Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.51/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 614 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.77/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 568 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.52/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 461 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	629	251	382
Feeder cattle	379	193	240
Slaughter cattle	63	25	23
Replacement cattle	58	33	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	2	140.00–141.00	$140.52	$735	—
551–575	555	8	134.00–140.50	$138.66	$770	—
600–645	621	4	125.00–129.50	$128.09	$795	-0.27
704	704	5	125.50	$125.50	$884	—
754–765	756	6	120.00–126.00	$124.99	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–385	362	4	149.00–158.00	$153.64	$556	—
440–445	443	2	140.00–146.00	$143.02	$634	—
455–465	460	2	138.00–146.00	$141.96	$653	+9.96
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	—
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	141.00–145.00	$143.09	$534	—
455	455	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$589	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	3	130.00–140.00	$134.55	$366	—
300–335	326	4	126.00–136.00	$131.39	$428	—
355–390	362	6	124.00–130.00	$126.15	$457	+5.16
400–445	436	10	118.00–127.00	$122.36	$533	+4.63
455–465	461	17	113.00–121.00	$117.52	$542	+4.08
500–545	525	12	110.00–116.00	$114.15	$599	+5.38
565–575	568	3	109.00–110.00	$109.66	$623	+10.02
600–645	616	4	100.00–105.00	$103.44	$637	—
660–675	670	3	99.00–104.00	$101.01	$677	+1.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	133.00	$133.00	$512	—
435	435	2	130.00	$130.00	$566	—
455–490	473	4	126.00–127.00	$126.52	$598	+2.90
500–545	528	8	119.00–125.00	$121.35	$641	—
555–590	573	4	115.00–121.50	$118.35	$678	+8.48
600–645	614	19	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$691	+1.50
655–675	663	3	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$736	+1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	4	114.00–124.00	$120.09	$379	+7.11
355–365	360	4	112.00–120.00	$116.06	$418	+3.25
435–445	440	4	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$495	+7.97
465–490	473	3	105.00–110.00	$107.71	$509	+7.29
500–535	521	9	100.00–108.00	$103.88	$541	+8.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	5	160.00–164.00	$161.05	$433	—
300–335	324	4	149.00–157.00	$151.53	$491	+7.15
355–365	358	4	146.00–150.00	$148.75	$533	+7.46
440–445	441	7	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$610	+2.64
455–490	467	10	129.00–135.00	$131.49	$614	+2.53
510–545	528	10	124.00–130.00	$126.39	$667	+9.67
555–580	566	7	119.00–124.00	$121.82	$690	+10.29
600–645	613	7	105.00–115.00	$109.41	$671	—
650–660	654	4	103.00–110.00	$106.98	$700	+7.52
730–740	735	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$768	+6.50
770–780	775	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$771	+7.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	145.00–148.00	$146.48	$645	—
455–480	468	4	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$667	—
500–545	510	5	132.00–135.00	$133.24	$680	+1.98
555–585	568	18	128.00–135.00	$131.77	$748	+9.62
600–645	613	5	121.00–126.00	$123.45	$757	+10.45
655–670	663	4	116.00–123.00	$118.74	$787	—
668 value added	668	9	126.50	$126.50	$845	—
700–745	723	2	111.00–113.00	$112.03	$810	—
760–770	765	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$796	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	152.00	$152.00	$334	+8.00
255–290	267	3	140.00–150.00	$144.78	$387	+9.69
330–335	333	2	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$450	+2.28
355–380	360	7	125.00–135.00	$129.35	$466	+0.36
415–445	433	6	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$541	+2.60
455–490	468	10	115.00–125.00	$118.96	$557	+5.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1500	1217	80-85%	8	53.00–60.00	$56.21	$684	—
1000–1680	1225	80-85%	16	61.00–68.00	$63.61	$779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1038	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$52.81	$548	—
1000–1100	1040	85-90%	5	43.00–49.00	$46.60	$485	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1700	1650	75-80%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.45	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2020	1541	6	80.00–86.00	$82.18	$1,266	—
1455–1905	1735	4	94.00–96.00	$94.95	$1,647	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1465	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	510.00–780.00	$630.40
900–1240	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–760.00	$692.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1180	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,090.00	$988.06
1100–1355	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	835.00–910.00	$859.20

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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	115.00–120.00	$117.35	—
75	75	—	—	2	165.00–240.00	$202.50	—
85	85	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	—
90	90	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100–130	117	—	—	3	190.00–200.00	$192.86	—
140–145	143	—	—	2	315.00–350.00	$332.81	—
195	195	—	—	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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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
1000–1345	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,207.31	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1150	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–820.00	$732.32	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–650	638	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	420.00–460.00	$440.39	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00	$160.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	7	60.00–100.00	$86.61	—
20–25	23	3	40.00–50.00	$47.14	—
30–35	33	10	75.00–127.50	$100.69	—
40–45	43	10	115.00–140.00	$124.62	—
50–55	51	7	100.00–145.00	$125.35	—
50–55	52	3	152.50–167.50	$162.66	—
60–65	64	4	110.00–155.00	$130.78	—
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	—
70–75	73	2	125.00–135.00	$129.83	—
70–75	73	2	165.00–170.00	$167.41	—

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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	26	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	85.00–100.00	$92.69	—
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	115.00–140.00	$124.44	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	125.00–130.00	$127.40	—
70–75	72	—	—	3	130.00–160.00	$144.65	—
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	—
80–85	82	—	—	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	—
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	160.00–170.00	$163.26	—
90	90	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	115.00	$115.00	—
140	140	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.