Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	431	420	408
Feeder cattle	182	231	203
Slaughter cattle	39	46	42
Replacement cattle	65	48	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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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	140.00–142.00	$141.04	$738	—
552–555	553	5	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$752	—
655	655	2	135.00	$135.00	$884	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	143.00	$143.00	$629	-5.00
565–575	570	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$701	—
700–745	715	3	115.00–116.00	$115.35	$825	-3.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	129.00–130.00	$129.48	$612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	5	124.00–134.00	$129.77	$479	-8.98
400–445	430	6	120.00–124.00	$122.07	$525	—
455–489	466	5	115.00–122.00	$118.84	$554	-9.78
550–555	553	3	108.00–110.00	$108.66	$601	—
620–640	625	4	105.00–110.00	$108.72	$680	-1.28
660–675	665	3	102.00–105.00	$103.02	$685	-3.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	120.00–123.00	$121.32	$434	-2.36
400–445	423	4	115.00–116.00	$115.47	$488	-2.53
465–490	482	3	105.00–114.00	$111.10	$536	—
500–535	523	3	100.00–105.00	$103.41	$541	-0.23
555–575	565	2	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$579	—
660–670	663	3	90.00–95.00	$91.68	$608	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	512	3	121.00	$121.00	$620	-4.00
555–570	563	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$678	-2.00
655–676	671	8	112.00–117.00	$116.39	$781	-0.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	148.00	$148.00	$496	—
410–445	433	3	136.00–137.00	$136.68	$592	-8.53
455–460	457	8	132.00–138.00	$133.74	$611	±0.00
500–545	526	4	121.00–128.00	$126.34	$665	+2.07
555–575	562	6	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$683	-0.23
600–645	622	7	107.00–113.00	$110.76	$689	-6.99
710	710	1	109.00	$109.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–473	470	7	144.00–147.00	$146.59	$689	-2.14
500–545	518	5	130.00–138.00	$134.37	$696	-1.02
555–575	565	4	129.00–133.00	$131.25	$742	-0.62
600–610	604	4	124.00–126.00	$124.75	$753	-6.88
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	+0.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	3	130.00–140.00	$136.56	$444	-11.22
355–365	362	3	128.00–138.00	$134.06	$485	-8.03
435–445	440	4	120.00–128.00	$123.95	$545	-8.03
600–645	630	3	104.00–105.00	$104.32	$657	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1290	1220	80-85%	2	61.50–62.00	$61.76	$753	-0.89
990–1650	1292	80-85%	8	62.50–67.50	$64.54	$834	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1005	953	85-90%	2	49.00–53.00	$51.11	$487	—
900–1190	1020	85-90%	7	55.00–61.00	$58.96	$601	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1395	1393	2	72.00–78.00	$74.99	$1,045	—
1895–2260	2123	4	82.00–88.00	$84.15	$1,787	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–930	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	770.00–825.00	$798.98
800–1255	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	510.00–790.00	$661.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1300	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–975.00	$882.67

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	80.00	$80.00	-14.44
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	82.50–85.00	$83.75	-10.69
75	75	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	+87.93
80–85	83	—	—	2	250.00–260.00	$254.85	-25.00
90	90	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	400.00	$400.00	+145.14
100–120	114	—	—	4	182.50–325.00	$256.43	—
150–155	153	—	—	2	350.00–385.00	$367.79	+50.41

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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
1080–1400	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,294.79	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,025.00	$973.41	+138.41

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–875	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–875.00	$819.44	—

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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	180.00	$180.00	-40.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	85.00	$85.00	+25.00
20–25	23	3	75.00–85.00	$80.36	-30.78
20–25	23	2	62.50–70.00	$65.83	-45.31
30–35	32	6	80.00–117.50	$93.22	-34.15
40–45	43	9	100.00–150.00	$132.53	-9.74
50	50	1	172.50	$172.50	+22.50
50–55	52	3	145.00–150.00	$146.77	-3.23
60–65	63	4	180.00–225.00	$208.80	+21.30
60–65	63	2	160.00–192.50	$175.60	-11.90
70	70	1	232.50	$232.50	+80.95

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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	85.00	$85.00	-15.00
30–35	32	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	97.50–120.00	$106.97	-10.01
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	105.00–155.00	$142.65	+25.67
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	7	180.00–220.00	$198.41	+81.43
60–65	63	—	—	2	120.00–170.00	$146.00	-32.51
60–70	64	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–175.00	$156.47	-22.04
70–75	73	—	—	2	175.00–180.00	$177.41	-72.59
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00–225.00	$204.39	+17.66
80–85	83	—	—	3	190.00–245.00	$212.10	+25.37
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	-110.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	70.00	$70.00	—
60	60	1	232.50	$232.50	—

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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.