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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Apr 15

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 101▲ 42 vs year ago 169 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 27▲ 9 vs year ago 40 · +22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 39 · +20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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 $294.63/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −41.63 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$294.63

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$44.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs GA average

−26.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	311.81	1,677	13thin
Medium and Large 2	541	290.20	1,570	13thin
Medium and Large 3	529	266.99	1,413	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.82/cwt here — about $264 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 sale32 hd

294.63

—

GA average16 barns · 615 hd

304.00

−9.37

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−26.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−41.63

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	—	High	1,547	170.74	2,641	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	137.61	1,660	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	136.06	1,946	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	122.71	1,235	8thin

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)	1,204	$2,166	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	917	$1,563	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,820	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$1,100	2thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,169	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	418.57/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,360	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	330.88/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,363	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,811	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	370.60/cwt	367.50–374.00	1,753	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	295.02/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,785	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	371.63/cwt	362.50–380.00	855	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	370.88/cwt	365.00–378.00	964	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	348.09/cwt	338.00–358.00	940	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	381.97/cwt	378.00–386.00	1,157	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	350.16/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,145	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	349.92/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,281	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	295.49/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,081	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	366.03/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,402	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	355.50/cwt	340.00–364.00	1,450	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	323.51/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,433	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	331.13/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,553	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	272.61/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,281	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	305.89/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,474	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	268.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,370	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	298.23/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,530	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	313.08/cwt	308.00–322.00	1,631	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	283.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,601	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	263.69/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,498	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	308.96/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,780	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	279.21/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,714	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,626	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	406.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,082	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	437.42/cwt	427.50–446.00	1,203	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	380.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,083	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	407.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,321	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	386.68/cwt	382.00–388.00	1,423	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	358.89/cwt	348.00–370.00	1,328	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	382.54/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,633	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	310.03/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,327	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,752	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	360.13/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,549	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	364.06/cwt	358.00–374.00	1,704	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	337.31/cwt	317.00–348.00	1,639	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	301.10/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,542	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	334.46/cwt	333.00–336.00	1,749	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	315.31/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,681	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	305.74/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,715	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	325.93/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,842	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	278.04/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,571	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,830	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	288.62/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,789	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,702	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,775	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	221.40/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,716	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	162.98/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,313	5
Bulls	—	—	1,626	175.44/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,853	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	107.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,039	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	125.15/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,250	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	132.68/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,413	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,397	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	135.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,608	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	143.60/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,824	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,946	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	715	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	1,746.05/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,746	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	948	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,824.54/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	1,869.88/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,870	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,462.82/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,463	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	620	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	2,853.79/head	2,775.00–2,950.00	2,854	16

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 101Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 16Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	303	378.00–386.00	381.97
6	350–400	383	362.00–372.00	366.03
3	400–450	408	340.00–364.00	355.50
5	450–500	469	326.00–336.00	331.13
9	500–550	521	308.00–322.00	313.08
4	550–600	576	306.00–314.00	308.96
5	600–650	614	276.00–280.00	279.21
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	365.00–378.00	370.88
7	300–350	327	342.50–362.50	350.16
6	350–400	366	342.00–360.00	349.92
2	400–450	443	322.00–325.00	323.51
9	450–500	482	297.00–316.00	305.89
6	500–550	513	294.00–306.00	298.23
7	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	283.32
1	650–700	695	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	362.50–380.00	371.63
4	250–300	270	338.00–358.00	348.09
5	350–400	366	292.00–302.00	295.49
3	450–500	470	266.00–282.00	272.61
4	500–550	510	260.00–280.00	268.64
2	550–600	568	250.00–278.00	263.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	400.00–425.00	406.94
4	300–350	324	400.00–420.00	407.58
6	350–400	368	382.00–388.00	386.68
5	400–450	430	350.00–374.00	360.13
4	450–500	486	317.00–348.00	337.31
4	500–550	533	312.00–320.00	315.31
4	550–600	561	303.00–308.00	305.74
3	600–650	620	286.00–292.00	288.62
1	650–700	665	256.00	256.00
3	750–800	775	218.00–226.00	221.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	275	427.50–446.00	437.42
3	400–450	427	377.50–390.00	382.54
3	450–500	468	358.00–374.00	364.06
2	500–550	523	333.00–336.00	334.46
2	550–600	565	322.00–330.00	325.93
2	600–650	608	300.00–302.00	301.01
1	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	765	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	370.00–390.00	380.06
4	350–400	370	348.00–370.00	358.89
4	400–450	428	300.00–328.00	310.03
3	500–550	512	295.00–306.00	301.10
2	550–600	565	276.00–280.00	278.04
1	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	417.50	417.50
3	300–350	325	407.50–430.00	418.57
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	605	292.00–298.00	295.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	412	327.50–332.50	330.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	367.50–374.00	370.60
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	118.00–128.00	125.15
2	—	963	105.00–110.00	107.86
2	—	1,065	129.00–136.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	135.00–137.00	136.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	132.00–139.00	135.37
2	—	1,083	128.00–130.00	128.95
7	—	1,270	141.00–147.00	143.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,626	170.00–179.00	175.44
5	—	1,419	157.00–166.00	162.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	823	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,746.05

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)	3	—	1,293	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,462.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,824.54

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)	2	—	948	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,869.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,385.00	1,385.00

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)	1	—	715	950.00	950.00

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	16	—	1,109	2,775.00–2,950.00	2,853.79

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	2	—	1,050	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	620	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.