Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $135.22/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 460 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $121.94/cwt -10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 625 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	542	503
Feeder cattle	344	243	229
Slaughter cattle	43	70	25
Replacement cattle	68	51	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	169.00	$169.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	5	144.00–154.00	$149.41	$625	—

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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	273	4	126.00–134.00	$129.96	$355	—
310–335	322	5	125.00–134.00	$128.71	$414	—
355–390	371	5	120.00–130.00	$124.07	$460	-8.90
400–445	437	6	120.00–126.00	$124.64	$545	-6.05
455–490	473	4	115.00–123.00	$119.52	$565	-6.30
500–545	539	9	105.00–114.00	$112.62	$607	-8.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	138.00	$138.00	$469	-17.00
355–390	363	9	132.00–138.00	$133.64	$485	-8.34
420–445	430	4	129.00–135.00	$132.47	$570	—
500–535	509	4	125.00–133.00	$127.10	$647	-6.00
555–575	568	6	119.00–129.00	$122.26	$694	-4.56
600	600	1	111.00	$111.00	$666	-11.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	5	147.00	$147.00	$606	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–280	268	3	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$396	—
355–365	357	5	140.00–149.00	$144.82	$517	-4.20
435–445	439	6	130.00–140.00	$135.66	$596	-8.07
455–480	460	16	129.00–139.00	$135.22	$622	-3.17
500–545	513	4	122.00–128.00	$126.52	$649	-5.08
555–590	573	2	113.00–120.00	$116.61	$668	-12.78
600–645	622	8	105.00–113.00	$109.06	$678	-6.38
660–690	678	5	100.00–110.00	$103.89	$704	-6.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	443	8	150.00–159.00	$152.64	$676	-2.44
450–460	455	5	140.00–143.00	$142.00	$646	-8.38
500–545	533	9	130.00–138.00	$132.71	$707	-8.99
600–645	625	11	119.00–125.00	$121.94	$762	-10.81
660–670	664	5	115.00–124.00	$118.98	$790	—
700–745	727	5	106.00–114.00	$109.04	$793	-13.02
765–770	767	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$846	+0.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–523	515	6	143.00–151.00	$146.28	$753	-9.72
700–710	708	5	123.00–129.00	$124.19	$879	-10.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1470	1154	80-85%	7	74.00–80.00	$76.33	$881	—
1200–1380	1290	80-85%	2	67.00–71.00	$69.14	$892	-18.31
1310–1550	1421	80-85%	4	82.00–88.00	$85.57	$1,216	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1075	985	85-90%	6	68.00–75.00	$71.48	$704	—
1000–1155	1064	85-90%	4	58.00–64.00	$61.18	$651	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1525	1520	75-80%	2	76.00–78.00	$77.00	$1,170	—
1725	1725	75-80%	2	71.00	$71.00	$1,225	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1220	1168	2	91.00–95.00	$93.09	$1,087	—
1450–1615	1559	4	97.00–102.00	$100.19	$1,562	+1.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1300	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	860.00–1,075.00	$992.34
1505–1520	1513	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,350.00	$1,236.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$763.09
1100–1155	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,000.00	$902.44

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	42	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	75.00–112.50	$99.70	-20.30
85	85	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	-18.27
115–140	130	—	—	3	180.00–310.00	$245.71	-36.93
150	150	—	—	1	370.00	$370.00	-30.00

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1050–1200	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,356.72	-93.28

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–950	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–1,050.00	$908.22	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	735.00	$735.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	55.00–60.00	$56.92	-5.86
30–35	31	5	67.50–76.00	$71.73	-10.96
40	40	2	75.00–90.00	$82.50	-32.58
50–55	53	3	150.00–165.00	$158.28	+28.28
65	65	2	175.00	$175.00	+50.40
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-22.76

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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	54.00	$54.00	-16.00
20–35	26	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	50.00–90.00	$75.77	+5.77
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	80.00–150.00	$113.33	-5.88
50	50	—	—	3	100.00–145.00	$115.00	-95.00
60–75	69	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–220.00	$172.64	+10.78
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	+128.14
70	70	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	+128.14
70–75	73	—	—	2	160.00–170.00	$164.83	+37.02
85	85	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+157.42
85	85	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	+157.42
80–95	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–190.00	$171.67	-28.33
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	230.00	$230.00	+30.00
90–95	92	—	—	3	220.00–225.00	$223.36	+69.09
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	+107.94
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	280.00	$280.00	+87.94
105	105	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	+127.94
105–115	110	—	—	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	+11.27
110	110	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	+107.94
100–125	112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	190.00–300.00	$232.76	+40.70
135	135	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+22.98
155	155	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	185.00	$185.00	+65.00
80	80	1	275.00	$275.00	+165.00
90	90	1	160.00	$160.00	+50.00
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	—
190	190	1	470.00	$470.00	—

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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.