Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 3, 2022

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Calhoun Stockyard report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $150.21/cwt ≈ $541/hd at 360 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.90/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	449	428	286
Feeder cattle	172	97	127
Slaughter cattle	47	37	38
Replacement cattle	65	70	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (284). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes 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
620	620	2	155.00	$155.00	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	171.00	$171.00	$761	—
455	455	1	165.00	$165.00	$751	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	605	2	127.00–130.00	$128.49	$777	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	145.00	$145.00	$515	+7.00
400–445	421	5	141.00–144.00	$142.96	$602	+12.96
455–490	468	4	140.00–144.00	$142.51	$667	—
500–535	515	7	137.00–142.00	$139.33	$718	—
555–590	564	4	132.00–137.00	$133.31	$752	—
600–630	615	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$772	+13.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	5	132.00–140.00	$135.11	$445	+2.11
355–390	364	5	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$491	—
410–445	428	4	130.00–140.00	$134.80	$577	+16.80
455–480	463	3	128.00–132.00	$129.38	$599	—
555–590	573	2	115.00–118.00	$116.55	$668	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	3	149.00–151.00	$149.66	$685	+1.07
500	500	2	147.00	$147.00	$735	—
555–575	570	4	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$804	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
415–445	425	3	160.00–161.00	$160.65	$683	—
455–480	461	4	152.00–153.00	$152.74	$704	+8.54
500–535	516	11	146.00–155.00	$151.90	$784	+10.73
600	600	6	127.00–137.00	$130.33	$782	—
680	680	2	127.00	$127.00	$864	—
700–745	723	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	324	8	150.00–160.00	$152.68	$495	+9.19
355–390	360	12	148.00–157.00	$150.21	$541	—
455–460	457	5	138.00–140.00	$138.81	$634	+9.25
600–645	630	3	115.00–122.00	$117.22	$738	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	520	3	157.00–164.00	$159.24	$828	+7.12
700–730	715	2	136.00–137.00	$136.51	$976	+11.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1390	1247	80-85%	11	72.00–79.00	$75.85	$946	+2.89
1340–1370	1350	80-85%	3	80.00–83.00	$81.67	$1,103	+2.46
1200–1685	1399	80-85%	8	64.00–71.00	$67.70	$947	-11.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1100	1037	85-90%	3	55.00–56.00	$55.35	$574	—
1120–1150	1135	85-90%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.51	$653	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1685	1580	75-80%	4	70.00–77.00	$72.93	$1,152	-4.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1605	1525	2	75.00–76.00	$75.53	$1,152	—
1715–2170	1907	6	97.00–102.00	$98.90	$1,886	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–780.00	$706.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1340	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–940.00	$923.24

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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	50.00–60.00	$55.56	-51.32
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	125.00–140.00	$132.94	+26.06
75	75	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—
80–85	83	—	—	6	195.00–240.00	$213.40	—
100–145	123	—	—	2	250.00–280.00	$267.76	—
125–145	135	—	—	2	300.00–370.00	$337.59	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1320	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,120.00–1,300.00	$1,189.07	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	880.00–1,040.00	$945.33	+108.76

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–700	687	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–780.00	$680.10	—

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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	195.00	$195.00	-10.00
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	+240.85

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	-17.76
30–35	33	3	50.00–88.00	$69.30	-57.05
30–35	33	9	100.00–180.00	$130.54	+4.19
40–45	44	6	132.50–175.00	$152.88	+38.46
50	50	2	197.50–200.00	$198.75	+41.12
50–55	53	2	160.00–182.50	$170.71	+13.08
65	65	1	190.00	$190.00	+53.27
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	+116.38
70–75	72	5	170.00–230.00	$187.51	+23.89
120	120	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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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	26	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	50.00–75.00	$60.81	+5.81
40–55	46	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	125.00–170.00	$147.28	+20.32
60–75	72	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	110.00–170.00	$141.40	-27.84
70–75	73	—	—	4	170.00–175.00	$173.71	+4.47
80–85	83	—	—	2	190.00–200.00	$194.85	+10.29
80–90	84	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	165.00–260.00	$192.26	+7.70
90–95	94	—	—	8	190.00–240.00	$205.07	+0.34
100–110	105	—	—	3	190.00–245.00	$225.79	-22.64
100–110	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–260.00	$224.06	-24.37
120	120	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	325.00	$325.00	-75.00
150	150	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	325.00	$325.00	-30.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	285.00	$285.00	—
45	45	1	175.00	$175.00	—
70	70	1	300.00	$300.00	+90.00
115	115	1	290.00	$290.00	+70.00
180	180	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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.