Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.53/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 468 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.94/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 513 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.73/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	512	340	181
Feeder cattle	252	110	80
Slaughter cattle	55	28	6
Replacement cattle	84	81	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher , feeder heifers mostly steady, bull calves unevenly steady, 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
500–535	518	2	165.00–169.00	$166.93	$865	—
590	590	1	156.00	$156.00	$920	—
645	645	1	149.00	$149.00	$961	—
650	650	1	149.00	$149.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	170.00–174.00	$172.03	$619	—
455–490	473	2	160.00–163.00	$161.56	$764	-2.44
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	168.00	$168.00	$554	—
355–385	370	2	157.00–166.00	$161.68	$598	—
445	445	1	154.00	$154.00	$685	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	152.00–154.00	$152.98	$352	—
300–335	324	4	144.00–150.00	$147.58	$478	+2.09
355–390	373	6	141.00–147.00	$144.11	$538	—
400–445	434	8	133.00–143.00	$136.55	$593	-4.77
450–495	472	6	130.00–135.00	$133.08	$628	-5.41
505–545	518	3	130.00–132.00	$130.70	$677	+0.18
555–575	565	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$721	+8.03
600–645	625	5	115.00–120.00	$116.61	$729	—
680–690	687	3	111.00–114.00	$111.99	$769	—
705–715	710	3	107.00–114.00	$109.99	$781	+2.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	164.00	$164.00	$361	—
355–365	358	3	155.00–160.00	$157.33	$563	—
455–465	458	3	145.00–147.00	$145.68	$667	+2.68
510	510	1	143.00	$143.00	$729	+4.00
550–560	557	3	138.00–147.00	$140.96	$785	—
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	130.00–138.00	$135.39	$443	+6.45
425–445	438	3	127.00–130.00	$127.97	$561	—
515–545	527	3	115.00–122.00	$119.06	$627	—
550–575	563	2	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$648	+5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	4	178.00–184.00	$180.22	$424	—
300–335	327	5	171.00–180.00	$175.11	$573	+4.91
355–380	365	10	161.00–170.00	$165.24	$603	-2.83
400–445	430	11	154.00–164.00	$158.73	$683	+1.04
455–476	468	13	151.00–160.50	$156.53	$733	+4.94
500–535	513	12	140.00–149.00	$142.94	$733	—
555–590	573	8	131.00–137.00	$132.64	$760	—
600–645	623	2	128.00–131.00	$129.45	$806	—
700–745	723	2	115.00–124.00	$119.64	$865	—
770–790	778	3	114.00–118.00	$116.68	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	3	160.00–170.00	$165.17	$438	+4.77
300–335	320	9	157.00–167.00	$162.68	$521	+7.72
355–365	363	4	150.00–160.00	$155.54	$565	+1.78
400–445	414	10	141.00–151.00	$145.49	$602	+4.19
455–470	463	4	138.00–148.00	$143.08	$662	—
500–535	523	11	128.00–138.00	$132.76	$694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	411	4	167.00–170.00	$169.19	$695	-0.76
500–535	512	3	150.00–152.00	$150.70	$772	—
555–590	571	4	146.00–152.00	$149.77	$855	—
610–645	626	4	136.00–146.00	$141.95	$889	+5.99
670–690	680	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$921	—
700–735	718	2	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$926	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1505	1299	80-85%	9	74.00–80.00	$78.00	$1,013	—
1150–1510	1331	80-85%	8	82.00–88.00	$84.38	$1,123	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1075	1022	85-90%	5	68.00–75.00	$70.31	$719	-2.27
1070–1120	1098	85-90%	4	62.00–65.00	$63.75	$700	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1550	1410	75-80%	2	76.00–78.00	$76.90	$1,084	—
1355–1745	1604	75-80%	6	83.00–87.00	$85.94	$1,378	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,057	—
1495–1915	1795	5	106.00–113.00	$108.66	$1,950	—
2030	2030	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,132	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1085	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	620.00–820.00	$711.16
1045–1265	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–860.00	$751.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1340	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	830.00–1,030.00	$980.34
1165–1310	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

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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	2	67.50–75.00	$71.25	-15.25
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	140.00	$140.00	+53.50
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	170.00	$170.00	—
75	75	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	—
110	110	—	—	1	345.00	$345.00	+83.89
170	170	—	—	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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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
900–1250	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,060.00	$901.14	-97.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1200	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,160.00–1,350.00	$1,257.44	—
1400–1860	1630	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,540.00–1,800.00	$1,688.34	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	560.00	$560.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00	$160.00	-60.30
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	400.00	$400.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	2	65.00–75.00	$71.00	-40.11
20–25	21	4	62.50–92.50	$77.21	-33.90
30–35	33	4	80.00–105.00	$88.46	-42.31
40–45	41	4	100.00–130.00	$114.55	-26.41
50–55	53	3	140.00–210.00	$170.31	-24.93
60–65	63	3	130.00–205.00	$161.97	-33.27
65	65	1	265.00	$265.00	+69.76
75	75	1	300.00	$300.00	+104.76
80–85	83	2	205.00–220.00	$212.27	+17.03
85	85	1	305.00	$305.00	+109.76

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	55.00–82.00	$71.20	-33.80
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	50.00	$50.00	-55.00
30–35	32	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	77.00–100.00	$92.74	-15.72
45–50	46	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	100.00–160.00	$127.57	-15.22
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	265.00	$265.00	+119.48
70–75	71	—	—	4	130.00–230.00	$192.81	+47.29
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	145.00–240.00	$186.70	+41.18
80–85	83	—	—	4	145.00–205.00	$176.74	-10.20
85	85	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	340.00	$340.00	+92.83
80–95	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	180.00–260.00	$211.53	-88.47
90	90	—	—	1	475.00	$475.00	+175.00
90–95	93	—	—	2	220.00–230.00	$224.86	-30.28
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	+159.53
100–110	104	—	—	4	260.00–285.00	$273.86	+33.39
100–130	111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	200.00–280.00	$238.94	-1.53
185	185	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	340.00	$340.00	—
195	195	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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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.