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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 318▼ 15 vs year ago 204 · −7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 17 vs year ago 44 · −38.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 24▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows 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 $289.56/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.42 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$289.56

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$60.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.75

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	315.17	1,721	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	305.63	1,621	14thin
Medium and Large 3	548	255.14	1,399	11thin

One grade step is worth $60.03/cwt here — about $322 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 sale31 hd

289.56

—

GA average14 barns · 431 hd

314.30

−24.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−63.42

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	—	Low	1,204	169.32	2,039	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	154.50	2,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	150.61	1,747	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	120.84	1,255	7thin

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)	960	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,100	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	757	$1,781	10

Every lot

67 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	410.00/cwt	408.00–412.00	1,558	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	393.52/cwt	384.00–404.00	1,653	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	332.15/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,727	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	327.74/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,095	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	346.98/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,253	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	364.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,332	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	298.97/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,136	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	283.38/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,210	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	329.47/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,443	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	325.64/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,475	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	276.46/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,266	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	307.91/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,583	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	320.69/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,677	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	266.67/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,445	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	301.72/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,708	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	311.20/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,780	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	289.70/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,782	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	274.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,726	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	278.40/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,835	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	264.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,756	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	252.04/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,797	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	231.26/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,815	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	406.22/cwt	402.00–410.00	946	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,004	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	405.98/cwt	398.00–417.00	1,259	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	381.41/cwt	372.00–388.00	1,285	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	374.64/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,341	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	387.78/cwt	384.00–394.00	1,439	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	353.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,345	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	345.27/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,467	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	309.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,354	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	293.69/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,348	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	365.49/cwt	348.00–378.00	1,692	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	334.16/cwt	314.00–344.00	1,554	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	311.91/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,597	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	323.35/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,704	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	257.10/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,368	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	253.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,425	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	306.98/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,734	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	289.94/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,670	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	603	251.98/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,519	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	297.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,847	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	277.10/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,726	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	284.39/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,920	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	272.93/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,938	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	254.45/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,819	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	263.01/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,994	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	171.55/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,173	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	96.57/cwt	95.00–99.00	893	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	143.88/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,470	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	139.18/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,468	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,376	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	153.49/cwt	149.50–158.00	1,871	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,418	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	643	1,353.31/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,925.73/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,926	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	2,534.31/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,534	4

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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 318Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	344.00–350.00	346.98
3	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	345.11
4	400–450	438	326.00–332.00	329.47
3	450–500	453	319.00–334.00	325.64
6	500–550	514	296.00–316.00	307.91
6	550–600	566	288.00–306.00	301.72
6	600–650	629	270.00–280.00	274.42
3	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.07
4	750–800	785	228.00–234.00	231.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	325.00–330.00	327.74
4	350–400	380	298.00–300.00	298.97
3	400–450	427	278.00–292.00	283.38
4	450–500	458	266.00–286.00	276.46
3	500–550	542	260.00–274.00	266.67
2	650–700	663	220.00–224.00	222.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00–370.00	364.86
3	500–550	523	318.00–324.00	320.69
7	550–600	572	308.00–313.00	311.20
3	600–650	615	288.00–291.00	289.70
5	650–700	659	275.00–282.00	278.40
2	700–750	713	250.00–254.00	252.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	324.00–340.00	332.15
1	650–700	660	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	408.00–412.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	384.00–404.00	393.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	402.00–410.00	406.22
3	300–350	337	372.00–388.00	381.41
3	350–400	358	370.00–382.00	374.64
4	400–450	425	335.00–356.00	345.27
4	450–500	465	314.00–344.00	334.16
10	500–550	512	300.00–316.00	311.91
4	550–600	576	282.00–300.00	289.94
3	600–650	623	269.00–286.00	277.10
2	700–750	715	252.00–257.00	254.45
2	750–800	775	242.00–245.00	243.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–370.00	367.66
3	350–400	380	340.00–360.00	353.86
3	400–450	437	300.00–320.00	309.81
5	450–500	459	280.00–308.00	293.69
5	500–550	532	248.00–270.00	257.10
6	550–600	562	245.00–260.00	253.50
4	600–650	603	244.00–259.00	251.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	398.00–417.00	405.98
5	350–400	371	384.00–394.00	387.78
4	450–500	463	348.00–378.00	365.49
3	500–550	527	322.00–324.00	323.35
3	550–600	565	304.00–310.00	306.98
3	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	297.91
3	650–700	675	282.00–289.00	284.39
2	700–750	710	268.00–278.00	272.93
2	750–800	758	260.00–266.00	263.01

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	4	—	800	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	643	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,353.31

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	2	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,534.31

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)	10	—	1,065	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,925.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	160.00–162.00	161.20
3	—	1,140	169.50–174.00	171.55
1	—	1,490	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	142.00–145.00	143.88
7	—	1,219	149.50–158.00	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	138.50–140.00	139.18
3	—	1,103	120.00–130.00	124.79
2	—	925	95.00–99.00	96.57

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.