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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 190▲ 7 vs year ago 152 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 40▲ 31 vs year ago 15 · +206.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 56▲ 37 vs year ago 12 · +308.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower; slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested; feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady to weak.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.40/cwt on 24 head, down $17.71 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 27 comparable sales and sits −14.86 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$321.40

▼ 17.71 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs GA average

−39.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	327.18	1,829	18thin
Medium and Large 3	546	304.04	1,659	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $170 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 sale24 hd

321.40

—

GA average13 barns · 442 hd

335.10

−13.71

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−39.12

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−14.86

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,366	205.71	2,810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	188.01	2,585	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	182.27	2,144	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	161.23	1,408	3thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,634	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,369	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,242	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,650	6

Every lot

61 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	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,642	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	326.59/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,577	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,725	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	335.06/cwt	328.00–342.00	1,927	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	312.72/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,833	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	339.51/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,169	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	926	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	379.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,170	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,159	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	355.43/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,308	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	333.55/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,261	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	331.77/cwt	328.00–337.50	1,460	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	337.39/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,579	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	321.74/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,525	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,450	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	330.17/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,710	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	317.03/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,664	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	297.54/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,654	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	325.28/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,903	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	291.21/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,771	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	1,994	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	948	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	431.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,360	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	391.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,244	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,233	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	343.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,311	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	371.89/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,599	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	322.50/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,516	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	337.36/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,626	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	307.05/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,904	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,061	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,234	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	214.64/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,035	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	161.23/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,408	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	170.57/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,820	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	184.40/cwt	165.00–192.00	2,204	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,541	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,585	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	770	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	2,368.86/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,369	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,234	2,396.06/head	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,396	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,050.19/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,400	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,403	2,700.98/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,701	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	845	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,320	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 190Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 56Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago, slaughter bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower; slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested; feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	575	328.00–342.00	335.06
16	600–650	639	332.00–340.00	339.51
4	700–750	720	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	435	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	483	323.00–330.00	326.59
7	550–600	586	311.00–313.00	312.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	318	385.00–400.00	391.24
6	350–400	382	340.00–360.00	343.23
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	470	317.50–327.50	322.50
2	600–650	620	304.00–310.00	307.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	425.00–445.00	431.67
1	350–400	360	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	430	366.00–380.00	371.89
3	450–500	482	334.00–342.50	337.36
1	500–550	535	328.00	328.00
2	600–650	640	320.00–324.00	322.00
1	700–750	735	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	650	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	308	370.00–390.00	379.92
6	350–400	368	350.00–364.00	355.43
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	468	330.00–342.00	337.39
7	500–550	518	322.00–335.00	330.17
11	550–600	585	322.00–326.00	325.28
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	495.00	495.00
14	600–650	612	325.75	325.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	402.50	402.50
1	300–350	345	336.00	336.00
2	350–400	378	332.00–335.00	333.55
3	400–450	440	328.00–337.50	331.77
5	450–500	474	315.00–326.00	321.74
2	500–550	525	314.00–320.00	317.03
4	550–600	556	288.00–302.50	297.54
2	600–650	608	282.50–300.00	291.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,293	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050.19

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,368.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,234	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,396.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700.98

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	—	800	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,320	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,195	165.00–192.00	184.40
5	—	1,067	145.00–178.00	170.57
1	—	1,310	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	158.00–166.00	161.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	186.00–190.00	188.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	203.00–220.00	214.64
1	—	1,175	170.00	170.00

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.