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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 27

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 0▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all slaughter classed steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, all replacement classes unevenly steady.

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 $326.46/cwt on 19 head, up $10.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.79 against this barn's trailing median of $354.25.

Average price

$326.46

▲ 10.65 vs prior sale

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$40.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	341.16	1,836	7thin
Medium and Large 2	557	326.35	1,816	8thin
Medium and Large 3	526	300.97	1,584	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.19/cwt here — about $253 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

326.46

—

GA average14 barns · 439 hd

341.82

−15.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

354.25

−27.79

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	1,659	169.76	2,817	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	133.00	1,869	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	132.44	1,635	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	112.28	1,263	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,612	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,799	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,786	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,250	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,689	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	423.27/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,744	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,835	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,165	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	980	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	335.47/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,090	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	379.40/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,263	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,298	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	359.20/cwt	352.00–367.50	1,340	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	311.08/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,167	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	375.96/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,421	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	328.94/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,408	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	358.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,541	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	300.98/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,333	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	357.02/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,635	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	285.99/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,324	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	321.50/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,556	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	312.93/cwt	308.00–317.50	1,662	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	318.02/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,695	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	300.06/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,599	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	294.13/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,668	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	311.24/cwt	307.50–316.00	1,815	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,152	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	311.24/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,092	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	286.42/cwt	282.00–291.00	2,056	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,175	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,334	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	506.67/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,317	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	462.52/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,475	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	401.00/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,283	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	436.81/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,441	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	365.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,325	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	431.21/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,587	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	415.08/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,590	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	348.81/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,455	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	388.81/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,625	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	321.21/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,365	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.29/cwt	374.00–392.50	1,822	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	352.09/cwt	340.00–364.00	1,669	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	331.99/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,587	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	307.96/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,586	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,903	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	329.69/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,747	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	337.03/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,790	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,894	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	323.00/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,883	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	314.02/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,925	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	284.20/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,776	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	312.03/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,091	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	277.98/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,887	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	278.94/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,980	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,845	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	299.67/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,152	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	165.07/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,872	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,263	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	156.91/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,817	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	132.27/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,645	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	124.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,554	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,869	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	935	1,368.25/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,368	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,101	1,693.51/head	1,100.00–2,100.00	1,694	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,459.34/head	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,459	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,287	2,485.10/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,485	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,508	2,802.99/head	2,375.00–3,300.00	2,803	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	880	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	920	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Oct 27, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week all slaughter classed steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, all replacement classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	480.00–520.00	506.67
4	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	436.81
4	350–400	383	407.50–417.50	415.08
3	400–450	417	340.00–354.00	348.81
9	450–500	474	340.00–364.00	352.09
4	500–550	530	320.00–342.00	329.69
4	550–600	583	320.00–328.00	323.00
3	600–650	613	310.00–318.00	314.02
3	650–700	670	310.00–314.00	312.03
2	700–750	710	270.00–288.00	278.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	320	400.00–402.00	401.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–380.00	365.10
4	400–450	425	317.50–327.00	321.21
3	450–500	478	330.00–336.00	331.99
3	500–550	515	300.00–318.00	307.96
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	625	275.00–294.00	284.20
5	650–700	679	270.00–284.00	277.98
1	700–750	715	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	319	450.00–467.50	462.52
4	350–400	368	422.50–435.00	431.21
8	400–450	418	375.00–398.00	388.81
6	450–500	473	374.00–392.50	385.29
4	500–550	531	332.00–346.00	337.03
2	550–600	562	336.00–338.00	337.01
1	600–650	610	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	718	298.00–300.00	299.67
1	750–800	775	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
5	300–350	333	375.00–382.50	379.40
6	350–400	373	352.00–367.50	359.20
3	400–450	428	322.00–342.00	328.94
11	450–500	484	317.00–330.00	321.50
4	500–550	531	308.00–317.50	312.93
5	550–600	583	307.50–316.00	311.24
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	672	310.00–314.00	311.24
2	700–750	718	282.00–291.00	286.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	338.00	338.00
3	300–350	325	330.00–342.00	335.47
3	350–400	375	308.00–315.00	311.08
2	400–450	443	297.00–305.00	300.98
2	450–500	463	270.00–302.50	285.99
2	500–550	533	296.00–304.00	300.06
3	550–600	567	290.00–297.50	294.13
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	335	387.50	387.50
2	350–400	378	370.00–382.50	375.96
6	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	358.26
2	450–500	458	354.00–360.00	357.02
4	500–550	533	307.50–325.00	318.02
1	650–700	660	326.00	326.00
2	700–750	725	295.00–305.00	299.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	395	427.50	427.50
3	400–450	412	417.50–427.50	423.27
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	620	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	328.00	328.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,459.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,508	2,375.00–3,300.00	2,802.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	1,100.00–2,100.00	1,693.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,485.10

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	—	735	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	935	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,368.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	121.00–128.00	124.50
8	—	1,244	128.50–135.00	132.27
2	—	1,158	151.00–163.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	110.00–115.00	112.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	160.00–172.00	165.07
1	—	1,300	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,615	157.00	157.00

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.