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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jun 16

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 140▼ 33 vs year ago 185 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 75▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 93▲ 36 vs year ago 32 · +112.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, bulls 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher.

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 $372.94/cwt on 21 head, up $19.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.96 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$372.94

▲ 19.96 vs prior sale

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$167.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	400.80	2,153	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	364.95	1,989	7thin
Medium and Large 3	565	233.75	1,321	2thin

One grade step is worth $167.05/cwt here — about $833 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

372.94

—

GA average13 barns · 276 hd

389.37

−16.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

+19.96

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	—	Low	1,489	213.23	3,174	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	194.26	2,772	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	188.49	2,368	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	163.64	1,506	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,178	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$2,053	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	693	$1,405	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	866	$2,706	21

Every lot

85 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,793	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,341	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,050	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	937	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	438.77/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,119	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	406.07/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,068	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	900	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,258	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	394.03/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,249	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	331.61/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,200	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	379.43/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,408	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,480	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,793	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	366.09/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,739	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	327.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,621	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	391.14/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,014	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	361.16/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,907	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	298.78/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,712	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	317.37/cwt	262.50–342.00	1,841	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,953	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	491.25/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,376	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,240	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,539	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	404.53/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,294	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	371.70/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,357	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	451.22/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,660	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	414.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,610	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	424.97/cwt	387.50–430.00	1,781	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,607	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	437.58/cwt	417.50–457.50	1,895	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	327.69/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,507	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	423.75/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,996	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	380.00/cwt	340.00–402.50	1,835	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	403.57/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,131	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	373.00/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,996	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,445	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,217	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	344.82/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,965	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.50	2,202	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	314.58/cwt	296.00–327.50	2,334	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,302	203.34/cwt	187.50–212.00	2,647	9
Bulls	—	—	1,600	221.96/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,551	6
Bulls	—	—	1,995	231.58/cwt	230.00–233.00	4,620	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	138.39/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,222	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	180.47/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	172.21/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,891	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,489	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	185.86/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,286	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	194.36/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,554	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	193.36/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,790	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,910	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	633	1,982.89/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	698	2,408.96/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,409	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	735	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	830	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	3,731.51/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,732	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	693	1,405.23/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,405	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	717	1,396.69/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,397	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	875	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,766.64/head	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,767	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	1,995.39/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	1,995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,441.57/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,442	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	2,630.32/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,630	6

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 140Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 93Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, bulls 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	290	427.50	427.50
2	300–350	320	395.00–415.00	404.53
2	350–400	365	355.00–387.50	371.70
1	400–450	420	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	460	310.00–345.00	327.69
1	500–550	540	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	480.00–502.50	491.25
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	388	400.00–430.00	414.90
12	400–450	419	387.50–430.00	424.97
6	450–500	483	340.00–402.50	380.00
5	500–550	535	357.50–387.50	373.00
2	550–600	570	335.00–355.00	344.82
5	600–650	629	345.00–355.50	350.14
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	742	296.00–327.50	314.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	368	450.00–452.50	451.22
5	400–450	433	417.50–457.50	437.58
4	450–500	471	415.00–430.00	423.75
9	500–550	528	392.50–415.00	403.57
3	550–600	565	390.00–395.00	392.47
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	760	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	382.50	382.50
2	250–300	263	335.00–350.00	342.14
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	362	320.00–355.00	331.61
2	400–450	435	330.00–350.00	340.23
2	450–500	495	315.00–340.00	327.50
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	573	297.50–300.00	298.78
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	437.50	437.50
2	250–300	263	402.50–410.00	406.07
3	300–350	317	387.50–407.50	394.03
5	350–400	371	370.00–387.50	379.43
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	475	362.50–370.00	366.09
2	500–550	528	355.00–367.50	361.16
4	550–600	580	262.50–342.00	317.37
2	600–650	615	315.00–320.00	317.48
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	437.50–440.00	438.77
1	300–350	305	412.50	412.50
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	440	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	515	387.50–395.00	391.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	377.50	377.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	698	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408.96

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	6	—	633	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,982.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	6	—	1,217	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,731.51

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	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	2	—	693	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,405.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	717	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,396.69

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)	2	—	1,018	1,875.00–2,125.00	1,995.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,766.64

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)	6	—	1,204	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,630.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,441.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,443	185.00–203.00	193.36
1	—	1,185	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	160.00–176.00	172.21
16	—	1,314	190.00–201.00	194.36
11	—	1,230	179.00–189.00	185.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	131.00–146.00	138.39
3	—	945	180.00–182.00	180.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,302	187.50–212.00	203.34
2	—	1,995	230.00–233.00	231.58
6	—	1,600	219.00–225.00	221.96

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.