Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 4, 2023

654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $185.53/cwt +10.37 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 511 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $166.21/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 586 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $221.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	654	280	488
Feeder cattle	310	125	199
Slaughter cattle	75	33	36
Replacement cattle	73	37	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (458). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	12	221.00	$221.00	$1,048	-11.00
584	584	10	213.00	$213.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	312	3	230.00–232.00	$230.72	$720	—
425–445	435	2	220.00–222.00	$220.98	$961	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–605	603	2	213.00–218.00	$215.49	$1,299	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	338	5	207.00–210.00	$207.59	$702	—
400–437	422	5	196.00–198.00	$197.24	$832	—
455–465	461	7	188.00–192.00	$190.31	$877	—
510–515	511	17	185.00–188.00	$185.53	$948	+10.37
575–588	586	16	165.50–170.00	$166.21	$974	-8.79
600–630	620	3	160.00–162.00	$161.35	$1,000	—
660	660	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	3	198.00–202.00	$200.68	$608	+19.92
355–370	365	5	194.00–200.00	$197.63	$721	+24.62
435–445	440	4	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$838	—
455–465	459	5	170.00–180.00	$176.03	$808	+4.03
500–535	524	4	166.00–175.00	$170.32	$892	—
555–580	563	3	160.00–163.00	$161.97	$912	-0.09
600–630	615	2	151.00–155.00	$153.05	$941	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–570	563	2	180.00–182.00	$180.99	$1,019	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	312	3	230.00–240.00	$236.42	$738	—
355–380	364	8	226.00–230.00	$227.98	$830	-2.67
400–445	413	7	214.00–218.00	$216.21	$893	+7.23
455–465	460	6	210.00–214.00	$211.33	$972	+6.66
500–540	516	5	194.00–204.00	$198.45	$1,024	—
555–575	563	5	194.00–198.00	$195.63	$1,101	—
600–645	623	4	176.00–180.00	$178.07	$1,109	—
660–675	669	6	172.00–178.00	$174.34	$1,166	+3.67
700–745	723	2	163.00–166.00	$164.55	$1,190	+12.55
755–770	763	2	159.00–160.00	$159.50	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	234.00	$234.00	$515	—
355–365	360	7	210.00–220.00	$214.48	$772	-4.19
435–445	441	6	198.00–208.00	$203.84	$899	+7.47
455–480	467	9	192.00–202.00	$198.57	$927	+12.10
500–545	511	4	176.00–184.00	$180.09	$920	—
555–575	562	6	174.00–184.00	$179.39	$1,008	—
660–675	664	6	154.00–162.00	$157.85	$1,048	+19.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	472	3	216.00–218.00	$217.36	$1,026	-0.64
555–575	568	3	203.00–204.00	$203.67	$1,157	—
600–645	624	4	194.00–204.00	$197.44	$1,232	+3.10
655–685	670	2	190.00–192.00	$191.02	$1,280	—
700–745	723	2	176.00–180.00	$178.06	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1560	1184	80-85%	6	84.00–89.50	$86.90	$1,029	—
935–1590	1298	80-85%	13	90.00–97.00	$93.73	$1,217	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1080	948	85-90%	8	66.00–72.00	$70.21	$666	—
1000–1180	1080	85-90%	9	75.00–82.00	$79.22	$856	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1750	1457	3	123.00–127.00	$124.46	$1,813	—
1260–1770	1490	3	109.00–112.00	$110.81	$1,651	—
1560–2035	1778	4	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$2,116	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1360	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.94
1050–1225	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,176.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1060	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	690.00–885.00	$771.16

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	67.50–75.00	$71.54	+18.81
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	85.00–95.00	$90.24	-15.00
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	175.00	$175.00	+69.76
70–75	73	—	—	2	140.00–180.00	$160.69	+55.45
80–85	83	—	—	2	185.00–190.00	$187.42	+82.18
100–120	107	—	—	5	170.00–265.00	$235.33	+20.33

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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
1000–1170	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,160.00–1,310.00	$1,240.88	—
900–1260	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,330.00	$1,262.25	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–875	738	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–840.00	$816.27	—
775–900	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–930.00	$916.12	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—
1130–1350	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,597.48	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–720	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,138.03	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
74	74	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	—
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	200.00–210.00	$205.15	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	65.00–70.00	$66.43	+12.82
30–35	31	6	60.00–80.00	$69.86	+5.69
40–45	43	2	75.00–95.00	$85.59	-38.41
50–55	51	4	100.00–110.00	$105.12	-26.13
65	65	2	110.00–175.00	$142.50	-37.50
70–75	73	2	137.50–140.00	$138.71	-41.29

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	67.50–95.00	$78.50	+31.00
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	70.00–140.00	$94.23	+5.43
40–45	44	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	7	80.00–125.00	$107.09	+18.29
60–65	63	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–130.00	$124.80	-47.34
65	65	—	—	3	100.00–140.00	$113.33	-58.81
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–150.00	$144.71	-27.43
75	75	—	—	2	125.00–140.00	$132.50	-39.64
80–85	81	—	—	7	110.00–160.00	$137.54	-34.60
80–95	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	130.00–210.00	$164.76	-15.54
90–95	93	—	—	2	165.00–175.00	$169.86	-10.44
100–125	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–270.00	$219.09	+14.21
110–125	118	—	—	3	150.00–200.00	$177.75	-27.13
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—
160–195	175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	350.00–530.00	$458.43	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	100.00	$100.00	—
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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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.