Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $121.44/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 465 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.98/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 530 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $104.92/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 645 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	563	511	470
Feeder cattle	372	293	329
Slaughter cattle	41	25	57
Replacement cattle	48	44	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	5	124.00	$124.00	$572	—
630	630	12	113.00	$113.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	121.00	$121.00	$726	+4.50
658	658	3	108.50	$108.50	$714	-10.02
765–770	768	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$826	-3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	135.00	$135.00	$479	—
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	—
555–575	562	3	102.00–107.00	$104.67	$588	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	117.00–118.00	$117.33	$425	+0.08
400–445	419	8	110.00–116.00	$113.54	$476	+0.34
455–470	460	3	105.00–112.00	$107.38	$494	-0.75
503–545	514	12	100.00–107.00	$105.89	$544	+4.54
555–575	563	7	100.00–106.00	$103.03	$580	+5.01
600–635	607	5	96.00–100.00	$96.84	$588	+2.80
660–680	668	6	90.00–98.00	$94.37	$630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	117.00	$117.00	$343	—
330–335	332	3	110.00–114.00	$111.35	$370	+0.41
408–445	424	4	101.00–104.00	$102.25	$434	-0.18
455–465	463	4	99.00–104.00	$100.76	$467	+0.56
500–545	511	4	94.00–98.00	$95.47	$488	+1.41
555–575	562	3	90.00–95.00	$93.01	$523	+5.46
600–645	623	2	85.00–90.00	$87.41	$545	+1.93
655–680	667	5	80.00–82.00	$81.20	$542	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–660	652	6	102.00–102.50	$102.42	$668	-1.07
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	312	7	140.00–142.00	$141.15	$440	-6.37
355–370	365	6	132.00–141.00	$137.74	$503	+1.00
400–445	431	8	127.00–134.00	$130.43	$562	-0.70
455–490	465	13	116.00–126.00	$121.44	$565	+0.20
500–545	530	12	109.00–119.00	$114.98	$609	+2.07
555–593	572	7	103.00–110.50	$106.95	$612	-1.04
645	645	12	101.00–107.50	$104.92	$677	—
700–745	726	4	93.00–96.00	$95.02	$690	—
765–770	768	2	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	328	6	126.00–136.00	$132.63	$435	+0.52
355–380	365	3	120.00–130.00	$126.10	$460	-3.78
420–440	434	7	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$499	-2.56
455–482	464	9	100.00–110.00	$104.83	$486	-3.96
500–545	513	6	95.00–102.00	$97.27	$499	-5.34
555–565	559	5	91.00–96.00	$93.98	$525	-0.51
600–645	632	8	86.00–92.00	$88.77	$561	+1.74
700–745	728	3	78.00–83.00	$80.62	$587	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	6	127.00–129.00	$127.50	$603	-4.94
500	500	2	120.00	$120.00	$600	—
630–645	636	5	114.00–115.00	$114.41	$728	+0.67
660–675	666	5	103.00–106.00	$104.22	$694	-3.12
700–720	710	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$738	-2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1425	1263	80-85%	2	51.50–52.00	$51.78	$654	—
1050–1585	1291	80-85%	12	53.00–57.50	$54.79	$707	—
1500	1500	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$900	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1120	999	85-90%	4	40.00–45.50	$42.93	$429	-6.70
1050–1200	1136	85-90%	4	46.00–50.00	$48.09	$546	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	1	75.50	$75.50	$1,099	-7.64
1580–2200	1814	4	80.50–87.00	$84.43	$1,532	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1350	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	550.00–720.00	$653.86
900–1350	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	640.00–790.00	$735.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1275	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–800.00	$786.70
1408	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–32	31	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	80.00–90.00	$86.81	+5.81
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	190.00	$190.00	-50.00
80–85	83	—	—	2	175.00–200.00	$187.88	-17.66
90–95	93	—	—	3	235.00–237.50	$235.80	+30.26
100–135	118	—	—	5	250.00–290.00	$268.73	+32.76
150	150	—	—	1	370.00	$370.00	-115.00

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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
1000–1050	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–835.00	$768.37	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1245	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	930.00–935.00	$932.40	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	3	80.00–96.00	$89.10	+8.53
40–45	42	3	125.00–140.00	$132.00	+15.33
50–55	51	4	140.00–150.00	$147.56	+2.16

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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	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	85.00–110.00	$94.92	+12.11
45–50	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	120.00–150.00	$139.21	+16.27
60–65	62	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	120.00–140.00	$133.51	-15.44
60–65	63	—	—	3	105.00–120.00	$115.26	-33.69
80	80	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+40.00
80–85	81	—	—	4	140.00–170.00	$160.00	-10.00
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–190.00	$170.61	+0.61
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
85	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+30.00
90–95	92	—	—	3	140.00–170.00	$150.36	-19.64
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+40.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	155.00–160.00	$157.62	-19.88
60–65	63	2	170.00–175.00	$172.40	-17.60
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	-15.00

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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.