Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	419	529	431
Feeder cattle	145	302	182
Slaughter cattle	36	32	39
Replacement cattle	87	74	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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
418–445	422	7	176.00–181.00	$180.25	$761	+0.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	126.00	$126.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	370	3	144.00–150.00	$146.77	$543	+1.99
418–445	432	5	136.00–145.00	$138.66	$599	-2.00
500–535	526	5	130.00–132.00	$131.19	$690	-2.82
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	+0.89
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	3	124.00–134.00	$130.30	$423	-0.07
355–365	362	3	122.00–132.00	$127.05	$460	-2.31
435–445	440	2	120.00–126.00	$122.97	$541	—
500–535	518	4	118.00–125.00	$121.62	$630	-1.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	152.00–154.00	$152.95	$571	-3.75
400–445	423	2	150.00–151.00	$150.47	$636	-4.95
455–490	467	3	140.00–144.00	$142.60	$666	-7.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	6	156.00–166.00	$159.99	$576	-11.28
400–445	427	3	152.00–160.00	$155.18	$663	-7.08
455–490	464	6	149.00–159.00	$152.21	$706	-0.15
500–535	519	5	136.00–146.00	$139.56	$724	-8.79
555–585	563	8	127.00–135.00	$131.61	$741	-14.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	3	176.00–180.00	$178.66	$595	-3.34
355–370	362	5	174.00–176.00	$175.21	$634	—
400–445	436	5	173.00–179.00	$175.53	$765	+3.71
455–465	458	3	161.00–171.00	$166.96	$765	+7.94
500–545	519	6	150.00–159.00	$152.88	$793	—
555–580	568	2	145.00–146.00	$145.51	$826	-10.09
600–635	618	2	140.00–146.00	$143.09	$884	-2.00
660	660	1	138.00	$138.00	$911	-4.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	331	4	146.00–155.00	$151.52	$502	-4.11
355–380	363	3	144.00–150.00	$146.09	$530	-8.94
400–445	422	6	136.00–146.00	$141.49	$597	—
455–480	467	5	126.00–135.00	$129.44	$604	-6.11
500–535	514	4	126.00–130.00	$127.01	$653	-9.22
555–575	565	4	120.00–123.00	$121.53	$687	-13.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1585	1338	80-85%	5	70.00–72.00	$70.58	$944	-6.18
1360–1420	1390	80-85%	2	65.00–69.00	$67.04	$932	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–990	900	85-90%	2	50.00–52.00	$50.90	$458	—
935–1140	1073	85-90%	4	60.00–66.00	$63.37	$680	-4.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1460	1453	75-80%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.50	$937	—
1470–1655	1563	75-80%	2	68.00–71.00	$69.59	$1,088	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1440	1363	2	85.00–88.00	$86.41	$1,178	—
1330–1885	1515	3	92.00–97.00	$94.93	$1,438	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
879–1000	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$699.24
1000–1025	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	860.00	$860.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1470	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	840.00–1,175.00	$997.21

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	70.00–100.00	$86.15	+16.71
75	75	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-76.10
80	80	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-61.10
170	170	—	—	1	410.00	$410.00	+80.16

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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
900–1050	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	750.00–990.00	$866.69	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1220	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,280.00	$1,243.19	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–800	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	670.00–800.00	$733.97	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	230.00	$230.00	—
100–110	106	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	250.00–260.00	$256.23	+16.23

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	-33.40
60	60	1	220.00	$220.00	-5.49
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-127.93

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	112.00	$112.00	+34.22
20–35	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	70.00–130.00	$97.81	+20.03
40	40	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	+9.57
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+8.24
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	+18.24
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	100.00–140.00	$120.95	-45.81
55	55	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-1.76
60	60	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-36.76
65–70	67	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–190.00	$154.48	+22.29
70–75	72	—	—	3	150.00–170.00	$160.23	+2.73
80	80	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-37.50
90–95	92	—	—	3	140.00–202.00	$173.38	-48.41
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–230.00	$205.61	-104.39
100–125	114	—	—	4	245.00–260.00	$253.24	-56.76
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	+10.00
135	135	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	-10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	97.50–105.00	$101.54	—
85	85	1	235.00	$235.00	—

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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.