Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $115.88/cwt -16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 578 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.88/cwt -12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.82/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 462 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	518	503	362
Feeder cattle	375	229	283
Slaughter cattle	64	25	30
Replacement cattle	79	58	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 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
525	525	1	132.00	$132.00	$693	-9.15
555	555	1	128.00	$128.00	$710	-12.76
610–630	623	4	118.00–123.00	$119.98	$747	—
700–735	718	2	118.00–119.00	$118.49	$851	-14.51
760 value added	760	1	126.00	$126.00	$958	—
821	821	4	116.00	$116.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	3	125.00–132.00	$128.97	$567	—
555	555	1	121.00	$121.00	$672	—
600–645	623	2	110.00–117.00	$113.37	$706	—
877	877	3	108.00	$108.00	$947	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$401	—
355–365	360	4	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$405	-17.54
410–445	428	8	110.00–113.00	$111.17	$476	-14.17
455–463	462	13	108.00–112.50	$111.82	$517	-8.40
500–547	531	9	102.00–109.00	$103.59	$550	-13.74
555–590	580	11	100.00–108.00	$101.04	$586	-12.96
600–635	609	4	100.00–105.00	$103.28	$629	—
655–660	658	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$651	—
700–745	723	2	95.00–96.00	$95.52	$691	—
770–790	780	2	91.00–92.00	$91.51	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	321	5	106.00–110.00	$107.67	$346	-11.40
355–383	362	9	104.00–108.00	$106.35	$385	-6.95
400–440	424	7	102.00–106.00	$104.09	$441	-7.90
455–465	462	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$465	—
500–535	518	4	97.00–102.00	$99.58	$516	-3.03
555–580	559	11	91.00–96.00	$93.11	$520	—
600–610	605	6	90.00–95.00	$92.34	$559	—
655–675	665	5	90.00–92.00	$90.81	$604	-4.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	5	140.00–142.00	$141.20	$599	—
460–480	470	19	131.00–134.00	$131.88	$620	-12.79
500–545	523	4	127.00–129.00	$127.78	$668	-7.95
555–589	578	41	113.50–124.00	$115.88	$670	-16.50
600–635	615	11	112.00–119.00	$115.21	$709	-7.47
655–665	660	5	112.00–118.00	$113.80	$751	—
700–745	723	2	108.00–112.00	$110.06	$796	-2.94
765–770	768	2	103.00–107.00	$105.01	$806	-4.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	126.00–136.00	$129.33	$427	-10.29
355–365	358	6	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$448	-8.68
400–440	415	10	110.00–120.00	$115.57	$480	-5.43
455–465	462	6	109.00–119.00	$114.04	$527	-2.52
500–535	509	7	105.00–108.00	$105.99	$539	—
555–590	569	8	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$583	-5.06
655–660	658	4	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	367	3	138.00–148.00	$141.55	$519	-2.14
435–445	441	5	122.00–132.00	$126.17	$556	-11.17
465–471	469	9	120.00–130.00	$127.11	$596	-3.23
500–545	530	5	116.00–124.00	$119.64	$634	-5.44
555–575	563	5	108.00–114.00	$111.78	$629	-6.22
619–645	628	6	103.00–109.00	$106.94	$672	-4.10
655–660	658	7	98.00–104.00	$100.85	$664	-9.47
700–746	725	3	96.00–100.00	$98.29	$713	-0.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1550	1154	80-85%	19	56.00–63.00	$59.42	$686	—
1130–1220	1180	80-85%	3	53.50–55.00	$54.15	$639	—
1330–1660	1514	80-85%	4	64.00–68.00	$65.86	$997	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1100	1035	85-90%	2	46.00–50.00	$47.87	$495	+4.87
990–1120	1068	85-90%	6	50.00–56.00	$53.58	$572	-2.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1330	1170	2	85.00–87.00	$85.86	$1,005	—
1550–2130	1840	2	91.00–95.00	$92.68	$1,705	—
2030	2030	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,989	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–820.00	$644.65
900–1220	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	560.00–760.00	$655.98

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	885.00–900.00	$892.14

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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
1000–1150	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	760.00–910.00	$813.21	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–800	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–660.00	$585.33	-103.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-36.82

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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.