Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.40/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 517 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.44/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 613 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $151.02/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 359 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	508	469	259
Feeder cattle	187	207	189
Slaughter cattle	59	64	44
Replacement cattle	70	69	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	169.00	$169.00	$803	—
597	597	7	166.00	$166.00	$991	+8.00
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	178.00	$178.00	$984	—
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	+6.99
660–675	668	2	153.00–155.00	$154.01	$1,029	-6.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
300–335	318	4	141.00–142.00	$141.47	$450	—
400–445	423	4	140.00–141.00	$140.47	$594	-1.70
455–490	466	4	134.00–140.00	$135.73	$633	-6.82
500–535	518	4	132.00–137.00	$134.58	$697	-0.39
610–620	615	3	120.00–124.00	$121.33	$746	+1.34
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	480	3	150.00–154.00	$151.28	$726	—
500–535	515	10	143.00–151.00	$147.06	$757	+4.39
555–565	560	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$804	+3.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	4	130.00–136.00	$131.53	$471	-5.79
400–445	436	7	128.00–136.00	$130.98	$571	—
555–575	565	4	119.00–123.00	$120.27	$680	-1.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	3	178.00–186.00	$182.60	$493	+3.66
300–335	325	4	175.00–180.00	$177.18	$576	+2.20
355–380	370	5	168.00–169.00	$168.62	$624	-1.78
400–445	433	4	157.00–160.00	$158.21	$685	+2.33
455–465	462	9	146.00–156.00	$151.14	$698	-0.48
500–535	517	11	136.00–146.00	$142.40	$736	-0.81
555–575	563	6	134.00–138.00	$135.18	$761	-2.84
600–640	613	11	128.00–138.00	$131.44	$806	-4.55
710	710	1	122.00	$122.00	$866	+4.31
780	780	1	116.00	$116.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	158.00–164.00	$161.00	$440	—
300–330	318	5	152.00–153.00	$152.79	$486	—
355–365	359	11	146.00–156.00	$151.02	$542	+0.53
400–445	432	9	135.00–145.00	$140.42	$607	-5.55
455–465	460	4	134.00–144.00	$137.03	$630	-5.66
500–535	518	2	120.00–130.00	$125.17	$648	-3.87
555–565	558	6	119.00–123.00	$120.85	$674	-3.91
600–645	618	5	106.00–115.00	$113.25	$700	—
660–675	668	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$718	-8.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$752	—
500–530	520	3	154.00–158.00	$156.72	$815	+1.44
555–575	565	6	146.00–155.00	$150.66	$851	+1.46
655–660	658	2	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$921	-0.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1220	1180	80-85%	2	74.50–77.50	$76.05	$897	-17.92
825–1420	1241	80-85%	18	78.00–85.00	$80.98	$1,005	-4.47
1280	1280	80-85%	3	87.00–88.00	$87.67	$1,122	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–990	965	85-90%	2	64.00–67.00	$65.46	$632	+1.77
805–1200	1032	85-90%	8	70.00–77.50	$73.85	$762	+2.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1705	1550	75-80%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.55	$1,249	-3.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1710	1430	2	113.00–117.00	$115.39	$1,650	+17.37
1485–1675	1570	3	102.00–105.00	$103.62	$1,627	—
1175–1990	1630	4	91.00–96.00	$93.42	$1,523	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1220	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,100.00	$976.56
1050–1490	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,283.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1145	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–890.00	$758.21

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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	3	55.00–76.00	$62.35	+10.10
70–75	73	—	—	3	155.00–240.00	$183.75	-46.25
100–145	117	—	—	6	155.00–310.00	$244.43	-5.01

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1200	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,251.59	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–920	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,060.00	$936.03	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	710.00	$710.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	-220.00
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	145.00	$145.00	-190.00
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00	$165.00	-170.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	60.00	$60.00	-17.32
15	15	1	40.00	$40.00	-37.32
20–25	23	4	45.00–70.00	$53.47	-23.85
20–25	23	2	30.00–32.50	$31.39	-45.93
30–35	33	4	55.00–100.00	$73.85	-6.40
40–45	44	4	90.00–120.00	$108.17	-3.26
50–55	54	5	85.00–150.00	$129.95	+11.46
60–65	63	3	110.00–145.00	$125.13	-4.79

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	40.00–115.00	$78.70	-18.80
45	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	-75.00
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	100.00–120.00	$108.97	-91.03
60–65	63	—	—	3	75.00–130.00	$110.92	-84.08
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–145.00	$109.44	-21.72
60–75	69	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	110.00–125.00	$119.82	-11.34
70–75	73	—	—	2	105.00–130.00	$117.93	-21.29
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	-32.58
80–85	83	—	—	4	135.00–160.00	$142.73	-4.85
100–130	108	—	—	7	150.00–280.00	$202.78	-77.70
100–115	109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	130.00–220.00	$155.96	-124.52
120–130	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	240.00–280.00	$260.80	-59.20
150	150	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	±0.00
170–180	175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–340.00	$319.43	-10.57

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	1	200.00	$200.00	-30.00

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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.