Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 28, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.52/cwt ≈ $618/hd at 477 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	450	461
Feeder cattle	227	251
Slaughter cattle	42	51
Replacement cattle	70	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	—
845	845	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,141	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	144.00	$144.00	$655	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	140.00–147.00	$144.77	$539	+10.73
400–445	436	5	140.00	$140.00	$610	—
455–496	477	14	128.00–135.00	$129.52	$618	—
500–535	512	3	128.00–134.00	$130.74	$669	+6.09
555	555	2	128.00	$128.00	$710	+4.32
600–645	623	2	106.00–116.00	$110.82	$690	—
690	690	1	105.00	$105.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	3	128.00–132.00	$130.58	$405	-1.66
355–380	363	3	122.00–132.00	$127.00	$461	+2.47
400–445	423	6	115.00–123.00	$119.56	$506	-1.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	512	3	136.00–137.00	$136.35	$698	—
555	555	2	134.00	$134.00	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	160.00–161.00	$160.32	$596	+9.31
435–445	441	5	149.00–159.00	$152.99	$675	+4.85
451–480	459	9	141.00–151.00	$147.35	$676	+0.75
500–545	537	8	135.00–140.00	$138.92	$746	+3.18
555–575	558	6	127.00–135.00	$128.37	$716	-3.41
600–645	634	7	125.00–135.00	$129.05	$818	+5.42
655–690	674	4	122.00–132.00	$124.45	$839	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	+2.60
330–335	333	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$503	+6.87
355–365	360	4	142.00–143.00	$142.75	$514	+2.68
400–445	415	3	141.00–142.00	$141.64	$588	+6.86
455–465	458	6	127.00–135.00	$133.18	$610	+5.41
500–535	514	5	120.00–130.00	$125.84	$647	+1.04
555–560	557	6	110.00–120.00	$113.35	$631	-1.68
600–645	609	5	105.00–115.00	$112.18	$683	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
455	455	2	154.00	$154.00	$701	—
501–535	505	9	143.00–145.00	$143.24	$723	-2.28
775	775	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1310	1171	80-85%	9	70.00–75.00	$72.83	$853	—
1100–1280	1203	80-85%	3	66.00–67.50	$66.87	$804	—
1585–1705	1630	80-85%	5	78.00–84.00	$81.41	$1,327	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–980	927	85-90%	3	48.00–55.00	$52.53	$487	-2.97
920–1040	980	85-90%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.53	$593	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1475	1351	4	97.00–98.00	$97.76	$1,321	—
1370	1370	1	111.50	$111.50	$1,528	—
1110–2395	1674	4	82.00–89.00	$85.34	$1,429	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1100	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	630.00–810.00	$691.50
970–1115	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–890.00	$871.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1440	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	870.00–1,070.00	$974.23
1340–1620	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,220.00	$1,124.93

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	105.00–135.00	$120.71	-194.29
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	225.00	$225.00	-90.00
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	110.00–130.00	$119.60	-195.40
90–95	93	—	—	2	210.00–220.00	$215.14	-99.86
100–125	117	—	—	5	220.00–315.00	$264.19	-8.79
150–155	153	—	—	2	230.00–250.00	$239.84	-137.99

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	45.00–50.00	$47.78	-38.76
30–35	31	4	60.00–90.00	$72.00	-14.54
30–35	33	2	50.00–55.00	$52.31	-34.23
40–45	43	3	100.00–120.00	$108.46	-8.00
50	50	2	115.00–150.00	$132.50	-15.00
60–65	64	4	110.00–140.00	$130.39	-17.11
70–75	72	3	100.00–200.00	$138.14	-9.36

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	60.00–90.00	$79.25	+31.56
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	120.00–150.00	$136.07	+25.07
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	150.00–180.00	$165.60	-54.40
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–160.00	$150.15	-69.85
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	+100.00
80–85	83	—	—	2	180.00–200.00	$190.30	+40.30
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–220.00	$184.93	-7.57
100–110	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00–320.00	$314.76	+90.70
100–110	107	—	—	3	185.00–230.00	$199.06	-25.00
100–140	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	170.00–270.00	$234.43	+10.37
115	115	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	+55.94

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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.