Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	607	497	442
Feeder cattle	239	183	213
Slaughter cattle	46	32	44
Replacement cattle	72	50	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. 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
445	445	1	173.00	$173.00	$770	—
500–535	518	2	158.00–163.00	$160.58	$832	—
555–575	567	5	153.00–157.00	$155.43	$881	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	433	4	154.00–156.00	$155.53	$673	+2.04
455–460	456	4	147.00–148.00	$147.75	$674	-1.02
510–535	526	4	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$749	—
555–575	560	4	140.00–143.00	$142.23	$796	—
600–635	623	3	124.00–125.00	$124.32	$775	-1.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	146.00–148.00	$146.94	$467	-5.05
355–380	364	4	136.00–146.00	$142.10	$517	-2.98
415–445	421	5	136.00–140.00	$139.15	$586	-2.49
500–535	523	3	128.00–135.00	$130.23	$681	-2.00
555–575	562	3	127.00–130.00	$128.02	$719	—
600	600	2	117.00	$117.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	140.00	$140.00	$357	—
310–335	319	4	128.00–135.00	$130.34	$416	—
400–445	423	2	118.00–128.00	$122.73	$519	—
455–470	464	4	116.00–126.00	$120.54	$559	—
500–535	518	2	114.00–116.00	$115.03	$596	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	4	164.00–171.00	$167.00	$703	-3.00
455–490	473	3	161.00–166.00	$163.61	$774	—
500–535	518	4	149.00–159.00	$154.02	$798	-2.07
565–594	588	5	146.00–153.00	$147.34	$866	-8.75
600–635	624	4	134.00–144.00	$138.93	$867	-2.93
660–675	668	2	134.00–143.00	$138.45	$925	—
710–730	719	5	125.00–135.00	$130.99	$942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	164.00–174.00	$169.17	$623	-2.58
435–445	438	3	160.00–161.00	$160.66	$704	-2.09
455–487	472	7	144.00–154.00	$147.40	$696	-2.60
510–512	512	4	140.00–145.00	$141.25	$723	-3.75
555–575	565	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$797	+2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	149.00–159.00	$153.96	$505	-11.11
355–365	358	3	141.00–151.00	$145.72	$522	-8.34
400–445	427	3	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$598	-11.04
465–490	476	6	130.00–140.00	$133.59	$636	-2.60
555–575	565	4	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$633	-8.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1330	1211	80-85%	7	77.00–83.00	$78.87	$955	—
1200–1330	1265	80-85%	2	86.00–92.00	$88.85	$1,124	—
990–1625	1299	80-85%	6	68.00–75.00	$72.51	$942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	943	85-90%	3	55.00–60.00	$57.58	$543	—
1005–1100	1076	85-90%	4	60.00–65.00	$62.30	$670	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1755	1491	4	108.00–113.00	$109.97	$1,640	—
1445–1590	1546	4	114.00–118.00	$115.71	$1,789	—
1840	1840	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,840	+6.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1145	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–740.00	$670.61
880–1130	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	550.00–800.00	$666.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
1100–1302	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,050.00	$978.15

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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	65.00–110.00	$87.50	+1.94
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	-8.06
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	112.00–125.00	$119.22	-20.78
70	70	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.00
80	80	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-5.00
80	80	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	+130.00
100–145	114	—	—	4	250.00–295.00	$274.73	+6.42
125	125	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	+131.69
160	160	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—
215	215	—	—	2	445.00–540.00	$492.50	-37.50

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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
900–960	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–790.00	$743.55	—
900–1100	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–975.00	$935.65	-32.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,040.00–1,125.00	$1,083.20	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–815	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–650.00	$626.38	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	155.00	$155.00	—
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	250.00	$250.00	—
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	420.00	$420.00	—
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	280.00	$280.00	—
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	260.00	$260.00	-90.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	4	60.00–70.00	$62.94	-5.39
30–35	31	8	80.00–130.00	$96.12	-15.13
40–45	44	6	100.00–195.00	$152.64	+7.64
50	50	3	105.00–155.00	$121.67	-55.16
60–65	61	6	125.00–210.00	$178.42	+33.42
65	65	1	237.50	$237.50	+92.50
70–75	73	2	180.00–215.00	$196.90	+51.90
80	80	1	265.00	$265.00	+120.00

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	-140.00
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	305.00	$305.00	+97.50
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	40.00–50.00	$44.44	-163.06
20–35	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	60.00–110.00	$90.37	-117.13
45–55	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	100.00–125.00	$109.17	-47.86
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-32.03
60–65	62	—	—	3	125.00–185.00	$155.81	-1.22
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	200.00–210.00	$204.80	+47.77
60–65	63	—	—	2	230.00–250.00	$239.60	+82.57
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–160.00	$129.64	-48.05
70–75	72	—	—	3	125.00–150.00	$141.28	-64.90
75	75	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	+68.82
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	-43.40
85–95	89	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	105.00–190.00	$157.68	-142.32
90	90	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	+10.00
90–95	93	—	—	4	150.00–250.00	$197.57	-102.43
100–105	103	—	—	2	220.00–235.00	$227.68	-140.46
105–130	118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–270.00	$236.81	-4.10

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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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.