Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.73/cwt on 20 head, up $16.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −42.21 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$330.73

▲ 16.46 vs prior sale

20 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	354.64	1,915	6thin
Medium and Large 2	557	320.47	1,786	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $129 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 sale20 hd

330.73

—

GA average14 barns · 374 hd

332.62

−1.89

This barn, trailing median27 sales

372.94

−42.21

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	1,670	179.18	2,992	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	156.82	1,955	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	133.76	1,266	4thin

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)	1,073	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,770	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,257	$3,320	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	329.04/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	415.88/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	365.78/cwt	358.00–368.00	1,723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	312.90/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	326.41/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	292.90/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	303.03/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,770.40/head	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,704.29/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,704	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	179.18/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,992	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	163.08/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	152.13/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	323.65/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,959	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	740	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	338.66/cwt	334.00–346.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	312.31/cwt	308.00–316.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.47/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	323.29/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	388.38/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.44/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	318.10/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	330.02/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	400.89/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	305.40/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	373.44/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	297.50/cwt	297.00–298.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	252.02/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	380.87/cwt	368.00–390.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	442.50/cwt	442.00–445.00	2,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	375.49/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	330.98/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	326.07/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	312.25/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 145Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 43Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	393	322.00–336.00	329.04
2	500–550	515	302.00–304.00	303.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	368	360.00–386.00	373.44
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	330.00–332.00	330.98
2	500–550	528	310.00–316.00	312.90
1	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	397.50–402.50	400.89
2	400–450	430	375.00–376.00	375.49
1	450–500	480	346.00	346.00
3	500–550	508	334.00–346.00	338.66
3	550–600	562	328.00–332.00	330.02
3	600–650	625	316.00–328.00	323.29
3	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	755	297.00–298.00	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	470.00–480.00	473.44
3	400–450	417	405.00–432.50	415.88
8	450–500	465	382.00–400.00	388.38
4	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	362.47
2	550–600	578	338.00–340.00	338.99
6	600–650	603	320.00–334.00	323.65
3	650–700	683	308.00–316.00	312.31
5	700–750	718	305.00–307.00	305.40
2	750–800	768	290.00–292.00	290.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	415	368.00–390.00	380.87
9	450–500	471	358.00–368.00	365.78
4	500–550	511	318.00–336.00	326.41
10	550–600	576	318.00–319.00	318.10
2	600–650	625	312.00–312.50	312.25
2	650–700	663	284.00–302.00	292.90
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	324.00–330.00	326.07
1	450–500	495	328.00	328.00
2	650–700	663	250.00–254.00	252.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	456	442.00–445.00	442.50
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	565	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	376.00	376.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,770.40
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,356	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,704.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	178.00–180.00	179.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	162.00–164.00	163.08
4	—	1,113	147.00–158.00	152.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	136.00–139.00	137.51
2	—	885	130.00	130.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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