Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-09-09

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Sep 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 143▼ 72 vs year ago 337 · −21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 13 vs year ago 47 · −27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 24▼ 23 vs year ago 42 · −54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, 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 $324.46/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −28.52 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$324.46
33 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558344.771,9258thin
Medium and Large 2532327.521,74214thin
Medium and Large 3538305.801,64511thin
One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $279 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 sale33 hd
324.46
—
GA average14 barns · 461 hd
347.61
−23.14
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−28.52
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—Low1,703182.243,1038thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496165.142,4706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,173157.331,8467thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020130.001,32611

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)1,115$2,2882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,001$2,2505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,0002thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472397.74/cwt396.00–405.001,8775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,0071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523361.04/cwt358.00–364.001,8882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565353.00/cwt352.00–354.001,9942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,9736
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220425.00/cwt425.00–425.009351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230467.17/cwt460.00–475.001,0742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260460.58/cwt445.00–475.001,1982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372368.68/cwt368.00–370.001,3713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407357.62/cwt350.00–368.001,4563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423324.73/cwt320.00–330.001,3742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430382.76/cwt380.00–384.001,6463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470368.05/cwt364.00–370.001,7305
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481336.53/cwt330.00–342.001,61911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509322.09/cwt314.00–330.001,6397
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512339.20/cwt339.00–340.001,7375
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561323.46/cwt320.00–330.001,8154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565315.05/cwt312.00–318.001,7802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580292.78/cwt284.00–306.001,6983
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603323.98/cwt318.00–330.001,9542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610284.51/cwt284.00–285.001,7362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612295.63/cwt290.00–302.001,8093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658291.03/cwt284.00–298.001,9152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673301.03/cwt300.00–302.002,0262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230507.61/cwt505.00–510.001,1682
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267468.19/cwt460.00–475.001,2503
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305435.08/cwt430.00–440.001,3272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316453.92/cwt450.00–460.001,4345
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358437.47/cwt435.00–440.001,5663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365412.12/cwt400.00–425.001,5045
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410402.96/cwt400.00–405.001,6523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423383.91/cwt368.00–398.001,6246
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423343.35/cwt340.00–348.001,4523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461362.74/cwt348.00–378.001,6727
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464393.35/cwt392.00–394.001,8256
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468318.76/cwt310.00–336.001,4926
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506334.74/cwt324.00–340.001,6947
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518309.55/cwt300.00–320.001,6036
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522363.42/cwt358.00–370.001,8973
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558320.30/cwt316.00–326.001,7877
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562301.30/cwt292.00–308.001,6935
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580333.58/cwt330.00–336.001,9355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3607282.36/cwt280.00–285.001,7143
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617318.22/cwt314.00–326.001,9637
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630306.60/cwt299.00–310.001,9325
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3662275.37/cwt260.00–284.001,8233
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664301.20/cwt294.00–304.002,0005
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683308.97/cwt306.00–312.002,11014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712298.72/cwt290.00–304.002,1273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713273.92/cwt266.00–282.001,9532
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765295.03/cwt290.00–300.002,2572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770258.13/cwt254.00–262.501,9883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,312176.81/cwt174.00–180.502,3203
Bulls——1,937185.49/cwt183.50–189.003,5935
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%990148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017134.28/cwt130.00–140.001,3668
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028118.57/cwt110.00–125.001,2193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204158.88/cwt155.00–164.001,9136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425161.97/cwt157.50–165.002,3085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,850181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,3491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0721,982.89/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.