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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 20

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 174▲ 92 vs year ago 189 · +48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 9 vs year ago 49 · −18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 18▲ 25 vs year ago 29 · +86.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.81/cwt on 28 head, up $1.93 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.44 against this barn's trailing median of $354.25.

Average price

$315.81

▲ 1.93 vs prior sale

28 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$48.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	343.52	1,999	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	321.12	1,776	13thin
Medium and Large 3	550	295.05	1,623	10thin

One grade step is worth $48.47/cwt here — about $376 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

315.81

—

GA average13 barns · 421 hd

334.39

−18.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

354.25

−38.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $354.25 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,792	171.17	3,068	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	137.18	1,760	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	133.12	2,026	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	117.49	1,301	10

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)	1,432	$2,427	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,100	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$3,017	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,607	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	318.09/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,711	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,714	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,892	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	977	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	356.13/cwt	350.00–362.50	926	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	352.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,121	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,199	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	352.95/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,324	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	339.19/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,282	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	341.68/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,438	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	335.29/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,579	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	316.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,514	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	309.61/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,619	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	318.80/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,702	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	306.68/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,724	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	288.40/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,653	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	308.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,050	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	257.75/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,760	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	284.47/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,957	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	279.97/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,016	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	434.81/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,426	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,341	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	383.41/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,465	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	423.34/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,651	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	406.52/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,707	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	361.28/cwt	344.00–370.00	1,535	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	387.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,661	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	415.00/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,909	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	369.45/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,699	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	387.24/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,820	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	332.98/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,602	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	331.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,744	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	301.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,593	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	312.20/cwt	304.00–326.00	1,798	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	343.52/cwt	338.00–347.00	1,999	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	285.01/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,662	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	308.82/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,909	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	284.31/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,774	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	292.53/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,989	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,835	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	287.37/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,069	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	273.00/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,966	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	281.20/cwt	276.00–294.00	2,146	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	265.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,030	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	169.93/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	183.63/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,654	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	118.41/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,286	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	127.72/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,427	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	106.03/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,195	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,740	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	136.12/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,749	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,795	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,205	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,221	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	2,511.63/head	2,300.00–2,990.00	2,512	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,168	1,687.94/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,688	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,603	2,865.37/head	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,865	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	680	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	830	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	930	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,685.00/head	3,685.00–3,685.00	3,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,380	3,121.83/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,122	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	4,425.00/head	4,425.00–4,425.00	4,425	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	685	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 174Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 36Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 18Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	562	300.00–312.00	306.68
6	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	308.31
2	700–750	720	278.00–282.00	279.97
1	750–800	755	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	350.00–362.50	356.13
2	300–350	318	350.00–355.00	352.40
5	350–400	378	332.00–344.00	339.19
3	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	316.83
6	500–550	523	305.00–314.00	309.61
2	650–700	683	257.50–258.00	257.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	320	370.00–380.00	374.84
2	350–400	375	352.00–354.00	352.95
10	400–450	421	336.00–348.00	341.68
6	450–500	471	330.00–348.00	335.29
12	500–550	534	318.00–324.00	318.80
4	550–600	573	280.00–294.00	288.40
2	650–700	688	282.00–287.00	284.47
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	383.41
8	400–450	429	380.00–395.00	387.24
2	450–500	460	365.00–374.00	369.45
6	500–550	526	320.00–340.00	331.52
7	550–600	576	304.00–326.00	312.20
5	600–650	618	300.00–316.00	308.82
6	650–700	680	287.50–302.50	292.53
2	700–750	720	270.00–276.00	273.00
3	750–800	765	260.00–270.00	265.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–440.00	434.81
3	350–400	390	417.50–430.00	423.34
4	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	406.52
6	450–500	470	382.00–392.00	387.24
5	550–600	582	338.00–347.00	343.52
3	700–750	720	284.00–290.00	287.37
5	750–800	763	276.00–294.00	281.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	412.50–417.50	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	367.50	367.50
4	400–450	425	344.00–370.00	361.28
6	450–500	481	322.00–355.00	332.98
6	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	301.75
4	550–600	583	278.00–294.00	285.01
7	600–650	624	272.00–294.00	284.31
1	650–700	690	266.00	266.00
1	750–800	765	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	538	310.00–330.00	318.09
1	550–600	560	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	420	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	570	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	620	314.00	314.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,603	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,865.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,134	2,300.00–2,990.00	2,511.63

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	—	810	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,687.94

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	2	—	1,300	3,685.00	3,685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	4,425.00	4,425.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	4	—	1,380	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,121.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	146.00	146.00
1	—	925	122.00	122.00
4	—	1,674	130.00–135.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	114.00–120.00	118.41
3	—	1,117	123.50–130.00	127.72
3	—	1,127	103.00–110.00	106.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	144.00–149.00	146.47
3	—	1,373	130.00–132.00	130.72
8	—	1,285	134.00–141.00	136.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	165.00–172.00	169.93
2	—	1,990	180.00–187.00	183.63
1	—	1,830	150.00	150.00

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.