Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $101.51/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 631 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $118.35/cwt ≈ $618/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $113.91/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 510 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	726	470
Feeder cattle	401	386	367
Slaughter cattle	51	72	60
Replacement cattle	76	90	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	130.00	$130.00	$559	—
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	—
530	530	1	105.00	$105.00	$556	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	132.00	$132.00	$634	-5.98
575	575	1	116.00	$116.00	$667	—
615	615	1	104.00	$104.00	$640	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	3	112.00–115.00	$112.96	$365	-6.44
355–365	360	4	110.00–113.00	$111.52	$401	-4.68
400–435	418	3	110.00–113.00	$111.37	$466	+0.38
450–475	462	7	107.00–114.00	$110.27	$509	+1.25
500–533	517	4	100.00–107.00	$103.61	$536	—
555–575	565	10	92.00–100.00	$94.21	$532	-6.59
600–645	621	5	87.00–93.00	$89.46	$556	-6.46
660–670	665	3	85.00–92.00	$88.35	$588	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	103.00–107.00	$105.00	$341	—
355–360	357	3	100.00–105.00	$102.65	$366	-9.37
417–435	424	6	90.00–100.00	$93.74	$397	-13.15
455–465	458	6	90.00–100.00	$94.37	$432	-6.14
555–575	560	4	85.00–91.00	$89.02	$499	-2.33
600–645	615	3	83.00–85.00	$84.00	$517	-0.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	613	4	99.00–102.00	$100.72	$617	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	148.00	$148.00	$400	+1.00
300–335	327	5	140.00–145.00	$141.84	$464	—
355–380	363	3	136.00–145.00	$138.93	$504	-3.44
435–445	439	5	128.00–132.00	$129.21	$567	-5.76
455–492	483	9	123.00–132.00	$128.11	$619	+3.27
500–512	510	10	108.00–115.00	$113.91	$581	-0.50
555–570	562	6	100.00–106.00	$103.36	$581	-12.05
613–645	631	18	96.00–104.50	$101.51	$641	-1.35
655–675	666	8	90.00–100.00	$95.71	$637	-7.22
700–745	711	4	82.00–89.00	$85.80	$610	—
765–795	780	2	80.00–89.00	$84.59	$660	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	4	133.00–135.00	$133.97	$429	+3.29
355–390	372	6	120.00–130.00	$125.55	$467	-2.03
455–493	476	6	110.00–119.00	$116.26	$553	+0.88
500–545	516	7	95.00–104.00	$98.92	$510	-8.64
555–575	566	7	90.00–95.00	$93.03	$527	-8.44
600–645	634	4	84.00–90.00	$86.54	$549	-8.26
660–690	680	3	80.00–85.00	$81.62	$555	-5.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–548	522	11	117.50–119.50	$118.35	$618	—
605–615	607	5	107.00–113.00	$108.22	$657	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$549	—
1160–1510	1261	80-85%	4	42.00–46.00	$44.33	$559	—
1200–1700	1393	80-85%	15	48.00–54.00	$50.69	$706	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1120	973	85-90%	4	33.00–39.50	$37.15	$361	—
980–1050	1008	85-90%	4	42.00–49.00	$47.04	$474	+4.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1845	1406	4	74.50–79.00	$75.99	$1,068	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–760.00	$639.19
850–1200	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	475.00–700.00	$588.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1380	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	840.00–910.00	$881.91
800–1705	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	730.00–835.00	$770.28

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	70.00–80.00	$75.29	-1.10
75	75	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	-32.50
80–85	83	—	—	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	-67.38
105–145	121	—	—	7	200.00–270.00	$243.06	-18.21
150–155	152	—	—	3	280.00–340.00	$303.74	-26.26

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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
1100–1200	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,050.81	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	610.00–925.00	$772.18	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	75.00–90.00	$83.33	+8.04
30–35	33	2	100.00–115.00	$108.08	+11.14
40–45	42	7	100.00–140.00	$112.20	+21.61
50–55	53	4	100.00–155.00	$128.81	+22.00
60–65	64	5	102.00–162.50	$138.46	-71.54
70–75	73	2	150.00–160.00	$155.17	-54.83

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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	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	65.00–100.00	$78.83	-27.50
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	90.00–165.00	$126.67	+20.34
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	137.50–140.00	$138.70	+4.87
60–65	63	—	—	3	137.00–138.00	$137.68	+3.85
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+56.17
70–75	73	—	—	2	140.00–150.00	$145.17	-39.83
80–85	83	—	—	4	130.00–170.00	$157.12	-0.34
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–170.00	$164.90	+7.44
95	95	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	+72.43
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	220.00	$220.00	+32.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	140.00–145.00	$142.62	—
65	65	1	167.50	$167.50	—

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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.