Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 7, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $198.96/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	472	454	339
Feeder cattle	191	241	242
Slaughter cattle	76	50	45
Replacement cattle	54	52	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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
500	500	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,310	—
638–640	639	5	233.00–242.00	$238.39	$1,523	+7.55
725	725	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	475	3	236.00–246.00	$242.81	$1,153	—
555–575	565	2	237.00–238.00	$237.49	$1,342	+8.49
600–635	618	2	222.00–226.00	$224.06	$1,385	+0.66
665	665	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,463	+1.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	427	3	218.00–220.00	$219.38	$937	+6.68
455–460	458	4	207.00–210.00	$208.51	$955	—
500–520	510	4	204.00–208.00	$205.96	$1,050	+2.25
560–565	563	2	200.00–208.00	$203.98	$1,148	+5.61
655–685	667	3	188.00–196.00	$192.05	$1,281	+6.05
765	765	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	478	3	196.00–206.00	$199.17	$952	—
505–535	525	3	190.00–196.00	$194.08	$1,019	—
600–645	623	4	186.00–188.00	$187.04	$1,165	—
660–685	677	3	172.00–180.00	$174.60	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,177	—
608	608	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,283	—
660–680	670	2	206.00–211.00	$208.46	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	228.00–230.00	$228.93	$739	-13.09
355–380	368	4	214.00–224.00	$219.17	$807	-3.54
415–440	432	3	210.00–221.00	$213.53	$922	-0.56
455–480	468	4	200.00–202.00	$201.03	$941	-2.60
500–535	518	10	194.00–202.00	$198.96	$1,031	-3.96
555–590	574	5	186.00–194.00	$188.44	$1,082	-5.26
755–770	763	2	162.00–170.00	$165.96	$1,266	-3.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	240.00–244.00	$242.03	$871	—
455–465	463	4	232.00–238.00	$234.51	$1,086	+7.88
500–535	527	8	214.00–224.00	$218.81	$1,153	+3.64
575	575	2	201.00–210.00	$205.50	$1,182	-4.92
700–715	708	2	180.00–186.00	$183.03	$1,296	-0.56
770–775	773	2	178.00–182.00	$180.01	$1,391	+1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	225.00–226.00	$225.52	$1,168	—
555	555	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,232	—
655–660	658	5	206.00–208.00	$206.80	$1,361	+4.12
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	+3.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1405	1142	80-85%	20	100.00–107.00	$102.48	$1,170	—
935–1300	1160	80-85%	4	96.00–98.00	$96.66	$1,121	-9.98
1475	1475	80-85%	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,608	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1170	1038	85-90%	7	82.00–88.00	$85.08	$883	—
980–1100	1040	85-90%	10	90.00–98.00	$94.85	$986	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,389	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,656	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1590	1558	2	111.00–113.00	$112.02	$1,745	—
1210–2090	1670	4	123.00–130.00	$126.62	$2,115	—
1950–2320	2095	3	134.00–140.00	$136.54	$2,861	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–990	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,075.00	$995.80
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,240.00–1,300.00	$1,270.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1035	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,218.99
1150–1360	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,335.00–1,600.00	$1,478.59

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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	52.50–55.00	$53.65	-12.50
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	97.00–100.00	$98.57	-76.26
80–85	82	—	—	3	135.00–150.00	$145.10	-29.73
90–95	93	—	—	2	155.00–160.00	$157.43	-40.27
110–145	126	—	—	7	155.00–300.00	$221.47	-128.53
155–185	170	—	—	2	370.00–380.00	$375.44	+119.56

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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
900–1150	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,296.34	+8.20

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	4	40.00–120.00	$62.22	+10.00
20–25	23	4	30.00–39.00	$33.94	-18.28
30–35	31	7	47.50–100.00	$58.86	-3.26
40–45	43	5	70.00–120.00	$92.98	-14.56
50–55	53	5	85.00–145.00	$113.44	+17.31
60–65	63	5	100.00–160.00	$144.52	+16.32
70–75	73	5	100.00–165.00	$148.75	+20.37

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-19.00
25–35	31	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	47.50–57.50	$51.61	-4.62
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	80.00–120.00	$93.44	+2.59
60–65	63	—	—	2	85.00–155.00	$118.60	-3.80
70–75	72	—	—	5	90.00–145.00	$129.65	+26.72
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–130.00	$113.64	+10.71
80–85	83	—	—	2	130.00–155.00	$142.88	-2.42
90–95	91	—	—	4	130.00–155.00	$142.67	+0.37
90–95	92	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–185.00	$145.73	+3.43
95	95	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	+137.70
100–110	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	120.00–210.00	$168.13	-22.52
115	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	+85.48
120–145	133	—	—	2	160.00–200.00	$181.89	+17.37

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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.