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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 248 227
Feeder cattle 234 103 171
Slaughter cattle 34 28 27
Replacement cattle 73 45 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, bull and heifer calves mostly steady, replacements mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 —
500 500 5 145.50 $145.50 $728 —
550 550 1 141.00 $141.00 $776 —
600–640 624 5 133.00–138.00 $136.65 $853 —
760 value added 760 3 128.00 $128.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 136.50 $136.50 $737 +3.50
595 595 1 128.00 $128.00 $762 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 4 126.00–129.00 $127.75 $454 —
405–435 425 3 124.00–127.00 $124.95 $531 +1.85
450–490 466 7 120.00–125.00 $122.76 $572 +0.74
500–525 510 5 115.00–120.00 $117.97 $602 +0.92
650–660 655 2 112.50–114.00 $113.26 $742 +7.93
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
390–395 393 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $474 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 +4.26
580 580 2 106.00–109.00 $107.50 $624 —
620–635 625 3 98.00–101.00 $99.65 $623 —
760 760 5 98.00 $98.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 144.00 $144.00 $432 —
400 400 1 134.00 $134.00 $536 —
500–515 508 2 122.50–123.00 $122.75 $624 —
550–585 575 4 120.00–122.50 $120.85 $695 —
600–640 617 3 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $734 -6.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 150.00–153.00 $151.51 $406 —
305–340 320 3 145.00–148.00 $146.39 $468 —
400–435 426 4 138.00–145.00 $140.81 $600 -1.14
455–490 471 7 128.00–138.00 $130.45 $614 -0.24
500–520 515 4 124.00–126.00 $124.75 $642 +3.22
560–580 570 4 120.00–124.00 $121.78 $694 +1.73
600–610 603 3 118.00–120.00 $119.33 $720 +6.40
655–670 664 5 115.00–121.00 $118.79 $789 +11.26
705–745 722 3 104.00–109.00 $106.00 $765 -0.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 402 3 150.00–153.00 $151.34 $608 —
510–530 516 4 128.00–131.00 $129.02 $666 —
565–590 577 3 128.00–129.50 $128.84 $743 —
625–635 629 4 124.00–128.00 $126.75 $797 +2.06
670–690 680 4 123.00–127.00 $125.52 $854 +4.24
715 715 3 115.00 $115.00 $822 -5.00
750–785 768 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 148.00–149.00 $148.52 $327 —
365–375 370 3 133.00–140.00 $136.01 $503 +3.48
425–445 438 4 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $580 +12.49
485–495 490 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $590 +2.99
515–545 538 4 110.00–120.00 $114.24 $615 —
565–575 570 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $633 +6.98
600–610 605 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $629 —
670–680 675 2 98.00–99.00 $98.50 $665 —
735–745 740 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1160 1140 80-85% 2 73.00 $73.00 $832 —
860–1475 1225 80-85% 11 65.00–71.00 $68.91 $844 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–980 793 85-90% 3 45.00–47.50 $46.03 $365 —
800–1090 1000 85-90% 4 52.00–59.50 $56.09 $561 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1730 1540 75-80% 3 65.00–69.50 $67.00 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 90.00 $90.00 $900 —
1140–1575 1358 2 87.00–88.00 $87.58 $1,189 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–1010 761 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 500.00–630.00 $545.07
1085–1120 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–750.00 $730.32
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1000 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–875.00 $839.47 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.