Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 21, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $112.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 665 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $113.39/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 626 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.16/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 551 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	421	721
Feeder cattle	280	396
Slaughter cattle	81	91
Replacement cattle	60	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one one ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer caves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull caves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
510	510	1	153.00	$153.00	$780	—
610	610	1	131.00	$131.00	$799	+2.04
755–775	767	3	119.00–123.00	$120.98	$928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	137.00	$137.00	$610	—
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	4	110.00–114.00	$111.93	$412	-2.45
415–445	432	6	105.00–112.00	$108.92	$471	-2.88
455–465	460	4	102.00–110.00	$106.04	$488	-1.49
500–545	517	12	100.00–110.00	$104.23	$539	+0.67
555–575	565	4	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$579	—
600	600	4	96.00	$96.00	$576	-1.54
660–675	670	3	90.00–96.00	$94.03	$630	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	444	7	115.00–121.00	$118.72	$527	-2.69
455–465	460	6	113.00–121.00	$117.86	$542	+3.87
500–545	513	8	108.00–115.00	$109.85	$564	-1.90
555–590	573	7	108.00–114.00	$109.66	$628	—
600–605	602	3	106.00–113.00	$110.34	$664	+4.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$589	+1.72
550–555	551	12	116.00–121.00	$120.16	$662	-1.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	267	3	156.00–159.00	$157.29	$420	—
310–336	327	3	150.00–160.00	$153.16	$501	—
355–365	360	4	145.00–155.00	$150.07	$540	+13.65
408–445	427	4	135.00–145.00	$139.52	$596	+4.17
455–465	459	9	127.00–137.00	$131.10	$602	+2.48
500–545	521	6	116.00–125.00	$120.81	$629	+1.53
565–575	573	4	115.00–120.00	$118.77	$681	+3.12
600–636	626	13	107.00–116.00	$113.39	$710	+3.78
655–675	665	14	106.00–116.00	$112.00	$745	+6.00
700–745	723	2	104.00–108.00	$106.06	$767	+6.35
765–770	767	3	104.00–105.00	$104.67	$803	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	176.00–180.00	$177.91	$477	—
330–335	333	3	170.00–180.00	$173.64	$578	—
355–365	358	4	163.00–173.00	$167.73	$600	—
435–440	438	3	150.00–154.00	$151.99	$666	—
500–535	509	7	131.00–140.00	$134.33	$684	+4.86
555–575	559	9	123.00–128.00	$126.02	$704	+2.98
600–645	624	6	120.00–126.00	$124.05	$774	+4.00
660–675	665	4	119.00–122.00	$120.01	$798	+2.07
700–745	715	3	110.00–113.00	$111.69	$799	+2.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	136.00–146.00	$141.09	$402	—
355–380	368	4	125.00–135.00	$129.83	$478	+2.02
455–465	458	4	115.00–125.00	$118.78	$544	+3.01
500–535	512	3	110.00–111.00	$110.35	$565	+2.03
555–575	561	7	105.00–110.00	$108.59	$609	+5.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	51.00	$51.00	$561	—
990–1555	1257	80-85%	19	52.00–58.00	$53.75	$676	+0.01
1620	1620	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$956	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	979	85-90%	5	39.00–43.00	$40.50	$396	—
1000–1105	1058	85-90%	14	45.00–52.00	$49.55	$524	-0.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1715	1565	75-80%	3	51.00–58.00	$53.87	$843	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665–1740	1703	2	65.00–70.00	$67.44	$1,149	—
1660–2100	1864	5	82.00–89.00	$86.51	$1,613	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1100	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	550.00–760.00	$651.65
1000–1100	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–800.00	$779.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1035	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–910.00	$840.62
980–1140	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–935.00	$901.62

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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
900–1255	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	750.00–930.00	$835.46	—

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	650.00–800.00	$730.00	—

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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.