Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows: 3.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls: 4.00 lower, Replacement Cows: mostly steady, Feeder Steers: limited comparable sale, Feeder Heifers: unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls: mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.61/cwt on 18 head, down $0.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −42.33 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$330.61

▼ 0.12 vs prior sale

18 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$43.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	341.74	1,874	8thin
Medium and Large 2	562	324.34	1,823	9thin
Medium and Large 3	560	298.00	1,669	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.74/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

330.61

—

GA average15 barns · 355 hd

333.68

−3.07

This barn, trailing median27 sales

372.94

−42.33

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	1,560	171.86	2,681	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	160.18	1,879	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	156.84	2,326	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	135.18	1,652	5thin

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)	1,178	$2,608	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,695	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	773	$1,971	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,278	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	156.84/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	172.57/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	304.02/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,013	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	770	1,769.24/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.10/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	385.37/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	432.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	389.13/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	323.25/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	415.06/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	350.97/cwt	346.00–362.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	313.24/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	293.00/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.50/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	359.94/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	299.00/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	329.35/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	385.01/cwt	384.00–386.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	323.99/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	2,608.38/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	176.76/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	154.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,920	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	2,277.80/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.64/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	337.61/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	409.44/cwt	404.00–415.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	290.70/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	348.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	378.31/cwt	372.00–388.00	1,797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	208.80/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	365.02/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	324.60/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	321.84/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	402.55/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	295.31/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,677	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 Sep 22, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	153.00–161.00	156.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	120.00–128.00	124.33
2	—	1,153	135.00–142.00	138.61
1	—	1,340	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	176.00–177.50	176.76
4	—	1,239	152.00–160.00	154.94
1	—	1,095	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,511	172.00–174.00	172.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	404.00	404.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–390.00	385.37
2	450–500	468	358.00	358.00
2	500–550	518	332.00–338.00	335.10
3	550–600	573	310.00–318.00	313.24
1	600–650	615	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	722	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	362.00–368.00	365.02
4	400–450	433	354.00–364.00	359.94
5	450–500	471	332.00–346.00	337.61
3	500–550	513	320.00–328.00	324.60
3	550–600	568	294.00–298.00	295.31
1	600–650	605	296.00	296.00
3	650–700	677	284.00–296.00	290.70
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	342.00	342.00
3	450–500	475	320.00–322.00	320.64
2	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	550–600	590	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	675	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	514.00	514.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	310	420.00–445.00	432.70
6	400–450	425	408.00–418.00	415.06
1	450–500	455	406.00	406.00
4	500–550	528	346.00–362.00	350.97
4	550–600	569	330.00–336.00	332.50
4	600–650	605	322.00–324.00	323.25
3	650–700	662	300.00–308.00	304.02
2	700–750	713	292.00–294.00	293.00
2	750–800	773	280.00–282.00	280.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	395.00–410.00	402.55
2	400–450	440	378.00–400.00	389.13
5	450–500	475	372.00–388.00	378.31
3	500–550	538	322.00–334.00	329.35
6	550–600	574	310.00–328.00	321.84
2	600–650	630	290.00–308.00	299.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	346.00	346.00
1	550–600	560	298.00	298.00
2	750–800	773	200.00–218.00	208.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	735	322.00–326.00	323.99
6	750–800	751	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	425	404.00–415.00	409.44
2	500–550	510	384.00–386.00	385.01
1	600–650	645	314.00	314.00
1	650–700	675	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	745	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	522	340.00–360.00	348.88
1	650–700	655	304.00	304.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,769.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,608.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,695	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,277.80

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

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How this sale compares

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