Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 510 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	503	452	610
Feeder cattle	229	200	434
Slaughter cattle	25	59	44
Replacement cattle	58	45	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 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
460	460	1	147.00	$147.00	$676	—
505–548	534	5	140.00–144.00	$141.15	$754	—
555–568	562	4	138.00–142.00	$140.76	$791	—
733	733	1	133.00	$133.00	$975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	152.00	$152.00	$502	—
390	390	1	150.00	$150.00	$585	—
500–535	518	2	137.00–139.00	$138.03	$715	—
660–675	668	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$835	+8.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
455–490	472	6	126.00–127.00	$126.67	$598	—
500–533	510	17	125.00–129.50	$127.75	$652	—
605	605	1	119.00	$119.00	$720	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	6	126.00–132.50	$130.07	$475	+6.59
410–445	434	9	124.00–126.00	$125.34	$544	+5.05
455–480	464	5	116.00–125.00	$120.22	$558	+6.54
500–545	521	4	115.00–122.00	$117.33	$611	+6.33
555	555	3	114.00	$114.00	$633	+3.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	115.00–123.00	$119.07	$363	+2.07
355–390	375	3	111.00–115.00	$113.30	$425	+0.25
435–440	438	4	111.00–113.00	$111.99	$491	+4.01
500–545	523	2	100.00–105.00	$102.61	$537	+0.91
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	140.00–146.00	$143.69	$514	—
435–445	442	6	134.00–141.00	$137.34	$607	+3.34
455–470	462	5	126.00–136.00	$130.34	$602	+10.97
500–520	513	6	119.00–128.00	$125.08	$642	+6.34
555	555	4	115.00–119.00	$118.00	$655	+1.85
600–645	623	4	109.00–112.00	$111.04	$692	-3.96
655–680	663	3	109.00–111.00	$110.32	$731	-0.99
700–730	712	3	96.00–105.00	$99.08	$705	-9.92
755–770	763	2	93.00–95.00	$93.99	$717	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	140.00–147.00	$144.67	$658	—
500–535	514	8	133.00–137.00	$135.73	$698	—
555–573	570	6	124.00–134.00	$132.38	$755	—
600–645	630	3	122.00–123.00	$122.68	$773	+1.19
700	700	1	113.00	$113.00	$791	—
770–790	777	3	109.00–110.00	$109.33	$849	-0.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	3	138.00–141.00	$139.62	$451	+6.97
355–370	360	3	130.00–138.00	$133.73	$481	+9.86
445–446	446	3	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$540	+1.21
455–470	463	2	113.00–120.00	$116.56	$540	+3.07
555–575	565	2	105.00–110.00	$107.54	$608	+1.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1270	1107	80-85%	3	52.00–57.00	$55.34	$613	—
1000–1700	1423	80-85%	6	62.00–66.50	$64.39	$916	—
1435–1705	1570	80-85%	2	69.00–71.00	$70.09	$1,100	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$430	-12.02
1070–1100	1085	85-90%	2	56.00–57.00	$56.51	$613	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1545	1373	2	84.00–87.00	$85.69	$1,177	—
1005–1990	1498	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,198	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	570.00–800.00	$700.14
1130–1230	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$835.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$952.38
1050–1180	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,100.00	$994.17

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	50.00–56.00	$53.23	-21.77
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	80.00–90.00	$85.38	+10.38
40–45	42	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	90.00–115.00	$105.40	+30.40
80	80	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	-10.00
95	95	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-65.00
100–145	117	—	—	3	280.00–360.00	$335.64	+53.17

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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
1000–1445	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	825.00–1,075.00	$999.30	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1180	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,161.82	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–850	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	560.00–825.00	$689.14	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	92.50–100.00	$96.67	+19.75
30–35	33	5	92.50–135.00	$110.68	+23.71
40–45	43	2	100.00–120.00	$110.59	-1.62
50–55	53	4	115.00–150.00	$129.29	-1.00
60–65	62	3	150.00–155.00	$151.62	-3.58
70–75	73	2	155.00–160.00	$157.59	-32.41
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	-14.24
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	70.00–130.00	$106.47	+22.23
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	120.00–180.00	$152.92	+18.18
45	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+55.26
60–65	62	—	—	3	100.00–180.00	$136.49	-16.71
60–75	66	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	120.00–220.00	$180.29	-119.71
70–75	73	—	—	2	175.00–200.00	$187.93	-7.07
80–85	81	—	—	4	135.00–190.00	$171.23	-21.19
80–90	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	200.00–250.00	$222.40	+12.51
85–95	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	250.00–400.00	$296.11	-453.89
90–95	91	—	—	4	150.00–220.00	$195.34	-554.66
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	220.00–275.00	$248.17	+3.71
100–120	113	—	—	3	200.00–300.00	$242.35	-2.11
100–135	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	290.00–520.00	$418.12	-382.83
120	120	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	-465.95
150	150	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	-425.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	220.00–240.00	$230.34	—

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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.