Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.67/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $178.00/cwt -13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.38/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	638	608	818
Feeder cattle	299	249	375
Slaughter cattle	81	43	114
Replacement cattle	81	66	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 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
450	450	4	216.00	$216.00	$972	—
555	555	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,132	-16.00
780	780	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–730	715	2	182.00–185.00	$183.53	$1,312	—
755–780	768	2	176.00–178.00	$177.02	$1,360	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	367	3	180.00–184.00	$181.38	$666	—
417–445	426	5	177.00–186.00	$180.51	$769	—
455–480	468	10	176.00–185.00	$180.38	$844	-10.28
500–547	519	17	173.00–181.00	$179.67	$932	-8.76
555–575	565	4	164.00–170.00	$167.05	$944	-16.27
600–635	612	3	162.00–169.00	$165.67	$1,014	—
660–679	675	9	159.00–166.00	$160.09	$1,081	—
700–721	719	9	160.00–162.00	$161.78	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	3	175.00–180.00	$177.59	$476	—
330–335	333	6	170.00–180.00	$175.68	$585	-11.37
355–380	363	6	170.00–178.00	$174.09	$632	-9.97
400–445	432	7	164.00–173.00	$166.46	$719	—
455–480	467	6	160.00–170.00	$163.43	$763	-16.60
500–535	514	5	160.00–164.00	$161.67	$831	-16.03
555–575	568	6	155.00–160.00	$156.63	$890	-11.29
600–645	618	6	150.00–155.00	$152.73	$944	—
650–676	660	3	136.00–143.00	$139.71	$922	—
700–735	718	2	134.00–143.00	$138.61	$995	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
300–330	320	3	197.00–206.00	$200.41	$641	-7.57
355–375	366	5	194.00–204.00	$196.84	$720	-3.19
400–445	424	10	174.00–183.00	$178.00	$755	-13.97
455–490	473	8	167.50–176.00	$172.68	$817	-18.94
500–545	511	8	165.00–175.00	$169.13	$864	-19.10
555–580	568	9	160.00–170.00	$165.62	$941	-12.20
600–610	607	3	158.00–164.00	$162.02	$983	-9.41
760–766	763	2	140.00–150.00	$145.02	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	465	3	190.00–194.00	$192.04	$893	—
500–535	516	8	180.00–190.00	$186.90	$964	-17.69
555–575	570	4	171.00–175.00	$174.03	$992	-21.51
600–645	623	2	168.00–169.00	$168.52	$1,050	-18.08
660–675	667	5	166.00–169.00	$166.60	$1,111	-6.89
700	700	3	164.00–172.00	$166.67	$1,167	—
775–780	778	3	160.00–166.00	$164.01	$1,276	-7.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1420	1195	80-85%	3	78.00–82.00	$79.81	$954	—
1100–1330	1253	80-85%	13	86.00–93.00	$89.65	$1,123	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1160	1010	85-90%	4	60.00–67.00	$63.49	$641	—
860–1220	1026	85-90%	8	75.00–82.00	$77.53	$795	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1550	1400	75-80%	5	88.00–94.00	$90.91	$1,273	+10.91
1415	1415	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,132	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800–1870	1832	3	112.00–119.00	$116.37	$2,132	—
2055	2055	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,507	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1340	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,020.00–1,210.00	$1,130.40
1160–1540	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,325.31

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1140	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–950.00	$900.70
1080–1110	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,071.93

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	25.00	$25.00	-22.69
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	85.00–100.00	$92.86	-61.56
80–85	82	—	—	3	95.00–165.00	$142.14	-33.66
95	95	—	—	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	-15.41

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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
1110–1120	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,220.00	$1,122.06	—
1100–1320	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,230.00–1,550.00	$1,383.59	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1335	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,660.00–1,950.00	$1,820.21	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–880	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–950.00	$928.76	+178.76

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	140.00–200.00	$182.86	+12.86
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	+30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	20.00–25.00	$22.22	-31.04
20–25	23	2	40.00–47.00	$43.89	-9.37
30–35	33	3	45.00–80.00	$64.00	+4.50
40–45	41	9	50.00–92.00	$73.18	-15.41
50–55	51	6	60.00–100.00	$81.80	-16.09
60–65	64	4	100.00–135.00	$116.18	+18.04

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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	2	32.50–33.50	$33.00	-32.00
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	42.50–52.50	$45.65	-5.06
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	80.00–105.00	$91.94	+41.23
60–65	64	—	—	4	95.00–150.00	$117.94	+5.94
65	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+88.00
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	100.00–165.00	$130.03	+16.04
70–75	73	—	—	4	77.50–175.00	$110.09	-7.18
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+82.73
80–85	83	—	—	9	100.00–150.00	$123.77	-6.86
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	125.00–190.00	$152.74	+22.11
90–95	91	—	—	4	120.00–175.00	$149.11	+31.56
100–110	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	145.00–195.00	$170.60	+27.16
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	185.00	$185.00	+41.56
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	185.00	$185.00	+41.56
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	+60.86
100–130	116	—	—	9	110.00–175.00	$153.78	-5.36
150	150	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	130.00–150.00	$140.40	—
105–130	118	2	210.00–215.00	$212.23	—

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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.