Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-06-24

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jun 24
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 185▼ 189 vs year ago 311 · −60.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 45▼ 21 vs year ago 41 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 32▲ 16 vs year ago 18 · +88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.07/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −18.19 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.
Average price
$318.07
20 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs GA average
−17.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530335.901,7808thin
Medium and Large 2546318.291,7377thin
Medium and Large 3547289.241,5825thin
One grade step is worth $46.67/cwt here — about $198 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 sale20 hd
318.07
—
GA average14 barns · 371 hd
316.76
+1.31
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−17.84
This barn, trailing median27 sales
336.26
−18.19
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
424376327278median 336.2603/0305/0507/1409/1510/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,620188.923,0615thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,678172.002,8852thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,126155.381,7497thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058131.741,3945thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,3265
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$3,32216

Every lot

43 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443351.57/cwt348.00–375.001,5577
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3352307.35/cwt306.00–310.001,0823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374365.32/cwt360.00–378.001,3664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375352.03/cwt350.00–354.001,3204
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,2352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421355.90/cwt345.00–360.001,4986
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458347.04/cwt340.00–354.001,5892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458294.01/cwt292.00–296.001,3473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460331.01/cwt330.00–332.001,5234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510339.62/cwt330.00–348.001,7325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523323.38/cwt320.00–325.001,6913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535292.00/cwt290.00–294.001,5623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563329.71/cwt325.00–334.001,8563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563314.47/cwt308.00–320.001,7704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565285.09/cwt280.00–290.001,6112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280405.14/cwt390.00–422.001,1342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,2604
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373360.05/cwt354.00–366.001,3433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413354.06/cwt345.00–366.001,4623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,6774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510325.51/cwt325.00–326.001,6602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518347.04/cwt338.00–356.001,7982
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568304.49/cwt304.00–305.001,7302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623263.55/cwt262.00–265.001,6422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670252.15/cwt242.00–262.001,6892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,620188.92/cwt184.00–191.003,0615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053139.76/cwt136.00–144.001,4722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062126.39/cwt124.00–128.001,3423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076155.40/cwt150.00–159.001,6724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098147.53/cwt146.00–149.001,6202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,7921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,9621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38701,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,451.17/head2,340.00–2,550.002,4514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28393,276.45/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2768
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29713,366.80/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3678

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.