Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	316	319	200
Feeder cattle	139	128	136
Slaughter cattle	23	31	23
Replacement cattle	50	34	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	153.00	$153.00	$688	—
500–520	510	2	147.00–150.00	$148.53	$758	—
580	580	1	136.00	$136.00	$789	+19.00
600–640	628	5	125.00–130.00	$127.40	$800	—
660–670	665	2	119.00–128.00	$123.53	$821	—
700	700	1	124.00	$124.00	$868	—
750–760	755	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$925	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	361	4	139.00–149.00	$142.77	$515	—
405	405	3	124.00	$124.00	$502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	3	152.00–160.00	$155.02	$570	—
535	535	1	132.00	$132.00	$706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	138.00	$138.00	$352	—
355–390	364	4	123.00–127.00	$124.73	$454	-0.94
400–445	427	6	118.00–125.00	$121.21	$518	+3.21
455–465	459	4	118.00–119.00	$118.75	$545	+6.78
500–545	515	3	109.00–110.00	$109.65	$565	+4.30
555–575	568	4	103.00–105.00	$104.51	$594	-2.02
600–645	623	2	101.00–102.00	$101.52	$632	+1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	124.00	$124.00	$248	—
255–260	258	2	116.00–122.00	$118.97	$307	+3.97
320–335	328	5	110.00–119.00	$115.02	$377	—
355–388	372	4	110.00–115.00	$112.61	$419	—
455–460	457	3	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$466	—
500–530	510	3	98.00–100.00	$98.69	$503	—
555–575	565	2	98.00–99.00	$98.51	$557	—
660	660	1	85.00	$85.00	$561	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	424	5	128.00–129.00	$128.38	$544	—
455–480	464	4	123.00–127.00	$124.98	$580	+1.04
555–575	565	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$630	-1.51
600–620	610	2	106.00–107.00	$106.49	$650	-1.51
660–675	668	2	101.00–102.00	$101.49	$678	-5.49
720–725	723	2	97.00–99.00	$98.00	$709	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	-3.23
400–445	415	3	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$571	+4.29
455–465	460	4	131.00–139.00	$136.39	$627	+7.05
500–545	516	4	128.00–129.00	$128.24	$662	+10.72
555–575	562	3	120.00–124.00	$122.64	$689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	3	140.00–149.00	$143.75	$686	—
505–520	513	2	136.00–141.00	$138.46	$710	+7.46
555	555	1	128.00	$128.00	$710	—
600–645	628	6	117.00–123.00	$119.30	$749	+2.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	141.00	$141.00	$416	—
355–365	360	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$472	—
455–480	468	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$574	+1.58

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	955	85-90%	6	45.00–49.00	$46.69	$446	-0.94
805–1100	973	85-90%	6	50.00–56.50	$52.25	$508	+4.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1175	1020	80-85%	6	55.00–62.00	$59.75	$609	—
1125	1125	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$742	+2.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	79.50	$79.50	$1,065	—
2020	2020	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,858	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–990	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–800.00	$696.77
900–1155	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–830.00	$810.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1290	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–1,025.00	$941.55
940–1355	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	860.00–890.00	$865.91

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	130.00–155.00	$142.12	+17.12
100–125	109	5	123.00–225.00	$174.08	-37.12
115	115	1	115.00	$115.00	-96.20

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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
900–1100	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	640.00–800.00	$720.14	—

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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	1	140.00	$140.00	—
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	155.00	$155.00	—
95	95	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	275.00	$275.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	212.50	$212.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	90.00–127.50	$112.50	+54.94
30–35	33	2	133.00–134.00	$133.54	+26.04
30–35	33	4	77.50–120.00	$95.58	-11.92
40–45	43	8	100.00–140.00	$122.17	-9.95
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	±0.00
50–55	52	5	113.00–150.00	$139.29	+11.59
60–65	63	2	80.00–150.00	$116.40	-25.00
60–65	64	4	175.00–200.00	$184.90	+43.50
80	80	3	130.00–155.00	$145.00	-30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	120.00–122.50	$121.11	+28.03
45–50	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	187.50–190.00	$188.82	+73.86
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	85.00–167.50	$125.86	-19.91
80–85	81	—	—	5	155.00–185.00	$165.25	+25.45
80–85	84	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	155.00–235.00	$190.60	+50.80
85–95	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	245.00–275.00	$260.83	+110.83
90	90	—	—	2	195.00	$195.00	+45.00
105	105	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	+25.04
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–200.00	$183.48	+3.52
105–125	114	—	—	5	130.00–195.00	$172.92	-7.04
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+60.04
160	160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	—
165	165	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	117.50	$117.50	—
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	—
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	—
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	—
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.