Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.73/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 526 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.51/cwt ≈ $730/hd at 667 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.21/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 534 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	435	467
Feeder cattle	281	292
Slaughter cattle	31	38
Replacement cattle	44	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
400–445	423	2	159.00–160.00	$159.47	$675	—
450–485	460	4	150.00–158.00	$153.93	$708	+2.96
533	533	3	129.00	$129.00	$688	+1.00
600–645	618	6	122.00–126.00	$124.65	$770	-3.83
660–661	661	7	116.00–122.50	$119.86	$792	-3.16
700–730	708	4	115.00–116.00	$115.74	$819	-5.26
768	768	2	115.00	$115.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	136.00–140.00	$138.02	$635	+5.00
555–575	565	2	117.00–125.00	$121.07	$684	+0.07
600–645	623	4	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$744	—
655–675	665	2	106.00–114.00	$110.06	$732	-6.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	144.00	$144.00	$444	—
380	380	1	136.00	$136.00	$517	—

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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	326	5	122.00–129.00	$124.52	$406	-0.61
355–380	367	6	119.00–127.00	$122.54	$450	+0.98
400–440	430	9	114.00–122.00	$119.33	$513	+1.10
455–470	462	7	113.00–119.00	$116.70	$539	+2.53
500–545	534	12	109.00–114.00	$112.21	$599	+1.69
555–575	566	7	102.00–110.00	$106.47	$603	-0.74
630–645	636	5	100.00–102.00	$100.81	$641	+4.77
660–665	662	3	95.00–102.00	$99.00	$655	—
700–745	728	3	88.00–96.00	$91.41	$665	—
770–775	773	2	88.00–95.00	$91.51	$707	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	433	4	123.00–127.00	$124.44	$539	-4.69
455–480	472	7	122.00–127.00	$123.85	$585	+0.19
505–530	526	16	116.00–120.00	$116.73	$614	-0.75
555	555	7	111.00–114.00	$111.86	$621	—
600–645	623	2	106.00–110.00	$108.07	$673	+2.07
663–671	667	12	107.50–111.50	$109.51	$730	—
700–745	723	2	98.00–100.00	$99.03	$716	—
755–770	765	3	94.00–98.00	$95.68	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	4	113.00–119.00	$116.96	$370	+1.35
355–365	362	6	108.00–112.00	$110.69	$401	-1.34
400–445	430	3	107.00–111.00	$108.24	$465	-2.70
455–490	480	10	102.00–107.00	$105.34	$506	-3.18
500–545	530	3	100.00–106.00	$104.11	$552	+2.89
555–591	584	7	90.00–100.00	$98.32	$574	+6.01
600–645	627	3	85.00–90.00	$87.97	$552	-1.34
660–665	663	4	85.00–89.00	$87.01	$577	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	137.00–146.00	$142.56	$388	+3.08
300–335	322	3	133.00–143.00	$137.40	$442	-0.25
355–390	361	7	127.00–136.00	$131.47	$475	—
430–445	439	7	120.00–130.00	$124.40	$546	-5.30
455–470	463	6	110.00–120.00	$116.34	$539	+1.02
555–580	572	3	109.00–110.00	$109.32	$625	+4.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	143.00–144.00	$143.48	$452	-5.54
355–380	368	2	140.00–144.00	$142.07	$523	-4.98
400–445	437	6	131.00–137.00	$133.33	$583	-7.87
455–480	467	5	125.00–135.00	$130.21	$608	—
500–540	520	4	115.00–125.00	$119.81	$623	-1.29
555–575	560	4	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$633	-1.67
655–660	658	3	98.00–105.00	$102.00	$671	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	436	6	150.00–157.00	$152.00	$663	-2.81
455–480	469	8	137.00–144.00	$141.07	$662	—
555–590	573	3	120.00–127.00	$123.37	$707	+0.03
600–635	612	3	117.00–120.00	$118.63	$726	+0.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1230	1120	80-85%	5	48.00–52.00	$50.54	$566	—
1030–1680	1338	80-85%	8	54.00–61.00	$55.95	$749	—
1425	1425	80-85%	1	65.50	$65.50	$933	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	85-90%	2	48.00–51.00	$49.50	$544	—
1120	1120	85-90%	1	38.00	$38.00	$426	+1.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655	1655	1	69.50	$69.50	$1,150	—
1870–1915	1893	2	79.50–87.00	$83.29	$1,577	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1200	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	550.00–780.00	$620.49
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1320	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–810.00	$803.86

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	-10.00
120–140	130	2	257.50–285.00	$272.31	+9.65
150–160	153	3	205.00–330.00	$278.80	-30.20

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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
1000–1250	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	810.00–950.00	$898.46	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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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	145.00	$145.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	125.00	$125.00	+50.00
30–35	33	2	105.00–125.00	$115.77	+16.37
40–45	43	2	130.00–137.50	$133.97	+5.04
45	45	1	165.00	$165.00	+36.07
50–55	52	3	165.00–180.00	$173.39	+24.80
50–55	53	6	122.00–162.50	$140.51	-8.08
60–65	63	2	157.50–162.50	$159.90	-20.10

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	-32.31
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+27.69
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	+32.69
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	135.00–145.00	$139.71	-7.25
45	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	+8.04
60–65	61	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–160.00	$145.10	-16.79
70	70	—	—	1	187.50	$187.50	+25.61
70–75	73	—	—	2	150.00–160.00	$154.83	-7.06
90–95	93	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–195.00	$192.43	+30.54
100–110	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	195.00–230.00	$213.33	+3.33
150–155	153	—	—	2	260.00–275.00	$267.62	—

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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.