Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.63/cwt ≈ $700/hd at 566 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.82/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 621 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	383	224
Feeder cattle	166	117
Slaughter cattle	58	11
Replacement cattle	76	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	164.00	$164.00	$664	—
540	540	7	143.50	$143.50	$775	—
555–575	565	2	134.00–136.00	$135.02	$763	—
600–648	621	14	129.00–135.00	$132.82	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	148.00	$148.00	$644	—
600–645	623	2	119.00–120.00	$119.52	$745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	565	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$619	—
635	635	1	107.00	$107.00	$679	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	437	3	132.00–133.00	$132.34	$578	-3.14
500–535	523	4	121.00–126.00	$123.03	$643	+7.03
555–571	566	14	116.00–126.50	$123.63	$700	—
600–635	629	6	114.00–115.00	$114.16	$718	—
660–675	668	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	5	127.00–131.00	$129.76	$422	—
355–365	358	3	127.00–131.00	$129.35	$463	+6.80
400–445	415	3	127.00–131.00	$128.43	$533	+5.92
455–480	464	5	123.00–125.00	$124.19	$576	+5.19
500–545	520	8	117.00–120.00	$118.42	$616	—
555–575	565	2	108.00–111.00	$109.53	$619	+4.53
600–645	623	2	102.50–110.00	$106.11	$661	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$515	+1.00
455–480	463	3	116.00–117.00	$116.35	$539	—
500–535	523	3	108.00–110.00	$109.36	$572	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	155.00	$155.00	$395	—
355–380	368	2	144.00–147.00	$145.55	$536	—
400–440	430	5	143.00–145.00	$144.22	$620	+9.28
455–465	459	5	131.00–139.00	$135.59	$622	-3.41
500–545	518	7	125.00–134.00	$128.38	$665	—
555–590	564	4	120.00–121.00	$120.26	$678	+15.26
600–645	626	4	112.00–115.00	$113.51	$711	—
655	655	2	111.00	$111.00	$727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	438	3	154.00–155.00	$154.66	$677	—
455–465	460	3	146.00–151.00	$149.01	$685	—
500–540	532	7	137.00–141.00	$138.44	$737	—
565–585	575	4	127.00–129.00	$128.02	$736	—
660	660	1	121.00	$121.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	149.00	$149.00	$492	—
400–445	423	2	133.00–135.00	$133.95	$567	-0.03
455–490	481	4	118.00–125.00	$119.65	$576	—
500–545	530	5	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$609	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$773	—
1100–1415	1268	80-85%	12	60.00–67.00	$63.24	$802	+5.87
1305–1540	1409	80-85%	5	52.00–58.50	$55.34	$780	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1100	1000	85-90%	3	42.00–48.00	$46.40	$464	-7.60
900–1100	1001	85-90%	7	51.00–57.00	$53.68	$537	-0.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1220	1113	2	70.00–75.00	$72.26	$804	—
1045–1845	1604	5	82.00–85.50	$83.34	$1,337	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	90.00–95.00	$92.78	+36.11
80	80	—	—	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	+7.50
90–95	93	—	—	2	200.00–220.00	$210.27	+30.27
100–125	112	—	—	3	230.00–300.00	$257.76	+50.71

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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
1000–1225	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,080.00	$1,035.96	—
1300–1350	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,320.00–1,390.00	$1,346.91	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
520–600	550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–640.00	$576.61	—
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	640.00	$640.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	690.00	$690.00	-50.51

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	+22.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	400.00	$400.00	+222.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	90.00–95.00	$92.78	+12.91
30–35	33	2	100.00–120.00	$109.23	+14.23
40–45	43	7	130.00–142.50	$135.88	-12.25
50–55	53	2	125.00–140.00	$132.14	-59.66
60–65	63	2	155.00–160.00	$157.60	-46.80

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	77.50–100.00	$88.75	+1.25
25–35	31	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	95.00–120.00	$115.00	+17.35
40–55	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	130.00–140.00	$135.54	-18.75
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	140.00	$140.00	-36.72
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	125.00	$125.00	-51.72
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00–170.00	$164.80	-11.92
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+103.28
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+23.28
80–85	81	—	—	6	140.00–175.00	$150.75	-25.97
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–180.00	$177.58	+0.86
100	100	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	-47.62
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	-37.62
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	390.00	$390.00	+60.00
175	175	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	—
175	175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	140.00–165.00	$153.00	—

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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.