Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.57/cwt ≈ $614/hd at 527 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.50/cwt ≈ $878/hd at 673 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $122.00/cwt ≈ $898/hd at 736 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	614	123	495
Feeder cattle	427	82	301
Slaughter cattle	27	8	57
Replacement cattle	45	33	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
455–465	458	3	133.00–139.00	$137.01	$628	—
462 value added	462	7	140.75	$140.75	$650	—
522	522	4	128.00	$128.00	$668	—
659–699 value added	673	22	125.00–134.00	$130.50	$878	—
730–740 value added	736	17	120.00–123.50	$122.00	$898	—
769 value added	769	13	127.50	$127.50	$980	—
850–893 value added	879	3	120.00–124.00	$122.71	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–360	355	5	135.00–139.50	$138.59	$492	—
555–585	575	3	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$642	—
655–675	666	5	109.00–114.00	$111.00	$739	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	108.00	$108.00	$491	—
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	—
555–575	565	2	97.00–103.00	$100.05	$565	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428 value added	428	6	127.00	$127.00	$544	—
435–445	440	3	117.00–120.00	$118.67	$522	—
500–545	526	16	110.50–117.00	$112.32	$591	—
528 value added	528	11	122.75	$122.75	$648	—
555–575	565	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$616	—
580 value added	580	2	116.00	$116.00	$673	—
600–645	636	6	100.00–106.00	$104.04	$662	+7.04
655–675	663	3	101.00–103.00	$102.01	$676	—
701 value added	701	11	114.75	$114.75	$804	—
700–745	723	2	97.00–100.00	$98.45	$712	—
755–765	760	2	95.00–105.00	$100.03	$760	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	120.00–126.00	$123.25	$335	—
300–349	339	6	120.00–121.00	$120.16	$407	—
355–380	361	4	117.00–121.00	$119.03	$430	+5.63
400–445	430	4	112.00–115.00	$113.76	$489	+5.76
455–465	457	9	107.00–112.00	$110.01	$503	—
500–545	530	3	105.00–109.00	$107.06	$567	—
555–575	565	4	97.00–103.00	$100.79	$569	+4.22
600–645	636	6	91.00–100.00	$94.20	$599	—
655–660	658	4	91.00–93.00	$92.00	$605	—
700–745	723	2	80.00–89.00	$84.64	$612	+4.64
750–795	773	2	80.00–84.00	$81.94	$633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	5	90.00–100.00	$95.08	$497	+5.08
555–565	560	4	85.00–94.00	$89.75	$503	—
660–665	664	4	80.00–83.00	$81.50	$541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	140.00–145.00	$141.75	$393	—
300–335	328	5	140.00–148.00	$143.51	$471	+6.35
400–446	419	4	128.00–134.00	$130.59	$547	—
465–484	476	9	115.50–123.00	$118.11	$562	—
500–545	523	5	110.00–114.00	$112.47	$588	—
555–590	570	10	107.00–111.00	$108.34	$618	—
600–645	631	9	100.00–106.00	$104.01	$656	—
655–695	683	8	91.00–101.00	$93.80	$641	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	425	3	137.00–142.00	$138.93	$590	—
493	493	5	131.00	$131.00	$646	—
555–565	560	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$633	—
600–615	608	2	110.00–113.00	$111.48	$678	—
660–675	667	3	103.00–112.00	$106.30	$709	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$432	+5.07
555–570	560	3	98.00–100.00	$98.68	$553	—
600–645	623	2	94.00–95.00	$94.52	$589	—
660–690	675	3	87.00–90.00	$88.32	$596	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–905	894	85-90%	6	40.00–43.00	$41.66	$372	—
990–1350	1132	85-90%	3	45.00–52.00	$49.03	$555	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1630	1306	80-85%	7	52.00–56.00	$53.88	$704	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735–1745	1740	2	65.00–69.00	$67.01	$1,166	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1200	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–700.00	$579.77
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	26	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	50.00–110.00	$82.86	—
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	90.00–107.50	$98.31	—
75	75	—	—	1	152.50	$152.50	—
80–85	83	—	—	5	170.00–210.00	$190.48	—
100–120	110	—	—	5	200.00–260.00	$236.91	—
190	190	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	—
195	195	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1115	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–840.00	$810.83	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1300	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–990.00	$946.80	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	50.00–60.00	$54.44	—
30–35	33	5	60.00–102.50	$80.91	—
40–45	43	2	120.00–125.00	$122.65	—
50–55	51	6	115.00–132.50	$125.08	—
60–65	63	2	145.00–150.00	$147.60	—
70–75	73	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	75.00–120.00	$97.28	—
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	85.00–150.00	$122.22	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	140.00–152.50	$146.00	—
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	150.00	$150.00	—
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–140.00	$125.85	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	140.00–160.00	$150.30	—
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–175.00	$148.64	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	155.00–160.00	$158.27	—
95	95	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–180.00	$174.88	—
110	110	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—
105–120	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–250.00	$231.33	—
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–135	130	2	300.00–360.00	$331.15	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.