Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-07-15

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 165▲ 99 vs year ago 219 · +45.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 53 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 10▼ 16 vs year ago 40 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.37/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.61 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$276.37
22 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503302.031,5194thin
Medium and Large 2541280.771,51910thin
Medium and Large 3538258.031,3898thin
One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $131 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 sale22 hd
276.37
—
GA average13 barns · 355 hd
313.24
−36.88
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−76.61
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—High1,377174.202,3996thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,332162.252,1604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,103158.661,75114
CowsLean 85-90%High947137.161,2986thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,9893thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,6583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$2,77510

Every lot

81 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,3941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365357.21/cwt347.00–368.001,3042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413363.33/cwt352.00–374.001,5012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466329.44/cwt328.00–332.001,5357
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493306.39/cwt306.00–310.001,51110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523305.13/cwt302.00–308.001,5962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574302.14/cwt301.00–304.001,73413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,9334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265367.55/cwt360.00–376.009742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275328.87/cwt316.00–340.009042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333355.01/cwt354.00–356.001,1822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355306.00/cwt300.00–312.001,0862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365352.59/cwt350.00–356.001,2874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370340.66/cwt340.00–342.001,2603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418342.84/cwt340.00–354.001,43313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418283.56/cwt278.00–290.001,1853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433314.64/cwt310.00–320.001,3624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455271.33/cwt266.00–278.001,2353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458310.00/cwt305.00–315.001,4204
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479330.27/cwt322.00–332.001,58214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512307.95/cwt304.00–314.001,5773
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520295.19/cwt290.00–300.001,5352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523255.22/cwt250.00–260.001,3352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558282.65/cwt278.00–290.001,5773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,7242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575244.18/cwt240.00–253.001,4043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623259.52/cwt259.00–260.001,6172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,6242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765230.51/cwt230.00–231.001,7632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215342.93/cwt342.00–344.007372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283331.27/cwt326.00–342.009373
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293388.69/cwt366.00–396.001,1394
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316368.87/cwt366.00–372.001,1665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367320.33/cwt310.00–326.001,1763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375343.44/cwt338.00–352.001,2884
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408353.05/cwt344.00–360.001,4407
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417330.01/cwt322.00–342.001,3768
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437291.68/cwt280.00–302.001,2756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456308.90/cwt296.00–318.001,4098
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458327.16/cwt322.00–332.001,4987
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464266.80/cwt254.00–284.001,2387
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500262.67/cwt254.00–270.001,3133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503302.03/cwt300.00–308.001,5194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508285.97/cwt282.00–294.001,4534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561255.24/cwt250.00–260.001,4325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563277.31/cwt268.00–288.001,5616
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3603228.01/cwt224.00–230.001,3753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627262.87/cwt254.00–270.001,6483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627242.10/cwt236.00–250.001,5183
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657241.32/cwt236.00–248.001,5853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658251.00/cwt250.00–252.001,6522
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723229.00/cwt228.00–230.001,6563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,148162.19/cwt160.00–165.001,8622
Bulls——1,175170.86/cwt168.00–173.002,0082
Bulls——1,808189.54/cwt189.00–190.003,4272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%838136.86/cwt130.00–140.001,1473
Cows—Lean 85-90%963151.18/cwt147.00–156.001,4562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043157.38/cwt153.00–161.001,6419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,050167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098149.53/cwt149.00–150.001,6422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,240110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288168.59/cwt165.50–172.002,1713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28181,773.85/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7742
Bred Cows—Small 2-38851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,133.62/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1342

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.