Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 9, 2023

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.62/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 388 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $205.37/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 383 lb · 10 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.29/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 689 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	577	266	283
Feeder cattle	265	109	190
Slaughter cattle	48	28	37
Replacement cattle	61	36	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (374). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	462	3	196.00–199.00	$197.66	$913	—
520–530	525	2	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$974	—
685	685	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,158	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	160.00	$160.00	$328	—
255–280	268	3	150.00–157.00	$153.96	$413	—
330–335	334	4	150.00–156.00	$153.01	$511	—
355–365	357	6	144.00–152.00	$148.02	$528	—
400–445	430	3	142.00–148.00	$144.76	$622	+17.13
455–465	460	6	135.00–142.00	$138.52	$637	—
500–530	518	5	131.00–140.00	$136.53	$707	—
555–575	560	4	130.00–139.00	$134.71	$754	—
775	775	1	109.00	$109.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	160.00	$160.00	$536	—
355–398	388	12	154.00–158.00	$156.62	$608	—
455–480	472	5	146.00–156.00	$149.80	$707	—
555–595	572	9	143.00–151.00	$147.14	$842	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	623	2	139.00–145.00	$142.11	$885	+6.11
670	670	5	139.00	$139.00	$931	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	5	192.00–194.00	$192.41	$631	—
350–390	359	5	187.00–197.00	$191.15	$686	+5.92
400–445	427	7	180.00–190.00	$183.29	$783	—
455–480	466	7	170.00–178.00	$174.47	$813	+16.82
500–535	522	6	153.00–163.00	$159.02	$830	+8.67
555–570	568	6	150.00–157.00	$155.86	$885	+11.35
630–635	634	4	142.00–150.00	$148.01	$938	—
660–696	689	10	142.00–145.00	$142.29	$980	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	10	200.00–207.50	$205.37	$787	—
400–445	423	2	194.00–196.00	$194.95	$825	—
455–475	463	4	186.00–190.00	$187.74	$869	—
500–545	524	5	169.00–179.00	$175.38	$919	—
555–575	569	8	160.00–168.00	$162.62	$925	+6.62
600–635	613	5	160.00–168.00	$161.85	$992	—
660–690	678	3	156.00–158.00	$156.67	$1,062	+2.67
700–710	705	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$1,054	+6.50
775	775	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	180.00–181.00	$180.53	$493	+12.53
310–330	317	3	179.00–182.00	$180.96	$574	+25.45
355–390	370	3	178.00–181.00	$179.63	$665	+26.68
400–445	423	4	160.00–170.00	$164.73	$697	+19.46
455–480	468	4	155.00–165.00	$159.87	$748	+22.29
500–535	526	6	141.00–151.00	$144.71	$761	+15.98
680	680	1	132.00	$132.00	$898	—
700	700	1	128.00	$128.00	$896	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1365	1181	80-85%	7	84.00–88.00	$86.19	$1,018	—
1115–1485	1285	80-85%	4	100.00–108.00	$104.77	$1,346	—
1145–1600	1383	80-85%	10	90.00–97.00	$94.19	$1,303	-0.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1330	1076	85-90%	9	77.00–83.00	$80.39	$865	+23.46
1100–1200	1150	85-90%	2	71.00–75.00	$72.91	$838	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1490	1350	2	88.00–91.00	$89.66	$1,210	—
1530–1880	1647	3	100.50–102.00	$101.23	$1,667	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1160	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,050.00	$939.16
1025–1160	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,145.71

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1025	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,010.00	$923.51
900–1100	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$669.61

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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	70.00–85.00	$78.33	—
75	75	—	—	4	185.00–190.00	$186.25	-23.75
80–85	83	—	—	2	190.00–200.00	$195.15	-59.70
90–95	93	—	—	2	210.00–240.00	$225.41	-39.73
100–145	121	—	—	10	210.00–350.00	$283.36	+17.21
130	130	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	+33.85
150–180	168	—	—	3	270.00–370.00	$333.37	-66.63
200–210	207	—	—	3	370.00–475.00	$432.66	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1030	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,040.00	$985.68	—
900–1150	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,050.00–2,110.00	$1,320.70	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180–1200	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,711.76	+113.69

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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	8	150.00–170.00	$157.50	-22.50
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	350.00	$350.00	+132.86

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	80.00–87.50	$83.75	-24.75
30–35	32	5	70.00–130.00	$106.41	-2.09
40–45	43	5	105.00–130.00	$119.42	+24.42
50–55	51	4	125.00–160.00	$148.78	+37.40
60–65	61	4	140.00–185.00	$162.45	+25.95
70–75	73	4	135.00–210.00	$170.95	+35.78
80–85	82	3	100.00–175.00	$147.04	+11.87

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	70.00–115.00	$94.13	-5.01
60–75	66	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	110.00–180.00	$134.49	+19.29
65–70	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	220.00–225.00	$221.59	+94.75
70–75	72	—	—	3	140.00–180.00	$163.49	+12.79
80–85	83	—	—	2	150.00–165.00	$157.73	-12.37
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	115.00–200.00	$165.14	-36.80
90–95	91	—	—	5	150.00–220.00	$193.19	-8.75
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	+78.76
100–120	110	—	—	2	200.00–225.00	$213.64	-7.60
105–145	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–240.00	$204.80	+2.35
150–155	153	—	—	2	170.00–260.00	$215.74	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100–130	115	2	200.00–300.00	$256.52	-83.48
210	210	1	350.00	$350.00	—
290	290	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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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.