Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $116.15/cwt -5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 576 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	452	341	440
Feeder cattle	200	234	210
Slaughter cattle	59	34	39
Replacement cattle	45	73	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	—
770	770	1	101.00	$101.00	$778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	—
695	695	1	103.00	$103.00	$716	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	123.00–124.00	$123.48	$454	-4.27
400–445	415	3	119.00–121.00	$120.29	$499	-4.66
455–490	463	6	113.00–115.00	$113.68	$526	-9.08
531–535	533	7	110.00–115.00	$111.00	$592	-6.97
555–575	565	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$624	—
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	-8.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	117.00	$117.00	$386	—
355–380	363	3	110.00–115.00	$113.05	$410	-7.45
435–445	441	5	105.00–110.00	$107.98	$476	—
455–465	459	4	102.00–110.00	$105.53	$484	—
500–535	522	3	100.00–103.00	$101.70	$531	-8.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 value added	535	5	137.00	$137.00	$733	—
615	615	2	120.00	$120.00	$738	+0.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	3	129.00–135.00	$132.65	$435	—
355–380	365	5	120.00–129.00	$123.87	$452	-12.14
400–435	412	6	115.00–124.00	$119.79	$494	-12.70
455–465	460	8	110.00–116.00	$113.49	$522	-7.02
500–535	525	7	106.00–116.00	$110.66	$581	-3.58
555–575	559	5	105.00–107.00	$106.39	$595	-4.62
600–645	626	7	100.00–105.00	$103.20	$646	-0.81
655–670	663	2	100.00–103.00	$101.48	$673	+2.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	134.00	$134.00	$570	-6.81
460–492	486	6	117.50–124.00	$119.37	$580	-11.08
503–535	515	5	117.50–121.00	$118.74	$612	-6.01
555–597	576	12	112.00–118.00	$116.15	$669	-5.63
600–645	615	6	109.00–118.00	$115.00	$707	-4.33
660–685	670	3	109.00–113.00	$111.31	$746	-7.48
700	700	1	109.00	$109.00	$763	+3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–630	615	2	121.00–122.00	$121.49	$747	-5.26
670	670	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$787	-8.02
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	-3.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1440	1215	80-85%	4	59.50–62.50	$60.95	$741	-7.96
900–1675	1320	80-85%	12	63.50–69.00	$65.56	$865	+2.56
1855	1855	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,317	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	937	85-90%	5	46.00–52.00	$48.17	$451	—
980–1120	1035	85-90%	4	53.00–60.00	$55.02	$569	-1.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1720	1633	75-80%	2	66.00–68.00	$66.95	$1,093	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–1715	1708	2	92.50–95.00	$93.74	$1,601	—
1795	1795	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,544	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1160	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	640.00–840.00	$737.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1310	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–930.00	$875.70

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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	72.50–77.00	$75.00	—
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	275.00	$275.00	—
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	230.00	$230.00	—
95	95	—	—	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	—
95	95	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	340.00	$340.00	—
100–130	113	—	—	7	200.00–320.00	$282.47	—
160–185	173	—	—	2	495.00–550.00	$520.51	—
190	190	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1000	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	790.00–1,000.00	$885.24	+45.77

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–850	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	690.00–740.00	$714.24	—

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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	2	300.00	$300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	75.00–80.00	$76.92	—
30–35	33	5	70.00–115.00	$86.97	—
40–45	43	5	100.00–125.00	$112.21	—
50–55	52	5	105.00–145.00	$130.29	—
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	—
60–65	63	4	135.00–165.00	$155.20	—
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	72.50–90.00	$84.24	—
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	125.00–150.00	$134.74	—
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	—
56	56	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	520.00	$520.00	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	135.00–170.00	$153.20	—
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	300.00	$300.00	—
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70	70	—	—	2	139.00–155.00	$147.00	—
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	—
80–95	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	175.00–240.00	$209.89	—
90	90	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	210.00–270.00	$246.91	—
100–120	112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	200.00–310.00	$244.46	—
100–125	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–925.00	$800.95	—
100–130	115	—	—	4	200.00–280.00	$245.16	—
130	130	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
155	155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.