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Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Aug 11

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946

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Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 129▲ 21 vs year ago 186 · +11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 38▲ 15 vs year ago 29 · +51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 17 vs year ago 26 · +65.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers limited comparable sale, feeder heifers mostly steady, and feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $319.62/cwt on 28 head, down $1.59 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −16.64 against this barn's trailing median of $336.26.

Average price

$319.62

▼ 1.59 vs prior sale

28 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.07

vs GA average

−47.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	326.00	1,813	19thin
Medium and Large 3	543	306.15	1,662	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $151 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 sale28 hd

319.62

—

GA average14 barns · 404 hd

343.68

−24.07

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−47.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

336.26

−16.64

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	—	Low	1,882	204.25	3,844	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	175.37	2,722	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	172.66	2,206	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	150.86	1,541	8thin

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)	1,393	$3,109	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,832	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$4,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,608	8

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	408.62/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,483	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	424.13/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,815	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,736	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,843	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	340.05/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,761	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	330.64/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,921	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	322.61/cwt	302.00–331.00	1,961	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,758	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	310.85/cwt	306.00–320.00	2,282	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,150	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	373.97/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,339	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	375.11/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,557	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	406.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,708	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,496	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	392.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,786	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	367.08/cwt	358.00–378.00	1,700	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	337.59/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,627	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	322.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,667	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	339.88/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,791	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	317.90/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,822	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	285.68/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,643	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	288.00/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,742	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	314.38/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,990	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,275	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	492.34/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,182	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,464	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	437.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,663	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,757	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	419.84/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,772	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	435.14/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,841	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	391.84/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,685	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	358.30/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,655	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,533	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	352.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,819	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	332.43/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,745	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	313.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,657	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	319.89/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,865	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	597	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,612	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	311.23/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,958	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,842	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	304.47/cwt	292.00–317.50	2,101	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	217.15/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,937	191.34/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,706	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	141.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,295	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,627	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	153.85/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,743	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	162.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,056	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	174.45/cwt	170.50–179.50	2,233	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	175.37/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,722	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	2,394.50/head	1,825.00–2,650.00	2,395	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,388.37/head	3,350.00–3,425.00	3,388	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	3,207.44/head	2,925.00–3,475.00	3,207	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	4,525.00/head	4,525.00–4,525.00	4,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,440	3,391.41/head	3,275.00–3,500.00	3,391	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 129Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 38Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	402.50–415.00	408.62
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	509	362.00	362.00
8	550–600	581	320.00–336.00	330.64
14	600–650	608	302.00–331.00	322.61
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
9	700–750	734	306.00–320.00	310.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	428	420.00–428.00	424.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	358.00	358.00
2	500–550	518	338.00–342.00	340.05
1	600–650	645	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	435.00–440.00	437.57
3	400–450	422	410.00–425.00	419.84
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	358.30
6	500–550	525	322.00–346.00	332.43
6	550–600	583	300.00–332.00	319.89
4	600–650	629	302.00–318.00	311.23
2	650–700	658	275.00–285.00	279.98
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	382	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	423	430.00–440.00	435.14
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	352.52
3	650–700	690	292.00–317.50	304.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	485.00–500.00	492.34
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	390.00–395.00	392.55
4	400–450	430	382.50–395.00	391.84
2	450–500	468	325.00–330.00	327.57
4	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	313.77
3	550–600	597	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
5	400–450	415	364.00–380.00	375.11
4	450–500	463	358.00–378.00	367.08
7	500–550	527	334.00–355.00	339.88
12	550–600	573	308.00–327.50	317.90
2	600–650	605	286.00–290.00	288.00
1	650–700	655	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	406.63
2	450–500	455	380.00–405.00	392.50
5	600–650	633	314.00–316.00	314.38
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	288.00	288.00
1	800–850	800	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	370.00–378.00	373.97
1	400–450	435	344.00	344.00
9	450–500	482	322.00–342.00	337.59
5	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	322.53
4	550–600	575	276.00–295.00	285.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,625	2,925.00–3,475.00	3,207.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,505	3,350.00–3,425.00	3,388.37

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	1,825.00–2,650.00	2,394.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,440	3,275.00–3,500.00	3,391.41

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	2	—	1,460	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	4,525.00	4,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	184.00–194.00	191.34
3	—	1,827	214.00–220.00	217.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	138.00–144.00	141.06
2	—	1,010	160.00–162.00	161.06
3	—	1,133	153.00–155.00	153.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	160.00–168.00	162.50
17	—	1,280	170.50–179.50	174.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	173.00–178.00	175.37

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.