Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.35/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 435 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.25/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $437/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	511	614	430
Feeder cattle	293	427	279
Slaughter cattle	25	27	24
Replacement cattle	44	45	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	3	116.50	$116.50	$711	—
660–675	668	2	117.00–120.00	$118.52	$792	—
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
750	750	1	111.00	$111.00	$832	—
812	812	3	114.50	$114.50	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	121.00	$121.00	$605	—
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	+6.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	111.00	$111.00	$505	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	3	124.00–130.00	$126.57	$339	+3.32
300–330	316	4	114.00–123.00	$118.06	$373	-2.10
355–390	373	10	113.00–122.00	$117.25	$437	-1.78
400–440	428	4	110.00–115.00	$113.20	$484	-0.56
455–490	469	7	106.00–110.00	$108.13	$507	-1.88
500–545	515	3	98.00–104.00	$101.35	$522	-5.71
555–575	570	4	96.00–100.00	$98.02	$559	-2.77
600–645	623	2	93.00–95.00	$94.04	$586	-0.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	435	11	115.50–119.00	$116.35	$506	-2.32
509	509	6	112.00	$112.00	$570	-0.32
567–590	573	4	107.00–108.00	$107.26	$615	-1.76
605–645	627	3	103.00–105.00	$104.36	$654	+0.32
665–690	678	2	103.00–104.00	$103.49	$702	+1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	110.00–112.00	$110.94	$353	—
355–390	373	4	106.00–112.00	$108.86	$406	—
400–445	427	3	100.00–106.00	$102.43	$437	—
455–490	471	4	95.00–103.00	$100.20	$472	—
500–545	515	3	91.00–96.00	$94.06	$484	-1.02
565–590	578	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$506	-2.20
600–645	623	2	85.00–86.00	$85.48	$533	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	146.00	$146.00	$409	+4.25
325–330	328	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$484	+4.01
355–390	368	3	135.00–139.00	$136.74	$503	—
400–445	410	9	128.00–137.00	$131.13	$538	+0.54
455–490	468	8	116.00–125.00	$121.24	$567	+3.13
500–545	514	8	110.00–115.00	$112.91	$580	+0.44
555–575	566	6	107.00–110.00	$107.99	$611	-0.35
600–615	609	5	105.00–110.00	$106.97	$651	+2.96
655–685	670	4	95.00–100.00	$96.76	$648	+2.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	4	125.00–135.00	$132.11	$420	—
355–380	368	4	124.00–134.00	$129.88	$478	+9.81
400–445	431	8	112.00–122.00	$117.49	$506	—
455–475	468	4	103.00–112.00	$108.79	$509	—
500–535	523	9	100.00–105.00	$102.61	$537	—
555–575	570	4	94.00–96.00	$94.49	$539	-4.19
600–645	618	5	85.00–89.00	$87.03	$538	-7.49
660–675	668	4	84.00–88.00	$86.02	$575	-2.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	159.00	$159.00	$493	—
355–365	360	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$544	—
400–445	427	3	138.00–139.00	$138.35	$591	-0.58
455–497	487	7	129.50–136.00	$132.44	$645	+1.44
555–585	573	9	114.00–121.00	$119.29	$684	+6.28
600–636	627	8	110.00–115.50	$113.74	$713	+2.26
660–690	672	3	107.00–108.00	$107.34	$721	+1.04
705	705	1	106.00	$106.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1615	1342	80-85%	9	53.00–59.50	$54.69	$734	—
1160–1630	1465	80-85%	3	48.00–52.00	$49.99	$732	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–900	878	85-90%	2	43.50–45.00	$44.23	$388	+2.57
950–1015	986	85-90%	4	47.00–52.00	$49.63	$489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	77.50	$77.50	$914	—
1260–1685	1473	2	81.00–86.00	$83.14	$1,225	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1200	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	450.00–670.00	$556.74
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1290	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	740.00–900.00	$806.73

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	65.00	$65.00	-17.86
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	80.00–82.50	$81.00	-1.86
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	240.00	$240.00	+87.50
90–95	93	—	—	2	185.00–225.00	$205.54	+15.06
100–105	103	—	—	3	200.00–280.00	$235.97	-0.94
180	180	—	—	1	485.00	$485.00	+195.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	47.50–70.00	$60.89	+6.45
30–35	33	8	70.00–87.50	$80.57	-0.34
40–45	43	6	85.00–170.00	$116.67	-5.98
50–55	52	6	125.00–160.00	$145.40	+20.32
60–65	63	3	160.00–170.00	$165.13	+17.53
65	65	1	250.00	$250.00	+102.40
80	80	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	+39.91

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	75.00–100.00	$82.81	-14.47
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	115.00–130.00	$122.94	+0.72
60–65	61	—	—	5	130.00–160.00	$149.18	-50.82
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	125.00–160.00	$148.95	+2.95
90–95	92	—	—	3	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+11.73
110	110	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+20.00
100–125	113	—	—	2	230.00–260.00	$246.67	+15.34

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	97.50	$97.50	—
50	50	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	—
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	—
100	100	1	340.00	$340.00	+8.85

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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.