Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.56/cwt ≈ $1,193/hd at 743 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.41/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 571 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $111.77/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 561 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	818	347
Feeder cattle	449	375	247
Slaughter cattle	50	114	40
Replacement cattle	54	104	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested..

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579 value added	579	8	168.50	$168.50	$976	—
600–615	605	3	153.00–155.00	$154.32	$934	—
657–692	684	13	145.00–155.50	$147.33	$1,008	+3.79
740–745 value added	743	24	160.25–160.75	$160.56	$1,193	—
775	775	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	520	3	145.00–153.00	$149.43	$777	—
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	+1.49
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$589	-12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	4	130.00–132.00	$130.97	$547	+1.29
455–481	475	11	120.00–130.00	$121.94	$579	-8.82
500–535	513	8	116.00–125.00	$119.19	$611	-3.99
555–596	583	8	113.50–123.00	$116.69	$680	+0.82
600–645	613	4	113.00–122.00	$117.03	$717	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	416	4	142.00–147.00	$143.22	$596	—
641 value added	641	8	140.50	$140.50	$901	—
661	661	5	130.00	$130.00	$859	+9.67
699 value added	699	5	139.50	$139.50	$975	—
800	800	4	120.00	$120.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	3	115.00–125.00	$119.52	$371	-2.06
435–445	441	4	110.00–120.00	$117.51	$518	-3.18
455–465	460	2	106.00–115.00	$110.55	$509	-11.34
500–545	534	4	105.00–115.00	$107.34	$573	-5.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	362	11	130.00–140.00	$134.20	$486	-3.82
400–440	436	12	125.00–135.00	$130.38	$568	-0.93
455–465	457	9	120.00–130.00	$123.92	$566	-3.98
500–505	501	7	116.00–126.00	$121.41	$608	+2.75
555–575	561	17	105.00–114.00	$111.77	$627	+0.06
600–645	611	4	103.00–106.00	$104.77	$640	—
660–675	668	5	100.00–106.00	$103.61	$692	-3.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	457	6	138.00–145.00	$140.99	$644	+1.53
500–545	504	14	127.00–137.00	$132.11	$666	+2.51
555–596	571	20	120.00–130.00	$123.41	$705	-5.13
600–645	615	14	115.00–125.00	$118.41	$728	-2.66
660	660	2	109.00–114.00	$111.50	$736	-7.31
700–705	701	4	109.00–112.00	$110.25	$773	—
760–780	773	3	105.00–106.00	$105.67	$817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	515	3	138.00–140.00	$138.66	$714	+0.66
555–567	565	14	128.50–135.50	$129.48	$732	—
600–630	610	3	128.00–136.00	$130.62	$797	+2.10
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—
760–770	765	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1405	1241	80-85%	5	56.00–62.00	$58.87	$731	-0.16
1045–1510	1307	80-85%	10	63.00–70.00	$65.61	$858	-8.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1040	897	85-90%	3	55.00–60.00	$57.72	$518	—
880–1100	990	85-90%	3	43.00–50.00	$45.93	$455	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$888	—
1530	1530	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$949	+5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2000	1568	4	87.00–91.00	$89.08	$1,397	—
1400–2070	1687	3	99.00–104.00	$101.36	$1,710	—
1125–1990	1702	3	76.00–83.00	$78.95	$1,344	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1235	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–940.00	$906.84
1105–1170	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–1,010.00	$966.29

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$686.09
990–1210	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–830.00	$767.00

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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	50.00–52.00	$50.89	-13.06
65	65	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-97.76
85	85	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-75.45
110	110	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-84.95
135–145	140	—	—	2	370.00–550.00	$463.21	+208.26
150	150	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	+47.77

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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
1100–1200	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,242.39	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1050	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–910.00	$824.96	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	55.00–56.00	$55.50	-12.83
30–35	33	3	75.00–90.00	$81.75	+4.90
45	45	3	70.00–120.00	$95.00	-0.60
50–55	52	3	105.00–135.00	$116.45	-12.36
60–65	62	3	120.00–165.00	$134.59	+2.09
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-2.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	90.00–95.00	$92.22	+62.22
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	140.00–150.00	$144.76	+13.31
60–65	63	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	-16.45
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	145.00–235.00	$177.59	+39.75
70–75	73	—	—	3	135.00–185.00	$153.64	-25.26
80	80	—	—	2	210.00	$210.00	+44.90
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–240.00	$168.93	+3.83
90–95	94	—	—	4	135.00–185.00	$153.67	-14.33
105–110	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	350.00	$350.00	+143.55
110–120	115	—	—	3	120.00–220.00	$173.12	-33.33

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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.