Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-03-31

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Mar 31
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 307▲ 9 vs year ago 221 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 51▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 11 · +245.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady to 5.00 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 $416.70/cwt on 33 head, down $23.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +63.72 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$416.70
▼ 23.17 vs prior sale
33 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,292
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.23
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545433.982,36614thin
Medium and Large 2553416.752,30313thin
Medium and Large 3556376.252,0916thin
One grade step is worth $57.73/cwt here — about $275 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 sale33 hd
416.70
—
GA average13 barns · 309 hd
418.93
−2.23
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
+63.72
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—Average1,905200.803,8254thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,553192.952,9973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,281188.482,41519
CowsLean 85-90%High987160.231,58210

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,9513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)852$1,8433thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,3386

Every lot

74 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425544.82/cwt530.00–560.002,3152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,9091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,3941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,4771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,5061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223556.52/cwt545.00–570.001,2412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283454.60/cwt440.00–470.001,2872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322499.64/cwt490.00–510.001,6093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359479.97/cwt470.00–490.001,7234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383437.34/cwt430.00–445.001,6754
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418419.79/cwt415.00–425.001,7552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433447.79/cwt437.50–457.501,9392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455457.52/cwt442.50–460.002,0829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458425.52/cwt415.00–432.001,9494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478391.95/cwt382.00–402.001,8742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533396.68/cwt396.00–398.002,1143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1549406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,2295
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608350.51/cwt350.00–351.002,1312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623332.99/cwt330.00–336.002,0752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623315.18/cwt310.00–320.001,9642
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658332.02/cwt326.00–338.002,1852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668345.03/cwt342.00–348.002,3052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673307.13/cwt300.00–314.002,0672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703307.01/cwt304.00–310.002,1582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270565.43/cwt545.00–580.001,5273
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270523.77/cwt500.00–540.001,4143
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305567.38/cwt560.00–575.001,7312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305489.67/cwt470.00–510.001,4932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324536.50/cwt530.00–550.001,7386
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360472.40/cwt450.00–490.001,7014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385524.65/cwt503.00–540.002,0205
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3414430.66/cwt425.00–435.001,7837
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415520.38/cwt500.00–530.002,1607
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418472.59/cwt450.00–495.001,9756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460402.59/cwt388.00–420.001,8523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462438.35/cwt425.00–450.002,0259
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469484.93/cwt480.00–500.002,2745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515464.98/cwt445.00–490.002,3955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525380.10/cwt370.00–390.001,9962
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2541426.20/cwt415.00–440.002,3069
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562416.76/cwt412.00–425.002,3429
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571374.32/cwt362.00–380.002,1374
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579395.48/cwt392.00–398.002,2904
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,4322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,6255
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715331.15/cwt324.00–338.002,3682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723363.93/cwt360.00–368.002,6312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,9761
Bulls——1,965204.09/cwt202.00–206.004,0102
Bulls——2,090209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,3681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%833139.27/cwt129.00–148.001,1602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001155.67/cwt150.00–160.001,5584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051175.28/cwt172.00–179.001,8424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143177.81/cwt174.00–180.002,0324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289188.31/cwt183.00–193.002,4279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362195.84/cwt194.00–201.502,6676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,8031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615191.42/cwt188.00–194.003,0912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0503,357.14/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3574
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36531,364.66/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,076.35/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.