Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	443	430	457
Feeder cattle	203	196	191
Slaughter cattle	35	56	26
Replacement cattle	80	41	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (318). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. 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
505–510	506	5	144.00–147.00	$146.40	$741	+7.12
553–555	554	4	142.00–143.00	$142.25	$788	—
600–645	623	2	130.00–137.00	$133.37	$831	+0.37
660	660	1	127.00	$127.00	$838	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	148.00	$148.00	$567	—
500	500	2	140.00	$140.00	$700	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
300–330	315	2	127.00–137.00	$131.76	$415	-2.24
355–395	382	3	127.00–128.50	$128.03	$489	—
400–445	423	2	123.00–124.00	$123.47	$522	+3.47
455–490	466	4	116.00–123.00	$119.08	$555	+1.06
500–535	513	3	114.00–118.00	$116.37	$597	+3.81
575–590	583	4	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$647	+4.01
600–645	623	2	101.00–109.00	$105.14	$655	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	124.00–125.00	$124.66	$340	—
355–390	375	3	114.00–122.00	$117.11	$439	-2.89
500–545	523	2	108.00–110.00	$109.04	$570	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–630	620	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$710	—
700	700	1	102.00	$102.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	154.00	$154.00	$447	+9.00
330–335	332	3	150.00–158.00	$155.01	$515	+5.29
410–445	433	3	141.00–148.00	$145.29	$629	+9.31
455–480	462	5	129.00–138.00	$133.46	$617	+0.31
500–545	523	2	123.00–125.00	$124.04	$649	—
600–645	625	3	112.00–115.00	$113.01	$706	—
655–660	658	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$684	-5.00
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	+13.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
450–465	457	3	139.00–144.00	$142.01	$649	±0.00
500–535	518	2	133.00–134.00	$133.52	$692	+4.49
555–575	565	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$732	+2.84
600–638	625	3	121.00–127.00	$125.08	$782	+1.39
710–745	733	3	112.00–113.00	$112.68	$826	+6.66
755–790	773	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
300–330	313	3	135.00–145.00	$140.16	$439	—
355–365	358	4	130.00–135.00	$132.27	$474	+0.74
455–470	463	2	116.00–119.00	$117.52	$544	+0.52
555–575	565	2	100.00–102.00	$101.02	$571	—
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—
665–675	670	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$633	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1740	1263	80-85%	14	64.00–70.00	$67.65	$854	+7.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–2000	1816	75-80%	8	63.50–67.00	$65.15	$1,183	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1105	1065	85-90%	4	58.00–64.00	$61.80	$658	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–2225	1893	3	98.00–99.00	$98.66	$1,868	—
1955	1955	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,760	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–770.00	$747.64
900–1270	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	660.00–830.00	$752.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1430	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	875.00–1,050.00	$952.18
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	+24.62
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	80.00–85.00	$82.78	-2.60
100–125	113	—	—	6	200.00–345.00	$257.35	—
165	165	—	—	1	385.00	$385.00	—
155–180	168	—	—	2	330.00–355.00	$343.43	—
205	205	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–700	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–700.00	$663.89	—
600–845	716	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–800.00	$678.52	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–685	628	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–950.00	$910.21	—
600–700	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–925.00	$911.54	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,246.07	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	830.00–975.00	$894.46	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	240.00	$240.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	72.50	$72.50	-30.71
20–25	24	4	75.00–100.00	$89.47	-13.74
35	35	2	90.00–110.00	$100.00	-7.10
40–45	42	6	100.00–145.00	$125.05	-15.54
50–55	53	2	150.00–162.50	$156.55	+13.93
55	55	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	+29.88
60	60	3	170.00–195.00	$185.00	+36.40
60	60	2	110.00–162.50	$136.25	-12.35

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	85.00–110.00	$100.00	-3.09
40–55	46	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	115.00–150.00	$131.74	+8.59
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	+98.16
60–65	63	—	—	2	140.00–190.00	$166.00	+19.16
70	70	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+2.11
70	70	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	+27.11
80–85	82	—	—	3	140.00–190.00	$159.80	-26.00
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–190.00	$170.00	-15.80
90	90	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	-92.14
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	+71.75
100–110	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–230.00	$206.19	-32.06
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	360.00	$360.00	+121.75
100–125	112	—	—	3	170.00–230.00	$200.15	-38.10

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	230.00	$230.00	—
90	90	1	290.00	$290.00	—
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.