Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2025-10-07

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 184▲ 19 vs year ago 254 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 16 vs year ago 52 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 29 · +62.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.53/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.44 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$321.53
31 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.48
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542345.841,8766thin
Medium and Large 2534317.411,69623
Medium and Large 3570296.001,6872thin
One grade step is worth $49.84/cwt here — about $188 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
321.53
—
GA average14 barns · 501 hd
342.02
−20.48
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−31.44
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—Low1,735177.393,0783thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,615162.202,6203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,123154.611,73713
CowsLean 85-90%Low933130.881,22113

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)1,037$2,52311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$2,26117
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,6554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$3,1836

Every lot

84 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,6441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529345.29/cwt340.00–352.501,82712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590327.21/cwt322.50–332.001,9312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618309.45/cwt305.00–314.001,9122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655321.25/cwt320.00–322.502,1042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9461
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773264.09/cwt260.00–268.002,0412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330384.85/cwt380.00–390.001,2702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340412.50/cwt402.50–422.501,4032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368387.38/cwt385.00–392.001,4264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373361.45/cwt357.50–366.001,3484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425319.96/cwt310.00–330.001,3603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433365.94/cwt357.50–377.501,5853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466346.50/cwt340.00–350.001,6155
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472308.67/cwt300.00–318.001,4575
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482328.13/cwt325.00–336.001,5826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531328.01/cwt320.00–337.501,7424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535298.95/cwt295.00–302.001,5993
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545346.25/cwt340.00–352.501,8872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3569276.20/cwt270.00–280.001,5724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618313.83/cwt310.00–317.501,9392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621288.06/cwt282.50–292.501,7894
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670279.63/cwt275.00–286.001,8744
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675246.74/cwt246.00–247.501,6652
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258452.43/cwt445.00–460.001,1672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325449.85/cwt440.00–465.001,4623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374434.54/cwt430.00–440.001,6256
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408428.70/cwt420.00–437.501,7492
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429391.95/cwt385.00–397.501,6814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466388.50/cwt380.00–396.001,8106
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468358.28/cwt347.50–365.001,6774
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485313.30/cwt310.00–320.001,5203
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517319.44/cwt300.00–330.001,65216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536345.01/cwt337.50–355.001,8494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,9292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574312.78/cwt300.00–327.501,7957
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630300.98/cwt300.00–302.001,8962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630282.54/cwt275.00–288.001,7809
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669285.18/cwt275.00–295.001,9089
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680256.36/cwt247.50–260.001,7434
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718265.85/cwt262.50–270.001,9093
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3769241.51/cwt238.00–244.001,8574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620181.08/cwt180.50–182.002,9332
Bulls——1,965170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910122.03/cwt120.00–126.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%911132.13/cwt129.00–136.001,2048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023161.33/cwt160.00–164.001,6504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055139.14/cwt138.00–140.001,4682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163153.31/cwt150.00–159.501,7837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185145.73/cwt143.00–148.001,7272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423158.30/cwt155.00–161.502,2532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,000170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0653,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39231,796.66/head1,750.00–1,850.001,7973
Bred Cows—Small 2-39231,235.28/head1,100.00–1,360.001,2352
Bred Cows—Small 2-39331,970.38/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9702
Bred Cows—Small 1-29492,159.14/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1597
Bred Cows—Small 1-29702,350.41/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1082,432.85/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1082,074.60/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1182,678.52/head2,450.00–2,900.002,6792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,883.55/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,352.03/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3522

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.