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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, May 13

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 201▼ 84 vs year ago 188 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly 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 $332.32/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.66 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$332.32

8 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$68.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	344.46	1,839	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	334.90	1,741	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	276.00	1,477	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.46/cwt here — about $363 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 sale8 hd

332.32

—

GA average13 barns · 249 hd

331.70

+0.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−20.66

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	1,427	178.31	2,544	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	155.00	2,496	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	151.41	1,925	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	790	128.81	1,018	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,065	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$2,070	10

Every lot

55 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,556	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,978	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	941	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	373.47/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,374	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,280	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	351.42/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,448	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	303.05/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,282	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	345.49/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,600	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,523	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,677	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,530	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,743	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	259.96/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,659	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	254.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,687	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,616	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,883	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,291	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	395.25/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,613	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	309.31/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,274	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	380.68/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,606	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	368.55/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,743	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	341.50/cwt	326.00–358.00	1,639	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	351.97/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,788	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	334.90/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,741	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	336.94/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,887	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	304.93/cwt	296.00–314.00	1,845	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	324.02/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,067	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	284.02/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,855	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,747	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	226.99/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,623	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	128.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,018	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	150.46/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,696	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	164.17/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,569	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,088.00/head	3,075.00–3,100.00	3,088	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	810	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,947.58/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,948	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 201Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	422	380.00–381.00	380.68
2	450–500	480	326.00–358.00	341.50
3	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	334.90
2	600–650	605	296.00–314.00	304.93
2	650–700	653	278.00–290.00	284.02
2	700–750	713	240.00–250.00	244.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	330.00–332.00	330.99
3	400–450	412	302.00–316.00	309.31
1	450–500	495	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
2	700–750	715	226.00–228.00	226.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	382.00–400.00	395.25
3	450–500	473	362.00–375.00	368.55
2	500–550	508	350.00–354.00	351.97
2	550–600	560	330.00–344.00	336.94
2	600–650	638	320.00–328.00	324.02
1	650–700	655	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	362.00	362.00
1	400–450	405	316.00	316.00
3	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	316.00
1	550–600	585	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	638	257.00–263.00	259.96
5	650–700	664	245.00–260.00	254.00
1	700–750	715	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	302.00–304.00	303.05
1	500–550	515	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	635	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	372.00–375.00	373.47
3	400–450	412	348.00–356.00	351.42
2	450–500	463	345.00–346.00	345.49
1	500–550	505	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	730	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	548	361.00	361.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,240	3,075.00–3,100.00	3,088.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	500	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	—	1,005	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2	—	1,135	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,947.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	146.00–155.00	150.46
2	—	1,193	130.00–139.50	134.66
3	—	1,565	163.00–165.00	164.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	124.00–134.00	128.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	1,135	170.00	170.00

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.