Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.28/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 559 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.20/cwt ≈ $679/hd at 455 lb · 10 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.89/cwt ≈ $803/hd at 623 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	483	726
Feeder cattle	383	389	386
Slaughter cattle	45	31	72
Replacement cattle	65	63	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	520	3	144.00–154.00	$150.51	$783	—
555–580	563	6	141.00–145.00	$141.83	$799	—
660	660	2	129.00	$129.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	143.00	$143.00	$636	—
575–590	584	5	138.00–139.00	$138.39	$808	—
675	675	1	122.00	$122.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	357	5	140.00–143.00	$142.40	$508	—
422–445	426	10	132.00–135.00	$133.10	$567	—
455–490	473	4	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$619	+9.19
500–545	508	6	121.00–124.00	$121.87	$619	—
555–593	575	5	116.00–121.00	$118.17	$679	+1.57
650–660	655	2	109.00–116.00	$112.47	$737	—
700–745	715	3	105.00–106.00	$105.35	$753	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	144.00	$144.00	$367	—
325–335	330	3	130.00–133.00	$131.65	$434	+17.16
425–445	435	6	120.00–128.00	$124.30	$541	+6.91
455–465	458	6	118.00–127.00	$123.19	$564	+13.63
500–535	518	4	113.00–116.00	$114.52	$593	+8.66
555–575	563	6	109.00–115.00	$112.99	$636	+10.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	523	3	105.00–110.00	$108.41	$567	+10.61
555–575	559	5	100.00–107.00	$103.43	$578	+10.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	3	167.50–174.00	$171.16	$551	—
355–395	385	4	163.00–170.00	$164.61	$634	+11.61
435–445	442	3	150.00–153.00	$151.32	$669	—
455	455	10	148.00–149.50	$149.20	$679	—
500–545	532	9	134.00–144.00	$138.24	$735	+11.27
555–575	559	11	130.00–139.00	$134.28	$751	+16.35
602–637	623	10	126.00–132.00	$128.89	$803	—
705	705	2	114.00	$114.00	$804	+3.28
775	775	1	109.00	$109.00	$845	+0.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	+16.71
355–365	362	6	142.00–152.00	$146.04	$529	+12.18
435–445	438	4	140.00–146.00	$142.49	$624	+14.15
454–465	457	9	134.00–140.50	$138.04	$631	+14.51
500–545	527	9	123.00–132.00	$127.34	$671	+11.16
550–580	565	4	115.00–122.00	$118.59	$670	+8.15
600–645	631	7	114.00–122.00	$117.11	$739	+7.19
660–680	668	5	110.00–114.00	$111.63	$746	—
700	700	2	105.00	$105.00	$735	+1.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	134.00–137.00	$135.25	$453	+8.94
355–365	358	6	127.00–137.00	$132.38	$474	+9.67
400–435	414	5	125.00–130.00	$127.10	$526	+11.98
455–470	462	6	118.00–124.00	$120.70	$558	+7.01
500–535	523	6	110.00–117.00	$114.09	$597	+7.46
555–575	565	4	110.00–113.00	$111.53	$630	+9.23
600–645	623	4	106.00–110.00	$108.07	$673	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1555	1343	80-85%	10	52.00–57.50	$54.80	$736	+3.98
1420	1420	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$852	+0.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–990	895	85-90%	2	43.00–45.00	$44.11	$395	—
1000–1100	1063	85-90%	3	48.00–49.00	$48.69	$518	+6.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$662	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1550	1375	4	63.50–70.00	$65.62	$902	—
1330–2015	1648	3	55.00–60.00	$56.99	$939	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1170	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	530.00–780.00	$653.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1070	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	880.00–1,135.00	$1,024.65

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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	110.00–120.00	$114.44	—
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	115.00–125.00	$120.29	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	170.00–210.00	$190.69	—
85	85	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	—
90–95	93	—	—	3	170.00–210.00	$193.75	—
100–120	106	—	—	5	220.00–270.00	$242.64	—
195	195	—	—	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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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
900–1200	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–910.00	$873.55	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,036.63	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	100.00–105.00	$102.22	—
30–35	33	3	120.00–125.00	$122.45	—
40–45	43	3	125.00–130.00	$128.46	—
50–55	52	6	130.00–155.00	$142.66	—
60–65	63	2	145.00–190.00	$168.40	—
70	70	1	250.00	$250.00	—
70–75	72	3	175.00–190.00	$183.49	—
80	80	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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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	5	110.00–149.00	$130.85	—
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	115.00–140.00	$128.68	—
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	—
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–150.00	$135.60	—
60–65	63	—	—	4	140.00–145.00	$143.70	—
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	—
80	80	—	—	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	—
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–245.00	$175.47	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	190.00–200.00	$195.14	—
100–110	107	—	—	3	220.00–250.00	$240.63	—
110–115	113	—	—	2	300.00–350.00	$325.56	—
100–130	117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	295.00–340.00	$309.71	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	175.00–180.00	$177.60	—
80–85	83	2	180.00–190.00	$184.85	—
90	90	1	259.00	$259.00	—
100	100	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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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.