Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 5, 2023

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $181.61/cwt -21.26 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 461 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $182.21/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	634	542	484
Feeder cattle	315	332	263
Slaughter cattle	70	40	50
Replacement cattle	73	74	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull and heifer calves sold sharply lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–680	672	3	202.00–206.00	$203.98	$1,371	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,423	-11.00
730	730	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,548	-14.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	3	192.00–202.50	$197.94	$821	-18.07
455–465	458	8	190.00–202.50	$193.14	$885	-14.87
500–535	523	3	185.00–190.00	$188.41	$985	-13.34
575–580	579	6	183.00–185.00	$183.33	$1,061	-17.73
660–675	670	3	173.00–175.00	$174.34	$1,168	—
700–730	715	2	161.00–165.00	$162.96	$1,165	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	200.00	$200.00	$410	—
260–270	265	2	190.00–200.00	$194.91	$517	—
455–465	461	5	178.00–188.00	$182.43	$841	-10.15
500–520	506	4	174.00–178.00	$175.51	$888	-9.42
555–590	578	8	163.50–170.00	$165.31	$955	-13.27
655–660	658	2	158.00–160.00	$159.00	$1,046	-5.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	263	3	210.00–220.00	$216.46	$569	—
300–335	322	3	200.00–210.00	$203.47	$655	-16.53
355–390	368	8	190.00–200.00	$193.48	$712	-18.75
435–445	441	6	188.00–198.00	$191.49	$844	-17.63
455–470	461	13	178.00–188.00	$181.61	$837	-21.26
500–545	518	10	177.50–187.50	$182.21	$944	-12.40
555–575	558	6	172.00–182.00	$175.37	$979	-15.82
600–645	630	8	160.00–170.00	$164.84	$1,038	-10.25
655–665	659	4	152.00–162.00	$156.51	$1,031	-13.51
700–745	722	6	148.00–160.00	$154.66	$1,117	—
755–770	763	4	148.00–158.00	$151.48	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	220.00	$220.00	$814	—
455–465	460	4	195.00–200.00	$196.24	$903	-27.17
500–535	510	4	190.00–197.50	$193.69	$988	—
555–575	567	5	184.00–195.00	$188.26	$1,067	-15.76
600–645	626	4	174.00–183.00	$179.17	$1,122	-9.61
655–660	659	5	170.00–180.00	$174.99	$1,153	-11.44
700–745	711	5	170.00–179.00	$173.47	$1,233	—
755–780	762	6	169.00–179.00	$172.99	$1,318	+1.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,095	-4.10
592	592	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,237	—
655–660	658	2	194.00–198.00	$195.99	$1,290	—
700	700	2	180.00–188.00	$184.00	$1,288	-2.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1505	1220	80-85%	10	88.00–94.50	$91.02	$1,110	—
960–1605	1293	80-85%	9	84.00–86.00	$84.97	$1,099	-7.96
1345	1345	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,318	+12.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1000	934	85-90%	4	78.00–83.00	$80.35	$750	+5.41
800–1050	988	85-90%	6	67.00–75.00	$72.50	$716	-11.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$930	—
1300–1525	1375	75-80%	3	85.00–91.00	$88.16	$1,212	—
1365–1740	1553	75-80%	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,460	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1585	1328	3	98.00–102.00	$99.81	$1,325	—
1205–1895	1486	7	108.00–116.50	$112.98	$1,679	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1245	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	840.00–1,100.00	$939.99
905–1265	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,230.00	$1,048.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1375	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,585.00	$1,498.09
860–1435	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,398.93

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	65.00–75.00	$69.71	—
65	65	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	+25.24
75	75	—	—	2	170.00–240.00	$205.00	+24.85
110–135	119	—	—	10	175.00–290.00	$228.61	+39.75
150	150	—	—	1	267.50	$267.50	—

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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
1200–1325	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,510.00–1,700.00	$1,580.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,129.41	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	6	38.00–52.00	$41.89	-42.27
30–35	34	9	37.00–75.00	$53.11	-31.05
40–45	42	15	50.00–95.00	$61.50	-22.66
45	45	2	165.00	$165.00	+80.84
50–55	52	3	130.00–135.00	$131.61	+36.77
50–55	54	9	64.00–120.00	$89.77	-5.07
60–65	62	3	70.00–130.00	$107.30	+0.90

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-19.21
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	60.00–65.00	$62.69	+3.48
45–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	65.00–120.00	$85.64	-20.02
60–65	63	—	—	4	65.00–155.00	$116.00	-11.14
70–75	72	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–130.00	$110.47	-9.19
70–75	73	—	—	2	80.00–140.00	$111.03	-8.63
80–85	83	—	—	2	100.00–145.00	$121.82	+1.52
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	95.00–180.00	$135.92	+15.62
90–95	92	—	—	7	130.00–155.00	$136.36	-3.73
105–135	117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	115.00–185.00	$144.68	-55.32
100–140	119	—	—	7	105.00–195.00	$163.26	-36.74
120–130	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	205.00–215.00	$210.20	+10.20
165	165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—
170	170	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00
60–65	62	3	147.00–180.00	$157.88	-2.12
105–110	108	2	260.00–300.00	$279.53	—

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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.