	1,329	8thin

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)	1,177	$2,186	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$1,887	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	600	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	350–400	363	333.33/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	309.99/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.11/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	336.56/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	358.13/cwt	352.00–364.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	261.35/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	320.94/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	288.31/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	303.90/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	277.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	303.76/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	324.07/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	348.98/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	273.06/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	357.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.98/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	339.41/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,723.43/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	407.67/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,243	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	150.94/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	160.43/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,001	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	132.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,255	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	140.84/cwt	135.50–148.00	1,406	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	186.96/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,829	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	2,031.58/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,032	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	2,050.95/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,495.31/head	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	266.96/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	312.40/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,462	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 74Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 16Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	330.00–338.00	333.33
3	400–450	420	307.00–330.00	320.94
4	500–550	509	260.00–290.00	277.37
2	550–600	588	264.00–270.00	266.96
3	600–650	603	260.00–264.00	261.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	317.00	317.00
3	600–650	602	300.00–324.00	309.99
2	650–700	675	282.00–284.00	282.98
1	700–750	725	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	395.00–420.00	407.67
3	400–450	417	350.00–365.00	357.62
8	450–500	458	330.00–352.00	336.56
4	500–550	523	298.00–308.00	303.90
7	550–600	576	298.00–307.00	303.76
5	600–650	610	272.00–298.00	288.31
3	650–700	670	270.00–277.00	273.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	378.00	378.00
2	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	280.11
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	406.00	406.00
2	300–350	338	352.00–364.00	358.13
1	350–400	365	352.00	352.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	468	302.00–325.00	312.40
2	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	580	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	346.00–352.00	348.98
4	450–500	468	334.00–350.00	339.41
2	550–600	575	322.00–326.00	324.07
1	650–700	695	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	334.00	334.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	372.00	372.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	550	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	638	320.00–321.00	320.50

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	—	600	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	795	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,723.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,031.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,495.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	150.00–152.00	150.94
9	—	1,247	156.00–165.00	160.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	160.00–161.00	160.51
1	—	1,475	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	129.00–134.00	132.23
4	—	998	135.50–148.00	140.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	177.00	177.00
5	—	1,513	184.00–191.00	186.96

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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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

Feeder Cattle

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