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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Aug 4

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 159▼ 114 vs year ago 243 · −46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 46▼ 2 vs year ago 40 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 49▲ 37 vs year ago 15 · +246.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $327.38/cwt on 18 head, down $14.60 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −25.60 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.

Average price

$327.38

▼ 14.60 vs prior sale

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$50.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	350.69	1,849	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	326.54	1,780	7thin
Medium and Large 3	542	300.59	1,630	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.10/cwt here — about $219 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

327.38

—

GA average13 barns · 333 hd

350.47

−23.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

352.98

−25.60

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	1,736	217.69	3,779	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	182.54	2,629	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	182.34	2,253	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	153.27	1,691	4thin

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)	1,220	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,165	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$2,970	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$3,080	12

Every lot

57 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	361.32/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,182	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	354.13/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,268	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	342.68/cwt	342.00–344.00	1,302	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	332.95/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,448	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.56/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,554	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	304.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,579	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,724	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,694	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	340.03/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,911	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,064	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	283.95/cwt	282.00–288.00	2,039	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	277.04/cwt	266.00–288.00	2,114	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	425.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,340	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,502	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	423.56/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,779	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,638	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	357.92/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,514	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	400.07/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,832	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	347.05/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,683	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,801	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	333.39/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,724	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	310.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	294.17/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,633	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	347.04/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,943	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	321.40/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,819	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	307.48/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,873	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	343.37/cwt	334.00–352.00	2,119	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	326.56/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,155	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,014	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	291.93/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,950	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,284	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,988	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	216.25/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,769	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	174.50/cwt	173.00–176.50	1,803	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,669	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	193.17/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,250	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	181.70/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,351	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	182.54/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,629	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	962	2,214.77/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,215	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	3,944.75/head	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,945	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	723	2,639.79/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	855	2,408.48/head	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,408	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	3,226.55/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,227	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,023	2,713.60/head	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,714	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,323.55/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,324	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	3,006.48/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,006	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	3,516.02/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,516	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 159Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	425.24
2	400–450	423	356.00–360.00	357.92
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.22
3	550–600	555	287.50–300.00	294.17
2	650–700	668	286.00–298.00	291.93
1	700–750	715	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	455.00
3	400–450	420	385.00–395.00	389.94
2	450–500	485	342.00–352.00	347.05
3	500–550	517	332.00–336.00	333.39
4	550–600	566	314.00–324.00	321.40
4	600–650	609	306.00–312.00	307.48
2	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	305.08
2	700–750	720	300.00–302.00	301.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	423.56
3	450–500	458	390.00–410.00	400.07
4	500–550	511	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	550–600	560	342.00–352.00	347.04
3	600–650	617	334.00–352.00	343.37
4	650–700	660	324.00–334.00	326.56
1	700–750	705	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	342.00–344.00	342.68
2	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	304.83
2	550–600	560	300.00–305.00	302.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	358	348.00–360.00	354.13
4	400–450	435	330.00–342.50	332.95
4	450–500	470	324.00–338.00	330.56
5	500–550	532	320.00–328.00	323.97
1	650–700	670	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	718	282.00–288.00	283.95
2	750–800	763	266.00–288.00	277.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	562	335.00–342.50	340.03
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	604	352.00–366.00	361.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	962	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,214.77

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	—	1,222	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,944.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,226.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	723	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,639.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	855	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,408.48

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	—	1,218	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,516.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,025	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,323.55

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,713.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,006.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	213.00–219.00	216.25
1	—	1,715	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	155.00–160.50	157.03
1	—	1,225	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,294	178.00–188.00	181.70
3	—	1,165	192.00–194.00	193.17
3	—	1,033	173.00–176.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	179.00–185.50	182.54

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.