Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-09-01

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Sep 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 128▲ 25 vs year ago 143 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 22 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 30▲ 22 vs year ago 24 · +91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.24/cwt on 25 head, up $12.49 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.73 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$308.24
▲ 12.49 vs prior sale
25 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.66
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534327.591,74910thin
Medium and Large 2537313.381,6828thin
Medium and Large 3551274.751,5137thin
One grade step is worth $52.84/cwt here — about $236 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 sale25 hd
308.24
—
GA average13 barns · 382 hd
310.90
−2.66
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−44.73
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—Low1,412176.572,4938thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165156.411,8228thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low977134.941,31811

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$2,5124thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$2,50412
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,376$2,4645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$3,54120

Every lot

64 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537342.50/cwt340.00–345.001,8397
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240380.00/cwt380.00–380.009121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428362.09/cwt352.50–372.501,5502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458344.16/cwt340.00–347.501,5763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508322.99/cwt320.00–325.001,6414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512307.31/cwt305.00–310.001,5733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555295.84/cwt290.00–300.001,6423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562319.35/cwt316.00–322.001,7953
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575276.86/cwt265.00–285.001,5923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608316.67/cwt315.00–317.501,9253
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620287.42/cwt285.00–290.001,7822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710276.25/cwt272.50–280.001,9612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380370.37/cwt365.00–375.001,4074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415337.25/cwt330.00–345.001,4004
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433321.52/cwt318.00–325.001,3922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459336.01/cwt328.00–347.501,5427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466319.47/cwt317.00–323.001,4894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514330.65/cwt330.00–334.001,7006
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520314.37/cwt312.00–320.001,6355
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525281.87/cwt270.00–295.001,4803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564322.99/cwt320.00–328.001,8224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565311.72/cwt308.00–315.001,7613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570269.41/cwt260.00–280.001,5364
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615289.15/cwt282.00–295.001,7783
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617310.05/cwt305.00–315.001,9133
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3627265.45/cwt260.00–271.001,6643
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660310.04/cwt305.00–315.002,0462
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664279.00/cwt272.00–285.001,8536
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,7042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715299.79/cwt290.00–310.002,1432
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723276.12/cwt272.00–280.001,9962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,193166.81/cwt164.50–170.001,9902
Bulls——1,485179.82/cwt175.50–182.002,6706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973140.49/cwt136.00–145.001,3676
Cows—Lean 85-90%981128.29/cwt127.00–130.001,2595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165156.41/cwt153.00–162.001,8228
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0584,257.68/head4,200.00–4,300.004,25812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,106.52/head2,950.00–3,250.003,1074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37951,544.76/head1,450.00–1,625.001,5453
Bred Cows—Small 1-28002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0031,736.78/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,950.79/head3,925.00–3,975.003,9512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2742,501.04/head1,800.00–2,775.002,5017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3762,463.95/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4645

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.