Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-01-13

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jan 13
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 193▼ 57 vs year ago 212 · −26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 23 vs year ago 46 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 23 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.26/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits −1.72 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$351.26
11 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.25
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2547359.481,9668thin
Medium and Large 3542329.331,7843thin
One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd
351.26
—
GA average14 barns · 344 hd
382.51
−31.25
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−1.72
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—Low1,440165.292,3805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273148.461,8907thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,121123.881,3896thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$1,9493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,7636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$3,1936

Every lot

64 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525373.19/cwt368.00–378.001,9592
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525370.30/cwt362.00–378.001,9442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,1421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287413.37/cwt400.00–420.001,1863
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375381.05/cwt380.00–382.001,4292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383420.11/cwt415.00–427.501,6093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388400.47/cwt396.00–405.001,5542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430380.98/cwt380.00–382.001,6382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470347.87/cwt342.00–356.001,6353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476376.63/cwt370.00–382.001,7935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517337.42/cwt332.50–346.001,7443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518365.40/cwt360.00–368.001,8933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568343.92/cwt341.00–352.001,9539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570327.79/cwt320.00–336.001,8682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618303.04/cwt300.00–306.001,8732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625327.11/cwt320.00–334.002,0442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4141
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355511.00/cwt510.00–515.001,8145
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383465.07/cwt455.00–475.001,7812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385442.60/cwt435.00–450.001,7042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425428.31/cwt425.00–430.001,8203
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435446.06/cwt442.50–448.001,9403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,0821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455437.67/cwt430.00–445.001,9913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474404.50/cwt400.00–410.001,9175
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,6971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530370.31/cwt362.00–382.001,9635
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560326.00/cwt324.00–328.001,8262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575341.43/cwt332.00–350.001,9633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625321.87/cwt318.00–330.002,0123
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678319.01/cwt318.00–320.002,1632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,1411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705318.50/cwt315.00–322.002,2452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2491
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768311.00/cwt310.00–312.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388153.44/cwt150.00–158.002,1303
Bulls——1,518183.06/cwt180.50–185.502,7792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082104.58/cwt100.00–109.001,1323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180142.26/cwt141.50–143.001,6792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193143.24/cwt141.50–145.001,7093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333152.38/cwt150.00–157.002,0314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,948.75/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1301,565.01/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,960.36/head1,825.00–2,175.001,9603
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,327.52/head3,200.00–3,450.003,3284

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.