Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.31/cwt ≈ $1,056/hd at 620 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	421	446	340
Feeder cattle	152	218	110
Slaughter cattle	46	33	28
Replacement cattle	82	76	81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 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
460–475	467	3	238.00–247.00	$241.71	$1,129	—
535–545	540	2	219.00–221.00	$220.01	$1,188	—
565	565	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,288	+21.53
610	610	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,177	—
660–663	662	4	190.00–198.00	$196.01	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,059	+17.00
455–490	466	4	226.00–235.00	$229.25	$1,068	—
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	—
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	212.00	$212.00	$880	—
575	575	1	166.00	$166.00	$954	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	3	192.00–194.00	$193.36	$802	—
555–565	560	3	178.00–182.00	$179.99	$1,008	—
618–645	620	14	168.00–170.50	$170.31	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	180.00	$180.00	$594	+5.12
355–380	368	2	170.00–180.00	$175.17	$645	+7.66
440–445	442	3	166.00–170.00	$167.34	$740	+0.92
455–490	469	4	158.00–168.00	$162.02	$760	+1.97
500–535	522	3	147.00–150.00	$147.96	$772	-3.58
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	188.00–190.00	$189.01	$680	+3.18
400–445	429	4	180.00–190.00	$184.40	$791	+6.69
455–490	465	5	175.00–183.00	$178.44	$830	+2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	236.00–238.00	$236.69	$750	+8.63
355–365	360	4	230.00–238.00	$233.94	$842	—
435–440	438	4	220.00–224.00	$221.99	$972	+14.87
455–490	467	3	206.00–212.00	$209.40	$978	—
500–545	523	8	190.00–198.00	$192.82	$1,008	+3.13
555–575	559	5	185.00–195.00	$189.40	$1,059	—
600–645	611	4	170.00–180.00	$175.09	$1,070	—
660–675	670	3	158.00–168.00	$162.03	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	220.00	$220.00	$638	+1.27
315–330	323	4	208.00–218.00	$212.88	$688	-3.80
355–380	361	4	200.00–210.00	$202.63	$731	-1.26
400–440	430	5	196.00–206.00	$199.59	$858	+12.20
500–530	515	4	181.00–182.00	$181.51	$935	+7.31
550–555	553	3	160.00–170.00	$163.34	$903	-2.42
600–645	623	2	158.00–168.00	$163.18	$1,017	+8.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	4	230.00–238.00	$234.49	$1,034	+5.99
455–490	467	3	221.00–231.00	$225.65	$1,054	+12.11
555–575	565	2	214.00–216.00	$214.98	$1,215	+21.01
600–635	618	3	190.00–194.00	$192.04	$1,187	+3.08
660–675	668	2	174.00–175.00	$174.51	$1,166	—
755–775	765	2	166.00–173.00	$169.45	$1,296	+9.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1280	1076	80-85%	8	102.00–106.00	$103.64	$1,115	—
930–1545	1211	80-85%	9	92.00–99.00	$95.41	$1,155	-2.57
1200–1250	1218	80-85%	3	85.00–91.00	$88.69	$1,080	-9.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1000	940	85-90%	4	79.00–84.00	$80.82	$760	+12.77
900–1120	1005	85-90%	4	68.00–75.00	$72.88	$732	—
1055	1055	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$928	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1900	1713	75-80%	3	88.50–95.00	$93.11	$1,595	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1640	1448	3	105.50–123.00	$115.94	$1,679	—
2220	2220	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,775	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–990	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$694.64
880–1100	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–890.00	$738.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1340	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,250.00	$974.90
1120–1225	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,126.12

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	120.00	$120.00	+41.92
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	-23.08
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	70.00–110.00	$90.95	-194.05
75	75	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	-100.00
105–130	118	—	—	4	205.00–240.00	$224.47	-2.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–820	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	785.00–880.00	$827.79	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	985.00–1,275.00	$1,112.79	+52.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1100	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,380.00–1,650.00	$1,556.01	+217.78

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	50.00–65.00	$57.86	-8.57
30–35	33	7	50.00–115.00	$88.80	+13.91
40–45	42	6	75.00–130.00	$96.84	-17.09
50–55	54	4	95.00–155.00	$133.37	+6.82
60–65	63	8	90.00–180.00	$142.30	-6.27
70–75	72	7	90.00–170.00	$137.23	-17.94
80–85	82	3	150.00–185.00	$172.86	+17.69

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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	70.00	$70.00	-5.00
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	70.00–80.00	$77.14	-16.57
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	70.00–135.00	$98.53	-12.26
60–65	64	—	—	5	100.00–185.00	$137.58	-16.81
70–75	71	—	—	4	90.00–160.00	$112.11	-42.28
80–85	83	—	—	4	140.00–165.00	$152.12	-28.75
80–90	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	135.00–200.00	$182.91	+2.04
90–95	93	—	—	2	180.00–185.00	$182.57	+19.12
105–120	111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–240.00	$186.91	-34.91
120	120	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	+111.54
100–135	121	—	—	5	160.00–200.00	$181.32	-17.14

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	80.00	$80.00	—
115–120	118	2	295.00–310.00	$302.66	+42.66
175	175	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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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.