Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $166.06/cwt -12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 486 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $137.27/cwt ≈ $715/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $127.46/cwt ≈ $590/hd at 463 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	716	463
Feeder cattle	340	244
Slaughter cattle	50	43
Replacement cattle	71	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (461). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. 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
500–545	523	2	176.00–178.00	$177.04	$926	—
565	565	1	176.00	$176.00	$994	—
700–745	723	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,048	—
835 value added	835	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	180.00–181.00	$180.53	$764	—
500–530	515	2	168.00–170.00	$168.97	$870	+1.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	230	3	152.00	$152.00	$350	—
265–280	273	4	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$398	—
300–330	318	5	140.00–143.00	$141.87	$451	-5.13
400–445	418	5	130.00–135.00	$132.87	$555	—
455–480	463	10	125.00–131.00	$127.46	$590	—
500–545	523	6	121.00–129.00	$124.42	$651	+1.85
555–575	563	5	114.00–121.00	$117.58	$662	—
600–630	618	5	112.00–122.00	$116.39	$719	—
660–690	670	3	105.00–111.00	$107.06	$717	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	274	4	160.00–162.00	$161.49	$442	—
350–355	353	3	144.00–148.00	$146.68	$518	+0.16
435–445	440	4	140.00–146.00	$143.48	$631	-1.15
460–490	470	3	140.00–142.00	$141.30	$664	—
500–530	508	4	138.00–142.00	$140.03	$711	—
600–645	623	2	131.00–133.00	$132.04	$823	-1.96
660–675	670	3	122.00–125.00	$124.01	$831	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–445	421	5	151.00–155.00	$151.85	$639	-4.15
455–480	468	2	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$704	—
585	585	5	147.00	$147.00	$860	—
600–625	613	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$855	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	4	196.00	$196.00	$451	—
345	345	5	192.00–198.00	$194.40	$671	+6.40
355–367	362	7	179.50–184.00	$181.81	$658	+1.81
435–445	439	4	167.00–174.00	$170.24	$747	+4.77
455–465	461	7	155.00–157.00	$155.58	$717	-5.10
500–545	524	5	145.00–155.00	$149.10	$781	+3.10
555–575	566	7	143.00–149.00	$146.29	$828	+2.29
600–645	611	4	133.00–143.00	$137.51	$840	—
700	700	1	131.00	$131.00	$917	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	271	6	170.00–180.00	$175.72	$476	-2.28
355–375	368	8	154.00–164.00	$160.24	$590	-2.55
430–445	440	6	150.00–160.00	$154.94	$682	-2.43
465–480	469	7	140.00–150.00	$144.29	$677	—
500–535	521	10	131.00–141.00	$137.27	$715	—
600–645	621	5	120.00–130.00	$124.06	$770	-0.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–499	486	11	164.50–170.00	$166.06	$807	-12.44
500–535	528	6	159.00–162.00	$160.01	$845	—
555–575	565	4	151.00–156.00	$153.54	$868	-1.46
600–645	632	6	147.00–155.00	$150.79	$953	+4.69
660–690	676	4	145.00–154.00	$149.25	$1,009	—
770	770	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,109	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1445	1195	80-85%	9	70.00–77.00	$72.57	$867	—
1200–1330	1263	80-85%	3	65.00–66.50	$65.50	$827	-0.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1105	1004	85-90%	7	60.00–64.00	$61.54	$618	+6.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1490	1465	75-80%	2	73.00–74.00	$73.49	$1,077	—
1545–1660	1603	75-80%	2	64.00–68.00	$65.93	$1,057	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1950	1590	3	74.00–80.00	$77.68	$1,235	—
1440–1940	1627	5	87.00–90.00	$88.34	$1,437	—
1770	1770	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,947	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1220	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$1,006.18

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1080	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$732.71

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	75.00–90.00	$84.84	-45.56
80	80	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	+156.54
80	80	—	—	1	225.00	$225.00	+41.54
95	95	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	+146.54
160	160	—	—	1	500.00	$500.00	—
160	160	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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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
900–1090	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,109.87	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	820.00–1,060.00	$943.80	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	—
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	330.00	$330.00	—
100–110	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	240.00–360.00	$306.05	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	90.00–100.00	$95.00	+27.31
30–35	32	3	75.00–120.00	$93.16	+14.74
40–45	44	4	100.00–125.00	$114.14	+20.09
50–55	54	7	105.00–155.00	$138.81	+3.27
60–65	63	2	160.00–180.00	$170.40	+40.00
70–75	71	4	170.00–250.00	$193.51	+35.41
80–85	82	3	140.00–245.00	$184.69	-0.31
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	+5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	-10.42
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	95.00–120.00	$108.46	+13.04
45	45	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
50–55	52	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	75.00–120.00	$103.87	-4.56
60–65	62	—	—	3	110.00–127.00	$118.76	-5.47
65–75	72	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–160.00	$127.10	-118.76
70–75	73	—	—	2	155.00–175.00	$164.66	-81.20
80–85	84	—	—	4	120.00–150.00	$127.61	-51.29
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	115.00–180.00	$141.58	-37.32
90–95	91	—	—	4	120.00–195.00	$143.70	-25.32
95	95	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	-60.00
95	95	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	+90.00
105–115	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	240.00–270.00	$260.31	+67.29
110	110	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	+36.98
105–130	122	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	320.00–360.00	$344.93	+54.93
165	165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	—
175	175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	270.00	$270.00	+95.00
80	80	2	225.00–320.00	$272.50	+97.50
170	170	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.