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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

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

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 185▼ 110 vs year ago 229 · −48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 7 vs year ago 42 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 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 $338.20/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −14.77 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$338.20

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$68.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	359.44	1,928	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	338.64	1,795	6thin
Medium and Large 3	567	290.96	1,650	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.48/cwt here — about $278 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 sale22 hd

338.20

—

GA average13 barns · 253 hd

365.20

−26.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−14.77

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	1,619	173.38	2,808	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	165.56	2,633	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	151.56	1,879	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	131.26	1,264	8thin

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)	1,117	$2,534	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,054	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	884	$2,206	8

Every lot

49 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	409.80/cwt	402.00–417.50	1,467	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	387.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,426	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	343.58/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,436	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	372.19/cwt	364.00–388.00	1,600	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	354.21/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,626	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	310.81/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,470	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	333.10/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,725	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	323.13/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,690	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,750	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,668	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	456.70/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,635	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,756	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	397.14/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,668	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,741	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	335.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	414.83/cwt	414.00–416.00	1,958	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	350.61/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,771	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	373.55/cwt	366.00–384.00	1,898	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	347.68/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,947	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	290.96/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,650	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,266	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,999	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	166.34/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	176.90/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,096	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	136.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,200	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	152.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,892	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	143.87/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,806	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	158.58/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,447	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,826	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	1,941.36/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,941	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	740	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	802	1,376.25/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,376	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	1,853.98/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,854	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	2,951.48/head	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,951	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,950.30/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	1,976.54/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,977	3

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 185Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	700	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	6	—	945	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,941.36

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,950.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	2,575.00–3,200.00	2,951.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	3	—	1,088	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,853.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,976.54

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)	3	—	802	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,376.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.14
4	450–500	458	375.00–385.00	380.03
3	500–550	505	344.00–362.00	350.61
3	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	326.67
1	750–800	760	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	456.70
5	400–450	416	415.00–430.00	422.15
5	450–500	472	414.00–416.00	414.83
5	500–550	508	366.00–384.00	373.55
6	550–600	560	340.00–358.00	347.68
2	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	335.21
5	550–600	567	280.00–308.00	290.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	385.00–390.00	387.59
2	400–450	418	334.00–354.00	343.58
2	500–550	523	320.00–326.00	323.13
2	550–600	560	310.00–315.00	312.52
1	650–700	655	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	306.00–316.00	310.81
1	600–650	600	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	650	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	402.00–417.50	409.80
3	400–450	430	364.00–388.00	372.19
5	450–500	459	340.00–365.00	354.21
2	500–550	518	330.00–336.00	333.10
4	550–600	559	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	150.00–158.00	152.96
2	—	1,255	143.00–145.00	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	144.00	144.00
4	—	954	130.00–139.00	136.27
3	—	997	116.00–125.00	120.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	152.50–165.00	158.58
2	—	1,638	170.00–175.00	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	160.00–172.00	166.34
4	—	1,750	174.00–184.00	176.90

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.