Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $113.12/cwt -13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 612 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $121.63/cwt -14.13 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 559 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $110.73/cwt -12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 502 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	680	484	721
Feeder cattle	425	263	396
Slaughter cattle	60	50	91
Replacement cattle	90	51	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 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
600–646	642	13	134.00–135.00	$134.93	$866	-22.57
679	679	8	134.00	$134.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–466	461	2	143.00–145.00	$144.01	$664	—
555	555	1	127.00	$127.00	$705	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–477	466	10	119.00–124.00	$120.00	$559	-7.01
509–520	512	8	115.00–120.00	$118.73	$608	-3.64
555–590	568	7	111.00–119.00	$115.97	$659	-7.80
600–620	613	3	110.00–114.00	$112.70	$691	-6.65
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	5	115.00–124.00	$120.65	$386	-4.48
370–380	375	6	112.00–122.00	$117.07	$439	+0.81
440–445	443	4	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$498	-1.18
455–465	458	4	104.00–114.00	$109.47	$501	+1.44
500–535	518	4	105.00–110.00	$107.58	$557	—
555	555	2	100.00–108.00	$104.00	$577	-0.04
600–620	610	4	100.00–102.00	$101.02	$616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	11	123.00	$123.00	$715	—
604	604	5	120.50	$120.50	$728	—
700–730	720	3	111.00–117.00	$112.94	$813	-1.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	5	146.00–156.00	$150.73	$479	—
355–390	359	8	144.00–154.00	$149.55	$537	—
410–445	434	6	142.00–152.00	$148.78	$646	-5.75
455–480	469	8	132.00–136.00	$134.52	$631	-7.19
500–530	506	12	120.00–127.00	$123.56	$625	-19.00
555–575	559	14	117.00–125.00	$121.63	$680	-14.13
600–645	612	16	108.00–115.00	$113.12	$692	-13.13
660–665	661	6	106.00–114.00	$110.67	$732	-7.65
700–730	715	4	101.00–106.00	$103.45	$740	-9.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	334	4	130.00–136.00	$131.48	$439	—
355–370	358	5	126.00–135.00	$130.40	$467	-10.09
455–470	461	10	125.00–129.00	$126.93	$585	—
500–505	502	14	105.00–115.00	$110.73	$556	-12.74
565–581	579	13	105.00–110.00	$105.60	$611	-12.42
600–620	604	5	102.00–106.00	$104.41	$631	-8.96
660–680	670	2	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$687	-4.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	578	3	130.00–131.00	$130.32	$753	-9.92
600–620	605	4	122.00–129.00	$126.02	$762	—
660–675	668	4	120.00–124.00	$122.02	$815	-8.59
755–770	763	4	115.00–119.00	$117.50	$897	-6.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1220	1118	80-85%	4	55.00–59.00	$57.17	$639	-13.42
1000–1630	1289	80-85%	10	60.00–67.00	$63.83	$823	-0.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1000	965	85-90%	3	40.00–41.00	$40.35	$389	-20.84
900–1170	1030	85-90%	5	50.00–57.00	$51.88	$534	-2.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1900	1704	75-80%	4	60.00–66.00	$63.49	$1,082	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1885	1690	3	86.00–89.00	$87.84	$1,484	—
1550–1985	1736	4	91.00–97.00	$93.16	$1,617	+2.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1110	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–800.00	$685.44
1200–1340	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–860.00	$812.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1330	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$931.50
1100–1565	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,030.00	$994.88

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	60.00–65.00	$62.22	-3.32
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	75.00–125.00	$96.58	+11.02
75	75	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-20.08
80–85	83	—	—	2	150.00–180.00	$164.55	-8.03
90–95	93	—	—	2	190.00–200.00	$195.14	+22.56

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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
1100–1250	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,147.14	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1280	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	980.00–1,070.00	$1,029.44	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	5	65.00–80.00	$72.34	+2.60
30–35	33	2	40.00–55.00	$48.08	-21.66
40–45	43	2	117.00–120.00	$118.41	+22.31
50–55	53	8	120.00–150.00	$138.45	+1.43
60–65	61	4	130.00–180.00	$160.41	+21.76

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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	31	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	70.00–75.00	$71.13	-15.32
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	125.00–160.00	$147.12	+30.05
60–65	63	—	—	2	170.00–180.00	$175.20	+35.40
60–75	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	115.00–165.00	$137.46	-2.34
60–75	68	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	115.00–160.00	$138.52	-31.96
70–75	73	—	—	2	200.00–205.00	$202.41	+56.03
80–85	82	—	—	3	110.00–195.00	$162.04	+10.31
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–200.00	$189.89	+2.61
90–95	93	—	—	2	130.00–200.00	$164.05	-0.68
110–145	126	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	180.00–280.00	$253.74	+51.39
140–145	143	—	—	2	240.00–265.00	$252.72	+50.37

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	150.00	$150.00	—
65	65	1	165.00	$165.00	—
75	75	2	180.00–225.00	$202.50	—

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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.