Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-04-07

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Apr 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 230▲ 75 vs year ago 101 · +74.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 24 vs year ago 27 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 38▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.40/cwt on 8 head, down $16.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +47.42 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$400.40
▼ 16.30 vs prior sale
8 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.63
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520465.002,4181thin
Medium and Large 2558394.952,2044thin
Medium and Large 3520386.142,0083thin
One grade step is worth $78.86/cwt here — about $410 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 sale8 hd
400.40
—
GA average13 barns · 235 hd
439.03
−38.63
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
+47.42
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—High1,287191.562,4658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445196.292,8364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218192.672,34719
CowsLean 85-90%Average990164.701,63012

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)1,075$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,3046
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$1,8782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)924$3,03510

Every lot

71 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310564.92/cwt560.00–570.001,7512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585399.02/cwt398.00–400.002,3342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325487.35/cwt485.00–490.001,5842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371440.19/cwt435.00–450.001,6334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385459.91/cwt455.00–465.001,7713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420452.41/cwt445.00–460.001,9002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433425.00/cwt415.00–435.001,8404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466429.95/cwt420.00–435.002,0048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483407.31/cwt400.00–415.001,9672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516424.32/cwt415.00–435.002,1894
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528381.53/cwt375.00–388.002,0142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530397.46/cwt390.00–407.502,1076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685326.67/cwt320.00–330.002,2383
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,4691
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,5891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323557.21/cwt550.00–565.001,8002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325530.08/cwt525.00–535.001,7232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375537.57/cwt535.00–540.002,0162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412483.22/cwt475.00–489.001,99110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430446.69/cwt445.00–450.001,9213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433519.00/cwt500.00–535.002,2474
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465459.78/cwt450.00–470.002,1382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472427.03/cwt410.00–440.002,0166
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480505.10/cwt495.00–510.002,4243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520386.14/cwt380.00–392.502,0083
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533414.95/cwt405.00–425.002,2122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583374.94/cwt370.00–380.002,1862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605371.25/cwt370.00–372.502,2462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,0811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,113178.20/cwt177.00–179.501,9833
Bulls——1,298196.21/cwt192.00–202.002,5474
Bulls——1,765213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,7591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%891153.49/cwt149.00–156.001,3684
Cows—Lean 85-90%986165.07/cwt162.00–168.001,6284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093175.53/cwt171.00–177.001,9194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178204.78/cwt201.50–208.502,4124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178186.06/cwt178.00–189.002,19210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331196.21/cwt192.00–200.002,6125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445196.29/cwt194.00–200.002,8364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39531,878.22/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,741.63/head2,450.00–2,950.002,7423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0283,412.41/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4124

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.