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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Oct 28

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 189▼ 173 vs year ago 290 · −59.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 49▼ 26 vs year ago 55 · −47.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%

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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 and heifers sharply lower, 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 $283.55/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −69.43 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$283.55

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$52.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.23

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	318.00	1,590	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	296.01	1,559	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	265.59	1,481	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.41/cwt here — about $109 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 sale8 hd

283.55

—

GA average13 barns · 321 hd

322.78

−39.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−69.43

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	1,788	169.75	3,035	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	155.50	2,348	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	153.80	1,957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	128.82	1,196	6thin

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)	1,063	$2,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,386	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$2,062	6

Every lot

60 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,691	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	681	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,023	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	289.53/cwt	280.00–305.00	921	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	340.91/cwt	334.00–352.00	1,108	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	361.54/cwt	359.00–364.00	1,211	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	316.24/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,164	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	352.50/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,322	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	281.95/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,156	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	304.69/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,289	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	331.96/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,421	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	249.80/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,274	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	297.04/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,545	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	313.03/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,784	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	283.19/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,620	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,774	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	946	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	357.63/cwt	350.00–366.00	958	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,211	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	357.00/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,214	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	365.08/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,347	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	352.08/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,348	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	286.83/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	332.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,354	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	358.74/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,503	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	282.75/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,185	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	281.38/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,280	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	321.19/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,500	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	346.16/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,620	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,590	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	299.02/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,525	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	270.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,418	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,540	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	291.90/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,795	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	254.68/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,630	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	283.98/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,903	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	277.02/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,975	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	164.33/cwt	163.50–165.50	2,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	173.37/cwt	170.00–178.50	3,291	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,257	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	155.07/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,976	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,447	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,611	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	660	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	2,192.89/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,193	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	760	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	1,604.06/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 189Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	385	274.00–300.00	286.83
4	400–450	419	272.00–298.00	282.75
3	450–500	455	262.00–296.00	281.38
2	500–550	525	260.00–280.00	270.19
2	550–600	590	260.00–262.00	260.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	350.00–366.00	357.63
2	300–350	340	350.00–364.00	357.00
2	350–400	383	348.00–356.00	352.08
3	400–450	407	320.00–340.00	332.61
3	450–500	467	312.00–327.00	321.19
2	500–550	510	298.00–300.00	299.02
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	640	250.00–257.00	254.68
1	750–800	790	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	374.88
4	350–400	369	360.00–372.00	365.08
6	400–450	419	350.00–362.00	358.74
2	450–500	468	340.00–352.00	346.16
1	500–550	500	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	615	284.00–302.00	291.90
3	650–700	670	280.00–288.00	283.98
2	700–750	713	270.00–284.00	277.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	302.50	302.50
5	300–350	318	280.00–305.00	289.53
2	400–450	410	280.00–284.00	281.95
2	500–550	510	240.00–260.00	249.80
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	372.00	372.00
3	300–350	325	334.00–352.00	340.91
4	350–400	368	307.00–331.00	316.24
3	400–450	423	300.00–312.00	304.69
3	500–550	520	293.00–300.00	297.04
3	550–600	572	265.00–293.00	283.19
2	650–700	685	258.00–260.00	258.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	359.00–364.00	361.54
3	350–400	375	340.00–359.00	352.50
2	400–450	428	330.00–334.00	331.96
2	550–600	570	312.00–314.00	313.03
1	600–650	610	296.00	296.00
1	650–700	670	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

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	2	—	660	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,003	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,192.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,048	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	—	1,075	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	934	130.00–140.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	150.00–159.50	155.07
2	—	1,130	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	1,545	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	170.00–178.50	173.37
2	—	1,623	163.50–165.50	164.33

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.