Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.19/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 585 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.78/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.45/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 563 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	557	376	495
Feeder cattle	310	154	221
Slaughter cattle	26	26	61
Replacement cattle	59	53	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–591	589	10	143.00–146.50	$146.16	$861	+0.54
600–629	625	7	139.50–140.00	$139.57	$872	—
695	695	4	138.00	$138.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–493	484	4	138.00–145.50	$143.74	$696	—
500–545	523	2	138.00–139.00	$138.48	$724	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	135.00–136.00	$135.60	$447	+1.60
355–365	360	4	128.00–136.00	$131.77	$474	+4.09
400–445	425	13	126.00–134.00	$128.78	$547	+1.56
455–490	474	6	121.00–128.00	$124.75	$591	—
500–540	522	5	118.00–122.00	$119.77	$625	+4.77
555–568	562	4	113.00–119.50	$116.29	$654	—
600–635	622	3	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$690	+2.59
748	748	2	100.00	$100.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	6	134.50	$134.50	$687	+10.00
555–590	585	16	120.50–125.00	$121.19	$709	-7.32
600–635	623	3	118.00–119.00	$118.32	$737	-2.65
655–680	665	3	117.00–119.00	$118.01	$785	+8.01
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	6	120.00–130.00	$124.31	$395	-1.70
355–365	358	6	119.00–125.00	$121.70	$436	+2.87
435–445	442	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$532	+3.38
455–465	458	3	114.00–115.00	$114.34	$524	—
555–575	567	3	101.00–111.00	$106.61	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	150.00	$150.00	$495	+2.50
355–365	362	3	146.00–148.00	$146.67	$531	+2.57
415–445	426	4	136.00–146.00	$139.01	$592	-3.32
453–468	459	7	128.00–138.00	$134.34	$617	-1.18
500–545	518	6	122.00–132.00	$125.87	$652	—
555–575	563	10	118.00–126.00	$122.45	$689	+2.22
600–634	623	6	115.00–117.00	$116.36	$725	+1.85
660	660	2	116.00	$116.00	$766	+4.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	140.00	$140.00	$364	-4.63
300–335	326	5	138.00–146.00	$141.60	$462	—
355–365	360	4	133.00–140.00	$136.53	$492	+0.98
435–445	442	3	133.00–135.00	$134.34	$594	+3.00
450–489	478	9	114.50–120.00	$115.83	$554	-3.51
555–565	558	3	108.00–115.00	$112.01	$625	+3.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–510	505	2	135.00–139.00	$137.02	$692	-0.64
555–595	575	2	132.00–135.00	$133.45	$767	+2.85
600–645	628	3	121.00–127.00	$124.31	$781	—
660–675	668	2	120.00–123.00	$121.52	$812	+5.86
705	705	1	113.00	$113.00	$797	—
790	790	1	109.00	$109.00	$861	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1050	80-85%	2	62.50–64.50	$63.45	$666	—
1120–1380	1263	80-85%	7	67.00–73.00	$70.40	$889	—
1440	1440	80-85%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,066	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$405	—
990	990	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$594	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1920–2055	1988	2	82.00–88.00	$84.90	$1,688	—
1840–2180	2010	2	94.50–99.00	$96.56	$1,941	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1270	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	550.00–820.00	$731.70
1100–1190	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–800.00	$790.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1665	1409	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,075.00	$997.38

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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	47.50–50.00	$48.89	-8.44
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	67.50–85.00	$76.92	+6.73
45	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	95.00	$95.00	+24.81
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	200.00	$200.00	+66.56
65	65	—	—	2	147.50–165.00	$156.25	+22.81
70–75	73	—	—	2	145.00–170.00	$157.93	-56.92
80–85	83	—	—	2	180.00–182.50	$181.21	-33.64
90	90	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	430.00	$430.00	+204.86
90–95	93	—	—	2	190.00–240.00	$214.32	-10.82
100–140	115	—	—	3	200.00–350.00	$266.67	-1.92
155	155	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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
1250–1350	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,525.00	$1,345.51	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–810	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–775.00	$698.53	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	720.00–990.00	$821.05	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00	$165.00	±0.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	250.00	$250.00	+85.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	58.00–60.00	$59.00	+1.78
20–25	23	4	60.00–85.00	$76.11	+18.89
30–35	33	4	75.00–100.00	$86.54	-3.83
40–45	43	4	95.00–115.00	$106.10	-30.66
50–55	52	7	115.00–150.00	$134.76	-2.62
60–65	63	4	150.00–155.00	$152.60	+28.28

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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	54.00	$54.00	-27.88
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	-16.88
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	-26.88
20–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	67.50–120.00	$84.29	-65.71
40–55	44	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	100.00–150.00	$127.54	+11.68
60–65	61	—	—	4	150.00–175.00	$158.67	-1.74
60–65	62	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	130.00–180.00	$160.54	+0.13
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+81.84
60–75	66	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–180.00	$159.85	+41.69
70	70	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-135.00
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–230.00	$206.25	+7.97
90–95	92	—	—	3	190.00–210.00	$200.18	-84.68
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	+20.00
105–110	108	—	—	2	272.50–280.00	$276.34	+46.34
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	287.50	$287.50	+57.50
105–125	115	—	—	2	250.00–275.00	$261.41	+31.41
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	255.00	$255.00	+25.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	2	290.00	$290.00	+50.00

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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.