Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	467	578	350
Feeder cattle	292	304	156
Slaughter cattle	38	62	15
Replacement cattle	63	71	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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
465–485	480	4	150.00–154.00	$150.97	$725	—
500	500	1	128.00	$128.00	$640	—
600–610	605	2	126.00–131.00	$128.48	$777	+6.78
660–675	668	2	121.00–125.00	$123.02	$822	+0.29
713	713	7	121.00	$121.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	131.00–135.00	$133.02	$612	—
555	555	1	121.00	$121.00	$672	—
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	—
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	311	5	122.00–127.00	$125.13	$389	+1.90
355–380	361	4	117.00–125.00	$121.56	$439	+0.53
420–445	434	4	117.00–120.00	$118.23	$513	+2.40
455–465	458	7	111.00–118.00	$114.17	$523	+2.88
500–545	513	7	109.00–114.00	$110.52	$567	+6.26
555–580	572	9	104.00–110.00	$107.21	$613	+2.83
600–645	634	4	94.00–98.00	$96.04	$609	+0.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	325	5	113.00–120.00	$115.61	$376	—
355–370	361	4	110.00–116.00	$112.03	$404	—
400–445	435	6	107.00–115.00	$110.94	$483	—
455–470	463	4	107.00–110.00	$108.52	$502	—
500–545	523	4	96.00–106.00	$101.22	$529	+4.86
555–575	564	4	88.00–96.00	$92.31	$521	+0.84
600–645	626	4	85.00–91.00	$89.31	$559	+3.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	440	9	127.00–130.00	$129.13	$568	+4.46
455–490	472	6	122.00–125.00	$123.66	$584	+1.18
500–535	518	4	117.00–118.00	$117.48	$609	+4.76
638	638	2	106.00	$106.00	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	137.00–142.00	$139.48	$395	+4.33
310–330	317	3	137.00–138.00	$137.65	$436	+5.15
400–445	431	5	125.00–135.00	$129.70	$559	+5.48
455–465	458	3	113.00–120.00	$115.32	$528	-1.36
500–545	519	9	105.00–115.00	$108.87	$565	-0.23
555–590	573	6	100.00–109.00	$104.62	$599	-1.40
600–645	618	5	90.00–95.00	$92.22	$570	+0.74
660–670	663	3	86.00–94.00	$88.69	$588	+0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$455	—
355–390	373	2	146.00–148.00	$147.05	$548	+4.02
400–445	432	8	138.00–146.00	$141.20	$610	+2.47
500–545	519	6	116.00–126.00	$121.10	$629	+4.59
555–590	575	8	111.00–118.00	$114.68	$659	-0.41
600–645	623	2	111.00–113.00	$112.04	$698	+5.00
700–745	723	2	94.00–100.00	$97.09	$702	+12.08
791	791	4	101.00	$101.00	$799	+14.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	160.00	$160.00	$632	—
400–445	419	4	153.00–158.00	$154.81	$649	-0.79
500–545	517	3	128.00–137.00	$131.25	$679	+4.21
555–565	558	3	121.00–125.00	$123.34	$688	—
600–645	621	5	117.00–121.00	$118.37	$735	—
655–660	658	2	117.00–121.00	$119.01	$783	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1305	1216	80-85%	4	44.00–48.00	$46.46	$565	-17.86
1090–1400	1234	80-85%	8	49.00–54.50	$51.63	$637	-12.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1220	1040	85-90%	5	42.00–47.00	$43.58	$453	+4.32
1000–1190	1138	85-90%	4	35.00–39.00	$36.25	$413	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1610	1560	2	69.00–76.50	$72.63	$1,133	—
1415–1810	1613	2	79.50–82.00	$80.60	$1,300	+10.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1280	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	590.00–800.00	$670.97
980–1280	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	520.00–740.00	$598.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1400	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$828.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	+9.44
75	75	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-7.44
80–85	82	—	—	3	182.50–200.00	$189.08	+32.18
90	90	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+43.10
100–115	110	—	—	3	235.00–305.00	$262.66	+26.79
155–170	163	—	—	2	275.00–340.00	$309.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–800	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–640.00	$565.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	780.00	$780.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	85.00–105.00	$96.11	-7.22
25	25	1	75.00	$75.00	-28.33
30–35	31	4	85.00–125.00	$99.40	-12.86
40–45	42	5	120.00–140.00	$128.93	+13.58
50–55	53	3	140.00–155.00	$148.59	+3.47
65	65	1	180.00	$180.00	+19.60
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	-5.40

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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	2	120.00–125.00	$122.31	+7.96
40–55	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	125.00–170.00	$146.96	+14.59
80–85	83	—	—	4	140.00–182.50	$161.89	-17.54
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–172.50	$164.35	-15.08
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	+7.67

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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.