Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 556 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.79/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 498 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.74/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 512 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	461	713	376
Feeder cattle	251	343	154
Slaughter cattle	51	77	26
Replacement cattle	28	51	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bull and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	7	180.00	$180.00	$749	—
500	500	1	161.00	$161.00	$805	—
556	556	19	159.00	$159.00	$884	—
725	725	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,051	+9.00
810	810	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	152.00	$152.00	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	147.00	$147.00	$669	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	130.00–137.00	$133.63	$361	—
300–335	323	3	130.00–135.00	$132.24	$427	+2.53
355–365	360	4	122.00–127.00	$124.53	$448	-0.57
435–445	440	4	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$535	—
500–535	523	3	115.00–119.00	$116.27	$608	-2.75
555–590	578	3	115.00–116.00	$115.68	$669	—
600–645	623	2	109.00–110.00	$109.48	$682	—
660–670	665	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–499	498	14	143.75–144.00	$143.79	$716	—
613	613	3	128.00	$128.00	$785	-1.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	160.00	$160.00	$336	—
355–380	372	3	132.00–135.00	$134.04	$499	+0.99
500–535	512	3	124.00–125.00	$124.65	$638	-1.72
555–590	578	3	123.00–124.00	$123.68	$715	-2.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	159.00	$159.00	$445	—
355–365	360	4	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$544	+0.49
400–445	413	7	145.00–151.00	$148.14	$612	+1.74
455–465	461	7	144.00–150.00	$146.60	$676	+6.02
500–535	512	13	128.00–141.00	$135.74	$695	+0.30
555–576	572	5	131.00–135.00	$131.78	$754	-0.76
600–645	623	2	120.00–127.00	$123.63	$770	-5.80
700	700	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$878	+12.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	4	144.00–150.00	$147.40	$399	—
300–335	309	4	139.00–149.00	$144.14	$445	-0.69
355–365	360	4	135.00–145.00	$140.07	$504	-2.26
435–445	443	5	130.00–139.00	$134.78	$597	+4.84
455–465	459	8	122.00–132.00	$127.77	$586	-0.63
500–545	530	6	120.00–129.00	$124.80	$661	+2.42
555–590	573	4	114.00–116.00	$115.03	$659	-4.83
660	660	2	112.00	$112.00	$739	+3.32
700	700	1	107.00	$107.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	145.00–146.00	$145.52	$754	—
600–645	623	2	137.00–138.00	$137.48	$857	+1.80
660–680	672	3	133.00–137.00	$134.68	$905	—
700–715	708	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$952	+10.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1080	1050	80-85%	3	67.00–69.00	$68.32	$717	—
1000–1330	1134	80-85%	10	70.00–75.00	$72.54	$823	—
1100–1405	1302	80-85%	3	78.00–80.00	$79.00	$1,029	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1000	938	85-90%	5	53.00–59.00	$55.50	$521	—
1000–1080	1027	85-90%	3	60.00–67.00	$63.10	$648	+5.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	69.50	$69.50	$865	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1690	1648	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,730	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–990	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	680.00–765.00	$724.52

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	32.50–35.00	$34.00	-1.00
73	73	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	315.00	$315.00	+119.85
100–135	118	—	—	2	250.00–290.00	$272.98	+30.14
150–195	173	—	—	2	310.00–430.00	$377.83	—

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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
900–980	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	840.00–870.00	$855.64	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00	$180.00	-80.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	—
115	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00	$300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	75.00–100.00	$86.54	-3.93
40–45	41	5	100.00–135.00	$116.46	+9.86
55	55	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	+6.55

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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	60.00–65.00	$63.00	+28.50
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	45.00–50.00	$47.69	-40.84
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	80.00–100.00	$89.23	+0.70
40–45	42	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	70.00–135.00	$111.00	-28.71
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+42.80
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	+87.80
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	+37.80
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+37.07
80–95	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–240.00	$192.50	+54.31
90–95	93	—	—	3	170.00–200.00	$183.39	+45.20
100–105	102	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	300.00–440.00	$368.85	+164.22
100–105	103	—	—	2	180.00–220.00	$200.49	-4.14
100–120	106	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	200.00–270.00	$224.06	+19.43

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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.