Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.39/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.21/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 438 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.24/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 631 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	420	442	372
Feeder cattle	231	213	224
Slaughter cattle	46	44	38
Replacement cattle	48	61	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	623	2	131.00–135.00	$132.93	$828	-8.69
660	660	1	133.00	$133.00	$878	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	148.00	$148.00	$607	+1.27
745	745	1	119.00	$119.00	$887	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	152.00	$152.00	$410	—
335–340	337	3	142.00–148.00	$144.99	$489	—
355–365	359	5	142.00–145.00	$142.59	$512	—
400	400	1	149.00	$149.00	$596	+13.68
460–476	472	9	142.00–144.00	$142.43	$672	+7.93
500	500	2	125.00	$125.00	$625	-3.83
552–560	554	4	122.00–124.00	$122.51	$679	-4.79
600–645	631	10	114.00–122.50	$119.24	$752	—
660–675	668	2	115.00–119.00	$117.02	$782	+4.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	139.00–140.00	$139.47	$444	—
355–365	358	4	138.00–140.00	$138.75	$497	+0.69
455–490	473	7	124.00–130.00	$128.62	$608	-0.37
545	545	2	122.00	$122.00	$665	-3.20
645	645	2	108.00–112.00	$110.00	$710	—
660–675	668	2	106.00–107.00	$106.51	$711	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	123.00–125.00	$123.68	$443	-3.84
400–445	430	3	116.00–120.00	$118.00	$507	-6.69
500–530	520	3	103.00–105.00	$103.64	$539	—

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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	158.00	$158.00	$442	-6.00
355–380	362	6	150.00–159.00	$155.18	$562	+0.47
400–445	438	12	141.00–149.50	$145.21	$636	-0.59
455–480	467	6	130.00–138.00	$133.74	$625	-5.55
500–545	516	8	120.00–130.00	$124.27	$641	-6.04
555–575	561	7	118.00–125.00	$121.73	$683	-7.16
600	600	4	116.00–123.00	$117.75	$706	—
655–670	659	4	113.00–117.00	$115.49	$761	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	160.00–164.00	$162.09	$605	—
415–445	425	3	150.50–155.00	$152.07	$646	-5.93
455–490	478	3	146.00–150.00	$148.73	$711	-1.68
500–545	525	12	131.00–136.50	$135.39	$711	-11.90
555–590	566	6	127.00–136.00	$131.87	$746	-12.08
600–640	612	5	128.00–134.00	$131.63	$806	-1.37
655–690	679	6	123.00–128.00	$125.85	$855	-1.43
700–745	723	2	118.00–120.00	$119.03	$861	-5.49
750	750	1	126.00	$126.00	$945	+7.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	329	4	144.00–149.00	$147.78	$486	—
355–390	373	4	140.00–144.00	$142.09	$530	-0.94
435–445	441	5	126.00–136.00	$131.98	$582	+1.68
455–475	465	2	125.00–128.00	$126.53	$588	—
500–545	511	4	114.00–120.00	$117.07	$598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1380	1221	80-85%	16	59.00–65.00	$62.65	$765	-4.06
1400	1400	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$952	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–965	933	85-90%	2	43.00–44.00	$43.52	$406	—
1000–1120	1084	85-90%	5	54.00–59.00	$57.16	$620	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1755	1570	2	74.00–80.50	$76.87	$1,207	—
1765–2275	2031	6	84.00–90.50	$86.69	$1,761	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1380	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,060.00	$961.70
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
945–1150	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	680.00–820.00	$788.39

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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	90.00–100.00	$94.44	-5.56
44–58	49	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	6	220.00–260.00	$231.92	-83.08
70–75	73	—	—	2	200.00–225.00	$212.07	+19.66
80–85	83	—	—	2	275.00–285.00	$279.85	+78.49
90–95	93	—	—	2	250.00–260.00	$254.86	+32.43
150–155	153	—	—	2	310.00–325.00	$317.38	—

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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
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—

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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	220.00	$220.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	-50.36
20–25	22	5	67.50–130.00	$111.14	+0.78
30–35	32	3	125.00–132.50	$127.37	+0.83
40–45	41	4	127.50–155.00	$142.27	+20.84
50–55	52	3	145.00–155.00	$150.00	+1.70
60	60	2	187.50	$187.50	+38.33
70–75	73	2	142.50–160.00	$151.55	-18.45

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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	1	100.00	$100.00	+1.25
25–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	100.00–125.00	$116.98	+16.98
58	58	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00	+155.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	187.50	$187.50	-92.50
60–65	62	—	—	3	160.00–190.00	$178.51	+10.83
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	250.00	$250.00	+88.18
80–85	82	—	—	3	185.00–190.00	$186.73	+24.91
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	+56.55
90–95	93	—	—	2	180.00–200.00	$190.27	+1.82
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	+193.64
100–120	110	—	—	4	160.00–220.00	$193.64	-12.72
215	215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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.