Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 17, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	433	748	469
Feeder cattle	181	365	207
Slaughter cattle	41	63	64
Replacement cattle	34	72	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	—
610–645	622	3	212.00–215.00	$213.96	$1,331	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,702	+7.00
795	795	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,490	-5.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	222.00–224.00	$223.02	$732	-7.64
500–545	517	8	210.00–211.50	$210.91	$1,090	+0.82
555–580	573	4	205.00–209.00	$207.53	$1,189	+0.16
600–645	623	4	200.00–202.00	$201.04	$1,252	—
660–665	663	3	187.00–190.00	$187.99	$1,246	+2.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	210.00–220.00	$214.72	$683	-3.59
355–390	363	7	206.00–212.00	$208.06	$755	-8.39
430–445	435	3	206.00–211.00	$207.70	$903	-1.20
455–465	463	4	200.00–205.00	$203.27	$941	+0.58
555	555	3	190.00–200.00	$196.67	$1,092	+1.32
670–680	675	2	173.00–175.00	$174.01	$1,175	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	4	228.00–229.00	$228.49	$989	-1.98
565–575	569	5	211.00–212.00	$211.40	$1,203	-8.10
600–630	615	2	203.00–211.00	$207.10	$1,274	-4.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	240.00	$240.00	$852	-6.46
442	442	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,030	-7.71
455–470	463	4	231.00–233.00	$232.02	$1,074	-2.02
500–534	513	6	220.00–225.00	$222.40	$1,141	+0.37
555–565	558	4	209.00–218.00	$212.77	$1,187	-4.17
600–645	629	4	206.00–210.00	$208.04	$1,309	-1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	5	225.00–230.00	$227.88	$841	-5.24
400–445	428	6	220.00–229.00	$223.08	$955	-3.05
455–465	460	4	210.00–218.00	$213.26	$981	-1.78
500–545	524	4	203.00–210.00	$205.58	$1,077	-2.04
555–575	560	4	202.00–208.00	$205.03	$1,148	+5.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	625	3	212.00–220.00	$215.72	$1,348	-4.24
665–675	668	3	204.00–208.00	$205.35	$1,372	-9.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1330	1143	80-85%	6	100.00–104.00	$102.31	$1,169	—
1080–1490	1299	80-85%	7	107.00–113.00	$110.16	$1,431	+2.88
1285–1330	1308	80-85%	2	114.00–116.00	$115.02	$1,504	+0.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–790	770	85-90%	2	78.00–80.00	$79.03	$609	—
840–1000	918	85-90%	4	93.00–100.00	$96.84	$889	-4.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1810	1428	75-80%	3	115.00–118.00	$116.41	$1,662	—
1455–1565	1510	75-80%	3	110.00–113.00	$111.00	$1,676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,988	—
1475	1475	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,814	—
1210–2140	1589	6	129.00–133.00	$130.64	$2,076	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1255–1340	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,330.00–1,400.00	$1,377.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–980	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$926.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45–50	48	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	62.50–145.00	$107.24	+54.16
70–75	73	—	—	2	100.00–175.00	$136.21	-58.79
80–85	82	—	—	3	100.00–175.00	$134.18	+0.85
90–95	93	—	—	3	165.00–200.00	$188.75	+43.54
100–135	117	—	—	5	180.00–200.00	$187.35	-40.49
145	145	—	—	1	370.00	$370.00	+142.16
160	160	—	—	2	330.00–340.00	$335.00	—
175–190	183	—	—	2	265.00–460.00	$366.51	—

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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
960–1250	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,427.87	-14.73

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	6	40.00–55.00	$48.04	-10.53
30–35	32	6	45.00–85.00	$62.63	-2.14
40–45	43	8	75.00–120.00	$92.94	+6.47
50–55	51	5	75.00–130.00	$109.41	+13.22
70–75	73	2	100.00–175.00	$136.21	+16.04

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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	20.00	$20.00	-45.31
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	52.50–62.00	$56.52	-8.79
25–35	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	20.00–35.00	$26.25	-39.06
45–55	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	60.00–130.00	$98.50	-0.17
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	70.00–130.00	$98.80	+0.13
60–65	63	—	—	2	90.00–120.00	$105.60	+6.93
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	75.00–130.00	$103.13	-10.72
70–75	73	—	—	3	135.00–150.00	$141.70	-108.30
80–85	81	—	—	4	100.00–140.00	$125.85	-124.15
80–90	84	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	90.00–175.00	$130.59	+4.49
90–95	93	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$145.09	+18.30
100–120	106	—	—	4	120.00–220.00	$165.88	+3.61
100–125	109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	115.00–205.00	$138.90	-23.37
125	125	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	+76.82
145	145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	±0.00
175	175	—	—	1	265.00	$265.00	—
235	235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	235.00	$235.00	+65.00
145	145	1	520.00	$520.00	—
155	155	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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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.