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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, May 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 104▲ 14 vs year ago 127 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 32 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 27▼ 5 vs year ago 31 · −16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, 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 $319.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.98 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$319.00

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$66.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	351.46	1,807	4thin
Medium and Large 2	539	320.01	1,725	6thin
Medium and Large 3	532	285.01	1,515	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.45/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

319.00

—

GA average15 barns · 338 hd

327.47

−8.47

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−33.98

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	1,436	187.30	2,689	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	163.75	2,702	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	160.11	1,664	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	133.64	1,442	4thin

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)	1,191	$2,079	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$1,807	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,500	3thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	399.92/cwt	386.00–408.00	1,620	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,699	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	322.99/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,980	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	316.02/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,079	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	941	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	403.01/cwt	402.00–404.00	1,020	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	342.37/cwt	338.00–350.00	918	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	329.32/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,034	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	347.25/cwt	336.00–354.00	1,163	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	342.49/cwt	336.00–356.00	1,260	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	316.05/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,169	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	320.58/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,292	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	352.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,465	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	302.88/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,281	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	290.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,314	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,529	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	308.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,722	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	283.96/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,505	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	277.00/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,698	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	935	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	344.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,110	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	388.98/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,326	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	340.50/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,236	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	395.47/cwt	391.00–402.00	1,463	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	386.27/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,603	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	332.57/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,380	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	350.99/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,608	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	326.25/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,497	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	371.71/cwt	362.00–392.00	1,740	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,489	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	320.65/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,635	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	351.46/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,807	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	275.07/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,535	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	319.37/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,814	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	289.54/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,781	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	305.20/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,908	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.02/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,066	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,816	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	240.02/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	177.05/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,516	187.75/cwt	183.50–192.00	2,846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	158.11/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,586	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,486	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,835	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	131.85/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,552	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,405	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,985	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	730	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	1,911.22/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,911	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,755.44/head	1,670.00–1,825.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	2,190.25/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,190	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 104Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–350.00	344.72
4	350–400	363	338.00–344.00	340.50
3	400–450	415	330.00–334.00	332.57
8	450–500	459	324.00–330.00	326.25
2	500–550	505	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	550–600	558	260.00–290.00	275.07
1	600–650	630	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	341	388.00–392.00	388.98
4	450–500	458	348.00–358.00	350.99
3	500–550	510	316.00–326.00	320.65
3	550–600	568	316.00–322.00	319.37
3	600–650	615	280.00–298.00	289.54
1	700–750	715	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	763	234.00–246.00	240.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	370	391.00–402.00	395.47
4	400–450	415	380.00–396.00	386.27
4	450–500	468	362.00–392.00	371.71
4	500–550	514	348.00–354.00	351.46
3	600–650	625	302.00–312.00	305.20
2	650–700	673	302.00–312.00	307.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	354.00	354.00
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	386.00–408.00	399.92
2	600–650	613	320.00–326.00	322.99
2	650–700	658	312.00–320.00	316.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	392.00	392.00
3	300–350	335	336.00–354.00	347.25
5	350–400	368	336.00–356.00	342.49
3	400–450	403	310.00–326.00	320.58
6	500–550	521	300.00–310.00	308.40
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	613	276.00–278.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	402.00–404.00	403.01
3	400–450	415	340.00–360.00	352.94
1	450–500	455	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	525	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	338.00–350.00	342.37
7	300–350	314	324.00–333.00	329.32
2	350–400	370	314.00–318.00	316.05
2	400–450	423	300.00–306.00	302.88
2	450–500	453	280.00–300.00	290.06
2	500–550	530	280.00–288.00	283.96
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	800	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	1	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	730	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	1,025	1,670.00–1,825.00	1,755.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,911.22

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)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,190.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	165.00–170.00	167.58
2	—	1,008	145.00–150.00	147.41
6	—	1,003	153.00–160.00	158.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,177	128.00–136.00	131.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	160.50	160.50
1	—	1,440	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	183.50–192.00	187.75
2	—	1,233	176.00–178.00	177.05
1	—	1,520	206.00	206.00

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.