Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 28, 2023

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $194.61/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 511 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $202.87/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $212.23/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 358 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	542	730	284
Feeder cattle	332	369	204
Slaughter cattle	40	89	27
Replacement cattle	74	100	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bull and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
355–390	373	4	236.00–238.00	$237.05	$884	—
479	479	8	237.50	$237.50	$1,138	—
500–535	509	4	230.00–236.00	$232.00	$1,181	—
565–590	578	3	230.00–233.00	$231.98	$1,341	+20.98
600	600	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,314	+10.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	—
700–710	709	9	225.00–227.00	$226.78	$1,608	—
765	765	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	4	217.50–227.50	$222.43	$801	—
455–465	460	2	210.00–220.00	$215.05	$989	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	6	205.00–215.00	$209.84	$676	—
355–380	373	7	204.00–212.00	$207.79	$775	—
400–445	426	4	195.00–205.00	$199.16	$848	-2.10
455–480	461	6	190.00–200.00	$192.58	$888	—
500–545	523	5	180.00–190.00	$184.93	$967	—
555–568	562	6	176.00–184.00	$178.58	$1,004	-0.83
655–690	674	4	160.00–170.00	$164.99	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	5	220.00–224.00	$221.68	$822	—
445–449	448	5	210.00–217.50	$216.01	$968	+4.16
455–465	463	9	205.00–210.00	$208.01	$963	—
500–535	523	7	200.00–206.00	$201.75	$1,055	-2.00
555–575	565	3	196.00–206.00	$201.06	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	464	4	216.00–217.50	$216.40	$1,004	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	220.00	$220.00	$726	—
355–365	358	10	210.00–216.00	$212.23	$760	—
400–435	415	10	205.00–215.00	$209.12	$868	+0.49
455–480	470	12	200.00–206.00	$202.87	$953	-2.60
500–545	511	16	190.00–199.00	$194.61	$994	—
555–580	568	10	188.00–198.00	$191.19	$1,086	-1.27
600–645	634	4	170.00–180.00	$175.09	$1,110	-7.96
660–665	663	2	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
455–470	460	6	220.00–230.00	$223.41	$1,028	+2.67
555–575	560	8	200.00–206.00	$204.02	$1,143	+3.38
600–635	621	8	186.00–199.00	$188.78	$1,172	-2.24
670–690	680	4	182.00–191.00	$186.43	$1,268	—
775–780	778	3	165.00–175.00	$171.68	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	220.00–226.00	$223.10	$1,156	—
700–720	713	3	186.00–187.00	$186.67	$1,331	-4.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1500	1291	80-85%	6	90.00–97.00	$92.93	$1,200	—
1000–1500	1317	80-85%	6	82.00–88.00	$85.28	$1,123	—
1545	1545	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,576	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1000	927	85-90%	3	72.00–79.00	$74.94	$695	-1.96
880–1100	976	85-90%	5	80.00–88.00	$83.79	$818	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,136	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,443	-20.00
1660	1660	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,660	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710	1710	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,189	—
1660–1850	1723	3	115.00–122.00	$117.25	$2,020	-10.73
1660–1970	1815	2	105.00–108.00	$106.37	$1,931	-27.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1300	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,200.00–1,490.00	$1,340.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1100	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,080.00–1,185.00	$1,134.48
990–1150	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	930.00–1,160.00	$1,023.71

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	85.00–95.00	$89.76	-45.24
80–85	83	—	—	2	175.00–185.00	$180.15	+22.13
90–95	93	—	—	2	175.00–190.00	$182.70	-27.66
105	105	—	—	1	315.00	$315.00	+100.70
100–130	114	—	—	5	135.00–230.00	$188.86	-25.44

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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
1100–1300	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,625.00–1,925.00	$1,817.09	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	8	62.50–100.00	$84.16	-5.14
40–45	43	3	45.00–50.00	$48.27	-41.03
50–55	53	6	70.00–122.50	$94.84	-15.30
60–65	63	6	85.00–120.00	$106.40	-2.00
70–75	73	2	80.00–142.50	$110.17	+1.77

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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	32	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	50.00–65.00	$59.21	-7.15
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	85.00–140.00	$105.66	+7.37
60–75	69	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	110.00–135.00	$127.14	+16.29
70–75	73	—	—	2	110.00–130.00	$119.66	+8.81
80–85	83	—	—	2	110.00–130.00	$120.30	+8.63
90–95	93	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	125.00–160.00	$140.09	+16.98
100–120	110	—	—	3	115.00–180.00	$156.97	-1.61
115	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+60.58

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	—
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—
95	95	1	260.00	$260.00	—
150	150	1	460.00	$460.00	—
165	165	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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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.