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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jun 9

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 239▼ 6 vs year ago 146 · −4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 51▲ 40 vs year ago 35 · +114.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 29▲ 80 vs year ago 13 · +615.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady. All replacement classes lightly tested.

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 $352.98/cwt on 26 head, down $2.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$352.98

▼ 2.55 vs prior sale

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$58.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	378.58	2,041	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	346.66	1,920	8thin
Medium and Large 3	557	319.98	1,783	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.60/cwt here — about $258 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 sale26 hd

352.98

—

GA average15 barns · 306 hd

382.14

−29.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,613	222.14	3,583	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	192.77	2,954	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	189.18	2,366	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	171.34	1,560	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,445	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,170	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,990	8

Every lot

72 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	438.85/cwt	427.50–450.00	1,286	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	574.23/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,866	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	398.43/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,685	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	390.81/cwt	366.00–412.50	1,864	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	348.64/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,663	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	380.00/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,919	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	340.27/cwt	328.00–355.00	1,780	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	297.80/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,563	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	305.93/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,729	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.63/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,085	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,105	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	324.49/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,038	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	314.99/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,325	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	384.23/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,249	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	407.91/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,489	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	366.69/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,503	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	406.60/cwt	392.00–417.50	1,700	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	434.94/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,901	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,622	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	386.76/cwt	370.00–408.00	1,791	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	382.83/cwt	372.00–397.50	2,010	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,673	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	348.07/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,841	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	371.13/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,093	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	320.48/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,827	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	345.24/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,999	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	332.16/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,056	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	353.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,191	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	349.50/cwt	344.00–352.00	2,342	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	339.00/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,298	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,001	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	341.02/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,483	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	199.11/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	237.47/cwt	233.00–243.00	3,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	222.15/cwt	217.00–229.00	3,772	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	770	171.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	160.86/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,388	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	185.39/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,835	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	184.85/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,216	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	194.30/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,592	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	188.48/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	201.34/cwt	198.50–204.00	3,171	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	780	1,557.53/head	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,558	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	2,088.11/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,069	2,162.30/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,162	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	2,672.77/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,673	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	2,714.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,714	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	755	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	3,129.52/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,130	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 239Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 51Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 29Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady. All replacement classes lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	427.50–450.00	438.85
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	477	340.00–357.50	348.64
4	500–550	523	328.00–355.00	340.27
2	600–650	628	324.00–325.00	324.49
2	700–750	738	312.00–318.00	314.99
1	750–800	755	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	550.00–600.00	574.23
3	400–450	423	390.00–407.50	398.43
3	450–500	477	366.00–412.50	390.81
3	500–550	505	367.50–390.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	357.50–367.50	362.63
1	600–650	605	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	525	280.00–316.00	297.80
2	550–600	565	302.00–310.00	305.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	740	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	365	400.00–422.50	407.91
3	400–450	418	392.00–417.50	406.60
8	450–500	463	370.00–408.00	386.76
4	500–550	529	335.00–360.00	348.07
4	550–600	579	336.00–355.00	345.24
4	600–650	619	320.00–346.00	332.16
2	650–700	678	338.00–340.00	339.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	437	425.00–450.00	434.94
7	500–550	525	372.00–397.50	382.83
4	550–600	564	362.50–380.00	371.13
3	600–650	620	350.00–360.00	353.36
4	650–700	670	344.00–352.00	349.50
2	700–750	728	340.00–342.00	341.02
1	750–800	785	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–400.00	384.23
3	400–450	410	355.00–375.00	366.69
1	450–500	460	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	525	317.50–320.00	318.73
5	550–600	570	307.50–327.50	320.48
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	690	280.00–300.00	290.00
2	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,197	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,672.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,417	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,714.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	780	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,557.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,088.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,069	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,162.30

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	4	—	1,038	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,129.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,240	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,199	178.00–189.00	184.85
2	—	770	167.00–174.00	171.00
24	—	1,334	190.00–201.00	194.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	143.00	143.00
5	—	990	180.00–189.00	185.39
4	—	863	150.00–169.00	160.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	185.00–192.00	188.48
2	—	1,575	198.50–204.00	201.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,698	217.00–229.00	222.15
3	—	1,663	233.00–243.00	237.47
2	—	1,368	192.00–205.00	199.11

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.