Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 18, 2023

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $190.32/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 526 lb · 10 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 bulls $172.79/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 630 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	646	595
Feeder cattle	250	216
Slaughter cattle	53	83
Replacement cattle	80	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull calves 2.00-5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	607	3	208.00–210.00	$208.66	$1,267	-11.34
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,330	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	200.00–206.00	$203.14	$437	—
310–330	323	3	194.00–200.00	$197.32	$637	—
350–380	358	4	194.00–195.00	$194.27	$695	+6.04
400–445	431	4	172.00–182.00	$178.40	$769	+1.53
455–465	458	4	167.00–177.00	$169.98	$779	+3.24
500–535	524	7	166.00–176.00	$170.18	$892	+4.75
555–575	565	4	160.00–170.00	$165.49	$935	+8.45
600–630	620	3	140.00–142.00	$141.35	$876	-3.21
660–675	668	2	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$902	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	3	205.00–208.00	$206.06	$639	—
400–445	425	4	192.00–195.00	$193.45	$822	+5.19
500–545	514	4	185.00–188.00	$186.22	$957	+5.03
555–582	571	5	184.00–187.00	$185.17	$1,057	+6.01
600–635	618	2	160.00–168.00	$164.11	$1,014	-8.99
660–675	668	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$1,052	-11.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	566	7	189.00–190.50	$190.22	$1,077	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	224.00–230.00	$226.05	$640	—
330–335	331	4	220.00–228.00	$224.51	$743	—
355–380	368	6	210.00–220.00	$214.61	$790	—
410–440	425	4	204.00–214.00	$207.55	$882	+2.57
455–460	457	5	190.00–200.00	$195.97	$896	+2.94
500–545	526	10	188.00–194.00	$190.32	$1,001	+3.13
555–570	562	9	176.00–180.00	$178.22	$1,002	+5.63
620–640	630	10	170.00–175.50	$172.79	$1,089	+3.27
660–675	670	3	160.00–162.00	$161.34	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	234.00–236.00	$235.32	$642	—
325–335	330	4	230.00–238.00	$234.03	$772	—
350–370	360	5	222.00–228.00	$226.01	$814	-1.99
400–440	418	6	216.00–220.00	$218.34	$913	+0.46
455–470	463	4	205.00–210.00	$208.28	$964	-3.35
500–530	509	8	196.00–205.00	$199.63	$1,016	-3.85
558–568	564	7	194.00–203.00	$199.18	$1,123	+11.88
600–618	615	6	180.00–189.50	$187.87	$1,155	—
700–745	723	2	167.00–168.00	$167.52	$1,211	+11.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	248.00–250.00	$248.98	$809	—
355–380	363	3	235.00–238.00	$236.05	$857	—
400–445	423	2	225.00–226.00	$225.47	$954	—
455–490	473	4	220.00–222.00	$221.04	$1,046	+1.83
600–645	621	5	189.50–200.00	$192.98	$1,198	-2.32
655–660	658	2	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$1,214	-4.50
700–745	715	3	169.00–172.00	$170.37	$1,218	—
765	765	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,285	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1330	1119	80-85%	7	83.00–88.50	$86.38	$967	—
1000–1610	1195	80-85%	12	90.00–97.50	$94.22	$1,126	—
1075–1475	1310	80-85%	4	100.00–104.00	$102.15	$1,338	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1055	912	85-90%	3	70.00–77.50	$74.50	$679	—
905–1120	1037	85-90%	5	79.00–84.00	$80.86	$839	+0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1715	1243	4	101.00–107.00	$103.34	$1,285	—
1400–1865	1690	4	115.00–122.00	$117.77	$1,990	—
1475–2015	1745	2	127.00–131.00	$129.31	$2,256	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1365	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,111.30
1055–1330	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,380.00	$1,326.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–980.00	$889.55

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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	60.00–65.00	$62.78	-38.78
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	210.00	$210.00	+108.44
45–55	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	105.00–135.00	$117.67	-72.33
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	87.50	$87.50	-102.50
70–75	73	—	—	3	130.00–205.00	$179.43	-23.84
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	195.00	$195.00	-8.27
80–85	83	—	—	2	175.00–190.00	$182.27	-21.00
90–95	93	—	—	3	170.00–250.00	$197.14	-6.13
100–125	111	—	—	5	160.00–250.00	$211.44	-213.56
150–175	163	—	—	2	240.00–250.00	$245.38	-76.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,511.92	—
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	970.00–1,000.00	$985.00	—
900–1000	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,120.00–1,350.00	$1,263.12	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	67.50–90.00	$83.57	+26.63
20–25	23	2	40.00–45.00	$42.78	-14.16
30–35	32	3	40.00–52.50	$47.76	-47.40
30–35	33	5	67.50–125.00	$90.30	-4.86
40–45	42	13	70.00–125.00	$87.15	-33.77
50–55	53	9	90.00–160.00	$130.91	-4.54
60–65	63	7	95.00–200.00	$134.43	-102.28
70–75	73	6	100.00–200.00	$145.00	-22.93
80–85	83	2	230.00–240.00	$234.85	-0.15

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–35	31	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	60.00–100.00	$71.69	-31.37
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	90.00–115.00	$103.24	-76.76
60–65	63	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.20	-11.74
65	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	+18.06
60–75	69	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	85.00–150.00	$108.24	-43.29
70–75	73	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$110.34	-41.19
80–85	84	—	—	5	100.00–170.00	$123.69	-85.71
80–95	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	100.00–230.00	$151.38	-43.62
90–95	93	—	—	2	125.00–130.00	$127.57	-65.75
100–130	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	105.00–225.00	$170.96	-55.19
100–140	121	—	—	8	110.00–200.00	$152.82	-52.94

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	130.00–150.00	$140.48	-52.02
70–75	73	2	155.00–180.00	$167.93	+2.93

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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.