Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-07-21

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 214▲ 1 vs year ago 189 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 27 · +48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 47▲ 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.98/cwt on 18 head, down $7.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −11.00 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$341.98
▼ 7.56 vs prior sale
18 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.57
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505372.451,8815thin
Medium and Large 2537341.961,8368thin
Medium and Large 3549311.531,7105thin
One grade step is worth $60.92/cwt here — about $171 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 sale18 hd
341.98
—
GA average13 barns · 401 hd
364.55
−22.57
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−11.00
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
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—Average1,630227.763,7135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495197.892,9596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221193.832,36619
CowsLean 85-90%Low939161.391,5154thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,56316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$3,69630

Every lot

70 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424426.81/cwt420.00–435.001,8104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463396.22/cwt390.00–402.501,8342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640335.95/cwt330.00–342.002,1502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725348.88/cwt340.00–358.002,5292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333382.09/cwt370.00–394.001,2722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365402.95/cwt398.00–407.501,4712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373371.18/cwt362.00–382.501,3853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415364.42/cwt358.00–382.001,5124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423322.59/cwt317.50–328.001,3652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458317.33/cwt315.00–320.001,4533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463382.99/cwt368.00–397.501,7732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478350.03/cwt342.00–357.501,6732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515316.04/cwt312.00–320.001,6282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530346.20/cwt330.00–356.001,8355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553359.00/cwt358.00–360.001,9852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605317.29/cwt312.50–322.001,9202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620298.77/cwt297.50–300.001,8522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636330.34/cwt324.00–334.002,1017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663303.71/cwt300.00–307.502,0142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718327.47/cwt320.00–335.002,3512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263608.29/cwt595.00–620.001,6003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293550.13/cwt535.00–565.001,6122
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362438.48/cwt430.00–450.001,5873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373388.01/cwt368.00–410.001,4472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423410.20/cwt400.00–412.001,7359
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428372.67/cwt365.00–386.001,5954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455339.33/cwt330.00–346.001,5443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457370.83/cwt362.00–378.001,6955
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473391.81/cwt388.00–404.001,8534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505372.45/cwt368.00–388.001,8815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505349.09/cwt330.00–358.001,7634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505315.03/cwt312.00–318.001,5912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569334.83/cwt325.00–342.001,9054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578309.20/cwt300.00–318.001,7873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608325.56/cwt321.00–330.001,9792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625295.16/cwt290.00–300.001,8452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662314.99/cwt314.00–316.002,0853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680325.75/cwt320.00–331.002,2153
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708321.96/cwt318.00–326.002,2792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718306.88/cwt302.00–312.002,2032
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753323.50/cwt322.00–325.002,4362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568229.93/cwt229.00–231.003,6052
Bulls——1,672226.32/cwt225.00–227.003,7843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2241
Cows—Lean 85-90%985164.19/cwt160.00–170.001,6173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080176.88/cwt174.00–180.001,9102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136190.94/cwt185.00–195.002,1697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308199.25/cwt173.00–208.002,60610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422196.51/cwt196.00–197.002,7943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568199.28/cwt199.00–200.003,1253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39682,267.34/head2,225.00–2,325.002,2676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2533,489.23/head3,400.00–3,675.003,4896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3254,302.65/head4,100.00–4,575.004,30316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Bred Cows—Small 2-37651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1362,402.64/head2,325.00–2,650.002,4038
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,157.48/head3,000.00–3,450.003,1574

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.