Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.46/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 560 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.01/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 668 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.12/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 517 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	628	450
Feeder cattle	322	323	149
Slaughter cattle	30	62	31
Replacement cattle	72	68	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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
500	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	+6.34
555–565	560	2	140.00–144.00	$141.98	$795	-1.82
600–645	614	12	136.00–146.00	$137.95	$847	-0.03
688	688	6	136.00	$136.00	$936	+2.97
700–719	714	8	135.00–139.00	$138.39	$988	—
770–772	771	5	131.00–135.00	$133.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	154.50	$154.50	$615	—
545	545	1	141.00	$141.00	$768	+9.00
555–575	562	6	132.00–138.00	$135.16	$760	—
700	700	2	124.00	$124.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	145.00	$145.00	$526	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$438	+6.03
400–445	433	9	120.00–129.00	$124.51	$539	+2.75
455–495	466	7	118.00–126.00	$123.47	$575	+3.20
500–545	517	12	118.00–123.00	$121.12	$626	+9.44
555–565	562	6	113.00–118.00	$114.50	$643	+4.00
600–635	618	6	110.00–118.00	$112.59	$696	+2.40
660–675	667	3	110.00–117.00	$114.03	$761	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	128.00–129.00	$128.52	$608	+1.82
517–535	520	8	126.50–129.50	$128.56	$669	+4.65
555–575	567	5	126.00–129.00	$127.58	$723	+2.42
600–605	604	5	120.00–128.00	$126.41	$764	+12.18
659–665	663	10	118.00–120.50	$119.51	$792	+5.45
678 value added	678	5	130.00	$130.00	$881	—
700–745	715	3	110.00–113.00	$111.69	$799	-0.43
770	770	1	106.00	$106.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	363	4	119.00–120.00	$119.24	$433	-0.76
435–445	441	4	114.00–116.00	$114.75	$506	—
455–465	458	3	114.00–115.00	$114.34	$524	+3.02
500–535	518	2	112.00–114.00	$113.03	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	326	4	154.00–161.00	$158.97	$518	+2.99
355–365	358	4	150.00–160.00	$154.48	$553	+4.26
400–445	424	7	140.00–144.00	$141.90	$602	+2.49
455–490	469	8	135.00–143.00	$139.39	$654	—
500–505	504	7	126.00–136.00	$128.58	$648	-2.90
555–575	560	16	120.00–126.00	$123.46	$691	+0.51
600–645	630	3	120.00–121.00	$120.68	$760	+2.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	165.00	$165.00	$503	—
355–365	360	2	161.00–164.00	$162.52	$585	—
400–425	413	6	153.00–160.00	$156.96	$648	+5.65
455–465	462	6	145.00–155.00	$149.87	$692	—
505–510	508	4	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$714	+2.19
555–575	561	5	130.00–135.00	$133.01	$746	+3.65
600–645	634	4	126.00–127.00	$126.24	$800	+0.80
660–675	668	2	123.00–124.00	$123.49	$825	-1.53
700–745	715	3	113.00–114.00	$113.67	$813	-11.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	3	132.00–142.00	$137.03	$456	-1.70
420–445	433	6	128.00–135.00	$130.93	$567	+5.35
455–465	459	8	121.00–131.00	$126.24	$579	+3.76
500–545	523	4	117.00–120.00	$118.56	$620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1038	80-85%	4	57.00–63.00	$59.22	$615	—
1050–1330	1190	80-85%	3	55.00–56.00	$55.46	$660	—
1200–1550	1373	80-85%	3	65.00–72.00	$68.22	$937	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1100	1044	85-90%	4	51.00–53.00	$51.86	$541	+8.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1495	1443	75-80%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.52	$917	—
1750–1765	1758	75-80%	2	69.00–71.00	$70.00	$1,231	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,166	—
1230–1880	1645	4	77.00–80.00	$78.12	$1,285	+9.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1100	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	500.00–700.00	$625.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–810.00	$781.58

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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	60.00	$60.00	-15.00
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
60–65	63	—	—	2	175.00–210.00	$193.20	+33.20
70–75	73	—	—	3	170.00–200.00	$180.23	-19.77
80–85	83	—	—	2	215.00–220.00	$217.58	+17.58
85	85	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	350.00	$350.00	+150.00
90–95	92	—	—	3	220.00–230.00	$226.55	+26.55
100–110	104	—	—	5	210.00–330.00	$281.15	+15.01
165	165	—	—	1	430.00	$430.00	-30.00

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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
900–1055	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	680.00–985.00	$826.32	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,185.00	$1,115.23	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	350.00	$350.00	-25.00
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	495.00	$495.00	+70.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-2.50
30–35	33	6	130.00–160.00	$145.26	+10.77
40–45	43	2	140.00–160.00	$150.59	+13.16
50–55	53	6	140.00–200.00	$170.00	+27.97
55	55	1	202.50	$202.50	+60.47
60–65	63	6	170.00–220.00	$194.67	-5.13
60–65	63	2	222.50–230.00	$226.10	+26.30
70–75	73	2	155.00–180.00	$167.07	+12.07
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	-5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	+21.82
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	+21.82
25–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	120.00–150.00	$138.33	+8.33
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	140.00–180.00	$159.05	+19.53
60–65	63	—	—	2	130.00–140.00	$135.20	-32.80
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–180.00	$165.52	-1.98
70–75	74	—	—	4	150.00–185.00	$167.63	+0.13
80–85	81	—	—	4	170.00–180.00	$175.08	-13.70
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–240.00	$206.57	-33.43
90–95	92	—	—	3	175.00–230.00	$201.18	-38.82
100	100	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	+29.30
100–125	106	—	—	6	195.00–265.00	$223.82	-76.88
125–145	135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	315.00–325.00	$319.63	+29.63
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100	100	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.