Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $163.34/cwt -11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	594	634	411
Feeder cattle	322	378	305
Slaughter cattle	63	60	60
Replacement cattle	60	79	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bull and heifer calves 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
455	455	4	206.50	$206.50	$940	—
600	600	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,128	-17.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	2	196.00–197.00	$196.52	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	3	184.00–192.00	$188.83	$608	-6.19
435–445	440	5	167.00–179.00	$174.41	$767	—
468–487	478	11	160.00–167.50	$163.34	$781	-11.32
500–548	534	5	150.00–160.00	$154.89	$827	-17.33
600–610	603	3	150.00–158.00	$152.70	$921	-14.82
680	680	5	140.00	$140.00	$952	-27.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–289	285	2	175.00–185.00	$180.08	$513	-23.92
355–370	358	5	160.00–167.00	$162.38	$581	-15.65
440–445	443	3	160.00–166.00	$162.34	$719	-12.64
455–469	459	4	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$728	-4.54
560–580	570	2	138.00–148.00	$143.09	$816	-9.36
600–640	623	3	136.00–144.00	$139.94	$872	-19.16
655–675	661	4	130.00–136.00	$132.48	$876	-20.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	219.00	$219.00	$591	+4.14
300–335	323	3	202.00–212.00	$205.09	$662	-2.43
435–445	440	3	178.00–182.00	$179.99	$792	-13.48
455–465	459	7	174.00–181.00	$177.04	$813	-11.56
500–523	514	5	166.00–174.00	$170.89	$878	-14.33
555–580	566	6	160.00–170.00	$166.56	$943	-2.98
600–645	616	4	156.00–162.00	$160.05	$986	-5.06
665–690	671	7	150.00–158.00	$154.83	$1,039	-7.84
755–790	773	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	3	220.00–230.00	$223.40	$722	—
437	437	3	190.00	$190.00	$830	-20.32
455–478	472	4	184.50–190.00	$185.82	$877	-19.23
500–535	521	6	185.00–189.00	$186.17	$970	-20.21
555–580	566	4	172.00–182.00	$175.47	$993	-22.07
600	600	4	165.00–174.00	$169.50	$1,017	-6.68
655–680	668	3	162.00–172.00	$165.39	$1,105	-5.09
713–730	716	5	154.00–162.00	$155.63	$1,114	—
780–790	785	2	152.00–160.00	$155.97	$1,224	-2.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	512	3	196.00–199.00	$197.67	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1330	1240	80-85%	4	76.00–80.00	$77.53	$961	—
1200–1330	1260	80-85%	8	86.00–93.00	$90.25	$1,137	+5.73
1235–1520	1358	80-85%	3	95.00–100.00	$96.87	$1,315	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–990	985	85-90%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.51	$655	—
900–1100	1014	85-90%	9	72.00–78.00	$75.18	$762	-0.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1695	1613	75-80%	2	90.00–95.50	$92.89	$1,498	+11.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1445	1215	3	97.00–100.00	$98.30	$1,194	—
1455–1565	1497	3	105.00–113.00	$110.21	$1,650	—
1615	1615	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,970	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1210	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,116.44
1000–1360	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	790.00–980.00	$894.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1310	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,260.00–1,350.00	$1,298.52
1100–1400	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,130.00	$1,054.70

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	77.50–90.00	$83.36	+32.04
70–75	73	—	—	2	155.00–170.00	$162.24	+112.24
80–85	83	—	—	4	100.00–135.00	$115.15	-5.46
90–95	93	—	—	2	165.00–200.00	$182.97	+17.88
100–110	104	—	—	5	140.00–240.00	$169.23	-11.95
160–190	171	—	—	6	230.00–275.00	$251.76	-29.67

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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
1100–1450	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,627.06	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1425	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,485.00	$1,386.77	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	72.50–80.00	$75.58	+49.69
30–35	34	10	55.00–90.00	$77.72	+41.46
40–45	43	4	70.00–90.00	$79.44	+1.37
40–45	43	2	45.00–50.00	$47.65	-30.42
50–55	52	14	70.00–100.00	$83.48	-4.50
60–65	63	9	65.00–130.00	$106.59	+2.00
70–75	73	3	110.00–135.00	$119.66	+15.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	52.50–80.00	$63.64	+20.23
40–55	51	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	70.00–100.00	$82.59	-0.41
60–65	63	—	—	3	95.00–115.00	$108.68	+25.68
70–75	71	—	—	4	92.00–120.00	$101.72	-38.62
70–75	72	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	90.00–140.00	$119.86	-20.48
80–85	82	—	—	3	135.00–150.00	$141.53	-14.89
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	115.00–150.00	$131.28	-25.14
95	95	—	—	3	125.00–150.00	$133.33	-4.00
100–125	111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	95.00–175.00	$134.70	-19.98
110–130	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–210.00	$196.25	+41.57
160	160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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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.