Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-03-10

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Mar 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 177▲ 113 vs year ago 118 · +95.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 32▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 65▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10:00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $412.65/cwt on 32 head, down $1.56 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +59.68 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$412.65
▼ 1.56 vs prior sale
32 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.28
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530434.122,29916thin
Medium and Large 2530398.252,11212thin
Medium and Large 3533370.021,9704thin
One grade step is worth $64.10/cwt here — about $329 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 sale32 hd
412.65
—
GA average13 barns · 258 hd
412.93
−0.28
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
+59.68
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—Low1,747183.833,2114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407188.932,6574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,147176.732,0289thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average987143.281,41510

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$2,6184thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$3,4086

Every lot

79 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373471.35/cwt465.00–495.001,7585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513454.94/cwt450.00–460.002,3343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518413.54/cwt405.00–425.002,1423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565413.96/cwt410.00–416.002,3393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579427.71/cwt422.00–445.002,4764
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613380.51/cwt378.00–388.002,3334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625370.98/cwt368.00–374.002,3192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2698360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5133
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt495.00–505.001,3502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3307403.48/cwt390.00–420.001,2393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317545.45/cwt525.00–580.001,7293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325455.23/cwt440.00–490.001,4794
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363441.37/cwt355.00–465.001,6027
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363402.24/cwt380.00–415.001,4604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366491.30/cwt485.00–500.001,7987
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410426.63/cwt425.00–430.001,7496
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420385.24/cwt380.00–390.001,6182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435400.76/cwt398.00–405.001,7434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458419.57/cwt406.00–437.001,92212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481385.73/cwt378.00–396.001,8555
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484345.62/cwt340.00–350.001,6734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523394.02/cwt390.00–398.002,0612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525364.93/cwt358.00–372.001,9163
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574383.80/cwt378.00–390.002,2034
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575366.14/cwt358.00–370.002,1053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620366.73/cwt366.00–367.502,2742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660306.06/cwt302.00–310.002,0202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668335.02/cwt334.00–336.002,2382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670354.08/cwt342.50–367.502,3723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715297.45/cwt295.00–300.002,1272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738318.89/cwt308.00–330.002,3532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0461
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318584.72/cwt580.00–590.001,8592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323461.74/cwt435.00–485.001,4912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369465.87/cwt450.00–475.001,7195
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385437.66/cwt425.00–450.001,6852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410491.75/cwt485.00–500.002,0163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410418.75/cwt415.00–420.001,7174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425454.99/cwt440.00–470.001,93412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1452468.32/cwt465.00–475.002,1173
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455404.51/cwt385.00–415.001,8414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486443.79/cwt435.00–450.002,1574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,8942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513407.37/cwt390.00–420.002,0908
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523438.50/cwt430.00–445.002,29313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558415.12/cwt405.00–435.002,3163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560365.04/cwt360.00–370.002,0442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565380.00/cwt378.00–382.002,1474
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610370.13/cwt362.00–378.002,2582
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610343.48/cwt342.00–345.002,0952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613354.90/cwt350.00–360.002,1762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658368.66/cwt360.00–374.002,4263
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,3321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723331.94/cwt330.00–334.002,4002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760312.03/cwt310.00–314.002,3712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3778296.97/cwt294.00–300.002,3102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555190.17/cwt188.00–192.002,9572
Bulls——1,938177.48/cwt175.50–180.003,4402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Cows—Lean 85-90%950164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011142.98/cwt140.00–152.001,4468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,107184.24/cwt183.00–186.002,0403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178174.57/cwt172.00–177.002,0565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327193.57/cwt190.00–197.002,5693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27703,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0752,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1732,182.94/head1,950.00–2,425.002,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,053.73/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0542

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.