Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.05/cwt on 34 head, down $14.56 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.66 against this barn's trailing median of $371.72.

Average price

$316.05

▼ 14.56 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$35.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.03

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	332.23	1,823	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	313.51	1,686	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	296.25	1,609	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $214 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $371.72 across 28 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 sale34 hd

316.05

—

GA average14 barns · 448 hd

332.08

−16.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.72

−55.66

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	158.00	2,465	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	145.67	1,767	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	141.20	2,513	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	129.17	1,402	9thin

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)	1,373	$2,370	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,599	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,503	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,737	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	405.00–435.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	291.00/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	349.84/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	339.98/cwt	334.00–356.00	1,391	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	2,877.94/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	256.57/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	317.44/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	303.99/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	268.51/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	339.01/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,306	2,124.69/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	2,148.43/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,623	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	121.50/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,480	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	142.30/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,462	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	154.23/cwt	154.00–154.50	2,110	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	134.00/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,227	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	421.23/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	299.86/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,168	8
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	869	1,271.26/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,271	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	820	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	349.26/cwt	338.00–362.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	334.14/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	428.74/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	326.99/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	294.50/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	389.25/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	326.55/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	305.83/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	296.33/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	317.19/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	354.86/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	322.96/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	306.04/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	283.54/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	396.50/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	406.76/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	352.55/cwt	336.00–358.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	315.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	373.43/cwt	368.00–390.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	291.38/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	274.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	345.31/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	284.96/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	309.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	251.12/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	273.53/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	291.60/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	269.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.15/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	391.10/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	311.04/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	364.89/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,474	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 157Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 24Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower, 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
2	200–250	200	405.00–435.00	420.00
2	350–400	360	338.00–340.00	339.01
4	400–450	425	305.00–324.00	317.44
2	500–550	510	288.00–290.00	289.00
2	550–600	558	260.00–280.00	269.96
4	650–700	663	252.00–262.00	256.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	362.00–368.00	364.89
6	400–450	418	332.00–355.00	345.31
3	500–550	525	306.00–316.00	312.15
3	550–600	570	290.00–294.00	291.38
4	600–650	609	286.00–296.00	291.00
5	650–700	658	270.00–280.00	274.01
2	700–750	728	270.00–272.00	271.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	380.00–398.00	389.25
10	450–500	480	333.00–340.00	334.14
2	500–550	513	325.00–329.00	326.99
5	600–650	628	300.00–314.00	306.04
6	650–700	672	300.00–312.00	305.83
8	700–750	723	290.00–306.00	299.86
2	750–800	778	290.00–295.00	292.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	318	370.00–410.00	391.10
4	350–400	365	342.00–362.00	349.84
4	400–450	409	334.00–356.00	339.98
3	500–550	515	302.00–306.00	303.99
5	550–600	560	282.00–298.00	291.60
2	600–650	603	265.00–272.00	268.51
3	650–700	665	244.00–262.00	251.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	380.00–412.00	396.50
3	500–550	503	338.00–362.00	349.26
9	550–600	564	324.00–338.00	326.55
7	600–650	630	310.00–322.00	317.19
6	650–700	664	294.00–297.00	296.33
4	700–750	704	290.00–302.00	294.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	368	400.00–414.00	406.76
5	400–450	426	368.00–390.00	373.43
6	450–500	475	336.00–358.00	352.55
9	500–550	517	310.00–330.00	315.60
5	550–600	575	300.00–315.00	309.75
4	600–650	616	278.00–290.00	284.96
4	650–700	678	278.00–288.00	283.54
2	700–750	723	272.00–275.00	273.53
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	427.50–430.00	428.74
2	450–500	458	420.00–422.50	421.23
1	550–600	565	377.50	377.50
7	650–700	674	316.00	316.00
2	750–800	770	320.00–326.00	322.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	366.00	366.00
2	500–550	510	348.00–362.00	354.86
1	550–600	580	348.00	348.00
2	600–650	623	302.00–320.00	311.04
1	650–700	655	308.00	308.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,031	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,877.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,124.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,148.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	869	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,271.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	140.00–150.00	144.18
1	—	1,515	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,368	154.00–154.50	154.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	116.00–126.00	121.50
4	—	916	129.00–137.00	134.00
1	—	1,230	140.50	140.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	141.00–144.00	142.30
1	—	1,880	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,925	175.00	175.00

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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