Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.52/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.01/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	693	347	511
Feeder cattle	331	247	293
Slaughter cattle	53	40	25
Replacement cattle	140	60	44

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 and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 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
555–575	562	3	136.00–141.00	$138.33	$777	+3.82
600–645	615	3	130.00–131.00	$130.65	$803	-2.40
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
815	815	1	114.00	$114.00	$929	—
945	945	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	123.00	$123.00	$683	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	433	7	115.00–122.00	$118.70	$514	-2.65
450–455	454	5	114.00–119.00	$116.59	$529	+3.14
500–545	519	16	109.00–117.00	$113.52	$589	—
555–575	565	3	106.00–112.00	$108.68	$614	+2.50
600–645	636	5	106.00–110.00	$107.57	$684	—
655–675	666	4	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$699	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	457	3	120.00–123.00	$121.01	$553	-5.37
510–535	520	10	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$619	-0.91
555–580	567	6	118.00–119.00	$118.33	$671	+0.16
600–645	619	7	114.00–119.00	$117.15	$725	—
655–675	664	5	114.00–118.00	$116.41	$773	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	367	6	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$422	+6.76
435–445	442	6	105.00–112.00	$107.81	$477	—
455–490	468	8	104.00–110.00	$107.52	$503	+3.50
550–565	556	4	97.00–104.00	$101.25	$563	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	-3.83
400–445	425	7	130.00–138.00	$133.41	$567	—
455–465	460	8	126.00–132.00	$129.00	$593	+1.00
500–545	521	7	122.00–130.00	$125.26	$653	+4.23
555–575	562	6	115.00–121.00	$118.32	$665	+0.09
600–645	620	9	110.00–118.00	$112.94	$700	-2.06
660–670	666	6	109.00–116.00	$111.50	$743	+1.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	279	4	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$390	-0.29
330–335	333	9	130.00–139.00	$134.46	$448	—
355–365	360	4	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$441	-7.25
440–445	443	6	112.00–120.00	$116.00	$514	-7.16
455–470	460	5	110.00–120.00	$114.64	$527	-3.90
530–540	536	5	110.00–115.00	$112.39	$602	+4.48
555–565	558	3	108.00–113.00	$110.35	$616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	529	4	132.00–138.00	$135.06	$714	-0.46
555–575	564	8	123.00–131.00	$126.21	$712	-2.94
600–645	619	7	121.00–129.00	$124.45	$770	-2.28
650–675	663	9	120.00–127.00	$122.98	$815	+0.49
700–740	727	3	114.00–117.00	$115.70	$841	-0.27
770–775	773	2	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$889	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1500	1185	80-85%	27	50.00–56.00	$52.02	$616	—
1220–1380	1314	80-85%	4	44.00–48.00	$46.45	$610	—
1595	1595	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$973	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1100	963	85-90%	6	44.00–50.00	$47.05	$453	+4.78
900–990	963	85-90%	4	38.00–44.00	$40.01	$385	-2.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1550	1325	2	70.00	$70.00	$928	—
1600–1680	1640	2	79.00–80.50	$79.77	$1,308	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1335	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–1,000.00	$916.22
1000–1480	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	950.00–1,125.00	$1,054.69

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–750.00	$626.53
980–1300	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	630.00–900.00	$768.58

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	130.00	$130.00	—
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	155.00	$155.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	—
80	80	—	—	2	185.00	$185.00	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	170.00–225.00	$196.76	—
120–125	123	—	—	2	350.00–360.00	$355.10	—
150	150	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—
180	180	—	—	1	520.00	$520.00	—

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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
1050–1220	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	720.00–930.00	$821.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1300	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,200.00	$1,097.80	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	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	23	2	90.00–105.00	$96.67	—
25	25	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	—
30–35	32	3	100.00–110.00	$103.68	—
40–45	42	3	115.00–130.00	$120.40	—
50–55	51	4	110.00–150.00	$131.71	—
60–65	62	5	115.00–185.00	$154.35	—
70–75	73	3	145.00–185.00	$160.34	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	140.00–150.00	$145.24	—
60–65	63	—	—	6	105.00–185.00	$123.55	—
65	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	—
65	65	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	—
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	145.00–170.00	$157.76	—
80–85	82	—	—	3	150.00–185.00	$170.31	—
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	170.00–260.00	$198.35	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	145.00–220.00	$183.51	—
95	95	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	—
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–260.00	$234.39	—
100–115	108	—	—	4	200.00–300.00	$249.65	—
120–135	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–400.00	$352.94	—
130–135	133	—	—	3	295.00–350.00	$332.13	—
155	155	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
165	165	—	—	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	—
85	85	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.