Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-02-24

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Feb 24
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 177▲ 6 vs year ago 146 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 24 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.05/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +31.79 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.
Average price
$368.05
28 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.48
vs GA average
−62.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564376.762,12316thin
Medium and Large 2531374.761,9895thin
Medium and Large 3526343.361,8067thin
One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about $317 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 sale28 hd
368.05
—
GA average13 barns · 360 hd
406.53
−38.48
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−62.36
This barn, trailing median27 sales
336.26
+31.79
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

27 sales
424376327278median 336.2603/0305/0507/1409/1510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $292.45, median $336.26 across 27 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—Low1,703191.423,2607thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,680183.003,0741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211182.232,20613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054152.121,6037thin

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)1,173$2,4792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,4382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)891$2,0306
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$3,6038

Every lot

67 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513397.99/cwt396.00–400.002,0422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623391.98/cwt388.00–396.002,4422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373502.55/cwt495.00–510.001,8752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408427.55/cwt420.00–435.001,7442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415477.35/cwt465.00–490.001,9812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420512.77/cwt505.00–520.002,1542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458437.49/cwt435.00–440.002,0042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483398.92/cwt396.00–402.001,9272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521378.45/cwt366.00–388.001,9724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525415.51/cwt415.00–416.002,1812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526343.36/cwt332.00–358.001,8067
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569371.22/cwt370.00–382.002,11214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632326.01/cwt322.00–332.002,0603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720283.26/cwt282.50–284.002,0392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,3751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2981
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465487.98/cwt486.00–490.002,2692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474458.84/cwt450.00–470.002,1754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515418.98/cwt418.00–420.002,1582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,5355
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523398.15/cwt390.00–408.002,0826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570407.55/cwt402.00–415.002,3233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571376.53/cwt370.00–386.002,1504
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,5021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2861
Bulls——1,415193.90/cwt192.00–198.002,7443
Bulls——2,187184.42/cwt180.00–189.004,0333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,048166.37/cwt166.00–167.001,7443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048158.46/cwt157.00–160.001,6612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056149.58/cwt147.00–155.001,5805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168181.86/cwt173.00–198.002,1245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351192.11/cwt188.00–196.002,5955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,0741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-35351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Small 1-27601,844.16/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0352,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,234.33/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,479.00/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1423,704.05/head3,625.00–3,800.003,7046

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.