Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.69/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $449/hd at 366 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $110.01/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 563 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	686	411	483
Feeder cattle	306	305	389
Slaughter cattle	69	60	31
Replacement cattle	50	46	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	263	3	127.00–128.00	$127.65	$336	+2.65
310–335	325	6	120.00–128.00	$124.24	$404	+6.38
355–390	366	15	119.00–127.00	$122.69	$449	+4.58
400–440	424	5	116.00–119.00	$117.13	$497	+1.61
455–475	462	6	116.00–117.00	$116.67	$539	+2.95
500–545	515	6	110.00–114.00	$112.71	$580	+3.19
555–590	572	6	105.00–106.00	$105.84	$605	-0.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	8	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$593	+6.28
455–475	466	7	130.00–135.00	$133.61	$623	+5.55
500–530	518	5	123.00–129.00	$125.39	$650	-1.99
555	555	4	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$674	+0.91
660	660	2	118.00	$118.00	$779	+0.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	6	141.00–143.00	$142.29	$591	-2.71
500–545	520	4	134.00–140.00	$137.12	$713	-0.50
565	565	2	129.00	$129.00	$729	—
630	630	2	127.00	$127.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–482	466	8	140.00–149.00	$144.94	$675	+4.81
500–535	526	9	128.00–137.00	$130.58	$687	-4.05
555	555	4	128.00–133.00	$130.50	$724	+4.46
610–620	615	8	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$775	+3.47
660–685	671	7	117.00–124.00	$120.68	$810	-3.11
700–745	727	5	110.00–114.00	$112.46	$818	—
770–785	775	4	110.00–113.00	$111.00	$860	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	145.00–150.00	$147.66	$403	—
435–445	440	4	135.00–138.00	$136.48	$601	—
455–465	459	9	123.00–133.00	$127.59	$586	-2.77
500–545	515	6	115.00–125.00	$121.76	$627	-0.97
555–580	563	13	106.00–115.00	$110.01	$619	-9.52
600–645	611	5	105.00–115.00	$110.25	$674	+5.73
660–675	670	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$679	-1.94
770–786	778	2	87.00–97.00	$92.05	$716	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	149.00	$149.00	$812	—
555–590	570	4	137.00–139.00	$137.49	$784	-0.66
600–630	620	3	132.00–135.00	$134.03	$831	—
660–675	667	3	130.00–133.00	$132.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1510	1204	80-85%	15	68.00–74.50	$71.28	$858	-0.72
1155–1375	1250	80-85%	5	79.00–82.50	$80.09	$1,001	—
1220–1445	1328	80-85%	6	62.00–67.00	$64.06	$851	-1.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1000	970	85-90%	7	58.00–64.00	$59.34	$576	—
980–1130	1027	85-90%	7	50.00–56.00	$52.88	$543	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,193	—
1455–2165	1772	3	95.00–97.00	$96.05	$1,702	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1180	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–930.00	$924.87
1100–1330	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–900.00	$870.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1170	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	520.00–750.00	$612.13
1100–1220	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	740.00–830.00	$782.86

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	290.00	$290.00	—
80	80	1	270.00	$270.00	—
90	90	1	360.00	$360.00	—
115–120	117	3	180.00–210.00	$190.29	—
150	150	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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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
1100–1150	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,120.00–1,150.00	$1,131.68	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–980	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	690.00–800.00	$759.78	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	205.00	$205.00	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	290.00	$290.00	—
135	135	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	70.00	$70.00	—
20	20	1	105.00	$105.00	—
20	20	2	105.00	$105.00	—
30–35	33	10	65.00–140.00	$109.54	—
35	35	1	190.00	$190.00	—
40–45	43	2	205.00–210.00	$207.65	—
40–45	44	9	100.00–165.00	$133.94	—
50–55	54	5	110.00–210.00	$166.94	—
55	55	3	175.00–220.00	$198.33	—
60–65	64	7	155.00–220.00	$202.67	—
65	65	6	200.00–240.00	$216.67	—
70–75	73	2	280.00–300.00	$290.34	—
80	80	1	290.00	$290.00	—
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	—
60–65	63	—	—	3	160.00–240.00	$209.21	—
65	65	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	—
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	130.00–200.00	$149.71	—
70	70	—	—	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	—
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	320.00	$320.00	—
70–75	73	—	—	8	125.00–200.00	$173.92	—
80	80	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	—
80–85	84	—	—	5	145.00–190.00	$173.33	—
80–95	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	170.00–200.00	$185.19	—
90–95	91	—	—	4	180.00–230.00	$197.40	—
105–120	110	—	—	7	185.00–280.00	$230.42	—
110–115	112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–280.00	$250.45	—
105–140	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	325.00–350.00	$337.27	—
100–145	130	—	—	3	340.00–350.00	$347.44	—
150–155	153	—	—	2	300.00–365.00	$331.97	—
155	155	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	260.00	$260.00	—
75	75	1	270.00	$270.00	—
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	—
105–145	118	3	350.00–405.00	$372.46	—

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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.