Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

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 bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.24/cwt on 25 head, up $12.49 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −64.69 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$308.24

▲ 12.49 vs prior sale

25 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$52.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	327.59	1,749	10thin
Medium and Large 2	537	313.38	1,682	8thin
Medium and Large 3	551	274.75	1,513	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.84/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

308.24

—

GA average13 barns · 382 hd

310.90

−2.66

This barn, trailing median27 sales

372.94

−64.69

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	1,412	176.57	2,493	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	156.41	1,822	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	134.94	1,318	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$2,512	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,504	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,376	$2,464	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$3,541	20

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	650–700	664	279.00/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	337.25/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	311.72/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	336.01/cwt	328.00–347.50	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	276.12/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	289.15/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	314.37/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	322.99/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	276.25/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	319.35/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	316.67/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	344.16/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.04/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	322.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	330.65/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	362.09/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	4,257.68/head	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,258	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,106.52/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	310.05/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,913	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,544.76/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,545	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	299.79/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	166.81/cwt	164.50–170.00	1,990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	128.29/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,259	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	140.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,367	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	156.41/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,822	8
Bulls	—	—	1,485	179.82/cwt	175.50–182.00	2,670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,376	2,463.95/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,464	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,736.78/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,274	2,501.04/head	1,800.00–2,775.00	2,501	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,950.79/head	3,925.00–3,975.00	3,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	319.47/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	307.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	281.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	276.86/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	265.45/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.37/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	321.52/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	269.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,536	4

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 128Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 30Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	380	365.00–375.00	370.37
4	400–450	415	330.00–345.00	337.25
7	450–500	459	328.00–347.50	336.01
5	500–550	520	312.00–320.00	314.37
3	550–600	565	308.00–315.00	311.72
3	600–650	615	282.00–295.00	289.15
6	650–700	664	272.00–285.00	279.00
2	700–750	723	272.00–280.00	276.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	330.00–334.00	330.65
4	550–600	564	320.00–328.00	322.99
3	600–650	617	305.00–315.00	310.05
2	650–700	660	305.00–315.00	310.04
2	700–750	715	290.00–310.00	299.79
1	750–800	750	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	433	318.00–325.00	321.52
4	450–500	466	317.00–323.00	319.47
3	500–550	525	270.00–295.00	281.87
4	550–600	570	260.00–280.00	269.41
3	600–650	627	260.00–271.00	265.45
2	650–700	668	250.00–260.00	255.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	512	305.00–310.00	307.31
3	550–600	555	290.00–300.00	295.84
2	600–650	620	285.00–290.00	287.42
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	710	272.50–280.00	276.25
1	750–800	755	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	352.50–372.50	362.09
3	450–500	458	340.00–347.50	344.16
4	500–550	508	320.00–325.00	322.99
3	550–600	562	316.00–322.00	319.35
3	600–650	608	315.00–317.50	316.67
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	265.00–285.00	276.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	387.50	387.50
8	450–500	476	357.50	357.50
3	500–550	548	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	537	340.00–345.00	342.50
2	600–650	600	327.50	327.50

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	12	—	1,058	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,257.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,106.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,544.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,925.00	2,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	3,925.00–3,975.00	3,950.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,376	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,463.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,736.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,274	1,800.00–2,775.00	2,501.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	164.50–170.00	166.81
6	—	1,485	175.50–182.00	179.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	127.00–130.00	128.29
6	—	973	136.00–145.00	140.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	153.00–162.00	156.41

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

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How this sale compares

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