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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, May 6

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 221▼ 17 vs year ago 218 · −7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 37 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 7 vs year ago 25 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows 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 $339.16/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −13.82 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$339.16

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$45.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	348.62	1,926	23
Medium and Large 2	527	331.70	1,748	5thin
Medium and Large 3	549	303.11	1,665	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.51/cwt here — about $261 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

339.16

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

333.29

+5.87

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−13.82

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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $352.98 across 29 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	1,575	180.10	2,837	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	152.50	1,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	146.37	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	137.07	1,538	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,561	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,125	2thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	401.33/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,465	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	379.40/cwt	374.00–386.00	1,635	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,611	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,557	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	362.45/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,682	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,595	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	359.00/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,863	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,997	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	336.54/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,080	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,940	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	370.97/cwt	370.00–372.00	846	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	356.00/cwt	354.00–358.00	979	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	381.03/cwt	378.00–384.00	1,078	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	351.45/cwt	342.00–358.00	1,149	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	309.14/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,128	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	376.11/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,384	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	351.64/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,336	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	348.07/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,469	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	321.31/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,401	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	339.62/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,545	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	287.13/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,344	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	322.02/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,510	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	306.47/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,542	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	323.27/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,713	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	295.03/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,682	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	258.11/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,595	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	281.96/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,776	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,664	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,666	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	389.45/cwt	388.00–391.00	888	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	375.07/cwt	372.00–378.00	863	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	357.02/cwt	356.00–358.00	946	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,112	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	353.81/cwt	346.00–358.00	1,115	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	401.84/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,298	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	386.04/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,282	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	377.27/cwt	369.00–392.00	1,381	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	349.10/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,285	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	400.38/cwt	392.00–408.00	1,670	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	368.49/cwt	356.00–376.00	1,632	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	324.04/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,491	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	367.74/cwt	364.00–382.00	1,739	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	352.16/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,669	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	355.09/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,818	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	307.84/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,601	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	331.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,748	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	345.79/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,971	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	296.01/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,755	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	322.70/cwt	316.00–326.00	2,007	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	295.60/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,013	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	137.07/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,538	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,721	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,895	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	153.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,934	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,064	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,077	1,560.84/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,561	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 221Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,560.84

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	—	1,090	3,125.00	3,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	370.00–372.00	370.97
2	250–300	275	354.00–358.00	356.00
3	300–350	327	342.00–358.00	351.45
3	350–400	380	342.00–356.00	351.64
10	400–450	436	316.00–330.00	321.31
4	450–500	469	316.00–326.00	322.02
2	500–550	503	300.00–313.00	306.47
2	550–600	570	292.00–298.00	295.03
2	600–650	618	254.00–262.00	258.11
1	650–700	655	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	700	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	300.00–326.00	309.14
2	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	468	282.00–292.00	287.13
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	745	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	378.00–384.00	381.03
3	350–400	368	372.00–380.00	376.11
3	400–450	422	340.00–354.00	348.07
6	450–500	455	333.00–342.00	339.62
8	500–550	530	318.00–324.00	323.27
6	600–650	630	278.00–286.00	281.96
1	700–750	705	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	390.00–408.00	401.33
4	400–450	431	374.00–386.00	379.40
4	450–500	464	358.00–366.00	362.45
4	500–550	519	352.00–366.00	359.00
7	550–600	564	354.00	354.00
3	650–700	662	293.00	293.00
1	700–750	710	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	346.00	346.00
1	500–550	500	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	335.00–338.00	336.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	388.00–391.00	389.45
3	300–350	332	380.00–393.00	386.04
8	350–400	366	369.00–392.00	377.27
4	400–450	443	356.00–376.00	368.49
6	450–500	474	342.00–362.00	352.16
5	500–550	527	325.00–340.00	331.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	412.00	412.00
2	300–350	323	398.00–406.00	401.84
3	400–450	417	392.00–408.00	400.38
6	450–500	473	364.00–382.00	367.74
7	500–550	512	348.00–360.00	355.09
16	550–600	570	340.00–348.00	345.79
3	600–650	622	316.00–326.00	322.70
5	650–700	681	290.00–297.00	295.60
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	372.00–378.00	375.07
2	250–300	265	356.00–358.00	357.02
3	300–350	315	346.00–358.00	353.81
2	350–400	368	346.00–352.00	349.10
2	450–500	460	320.00–328.00	324.04
3	500–550	520	300.00–313.00	307.84
2	550–600	593	294.00–298.00	296.01
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	152.00–155.00	153.75
8	—	1,191	141.00–148.00	144.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,255	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	136.00–138.00	137.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	1,780	188.00	188.00

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.