Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $226.35/cwt ≈ $1,053/hd at 465 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	432	524	529
Feeder cattle	180	169	302
Slaughter cattle	43	70	32
Replacement cattle	75	74	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifer lightly tested, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, 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
400	400	1	246.00	$246.00	$984	—
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	6	202.00–210.00	$203.41	$643	+4.96
355–380	367	3	200.00–210.00	$203.89	$748	—
435–440	438	2	200.00–202.00	$200.99	$880	+18.15
480–490	484	5	192.00–194.00	$192.40	$931	—
500–535	512	6	190.00–192.00	$191.30	$979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–244	239	5	204.00–210.00	$205.10	$490	+15.69
435–440	439	4	186.00–196.00	$189.51	$832	—
455	455	2	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$814	+18.87
500–545	515	3	168.00–170.00	$168.71	$869	+15.58
555–575	562	3	166.00–168.00	$166.68	$937	—
600	600	2	156.00	$156.00	$936	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	3	202.00–204.00	$202.66	$928	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	4	226.00–236.00	$230.33	$636	+5.20
300–345	330	4	220.00–230.00	$224.89	$742	+2.26
355–365	362	6	218.00–228.00	$222.71	$806	—
400–445	433	6	203.00–210.00	$205.08	$888	—
455–460	458	4	200.00–202.00	$201.01	$921	+9.01
500–535	509	4	190.00–198.00	$194.07	$988	—
550–590	562	8	184.00–188.00	$185.42	$1,042	+8.59
600–645	627	6	172.00–182.00	$177.12	$1,111	+16.05
660–675	664	4	157.50–167.00	$159.86	$1,061	—
700–735	718	2	152.00–160.00	$156.10	$1,121	—
755	755	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	374	5	230.00–240.00	$235.88	$882	—
400–445	423	4	220.00–222.00	$220.95	$935	+12.95
455–490	468	8	208.00–216.00	$210.92	$987	—
500–545	526	4	204.00–210.00	$207.57	$1,092	+6.53
555–565	560	4	197.00–200.00	$198.51	$1,112	+12.08
600–645	630	3	184.00–190.00	$188.10	$1,185	+18.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	363	3	246.00–256.00	$249.26	$905	+7.23
460–480	465	10	220.00–228.00	$226.35	$1,053	—
500–545	515	3	215.00–220.00	$216.97	$1,117	—
555–580	563	9	206.00–216.00	$208.63	$1,175	—
655	655	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1105	1078	80-85%	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,078	—
880–1365	1126	80-85%	8	90.00–97.50	$93.54	$1,053	—
1090–1485	1257	80-85%	5	88.00–89.00	$88.82	$1,116	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1160	940	85-90%	4	70.00–76.00	$73.68	$693	—
965–990	978	85-90%	2	88.00	$88.00	$861	+16.95
1020–1140	1087	85-90%	6	79.50–85.00	$80.53	$875	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1660	1493	2	106.00–115.00	$111.01	$1,657	—
1615–1635	1625	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$1,889	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–1100	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	690.00–880.00	$810.04
815–1055	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–970.00	$943.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1185	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,100.00	$1,031.88
975–1285	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,360.00	$1,214.15

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	60.00–100.00	$83.33	+38.33
80–85	83	—	—	2	170.00–200.00	$185.45	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	167.50–205.00	$186.76	—
130–135	133	—	—	2	240.00–270.00	$255.28	-7.22
175	175	—	—	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	-45.00
215	215	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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
900–1000	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,090.00–1,185.00	$1,126.21	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1200	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500–700	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	560.00–740.00	$635.00	—

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	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–200.00	$182.61	-342.39

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	60.00	$60.00	+2.39
35	35	5	80.00–135.00	$95.40	+47.90
40–45	42	5	62.50–140.00	$99.58	-75.42
55	55	1	195.00	$195.00	+65.00
55	55	2	75.00	$75.00	-55.00
60	60	1	105.00	$105.00	-85.00
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	±0.00
70	70	1	225.00	$225.00	+69.08
70–75	73	2	120.00–140.00	$129.66	-26.26
80	80	1	127.50	$127.50	-28.42
80	80	3	255.00–300.00	$270.00	+114.08

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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	45.00	$45.00	+5.00
20–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	52.50–100.00	$75.52	+13.60
30	30	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-1.92
45–55	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	70.00–115.00	$89.50	-30.50
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	+50.00
80–85	82	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00–200.00	$190.20	+62.02
80–85	83	—	—	2	170.00–180.00	$175.15	+46.97
80–90	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	180.00–250.00	$212.94	+84.76
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	+74.64
90–95	91	—	—	5	165.00–215.00	$197.80	+42.44
100–130	108	—	—	5	150.00–220.00	$190.19	+10.19
100–135	109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–200.00	$163.91	-16.09
145	145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	340.00	$340.00	+171.91

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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.