Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.91/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 533 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	628	633
Feeder cattle	323	383	401
Slaughter cattle	62	45	51
Replacement cattle	68	65	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull and 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
445	445	1	161.00	$161.00	$716	—
455–498	484	3	150.00–156.00	$154.12	$746	—
500–545	530	3	144.00–145.00	$144.66	$767	-5.85
553–597	575	6	141.00–146.50	$143.80	$827	+1.97
600–645	616	7	132.00–141.00	$137.98	$850	—
665–680	673	2	130.00–136.00	$133.03	$895	+4.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	462	3	144.00–145.00	$144.34	$667	—
545	545	2	132.00	$132.00	$719	—
630–645	638	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	470	3	125.00–128.00	$126.70	$595	-4.26
500–545	533	11	120.00–127.00	$123.91	$660	+2.04
555–571	569	7	120.00–126.00	$125.16	$712	+6.99
600–645	609	5	112.00–119.00	$114.23	$696	—
660–690	670	3	112.00–118.00	$114.06	$764	+1.59
700–745	723	2	108.00–116.00	$112.12	$811	+6.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	125.00–126.00	$125.47	$399	-6.18
355–388	380	4	120.00–123.50	$122.68	$466	—
435–445	441	4	120.00–123.00	$121.76	$537	-2.54
455–465	460	4	118.00–123.00	$120.27	$553	-2.92
500–545	536	5	110.00–119.00	$111.68	$599	-2.84
555–565	560	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$619	-2.49
600–645	636	5	110.00–111.00	$110.19	$701	—
700–745	734	4	95.00–100.00	$98.81	$725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	120.00–121.00	$120.53	$383	—
380	380	2	120.00	$120.00	$456	—
455–490	478	3	111.00–112.00	$111.32	$532	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	140.00–150.00	$144.77	$388	—
300–335	314	8	136.00–146.00	$138.73	$436	+3.48
355–365	359	5	126.00–136.00	$131.22	$471	-1.16
435–445	442	5	121.00–131.00	$125.58	$555	-1.52
465–490	469	6	120.00–123.00	$122.48	$574	+1.78
555–575	562	6	110.00–115.00	$111.16	$625	-0.37
660–670	665	2	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	3	152.00–161.00	$155.98	$519	—
355–365	359	5	146.00–155.00	$150.22	$539	+4.18
435–445	443	5	135.00–145.00	$139.41	$618	-3.08
500–545	516	5	124.00–134.50	$131.48	$678	+4.14
555–590	564	4	120.00–124.00	$122.95	$693	+4.36
600–645	611	4	111.00–121.00	$118.02	$721	+0.91
655–660	658	3	108.00–110.00	$109.34	$719	-2.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–445	421	4	148.00–152.50	$151.31	$637	-0.01
535–545	538	3	135.00–140.00	$138.31	$744	+0.07
555–590	578	3	128.00–130.00	$129.36	$748	-4.92
600–645	607	7	124.00–130.00	$125.44	$761	-3.45
660–675	665	3	123.00–127.00	$125.02	$831	—
700–745	723	2	123.00–127.00	$125.06	$904	+11.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1455	1215	80-85%	6	48.00–55.00	$52.87	$642	—
1100–1490	1239	80-85%	7	60.00–66.00	$62.29	$772	—
1210–1930	1619	80-85%	4	67.00–74.00	$70.11	$1,135	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1120	1007	85-90%	6	50.00–57.00	$53.02	$534	—
990–1100	1045	85-90%	2	42.00–45.00	$43.42	$454	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2080	1563	4	74.00–80.00	$77.84	$1,217	—
1510–1770	1610	3	65.00–72.00	$68.81	$1,108	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1055	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–800.00	$685.17
990–1150	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–760.00	$645.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1410	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$884.74
1200–1220	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–825.00	$817.44

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	-39.44
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	-21.94
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	160.00	$160.00	-30.69
85	85	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+25.00
100–120	110	—	—	4	240.00–290.00	$266.14	+23.50
175	175	—	—	1	460.00	$460.00	+35.00

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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
1000–1210	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–910.00	$844.24	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	375.00	$375.00	—
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	340.00	$340.00	—
130	130	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	425.00	$425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	130.00	$130.00	+27.78
30–35	34	5	110.00–145.00	$134.49	+12.04
40–45	44	4	130.00–140.00	$137.43	+8.97
50–55	53	3	130.00–160.00	$142.03	-0.63
60–65	63	2	195.00–205.00	$199.80	+31.40
60–65	63	3	145.00–205.00	$165.66	-2.74
75	75	2	130.00–180.00	$155.00	-28.49
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	-75.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–30	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	60.00–75.00	$68.18	-62.67
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	-0.85
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	130.00–150.00	$139.52	+9.52
60	60	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+24.40
60–65	62	—	—	3	200.00–225.00	$216.22	+80.62
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	155.00–180.00	$168.00	+32.40
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	+31.90
80–85	82	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–205.00	$188.78	-51.22
80–85	83	—	—	2	230.00–240.00	$234.85	-5.15
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+64.53
95	95	—	—	2	170.00–190.00	$180.00	-15.14
95	95	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	+54.86
100–115	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	290.00–310.00	$300.70	+60.07
105–125	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00–270.00	$265.43	-44.28
105–135	116	—	—	4	200.00–250.00	$218.28	-91.43
145	145	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	-19.71

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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.