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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Apr 21

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 118▲ 49 vs year ago 182 · +26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 39▲ 35 vs year ago 22 · +159.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 29▲ 19 vs year ago 28 · +67.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly 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 $397.87/cwt on 17 head, down $41.73 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +44.90 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$397.87

▼ 41.73 vs prior sale

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$100.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.64

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	460.90	2,392	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	408.19	2,212	5thin
Medium and Large 3	547	359.91	1,969	8thin

One grade step is worth $100.99/cwt here — about $423 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 sale17 hd

397.87

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

415.52

−17.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

+44.90

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	—	High	1,593	205.31	3,270	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	195.49	2,600	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	187.15	2,174	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	168.15	1,617	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$2,492	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,326	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,127	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$4,263	4thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	478.52/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,972	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	506.34/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,405	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	487.02/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,533	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	449.97/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,439	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,527	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	429.98/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,464	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	368.01/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,698	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	444.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,244	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	445.83/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,418	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	481.59/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,719	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	537.59/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,951	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	413.54/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,559	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	408.32/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,682	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	444.97/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,860	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	475.21/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	423.64/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,932	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	388.21/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,817	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	367.09/cwt	350.00–396.00	1,883	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	333.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,718	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.22/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,119	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	348.75/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,939	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	320.98/cwt	304.00–330.00	1,820	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,078	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	343.02/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,333	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,282	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	597.66/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,661	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	576.68/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,690	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	434.29/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,368	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	462.55/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,679	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	416.23/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,553	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	450.07/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,827	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	483.90/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,013	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	390.12/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,631	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	370.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,709	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,234	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	427.35/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,013	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	460.90/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,392	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	358.35/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,889	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	424.72/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,251	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	360.85/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,017	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	383.40/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,147	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	360.25/cwt	358.00–362.50	2,162	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	348.04/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,140	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,211	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,379	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	326.78/cwt	322.00–331.50	2,565	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	188.76/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	212.11/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	154.84/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,251	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	165.14/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,547	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	178.57/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,909	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	184.54/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,089	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	193.85/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,318	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	170.92/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,136	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	713	1,472.81/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	870	1,784.48/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,784	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	2,183.65/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,184	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	2,694.51/head	2,475.00–2,900.00	2,695	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,177	2,248.60/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,249	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,218	2,190.20/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,190	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	2,692.85/head	2,575.00–2,850.00	2,693	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,416	2,613.29/head	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,613	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 118Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 39Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 29Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	430.00–460.00	444.46
2	300–350	318	430.00–460.00	445.83
3	350–400	377	395.00–425.00	413.54
3	400–450	412	395.00–425.00	408.32
2	450–500	468	380.00–396.00	388.21
3	500–550	515	330.00–340.00	333.53
3	550–600	567	304.00–330.00	320.98
2	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.45
2	650–700	665	310.00–315.00	312.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	525.00–550.00	537.59
4	400–450	423	465.00–480.00	475.21
2	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	405.22
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	680	340.00–346.00	343.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	465.00–490.00	481.59
4	400–450	418	435.00–460.00	444.97
5	450–500	456	415.00–435.00	423.64
5	500–550	513	350.00–396.00	367.09
4	550–600	556	345.00–354.00	348.75
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	595.00–600.00	597.66
4	400–450	416	480.00–490.00	483.90
2	450–500	463	480.00–485.00	482.46
4	500–550	519	440.00–485.00	460.90
1	600–650	625	376.00	376.00
1	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	785	322.00–331.50	326.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	575.00–580.00	576.68
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	363	460.00–465.00	462.55
5	400–450	406	435.00–465.00	450.07
4	450–500	471	415.00–440.00	427.35
3	500–550	530	415.00–435.00	424.72
2	550–600	560	372.00–395.00	383.40
2	600–650	600	358.00–362.50	360.25
2	700–750	725	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	750–800	780	300.00–310.00	305.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	315	420.00–450.00	434.29
7	350–400	373	405.00–450.00	416.23
3	400–450	418	375.00–405.00	390.12
5	450–500	462	360.00–400.00	370.00
3	500–550	527	350.00–370.00	358.35
5	550–600	559	345.00–370.00	360.85
3	600–650	615	344.00–352.00	348.04
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	475.00–485.00	478.52
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	542	440.00–455.00	449.97
2	550–600	573	425.00–435.00	429.98
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	475	480.00–535.00	506.34
2	500–550	520	475.00–500.00	487.02
3	550–600	568	440.00–450.00	444.97
2	700–750	733	364.00–372.00	368.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	173.00–183.00	178.57
5	—	937	160.00–169.00	165.14
2	—	808	154.00–156.00	154.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	195.00–196.00	195.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,196	190.00–203.00	193.85
2	—	1,250	169.00–173.00	170.92
21	—	1,132	177.00–189.00	184.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	218.00	218.00
3	—	1,627	207.00–216.00	212.11
2	—	1,375	186.00–192.00	188.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,248.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,183.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,190.20

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)	2	—	870	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,784.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	713	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,472.81

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)	4	—	1,273	2,575.00–2,850.00	2,692.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,475.00–2,900.00	2,694.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,416	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,613.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,825.00	3,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	4,700.00	4,700.00

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.