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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 629 274
Feeder cattle 127 379 111
Slaughter cattle 38 63 21
Replacement cattle 12 58 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 163.00 $163.00 $587 +9.36
465–480 475 3 148.00–153.00 $149.63 $711 +7.67
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 +5.91
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 —
700 700 1 122.00 $122.00 $854 -3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 361 6 139.00–149.00 $144.06 $520 +11.06
400–445 419 7 136.00–144.00 $141.63 $593 +11.63
455–494 486 5 126.00–126.50 $126.41 $614 -0.11
510 510 2 124.00 $124.00 $632 +2.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 126.00–134.00 $130.06 $468 +3.91
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +7.64
455–480 468 2 114.00–122.00 $118.11 $553 +0.59
500–535 518 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $598 +1.37
555–575 565 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $635 +2.80
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 +5.56
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705 +4.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 115.00–124.00 $119.71 $447 +3.65
445 445 2 110.00 $110.00 $490 -2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 163.00–166.00 $164.57 $441 +3.52
330–335 333 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $534 +8.97
355–390 370 5 147.00–156.00 $151.89 $562 +3.14
400–430 415 2 138.00–147.00 $142.66 $592 +4.37
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 +8.51
500–545 523 2 126.00–128.00 $127.04 $664 +0.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 159.00 $159.00 $636 —
455–471 467 6 144.00–154.00 $150.70 $704 +8.13
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 +2.76
550–565 558 2 134.00–141.00 $137.45 $767 +5.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 139.00–149.00 $143.76 $453 +8.72
355–365 360 2 130.00–139.00 $134.56 $484 +5.21
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1430 1201 80-85% 8 64.00–70.00 $67.73 $813 +11.52
1150–1270 1209 80-85% 4 74.00–75.00 $74.51 $901 +18.30
1530 1530 80-85% 2 62.00 $62.00 $949 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1000 983 85-90% 4 48.00–55.00 $52.97 $521 —
875–1190 1011 85-90% 5 57.00–63.00 $59.95 $606 +7.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1325 1173 2 83.50–85.00 $84.15 $987 —
1395 1395 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,367 —
1500–1880 1731 4 73.00–80.00 $75.28 $1,303 -19.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–35 28 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 3 90.00–115.00 $97.94 -19.41
75 75 —— 2 165.00–190.00 $177.50 -25.00
85 85 —— 1 200.00 $200.00 +10.00
90 90 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 400.00 $400.00 +200.00
100 100 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 375.00 $375.00 +182.14
100–140 120 —— 2 200.00–210.00 $205.83 +12.97
175 175 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 -120.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–950 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 720.00–940.00 $827.03 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 6 80.00–120.00 $97.86 +50.72
30–35 31 5 90.00–117.50 $103.95 +3.26
40–45 43 2 115.00–125.00 $120.29 -4.33
50 50 2 180.00–200.00 $190.00 +64.65
50–55 53 4 130.00–142.50 $138.21 -24.45
65 65 1 165.00 $165.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 47.50 $47.50 -45.19
25–35 28 Kids (<1 yr)Open 5 100.00–130.00 $115.00 +22.31
40–55 48 Kids (<1 yr)Open 4 97.00–120.00 $115.16 -9.28
65–75 70 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 135.00–190.00 $164.46 +19.81
70–75 73 —— 5 110.00–170.00 $138.77 -5.88
80 80 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 +55.00
80 80 —— 3 150.00–160.00 $153.33 -11.67
80–90 85 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00–210.00 $200.59 +37.33
105–120 113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 250.00–290.00 $271.33 —
100–135 118 —— 2 165.00–235.00 $205.21 —
175 175 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 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.