Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-01-07

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jan 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 229▲ 100 vs year ago 138 · +72.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 42▲ 35 vs year ago 30 · +116.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −96.65 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.
Average price
$239.61
15 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.62
vs GA average
−65.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539254.271,3714thin
Medium and Large 2535246.601,3205thin
Medium and Large 3521224.001,1676thin
One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $204 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 sale15 hd
239.61
—
GA average11 barns · 322 hd
260.23
−20.62
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−65.63
This barn, trailing median27 sales
336.26
−96.65
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

27 sales
424376327278median 336.2603/0305/0507/1409/1510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $292.45, median $336.26 across 27 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,730167.502,8982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244130.711,62534
CowsLean 85-90%High947110.751,04916

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,4582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,3493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,7416

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,1081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,1291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,3201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,1501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425341.62/cwt338.00–345.001,4522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481331.52/cwt328.00–332.001,5958
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508276.01/cwt274.00–278.001,4022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624263.13/cwt254.00–268.001,6424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678268.98/cwt265.00–271.001,8243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265370.00/cwt370.00–370.009811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3277308.08/cwt306.00–310.008533
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295326.00/cwt326.00–326.009621
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305323.00/cwt322.00–324.009852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318308.25/cwt304.00–314.009804
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371293.41/cwt288.00–300.001,08915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375280.16/cwt274.00–286.001,0512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423289.63/cwt284.00–294.001,2257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428314.18/cwt308.00–320.001,3452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428266.84/cwt262.00–272.001,1424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468245.03/cwt244.00–246.001,1472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473260.52/cwt256.00–270.001,2328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474281.94/cwt272.00–288.001,3365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507252.33/cwt248.00–258.001,2793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513264.57/cwt260.00–269.001,3572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3514226.40/cwt220.00–232.001,1645
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565243.97/cwt241.00–247.001,3782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578238.01/cwt236.00–240.001,3762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608235.01/cwt231.00–237.001,4293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3612192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635218.68/cwt218.00–220.001,3893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665222.95/cwt220.00–226.001,4832
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715209.34/cwt208.00–210.001,4973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3293306.30/cwt300.00–312.508972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313338.98/cwt338.00–340.001,0612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330366.21/cwt365.00–370.001,2084
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,2631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413332.66/cwt328.00–337.501,3742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430304.89/cwt300.00–310.001,3114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,5821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468304.93/cwt300.00–310.001,4273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471288.17/cwt284.00–298.001,3575
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513276.03/cwt274.00–278.001,4162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523281.32/cwt280.00–284.001,4713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575227.54/cwt220.00–230.001,3084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580263.93/cwt260.00–270.001,5314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583245.06/cwt240.00–250.001,4292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623224.41/cwt220.00–229.001,3982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627245.36/cwt240.00–254.001,5387
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,3492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670182.04/cwt180.00–184.001,2202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678227.00/cwt226.00–228.001,5392
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,5162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3708161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,1402
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,7061
Bulls——1,800172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865101.48/cwt99.00–104.008786
Cows—Lean 85-90%978122.06/cwt121.00–123.001,1944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008112.48/cwt111.00–115.001,1346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230123.86/cwt119.00–126.001,52311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234131.73/cwt127.00–135.001,62615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280138.21/cwt136.00–140.001,7698
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38481,124.12/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29531,623.62/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752

This sale against other markets

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.