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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Feb 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 397▲ 49 vs year ago 213 · +23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 69▲ 17 vs year ago 30 · +56.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 11 vs year ago 37 · +29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.05/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −98.21 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$238.05

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$19.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.75

vs GA average

−58.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	246.33	1,446	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	242.04	1,316	14thin
Medium and Large 3	549	227.26	1,247	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

238.05

—

GA average16 barns · 445 hd

262.80

−24.75

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−58.95

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−98.21

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,644	161.41	2,653	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	133.84	1,571	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	126.67	1,915	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	123.52	1,331	12

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)	974	$1,793	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,592	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,077	6

Every lot

80 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,042	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	255.02/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,581	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,842	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	631	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	258.98/cwt	258.00–260.00	622	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	806	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	300.04/cwt	294.00–304.00	996	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	294.11/cwt	286.00–302.00	1,085	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	276.57/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,037	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,058	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	270.05/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,134	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	285.16/cwt	260.00–302.00	1,226	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	281.43/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,345	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	243.27/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,177	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	267.30/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,310	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	245.41/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,291	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	229.67/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,210	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	235.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,359	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	224.24/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,292	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	246.33/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,446	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	228.36/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,391	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	210.68/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,310	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	218.00/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,428	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,394	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,526	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,009	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,086	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	305.92/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,003	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	324.57/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,175	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	296.11/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,078	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,303	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	287.82/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,223	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,385	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	284.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,322	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	263.97/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,254	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	284.71/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,443	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	226.65/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,174	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	263.98/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,375	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	239.45/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,355	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	259.10/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,498	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	253.49/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,569	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	242.60/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,507	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	243.49/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,614	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	228.23/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,741	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	210.01/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	163.88/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,425	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	114.30/cwt	113.00–116.00	994	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	126.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,295	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	125.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,403	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	134.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,662	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,714	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,020	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	710	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	750	1,236.75/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	1,672.93/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,673	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	928	1,422.47/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,422	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,016	1,717.18/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,717	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,098.09/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	935	1,865.11/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,865	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Tue Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 397Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 69Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 35Year ago 37

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	254.00–256.00	255.02
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	372.00	372.00
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	308.00	308.00
3	250–300	267	302.00	302.00
2	300–350	333	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	375	272.00–284.00	276.57
8	400–450	420	260.00–276.00	270.05
3	450–500	490	262.00–272.00	267.30
9	500–550	526	240.00–258.00	245.41
5	550–600	576	232.00–240.00	235.97
8	600–650	609	220.00–233.00	228.36
2	650–700	655	212.00–224.00	218.00
2	700–750	723	208.00–214.00	211.01
1	750–800	765	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	258.00–260.00	258.98
1	250–300	265	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	262.00	262.00
1	400–450	410	258.00	258.00
5	450–500	484	232.00–254.00	243.27
5	500–550	527	224.00–236.00	229.67
4	550–600	576	217.00–228.00	224.24
3	600–650	622	206.00–216.00	210.68
2	650–700	680	200.00–210.00	205.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	294.00–304.00	300.04
5	350–400	369	286.00–302.00	294.11
3	400–450	430	260.00–302.00	285.16
2	450–500	478	279.00–284.00	281.43
5	550–600	587	244.00–256.00	246.33
1	600–650	630	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	348.00	348.00
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	362	320.00–332.00	324.57
1	400–450	415	314.00	314.00
7	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	284.32
13	500–550	521	254.00–270.00	263.98
7	550–600	578	250.00–274.00	259.10
4	600–650	619	251.00–255.00	253.49
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	763	223.00–232.00	228.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	296.00–316.00	305.92
4	350–400	364	286.00–304.00	296.11
3	400–450	425	280.00–294.00	287.82
10	450–500	475	256.00–274.00	263.97
3	500–550	518	220.00–232.00	226.65
7	550–600	566	234.00–248.00	239.45
5	600–650	621	237.00–246.00	242.60
2	650–700	663	243.00–244.00	243.49
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	775	209.00–211.00	210.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	356.00	356.00
2	450–500	460	300.00–302.00	301.01
3	500–550	507	278.00–298.00	284.71
1	550–600	565	272.00	272.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,016	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,717.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,672.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	928	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,422.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,236.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,098.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,865.11

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	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	125.00–128.00	126.85
2	—	1,135	145.00	145.00
11	—	1,237	130.00–139.00	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	113.00–116.00	114.30
10	—	1,119	120.00–129.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,548	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,480	161.00–166.00	163.88

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.