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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Feb 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 93▼ 12 vs year ago 262 · −4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 47 · −27.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 48 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $389.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +36.12 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$389.10

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$77.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.25

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	407.59	2,194	17thin
Medium and Large 2	543	376.18	2,041	6thin
Medium and Large 3	559	329.91	1,844	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.68/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

389.10

—

GA average14 barns · 302 hd

408.35

−19.25

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

+36.12

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	1,785	179.17	3,198	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	170.01	2,482	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	165.26	2,082	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	142.63	1,536	7thin

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)	1,157	$2,912	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$2,304	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,538	$3,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,900	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,314	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,662	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	518.33/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,140	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	569.71/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,493	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	444.43/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,178	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	485.58/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,345	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	408.37/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,315	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	526.16/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,699	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	397.09/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,457	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	512.50/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,886	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	461.69/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,727	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	470.06/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,955	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	427.41/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,829	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	427.07/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,969	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	372.76/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,726	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	405.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,895	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	367.14/cwt	356.00–386.00	1,894	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	351.17/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,840	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	364.10/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,068	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,925	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	321.51/cwt	319.00–324.00	2,099	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	293.94/cwt	286.00–302.00	1,984	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	556.73/cwt	550.00–564.00	1,447	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	618.07/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,681	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	514.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,483	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	541.06/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,796	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	473.40/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,576	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	518.10/cwt	517.50–520.00	1,767	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	448.39/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,601	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	507.16/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,876	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	534.66/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,989	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	498.29/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,103	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	456.56/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,954	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	393.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,696	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	446.80/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,046	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	482.05/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,237	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	383.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,807	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	380.93/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,973	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	407.74/cwt	402.50–445.00	2,157	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	329.91/cwt	316.00–348.00	1,844	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	371.42/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,106	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	407.09/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,316	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	341.06/cwt	334.00–348.00	2,063	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	366.10/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,306	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	351.10/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,345	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	331.52/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,231	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	292.00/cwt	282.00–304.00	2,088	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	342.85/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,475	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,965	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	758	240.91/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,826	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	310.97/cwt	306.00–316.00	2,441	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	184.68/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,250	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	162.64/cwt	158.50–167.00	3,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	145.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,558	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,397	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	154.56/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,807	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,244	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	171.81/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,297	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	170.01/cwt	166.50–174.50	2,482	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	775	2,350.65/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,351	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	782	1,935.98/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,936	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,123	2,233.88/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,234	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,281.08/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,281	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 93Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 12Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	545.00–600.00	569.71
4	300–350	323	505.00–540.00	526.16
4	350–400	368	490.00–535.00	512.50
4	400–450	416	450.00–500.00	470.06
8	450–500	461	417.00–430.00	427.07
5	500–550	516	356.00–386.00	367.14
3	550–600	568	350.00–382.00	364.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	510.00–530.00	518.33
9	250–300	277	475.00–500.00	485.58
4	350–400	374	435.00–475.00	461.69
3	400–450	428	405.00–445.00	427.41
3	450–500	467	400.00–410.00	405.75
6	500–550	524	340.00–356.00	351.17
2	550–600	568	338.00–340.00	338.99
2	650–700	653	319.00–324.00	321.51
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	415.00–455.00	444.43
3	300–350	322	390.00–425.00	408.37
3	350–400	367	390.00–410.00	397.09
3	450–500	463	368.00–378.00	372.76
2	650–700	675	286.00–302.00	293.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	550.00–564.00	556.73
4	300–350	341	517.50–520.00	518.10
5	350–400	370	500.00–515.00	507.16
3	400–450	428	445.00–465.00	456.56
3	450–500	458	430.00–465.00	446.80
3	500–550	518	372.00–390.00	380.93
3	550–600	567	360.00–386.00	371.42
2	600–650	605	334.00–348.00	341.06
2	650–700	673	325.00–338.00	331.52
3	700–750	715	282.00–304.00	292.00
2	750–800	753	260.00–262.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	600.00–630.00	618.07
3	300–350	332	530.00–560.00	541.06
3	350–400	372	525.00–550.00	534.66
5	400–450	422	487.50–505.00	498.29
5	450–500	464	470.00–500.00	482.05
13	500–550	529	402.50–445.00	407.74
4	550–600	569	400.00–418.00	407.09
3	600–650	630	362.00–370.00	366.10
2	650–700	668	342.00–360.00	351.10
5	700–750	722	334.00–345.00	342.85
2	750–800	785	306.00–316.00	310.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	500.00–530.00	514.91
3	300–350	333	460.00–480.00	473.40
3	350–400	357	420.00–465.00	448.39
5	400–450	431	390.00–400.00	393.58
4	450–500	471	380.00–390.00	383.73
4	550–600	559	316.00–348.00	329.91
2	750–800	758	232.00–250.00	240.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	470.00	470.00
2	750–800	765	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	372.00	372.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,073	140.00–150.00	145.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	179.50	179.50
5	—	1,169	152.00–160.00	154.56
6	—	1,337	170.00–175.00	171.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	166.50–174.50	170.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	158.50–167.00	162.64
6	—	1,760	178.00–189.00	184.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,900	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,281.08

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)	2	—	775	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350.65

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,233.88

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	—	782	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,935.98

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.