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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Sep 16

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 265▼ 145 vs year ago 367 · −39.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 35 vs year ago 67 · −52.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 19▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly 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 $318.43/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −34.55 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$318.43

37 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$59.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.93

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	343.73	1,746	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	321.87	1,722	21
Medium and Large 3	546	284.11	1,551	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale37 hd

318.43

—

GA average15 barns · 502 hd

341.37

−22.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−34.55

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	—	Average	1,747	183.92	3,212	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	160.39	1,965	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	160.02	2,648	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	149.38	1,543	2thin

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)	1,570	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,273	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$2,584	12

Every lot

76 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	500.08/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,525	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,071	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,284	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	389.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	916	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	407.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,324	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,386	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	338.33/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,286	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	321.00/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,332	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	351.04/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,471	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	379.05/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,603	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	360.83/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,653	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	314.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,445	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	341.14/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,634	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	309.88/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,587	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	344.97/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,797	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	324.56/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,694	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	304.00/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,702	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	337.49/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,900	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	322.19/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,814	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,876	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	321.22/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,976	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	217	463.54/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,006	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	491.64/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,096	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	481.59/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,339	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	366.52/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,155	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	398.11/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,262	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	406.68/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,464	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	389.17/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,463	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	388.67/cwt	382.00–397.50	1,578	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	367.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,518	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	329.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,442	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	389.78/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,789	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	364.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,673	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	324.38/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,492	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	343.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,746	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	323.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,672	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	285.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,511	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	282.58/cwt	272.00–297.50	1,591	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	319.38/cwt	317.50–322.00	1,801	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	299.79/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,814	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	314.50/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,912	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	267.18/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,665	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	297.65/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,997	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	295.68/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,079	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,011	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	293.01/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	175.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,978	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	186.43/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,313	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	196.93/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,515	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	149.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	154.58/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,634	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	161.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,085	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,283	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	160.02/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,648	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	750	2,146.67/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,147	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	2,528.95/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,529	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	805	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	825	1,731.82/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,732	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,098	2,235.42/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,235	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,465.47/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,465	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 265Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 19Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	460.00–470.00	463.54
3	300–350	317	380.00–415.00	398.11
4	350–400	376	382.00–395.00	389.17
4	400–450	413	350.00–380.00	367.58
5	450–500	459	350.00–375.00	364.44
13	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	323.40
8	550–600	564	317.50–322.00	319.38
4	600–650	605	290.00–305.00	299.79
4	650–700	671	290.00–302.50	297.65
2	750–800	763	262.00–265.00	263.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	490.00–495.00	491.64
3	250–300	278	475.00–490.00	481.59
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	360	402.50–410.00	406.68
4	400–450	406	382.00–397.50	388.67
4	450–500	459	380.00–395.00	389.78
8	500–550	508	340.00–350.00	343.73
3	600–650	608	310.00–317.50	314.50
3	700–750	703	292.00–300.00	295.68
2	750–800	773	292.00–294.00	293.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	357.00–377.00	366.52
3	400–450	437	320.00–340.00	329.92
4	450–500	460	315.00–332.50	324.38
4	500–550	529	275.00–300.00	285.64
4	550–600	563	272.00–297.50	282.58
2	600–650	623	262.00–272.00	267.18
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	380.00–400.00	389.79
2	350–400	360	380.00–390.00	385.07
4	400–450	419	342.00–360.00	351.04
6	450–500	479	340.00–343.00	341.14
7	500–550	522	320.00–332.50	324.56
5	550–600	563	315.00–325.00	322.19
2	600–650	610	305.00–310.00	307.46
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–415.00	407.38
6	400–450	423	372.00–382.00	379.05
3	450–500	458	360.00–362.50	360.83
8	500–550	521	340.00–347.50	344.97
3	550–600	563	332.50–340.00	337.49
2	600–650	615	320.00–322.50	321.22
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	332.00–345.00	338.33
3	400–450	415	312.00–332.00	321.00
4	450–500	460	300.00–325.00	314.20
3	500–550	512	300.00–317.50	309.88
4	550–600	560	295.00–312.00	304.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	305	495.00–505.00	500.08
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	623	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	687	332.50	332.50

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	—	750	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,146.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	930	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,528.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,731.82

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	—	1,570	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,118	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,465.47

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)	2	—	1,098	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,235.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,777	184.00–190.00	186.43
5	—	1,695	170.00–180.00	175.70
2	—	1,785	196.00–198.00	196.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	156.00–165.00	161.53
3	—	1,057	153.00–156.00	154.58
1	—	1,335	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	145.00–154.00	149.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	157.00–166.00	160.02

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.