Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $139.29/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	592	106
Feeder cattle	213	353	85
Slaughter cattle	44	54	9
Replacement cattle	61	62	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–494	483	6	155.00–160.00	$158.86	$767	—
500–545	524	7	150.00–155.00	$151.89	$796	—
555–575	564	7	144.00–154.00	$148.58	$838	+3.91
600–640	615	3	138.00–147.00	$141.62	$871	+3.62
655	655	1	143.00	$143.00	$937	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	3	144.00–149.00	$146.73	$624	—
455–465	458	3	144.00–149.00	$147.31	$675	+0.79
536	536	5	136.00	$136.00	$729	—
600–645	615	3	130.00–135.00	$132.67	$816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	149.00	$149.00	$529	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	360	5	135.00–142.00	$138.06	$497	-0.64
435–445	442	5	129.00–134.00	$131.19	$580	-1.76
455–465	458	3	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$591	—
500–545	511	4	123.00–127.00	$125.20	$640	+6.11
555	555	2	125.00	$125.00	$694	+7.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	3	134.00–137.00	$135.32	$562	-7.99
455–465	458	4	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$616	-7.64
500–545	527	5	128.00–130.00	$128.83	$679	—
555–575	568	3	126.00–130.00	$127.30	$723	+4.31
660	660	1	113.00	$113.00	$746	—
710	710	1	112.00	$112.00	$795	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	4	126.00–130.00	$127.69	$345	—
355–365	358	4	124.00–132.00	$127.52	$457	-0.32
400–445	413	5	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$515	+2.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	164.00	$164.00	$459	—
310–335	325	3	154.00–161.00	$156.56	$509	—
355–365	362	3	150.00–157.00	$154.71	$560	-7.26
435–445	440	5	141.00–151.00	$145.80	$642	-9.81
455–465	460	10	138.00–141.00	$139.29	$641	-1.09
500–545	533	4	127.00–136.00	$130.31	$695	-7.13
555–575	570	8	127.00–130.00	$128.89	$735	+3.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	157.00–159.00	$158.00	$703	-6.84
455–465	459	5	148.00–154.00	$150.41	$690	-2.95
500–545	524	4	144.00–149.00	$147.29	$772	-1.41
555–575	562	3	140.00–146.00	$143.95	$809	+8.55
600	600	2	133.00	$133.00	$798	-4.02
667 value added	667	3	138.00	$138.00	$920	—
655–699	685	6	126.00–133.00	$127.28	$872	-1.21
700–745	723	2	124.00–125.00	$124.52	$900	+1.36
755–770	763	3	116.00–120.00	$118.32	$903	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	141.00–145.00	$143.03	$515	-4.64
435–445	442	3	128.00–135.00	$130.30	$576	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1550	1217	80-85%	11	64.00–70.00	$66.71	$812	+3.08
1220–1470	1317	80-85%	6	59.00–63.50	$61.25	$807	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1043	85-90%	4	61.00–63.00	$62.02	$647	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$528	-17.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1900	1475	6	85.00–89.00	$87.10	$1,285	—
1515–2130	1823	2	82.50–83.50	$82.92	$1,512	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1400	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,120.71
1130–1435	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,244.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–940.00	$767.15
900–1200	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,025.00	$958.59

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	100.00	$100.00	+7.69
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	225.00	$225.00	+132.69
45	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	300.00–330.00	$315.00	+222.69
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	150.00	$150.00	-41.72
70–75	73	—	—	2	190.00–195.00	$192.41	+0.69
80–85	83	—	—	2	197.50–205.00	$201.36	-9.25
90–95	93	—	—	2	220.00–225.00	$222.43	+4.32
100–120	110	—	—	2	265.00–280.00	$273.18	+9.94

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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
900–950	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,020.00	$958.38	+208.38

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–870	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	680.00–770.00	$723.11	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	92.50–125.00	$110.36	+12.15
30–35	33	2	122.50–130.00	$126.54	+6.15
30–35	33	2	80.00–85.00	$82.69	-37.70
40–45	42	5	110.00–140.00	$121.43	-24.26
50–55	53	5	135.00–160.00	$148.30	-11.58
60	60	3	140.00–157.50	$149.17	-27.13
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-6.30

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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	4	90.00–105.00	$98.75	+6.25
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	-10.48
30–35	33	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–130.00	$125.38	-54.62
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+55.00
65–75	70	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	165.00–170.00	$167.68	+30.37
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-17.31
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	+25.19
70–75	74	—	—	5	140.00–190.00	$177.03	-28.58
80–85	83	—	—	2	142.50–180.00	$161.82	-15.76
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–200.00	$179.22	+1.64
90–95	92	—	—	3	170.00–200.00	$188.45	-4.12
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–220.00	$206.36	-142.58
110–115	113	—	—	2	210.00–220.00	$215.11	-133.83
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	+151.06

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	325.00	$325.00	—
155	155	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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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.