Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-07-08

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 8
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 122▼ 21 vs year ago 186 · −11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 40 vs year ago 60 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to July 4th holiday,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −60.98 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$292.00
25 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.94
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530340.231,8033thin
Medium and Large 2538304.041,6368thin
Medium and Large 3548274.781,50614thin
One grade step is worth $65.45/cwt here — about $297 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 sale25 hd
292.00
—
GA average10 barns · 293 hd
314.94
−22.94
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−60.98
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
454396339282median 352.9803/0305/0507/0709/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,720188.153,2365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169169.811,98513
CowsLean 85-90%Low798144.001,1482thin

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)1,078$1,8253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)650$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$3,2002thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383366.50/cwt366.00–367.001,4042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403342.63/cwt338.00–352.001,3813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476345.56/cwt332.00–352.001,6456
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523337.18/cwt330.00–345.001,7632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574330.88/cwt330.00–331.001,8998
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,1762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412324.69/cwt324.00–328.001,3389
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426339.08/cwt332.00–342.001,4444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473317.82/cwt312.00–320.001,5034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518285.17/cwt280.00–290.001,4772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521308.59/cwt302.00–312.001,6088
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,7224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565296.91/cwt292.00–302.001,6782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,0431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320400.26/cwt400.00–401.001,2814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322395.22/cwt390.00–398.001,2733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333355.35/cwt352.00–360.001,1833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358396.02/cwt390.00–400.001,4183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365360.35/cwt356.00–364.001,3154
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393328.05/cwt320.00–336.001,2892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408352.22/cwt347.00–358.001,4373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420319.73/cwt310.00–330.001,3434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423339.17/cwt332.00–344.001,4353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466327.65/cwt318.00–334.001,5274
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470305.78/cwt300.00–312.001,4374
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475347.08/cwt344.00–351.001,6493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510309.59/cwt302.00–318.001,5794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530340.23/cwt332.00–344.001,8033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3539278.83/cwt264.00–284.001,50310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566298.49/cwt298.00–300.001,6894
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571264.67/cwt258.00–278.001,5114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615297.56/cwt294.00–300.001,8304
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618279.30/cwt270.00–288.001,7267
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665261.02/cwt260.00–262.001,7362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728248.53/cwt247.00–250.001,8092
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663193.12/cwt188.50–196.503,2123
Bulls——1,805180.70/cwt180.00–182.003,2622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
Cows—Boner 80-85%925159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4711
Cows—Lean 85-90%990150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172167.20/cwt163.00–171.001,9608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224177.74/cwt174.00–184.002,1764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3650825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Small 1-28751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.