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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 24, 2021

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 528 309
Feeder cattle 223 236 177
Slaughter cattle 50 71 47
Replacement cattle 44 57 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 155.00–159.00 $157.02 $722 —
500–505 503 5 144.00–148.50 $146.71 $738 —
555–575 565 3 139.00–146.00 $142.03 $802 -8.64
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
700–745 723 2 123.00–124.00 $123.52 $893 -11.28
780 780 1 119.00 $119.00 $928 —
775–790 value added 783 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 2 137.00–140.00 $138.56 $725 —
555–592 574 9 129.00–134.00 $130.94 $752 -3.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 515 3 125.00–129.00 $127.35 $656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 2 126.00–133.00 $129.53 $654 —
555–575 565 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $703 +6.89
600–620 616 5 117.00–118.00 $117.81 $726 —
675–685 680 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $738 -12.46
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 —
780 780 3 103.00 $103.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 4 130.00–133.00 $131.79 $554 +9.38
500–545 515 3 117.00–124.00 $120.12 $619 +2.42
555–575 562 3 110.00–115.00 $111.71 $628 +2.38
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 -2.50
700–730 715 2 96.00–101.00 $98.55 $705 —
795 795 2 95.00 $95.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -4.00
435–445 440 2 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $506 +3.05
455–460 458 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $507 +3.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 152.00 $152.00 $334 —
355–365 360 2 142.00–143.00 $142.51 $513 —
430–445 439 4 138.00–142.50 $139.61 $613 —
465 465 3 132.00–136.00 $134.67 $626 +5.35
500–545 521 6 130.00–132.00 $130.87 $682 +5.24
555–580 565 5 117.00–125.00 $119.39 $675 —
660–675 665 3 113.00–115.00 $113.68 $756 -5.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 408 6 148.00–148.50 $148.41 $606 —
455–465 460 2 143.00–148.00 $145.53 $669 +7.84
500–545 515 3 136.00–137.00 $136.65 $704 —
555–565 560 4 128.00–133.00 $130.25 $729 -1.21
600–645 615 3 125.00–128.00 $126.05 $775 -2.40
660–690 675 2 118.00–126.00 $121.91 $823 +2.91
700 700 3 112.00–114.00 $113.00 $791 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 3 135.00–145.00 $141.30 $389 -2.24
326–330 327 6 132.00–141.50 $138.31 $452 —
435–440 437 3 125.00–130.00 $128.32 $561 +1.39
455–490 466 5 120.00–128.00 $123.33 $575 —
500–545 523 2 119.00–120.00 $119.52 $625 —
555–575 568 3 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $627 -2.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1265 1162 80-85% 3 64.50–65.50 $65.02 $756 —
1050–1400 1240 80-85% 3 74.00–78.50 $76.21 $945 —
1050–1530 1271 80-85% 15 67.00–73.50 $68.93 $876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.53 $518 —
900–1060 1003 85-90% 3 57.00–63.00 $60.55 $607 -3.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $844 —
1540–1665 1625 75-80% 4 64.00–67.50 $65.47 $1,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1955 1800 3 92.00–98.00 $94.47 $1,700 —
1890–1980 1935 2 84.00–89.50 $86.69 $1,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1000 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 560.00–640.00 $602.55
1000–1010 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $774.88
900–1230 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–810.00 $719.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1240 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,175.00 $958.45
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1500 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,160.00–1,280.00 $1,223.24 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–960 922 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 785.00–860.00 $835.45 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 580.00 $580.00 -74.21

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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.