Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $115.38/cwt +10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 461 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $101.47/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 568 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.09/cwt ≈ $607/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	726	563
Feeder cattle	386	372
Slaughter cattle	72	41
Replacement cattle	90	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
435–445	442	3	140.00–144.00	$141.31	$625	—
450–465	458	2	137.00–139.00	$137.98	$632	+13.98
626	626	4	108.50	$108.50	$679	-4.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	148.00–149.00	$148.53	$628	—
669	669	6	122.00	$122.00	$816	+13.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	7	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$412	—
435–445	440	9	104.00–110.00	$106.89	$470	+4.64
455–465	460	4	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$462	-0.25
500–545	521	5	99.00–101.00	$100.02	$521	+4.55
555–575	568	3	90.00–94.00	$91.35	$519	-1.66
600–645	625	3	80.00–88.00	$84.77	$530	-2.64
660–685	677	3	80.00–82.00	$80.65	$546	-0.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	331	5	118.00–121.00	$119.40	$395	—
355–365	359	5	115.00–119.00	$116.20	$417	-1.13
410–445	430	3	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$477	-2.55
455–470	463	4	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$505	+1.64
555–575	571	9	98.00–103.00	$100.80	$576	-2.23
600–645	631	4	93.00–101.00	$95.92	$605	-0.92
745	745	1	89.00	$89.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	9	123.50	$123.50	$546	—
555–575	565	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$596	—
660–675	668	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$671	-1.91
710	710	1	96.00	$96.00	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	137.00–138.00	$137.51	$307	—
320–335	332	6	126.00–136.00	$130.68	$434	-1.95
355–370	361	6	124.00–134.00	$127.58	$461	+1.48
400–445	436	6	117.00–126.00	$121.65	$530	+6.72
455–465	461	11	110.00–120.00	$115.38	$532	+10.55
500–545	522	10	102.00–111.00	$107.56	$561	+10.29
555–575	568	11	100.00–105.00	$101.47	$576	+7.49
600–645	613	7	90.00–99.00	$94.80	$581	+6.03
660–685	668	6	85.00–88.00	$86.98	$581	—
700–745	723	2	80.00–85.00	$82.58	$597	+1.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	147.00	$147.00	$412	—
355–390	366	4	140.00–148.00	$142.37	$521	+4.63
435–445	440	3	132.00–140.00	$134.97	$594	+4.54
455–490	473	10	122.00–126.00	$124.84	$590	+3.40
500–545	521	10	110.00–119.50	$114.41	$596	-0.57
554–575	560	7	110.00–117.50	$115.41	$646	+8.46
600–645	608	6	101.50–106.00	$102.86	$625	—
655–685	670	4	100.00–106.00	$102.93	$690	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–433	430	10	141.00–142.00	$141.09	$607	—
660	660	2	108.00	$108.00	$713	+3.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1330	1236	80-85%	15	52.00–59.50	$54.71	$676	—
1255–1590	1428	80-85%	3	48.00–50.00	$48.96	$699	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	1033	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.69	$441	—
990–1100	1069	85-90%	7	46.00–50.00	$47.46	$507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1850	1605	3	71.50–77.00	$74.88	$1,202	—
1415–2145	1645	8	79.00–84.50	$82.37	$1,355	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1200	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–670.00	$585.81
1070–1330	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–770.00	$710.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1220	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$723.60
910–1480	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	800.00–880.00	$841.90

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	75.00–77.50	$76.39	-10.42
20–25	23	—	—	2	65.00–75.00	$69.44	-17.37
75	75	—	—	2	175.00–200.00	$187.50	-0.38
80–85	83	—	—	3	200.00–250.00	$229.80	+41.92
90–95	93	—	—	2	195.00–260.00	$226.62	-9.18
125–140	132	—	—	3	220.00–290.00	$261.27	-7.46
155	155	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	-40.00
185	185	—	—	1	375.00	$375.00	+5.00

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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
1000–1300	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	720.00–960.00	$873.98	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1600	1404	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,425.00	$1,292.80	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00	$170.00	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	260.00	$260.00	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	—
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00	$300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	5	80.00–90.00	$85.83	-3.27
20–25	21	4	70.00–80.00	$75.29	-13.81
30–35	34	4	95.00–100.00	$96.94	+7.84
40–45	43	2	80.00–100.00	$90.59	-41.41
50–55	54	5	82.50–130.00	$106.81	-40.75
60–65	62	3	120.00–165.00	$139.05	-8.51
65	65	1	210.00	$210.00	+62.44

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5–10	8	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	75.00–100.00	$91.67	-3.25
25–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	100.00–110.00	$106.33	+11.41
60–70	64	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–160.00	$133.83	+18.57
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	-25.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	±0.00
80–85	84	—	—	4	150.00–160.00	$157.46	-13.15
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	110.00–180.00	$151.49	+1.49
90–95	93	—	—	2	170.00–175.00	$172.57	+22.21
110–115	113	—	—	2	180.00–195.00	$187.33	-52.67
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	330.00	$330.00	+90.00
120–140	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	195.00–250.00	$215.00	-25.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
112–113	113	2	275.00–295.00	$285.04	—

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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.