Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 2, 2023

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $152.45/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 572 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $185.22/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,240/hd at 605 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	634	638	711
Feeder cattle	378	299	449
Slaughter cattle	60	81	50
Replacement cattle	79	81	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	221.00	$221.00	$961	—
605	605	10	205.00	$205.00	$1,240	—
763	763	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,511	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	204.00	$204.00	$530	+26.41
320–335	328	4	180.00–184.00	$181.95	$597	+6.27
355–360	358	4	173.00–183.00	$178.03	$637	+3.94
430–445	441	5	170.00–180.00	$174.98	$772	+8.52
455–470	463	4	160.00–166.00	$163.05	$755	-0.38
500–535	515	6	160.00–165.00	$162.39	$836	+0.72
555–576	572	16	150.00–160.00	$152.45	$872	-4.18
600–645	625	5	155.00–165.00	$159.10	$994	+6.37
660–675	667	3	150.00–154.00	$152.67	$1,018	+12.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	192.00–198.00	$195.02	$649	—
455–470	460	6	174.00–176.00	$174.66	$803	-5.72
500–503	502	7	169.00–173.50	$172.22	$865	-7.45
600–645	623	4	167.00–168.00	$167.52	$1,044	+1.85
653–660	655	9	166.00–168.00	$167.55	$1,097	+7.46
755	755	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,132	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	210.00–220.00	$214.86	$565	+14.86
330–335	333	4	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$691	+7.11
355–365	358	6	200.00–207.00	$202.31	$724	+5.47
435–440	438	2	189.00–198.00	$193.47	$847	+15.47
455–465	461	5	185.00–195.00	$188.60	$869	+15.92
500–545	525	10	180.00–190.00	$185.22	$972	+16.09
555–575	560	4	164.00–174.00	$169.54	$949	+3.92
600–645	626	6	160.00–170.00	$165.11	$1,034	+3.09
660–665	663	3	160.00–164.00	$162.67	$1,079	—
700–745	717	3	150.00–152.00	$151.35	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	413	3	210.00–211.00	$210.32	$869	—
455–465	460	2	200.00–210.00	$205.05	$943	+13.01
500–545	534	4	200.00–209.00	$206.38	$1,102	+19.48
555–575	565	4	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$1,116	+23.51
600–645	623	4	171.00–181.00	$176.18	$1,098	+7.66
655–675	666	4	166.00–176.00	$170.48	$1,135	+3.88
770–775	773	3	156.00–160.00	$158.67	$1,227	-5.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–785	770	3	174.00–178.00	$175.67	$1,353	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1267	80-85%	13	80.00–88.00	$84.52	$1,071	-5.13
1220–1330	1283	80-85%	3	72.00–79.00	$75.40	$967	-14.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1070	1023	85-90%	3	75.00–77.00	$75.98	$777	-1.55
1000–1200	1080	85-90%	4	63.00–69.00	$66.61	$719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,114	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2000	1524	5	105.00–112.00	$107.79	$1,643	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1300	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,321.47
1405–1500	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,390.00–1,625.00	$1,503.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1400	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$979.27
1155–1425	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,207.85

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	27.00–30.00	$28.67	+3.67
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	50.00–52.50	$51.32	+26.32
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	65.00	$65.00	-27.86
75	75	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	-92.14
80–85	83	—	—	2	100.00–140.00	$120.61	-21.53
80–85	83	—	—	3	120.00–165.00	$135.30	-6.84
90–95	92	—	—	3	150.00–175.00	$165.09	-14.91
100–125	106	—	—	4	120.00–200.00	$181.18	—
100–130	119	—	—	4	225.00–240.00	$233.53	—
150–165	158	—	—	2	250.00–310.00	$281.43	—

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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
1220–1440	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,775.00–1,925.00	$1,866.12	+45.91

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1200	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,355.79	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	25.00–27.00	$25.89	+3.67
30–35	31	7	40.00–65.00	$48.52	-15.48
30–35	32	3	34.00–40.00	$36.26	-27.74
40–45	41	17	65.00–110.00	$78.07	+4.89
50–55	52	9	75.00–120.00	$87.98	+6.18
50–55	53	3	50.00–55.00	$51.56	-30.24
60–65	62	3	82.50–120.00	$104.59	-11.59
60–65	62	3	120.00–130.00	$123.51	+7.33

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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	25.00	$25.00	-8.00
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	40.00–50.00	$43.41	-2.24
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	34.00–35.00	$34.54	-11.11
40–55	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	60.00–95.00	$77.96	-13.98
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	70.00–95.00	$83.00	-34.94
60–65	64	—	—	4	100.00–110.00	$102.35	-15.59
70–75	73	—	—	2	130.00–150.00	$140.34	+30.25
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–100.00	$87.07	-23.02
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–160.00	$156.42	+3.68
85–90	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–200.00	$175.71	+22.97
90–95	94	—	—	4	120.00–150.00	$137.33	-11.78
100–120	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	130.00–185.00	$154.68	-15.92

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	107.50	$107.50	-32.90
60–65	63	2	70.00–125.00	$98.60	-41.80
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	+29.60

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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.