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

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 167▲ 86 vs year ago 165 · +52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 55▲ 46 vs year ago 20 · +230.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for 4th of July holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.37/cwt on 17 head, up $18.67 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +27.11 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.
Average price
$363.37
▲ 18.67 vs prior sale
17 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.08
vs GA average
−52.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542389.822,1137thin
Medium and Large 2547350.181,9178thin
Medium and Large 3523323.561,6922thin
One grade step is worth $66.26/cwt here — about $421 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 sale17 hd
363.37
—
GA average10 barns · 304 hd
383.45
−20.08
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−52.74
This barn, trailing median27 sales
336.26
+27.11
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

27 sales
424376327278median 336.2603/0305/0507/1409/1510/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.04, low $292.45, median $336.26 across 27 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—High1,732218.873,7917thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444194.392,8074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176193.632,27734
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017171.071,74010

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)1,292$2,9653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,8359
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,80318

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335444.93/cwt440.00–450.001,4912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460390.65/cwt384.00–396.001,7973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473367.43/cwt365.00–370.001,7382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3593342.01/cwt340.00–344.002,0282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623359.27/cwt346.00–378.002,23812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,2702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263444.86/cwt440.00–450.001,1702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268405.23/cwt400.00–410.001,0862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326437.38/cwt435.00–445.001,4264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358337.41/cwt325.00–350.001,2082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363396.97/cwt385.00–410.001,4413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375419.87/cwt415.00–435.001,57516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3412338.38/cwt325.00–350.001,3943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428398.93/cwt390.00–410.001,7073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428366.49/cwt358.00–385.001,5695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462337.65/cwt315.00–348.001,5605
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476389.33/cwt382.00–396.001,8539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508350.79/cwt342.00–360.001,7823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523323.56/cwt322.00–325.001,6922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542389.82/cwt374.00–396.002,1137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571349.81/cwt342.00–358.001,9975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609349.70/cwt348.00–358.002,1307
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613331.29/cwt320.00–336.002,0315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623289.64/cwt280.00–300.001,8042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653341.98/cwt338.00–348.002,2333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668324.71/cwt318.00–332.002,1693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308427.20/cwt415.00–440.001,3162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324476.68/cwt455.00–500.001,5444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365443.58/cwt435.00–455.001,6193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407453.52/cwt445.00–465.001,8463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417377.52/cwt370.00–390.001,5746
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438411.65/cwt410.00–415.001,8033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458344.08/cwt332.00–355.001,5763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466375.54/cwt360.00–396.001,7507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473437.22/cwt430.00–445.002,0682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515365.86/cwt356.00–376.001,8846
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523394.56/cwt392.00–397.002,0642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570354.04/cwt346.00–366.002,0183
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580385.06/cwt378.00–392.002,2332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610366.89/cwt360.00–374.002,2382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614342.88/cwt336.00–358.002,1054
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660322.00/cwt314.00–330.002,1252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665353.05/cwt350.00–356.002,3482
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3501
Bulls——1,720217.72/cwt213.00–223.003,7453
Bulls——1,920227.98/cwt224.00–232.504,3773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%688160.33/cwt158.00–163.001,1032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005167.45/cwt164.00–173.001,6834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,008183.12/cwt182.00–185.001,8465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189192.14/cwt186.00–198.002,28521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194180.07/cwt178.00–184.002,1504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246204.11/cwt202.00–211.002,5438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,5711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423197.27/cwt195.50–199.002,8072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39233,068.90/head2,800.00–3,325.003,0694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1054,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1584,006.80/head3,950.00–4,100.004,00712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1672,329.04/head2,050.00–2,575.002,3293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1693,088.45/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,272.54/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2732

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.