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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $161.65/cwt ≈ $595/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 519 224
Feeder cattle 158 197 117
Slaughter cattle 32 41 11
Replacement cattle 63 72 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 8 155.50 $155.50 $871 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 171.00 $171.00 $735 +1.93
460 460 1 161.00 $161.00 $741 —
500 500 1 157.00 $157.00 $785 —
555 555 3 146.00–151.50 $149.67 $831 +0.67
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 8 154.50 $154.50 $491 —
355–365 360 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $542 +11.54
400–445 419 4 140.00–144.00 $142.05 $595 —
455–465 460 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $621 +8.05
535 535 2 134.00 $134.00 $717 —
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
755 755 2 101.00 $101.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 130.00–136.00 $132.83 $422 +12.83
355–390 361 6 126.00–135.00 $130.90 $473 +13.51
410–445 428 2 125.00–131.00 $127.88 $547 +7.54
555–570 563 2 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $634 +5.07
600 600 1 111.00 $111.00 $666 —
660–675 668 3 97.00–105.00 $99.69 $666 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 151.00–154.00 $152.42 $645 -0.04
455–480 464 4 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $684 —
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 +7.00
660 660 1 121.00 $121.00 $799 —
700 700 1 119.00 $119.00 $833 —
833 value added 833 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 10 158.00–166.00 $161.65 $595 —
400–445 425 5 157.00–167.00 $160.83 $684 +8.09
455–465 458 3 153.00–159.00 $155.69 $713 +7.29
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 -3.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 163.00–164.00 $163.51 $466 +7.67
355–390 372 3 154.00–157.00 $155.71 $579 —
420–445 433 3 142.00–150.00 $146.94 $636 +8.94
500–535 518 2 128.00–130.00 $129.03 $668 +5.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 3 170.00–180.00 $174.76 $739 —
455–480 468 2 160.00–162.00 $161.03 $754 —
500–545 523 2 151.00–153.00 $151.96 $795 +0.57
770 770 1 124.00 $124.00 $955 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $869 —
1145–1390 1262 80-85% 3 94.00–97.00 $95.76 $1,208 +35.76
1340–1530 1443 80-85% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.61 $1,192 -4.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $720 —
980–1200 1043 85-90% 4 59.00–65.00 $61.20 $638 -1.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,544 —
1765 1765 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1905 1637 3 121.00–124.00 $123.07 $2,015 —
2020 2020 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,798 +1.30
2030–2125 2078 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $2,472 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
900–1100 1002 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–830.00 $725.31

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 +7.50
40–55 47 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 3 127.00–145.00 $139.86 +42.36
65–75 70 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 115.00–240.00 $181.96 -68.04
80 80 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 80.00 $80.00 -170.00
100–135 112 —— 3 290.00–350.00 $314.18 +84.74
120 120 —— 1 475.00 $475.00 +245.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1000 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 810.00–1,010.00 $926.62 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1160 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,100.00–1,360.00 $1,191.19 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620–775 723 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 590.00–620.00 $598.57 -204.66
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 -75.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 Young (2-4 yrs)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
20–25 23 3 85.00–107.50 $93.04 -16.96
40–45 43 2 140.00–145.00 $142.35 +6.74
50–55 51 7 100.00–215.00 $172.43 +72.43
50–55 53 5 220.00–230.00 $223.96 +23.96
60–65 63 2 135.00–230.00 $180.60 -34.40
60–65 64 4 245.00–270.00 $253.92 +38.92
75 75 1 150.00 $150.00 -50.00
80 80 3 110.00–177.50 $155.00 -45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 32 Kids (<1 yr)Open 3 87.50–180.00 $126.84 -43.16
35 35 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 +30.00
55 55 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 1 150.00 $150.00 -80.00
60–65 63 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 160.00–210.00 $184.00 +24.00
60–70 65 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 250.00–280.00 $266.15 +106.15
65 65 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 270.00 $270.00 +110.00
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 210.00 $210.00 -8.33
80–85 81 —— 4 150.00–200.00 $172.92 -45.41
90 90 —— 2 180.00 $180.00 +10.00
90 90 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00 +130.00
95 95 —— 1 200.00 $200.00 +30.00
115 115 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 +249.56

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 220.00 $220.00 —
105 105 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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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.