Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 15, 2022

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.79/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 563 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.39/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	542	339	452
Feeder cattle	243	242	200
Slaughter cattle	70	45	59
Replacement cattle	51	52	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested., feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull and 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
610	610	1	158.00	$158.00	$964	-8.62
772	772	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,173	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	2	146.00	$146.00	$891	—
660–675	668	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$965	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	146.00	$146.00	$686	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–366	359	3	130.00–136.00	$132.97	$477	-1.55
400–435	423	3	130.00–131.00	$130.69	$553	—
455–465	461	5	123.00–133.00	$125.82	$580	-3.53
500–545	529	5	117.00–126.00	$120.91	$640	-6.12
555–590	569	4	116.00–120.00	$117.53	$669	-4.99
600–630	610	3	115.00–118.00	$116.67	$712	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
335	335	2	155.00	$155.00	$519	—
355–365	358	3	140.00–143.00	$141.98	$508	-17.57
455–490	467	3	135.00–140.00	$137.73	$643	-6.29
500–535	518	4	130.00–136.00	$133.10	$689	—
555–580	568	5	125.00–129.00	$126.82	$720	-12.50
600–645	623	2	120.00–125.00	$122.59	$764	-10.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	3	140.00–143.00	$141.69	$734	-10.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	147.00–150.00	$149.02	$539	-5.94
415–445	429	7	140.00–149.00	$143.73	$617	-12.72
455–465	461	8	136.00–145.00	$138.39	$638	-2.41
500–545	531	7	130.00–136.00	$131.60	$699	+2.30
555–575	561	10	125.00–134.00	$129.39	$726	-0.55
600–645	625	5	110.00–119.00	$115.44	$722	-8.63
655–680	665	3	106.00–116.00	$110.67	$736	-4.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
400–445	418	8	140.00–160.00	$155.08	$648	-5.72
455–472	468	4	150.00–150.50	$150.38	$704	-4.37
500–535	519	9	139.00–147.00	$141.70	$735	-7.04
555–580	563	12	138.00–147.00	$142.79	$804	-0.22
600–645	615	3	128.00–136.00	$132.75	$816	-2.06
700–745	723	2	120.00–124.00	$122.06	$882	-3.62
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	-14.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	156.00	$156.00	$827	-3.35
600–620	608	5	140.00–147.00	$142.86	$869	-2.11
700–715	710	5	134.00–137.00	$134.99	$958	—
770	770	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,055	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1200	80-85%	8	67.00–74.00	$70.70	$848	-5.98
1085–1425	1288	80-85%	4	85.50–91.00	$87.45	$1,126	—
1000–1605	1293	80-85%	8	78.00–83.00	$79.56	$1,029	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1100	1027	85-90%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.71	$634	-11.33
900–1150	1037	85-90%	12	64.00–71.00	$66.16	$686	-6.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1835	1428	75-80%	7	74.00–78.00	$76.27	$1,089	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1770	1578	3	98.00–101.00	$98.78	$1,559	-7.00
1395–2225	1745	4	88.00–91.00	$89.81	$1,567	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–980	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–825.00	$720.18
900–1215	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	730.00–850.00	$807.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1085	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	890.00–1,025.00	$968.36
850–1360	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,125.00	$1,042.31

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	40.00	$40.00	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	120.00	$120.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	205.00–210.00	$208.27	—
100	100	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
125–140	133	—	—	2	280.00–285.00	$282.64	—
155	155	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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
900–1065	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	870.00–1,090.00	$989.24	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	270.00	$270.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	60.00–65.00	$62.78	—
30–35	33	2	80.00–85.00	$82.69	—
40–45	42	9	85.00–150.00	$115.08	—
50–55	51	4	100.00–150.00	$130.00	—
55	55	1	190.00	$190.00	—
60–65	63	2	115.00–135.00	$124.60	—
70–75	73	2	115.00–130.00	$122.76	—
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	—
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	60.00	$60.00	—
40–50	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	95.00–140.00	$119.21	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	—
60–65	63	—	—	3	87.50–170.00	$116.51	—
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	—
70–75	72	—	—	3	130.00–185.00	$161.86	—
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	110.00–150.00	$127.81	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	115.00–190.00	$154.27	—
100–115	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–240.00	$192.06	—
100–135	119	—	—	5	190.00–255.00	$217.02	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	—
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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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.