Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	340	359	383
Feeder cattle	110	158	166
Slaughter cattle	28	32	58
Replacement cattle	81	63	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	164.00	$164.00	$771	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	132.00	$132.00	$752	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$477	-9.01
400–445	415	3	141.00–142.00	$141.32	$586	-0.73
455–480	468	2	138.00–139.00	$138.49	$648	+3.44
500–535	518	2	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$676	-3.48
555–575	565	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$675	-5.49
700	700	1	107.00	$107.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	128.00–130.00	$128.94	$410	-3.89
455–465	462	3	126.00–128.00	$127.34	$588	—
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	-2.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	143.00	$143.00	$651	-4.48
505	505	3	137.00–140.00	$139.00	$702	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	171.00–177.00	$174.19	$476	—
300–335	323	4	166.00–175.00	$170.20	$550	—
355–380	368	2	166.00–170.00	$168.07	$618	+6.42
400–445	429	4	154.00–160.00	$157.69	$676	-3.14
455–490	478	3	150.00–155.00	$151.59	$725	-4.10
675	675	1	121.00	$121.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	3	156.00–165.00	$160.40	$441	-3.11
325–335	330	4	150.00–160.00	$154.96	$511	—
355–365	360	4	150.00–159.00	$153.76	$554	-1.95
400–415	410	3	140.00–144.00	$141.30	$579	-5.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	168.00–172.00	$169.95	$714	-4.81
455–465	460	2	161.00–162.00	$161.51	$743	+0.48
600–645	623	2	135.00–137.00	$135.96	$847	—
915	915	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,107	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1180	1043	80-85%	4	78.00–84.00	$80.56	$840	—
1075–1355	1192	80-85%	5	70.00–72.00	$70.85	$845	—
1505–1785	1600	80-85%	3	89.50–92.00	$91.21	$1,459	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	1000	85-90%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.25	$622	—
900–1130	1027	85-90%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.58	$745	+11.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,028	—
1570	1570	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,366	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,667	—
1220–2015	1618	2	105.00–111.00	$108.74	$1,759	-14.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1005	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	810.00–825.00	$819.59
900–1105	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	580.00–780.00	$688.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
900–1310	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$1,035.93

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–35	31	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	72.50–100.00	$86.50	-18.50
100–125	113	—	—	2	250.00–270.00	$261.11	-53.07

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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
975–1300	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,210.00–1,550.00	$1,328.49	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	920.00–1,185.00	$998.90	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–900	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	730.00–830.00	$777.06	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–75	71	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	195.00–250.00	$220.30	—
95	95	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	230.00	$230.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00	$300.00	-125.00
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	300.00–390.00	$326.25	-98.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	100.00–120.00	$111.11	+18.07
30–35	33	4	105.00–150.00	$130.77	+37.73
40–45	43	4	107.50–162.50	$140.96	-1.39
50–55	53	2	190.00–200.00	$195.24	-28.72

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	-21.84
20–35	26	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	80.00–140.00	$108.46	-18.38
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	127.50–160.00	$142.79	-57.21
70–75	73	—	—	2	130.00–160.00	$145.52	-64.48
80–85	82	—	—	3	180.00–200.00	$186.94	+14.02
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–270.00	$247.17	+67.17
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	+120.00
90–95	93	—	—	2	250.00–260.00	$255.14	+55.14
100–115	107	—	—	3	180.00–270.00	$240.47	-259.53
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	-100.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	220.00	$220.00	±0.00
60–65	63	2	200.00–210.00	$204.80	-15.20
70–75	72	3	200.00–270.00	$240.70	+20.70
80–85	81	5	240.00–270.00	$248.02	+28.02

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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.