Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 14, 2021

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.28/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $109.61/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	721	443
Feeder cattle	396	200
Slaughter cattle	91	29
Replacement cattle	105	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves, lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, 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
320	320	4	147.00	$147.00	$470	—
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	-0.48
543	543	3	131.00	$131.00	$711	-1.04
600–645	623	2	119.00–126.00	$122.63	$764	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	623	2	128.00–130.00	$128.96	$803	-1.04
700–730	715	2	115.00–119.00	$117.04	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	130.00	$130.00	$462	-1.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	366	4	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$446	-0.01
400–445	423	7	118.00–124.00	$121.41	$514	+4.42
465–472	469	6	112.00–118.00	$113.99	$535	-2.01
500–535	509	8	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$569	+0.05
600–645	615	3	105.00–107.00	$105.70	$650	+0.70
660	660	2	105.00	$105.00	$693	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	6	115.00–120.00	$118.40	$382	-1.34
355–370	360	6	110.00–118.00	$114.38	$412	-1.63
400–445	420	4	110.00–115.00	$111.80	$470	+5.01
455–465	460	4	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$495	+2.10
500–545	523	4	102.00–105.00	$103.56	$542	+2.03
600–620	610	4	95.00–100.00	$97.54	$595	+2.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–481	474	8	124.00–128.00	$126.79	$601	+5.79
500–535	516	8	121.00–127.00	$123.40	$637	—
555–575	560	4	119.00–123.00	$121.50	$680	+6.48
618–645	629	5	118.00–120.00	$119.18	$750	—

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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	357	5	132.00–140.00	$136.42	$487	-1.27
400–445	428	6	130.00–140.00	$135.35	$579	+2.02
455–465	460	8	125.00–132.00	$128.62	$592	+1.96
500–545	519	11	114.00–123.00	$119.28	$619	-4.70
555–575	565	6	113.00–119.00	$115.65	$653	-0.01
600–645	621	10	105.00–115.00	$109.61	$681	-1.76
660	660	4	102.00–110.00	$106.00	$700	—
700–730	710	3	98.00–103.00	$99.71	$708	-0.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	6	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$422	—
355–380	364	8	121.00–131.00	$127.81	$465	-3.54
400–445	423	8	119.00–127.00	$121.72	$515	+4.16
455–465	460	8	110.00–120.00	$115.77	$533	+2.00
500–530	508	8	105.00–113.00	$108.32	$550	—
555–575	568	6	100.00–105.00	$103.37	$587	—
600	600	6	100.00–102.00	$101.33	$608	—
660–665	662	3	96.00–100.00	$97.34	$644	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	478	3	134.00–138.00	$136.73	$654	-1.25
500–545	525	4	128.00–131.00	$129.47	$680	-2.83
555–575	565	4	121.00–125.00	$123.04	$695	+0.99
600–645	617	5	116.00–124.00	$120.05	$741	+2.65
655–680	666	7	114.00–123.00	$117.94	$785	—
700–745	715	3	107.00–111.00	$109.61	$784	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1330	1050	80-85%	9	49.00–50.00	$49.75	$522	—
990–1560	1250	80-85%	20	51.00–57.50	$53.74	$672	-0.64
1570	1570	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$911	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	1017	85-90%	6	40.00–44.00	$41.74	$424	—
970–1200	1053	85-90%	7	47.00–53.00	$49.76	$524	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1645	1630	75-80%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.50	$888	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1475	1470	2	91.00–93.00	$92.00	$1,352	+24.00
1480–1610	1530	3	73.00–75.50	$74.30	$1,137	—
1215–2220	1630	6	82.00–89.00	$86.46	$1,409	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1040	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	460.00–600.00	$515.02
990–1220	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	540.00–750.00	$662.78
1300–1440	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–810.00	$710.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
900–1170	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–950.00	$927.41
1000–1330	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–870.00	$836.58

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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	67.00–75.00	$71.44	-23.94
80–85	83	—	—	3	190.00–230.00	$207.00	-33.00
90–95	93	—	—	2	200.00–225.00	$212.84	-27.16
110–115	113	—	—	2	250.00–270.00	$260.22	-19.28

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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
1150–1350	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,138.72	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1255	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–1,020.00	$907.49	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–800	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	620.00–760.00	$690.89	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	-280.00
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	-165.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	65.00–85.00	$79.29	-8.49
30–35	33	6	62.00–130.00	$90.31	-13.51
40–45	43	6	105.00–130.00	$117.06	+0.39
50–55	53	2	145.00–150.00	$147.38	+26.62
60–65	63	3	120.00–150.00	$130.26	-7.74
70–75	73	3	135.00–180.00	$158.86	+20.86

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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	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	70.00–120.00	$93.28	-126.72
45–55	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	90.00–145.00	$123.50	-41.50
60–65	62	—	—	3	110.00–120.00	$116.76	-48.24
70–75	73	—	—	2	100.00–125.00	$112.93	-27.41
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–135.00	$127.76	-12.58
80–85	83	—	—	2	120.00–150.00	$135.45	-50.08
80–95	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–240.00	$189.42	+29.04
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	200.00	$200.00	+10.00
90–95	92	—	—	5	175.00–240.00	$189.78	-0.22
100–125	113	—	—	2	300.00–310.00	$304.44	+62.44
110–115	113	—	—	2	240.00–255.00	$247.67	+5.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	190.00–195.00	$192.60	—
80–85	83	2	230.00–250.00	$240.30	—

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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.