Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 9, 2023

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $194.79/cwt +12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 463 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $181.59/cwt +26.55 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	582	383	519
Feeder cattle	302	155	197
Slaughter cattle	57	45	41
Replacement cattle	60	120	72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	4	240.00	$240.00	$818	—
440	440	1	212.00	$212.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,158	—
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	—
700–735	718	2	175.00–179.00	$177.05	$1,271	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	6	200.00	$200.00	$672	—
400–435	406	6	174.00–184.00	$179.89	$730	+10.58
500–545	523	2	169.00–170.00	$169.52	$887	+15.00
555–575	562	3	154.00–156.00	$154.68	$869	+3.68
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	+21.00
660–675	668	2	144.00–148.00	$146.02	$975	+14.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	5	188.00	$188.00	$825	+9.00
455–465	459	8	181.00–183.00	$181.88	$835	+5.38
535	535	2	180.00	$180.00	$963	+10.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	4	192.00	$192.00	$563	—
500–545	517	3	152.00–160.00	$155.31	$803	—
555–575	565	4	144.00–152.00	$148.07	$837	+11.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	4	224.00–232.00	$228.00	$718	+15.59
355–365	359	5	216.00–226.00	$220.85	$793	—
400–445	427	5	200.00–202.00	$200.75	$857	+9.42
455–490	463	11	190.00–200.00	$194.79	$902	+12.45
500–545	512	9	185.00–190.00	$187.39	$959	+9.02
555–575	565	5	181.00–185.00	$183.23	$1,035	—
630–645	640	3	170.00–175.00	$172.02	$1,101	+17.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	3	234.00–238.00	$235.97	$868	—
429–445	432	5	214.00–218.00	$217.18	$938	—
455–470	461	4	203.00–213.00	$207.79	$958	+6.79
555–575	570	4	186.00–190.00	$187.98	$1,071	—
600–645	611	4	177.00–180.00	$178.04	$1,088	-1.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	222.00	$222.00	$488	—
355–375	368	4	205.00–214.00	$209.79	$772	—
455–490	466	10	177.00–187.00	$181.59	$846	+26.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1920	1124	80-85%	14	97.00–104.00	$99.91	$1,123	+14.78
890–1715	1256	80-85%	8	106.00–112.00	$108.43	$1,362	—
900–1670	1388	80-85%	6	88.00–94.00	$90.90	$1,262	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$846	+15.42
1000–1100	1051	85-90%	4	78.00–80.00	$78.74	$828	—
955–1200	1076	85-90%	6	85.00–89.00	$86.67	$933	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1905	1692	75-80%	3	90.00–93.00	$92.07	$1,558	—
2090	2090	75-80%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,756	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1960	1560	2	125.00–129.00	$126.49	$1,973	—
1555–1905	1733	5	107.00–114.00	$110.11	$1,908	-7.89
1360–2115	1838	6	121.00–122.00	$121.19	$2,227	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1200	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,100.00	$1,035.98
900–1290	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,320.00	$1,218.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	770.00–1,000.00	$860.27
900–1190	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	660.00–850.00	$720.81

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	11	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	30.00–50.00	$36.67	—
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	75.00–100.00	$88.24	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	200.00–260.00	$230.91	—
90–95	93	—	—	3	195.00–300.00	$256.07	—
100–130	114	—	—	7	225.00–330.00	$297.06	+17.56
135–140	138	—	—	2	345.00–360.00	$352.64	+73.14
150–170	157	—	—	3	300.00–350.00	$323.19	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–700	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	670.00–980.00	$821.61	—
660–800	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–980.00	$887.96	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1300	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,290.00–1,480.00	$1,391.97	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1100	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,030.00–1,270.00	$1,158.14	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	90.00–95.00	$91.54	+7.97
30–35	33	6	90.00–110.00	$103.08	+14.33
40–45	42	8	80.00–135.00	$107.69	-13.58
50–55	53	10	100.00–160.00	$133.25	+33.25
60–65	62	9	110.00–170.00	$149.20	+49.20
65	65	1	195.00	$195.00	+95.00
70–75	72	3	160.00–170.00	$166.74	+66.74
70–75	72	3	200.00–250.00	$233.72	+133.72
80–85	81	5	195.00–290.00	$236.67	+136.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	+15.00
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	+55.00
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	120.00–150.00	$133.33	+43.33
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	-77.20
60–75	69	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	135.00–195.00	$163.12	+20.19
70–75	73	—	—	4	160.00–170.00	$165.17	+22.24
85–95	91	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	145.00–240.00	$178.74	+38.25
90–95	93	—	—	2	175.00–190.00	$182.70	+42.21
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–240.00	$221.82	+26.60
105–120	113	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	340.00–360.00	$349.33	+154.11

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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.