Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 14, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.74/cwt ≈ $1,006/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	447	291	730
Feeder cattle	169	152	234
Slaughter cattle	25	39	55
Replacement cattle	39	48	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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
610	610	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	473	11	210.00–213.00	$212.74	$1,006	—
577	577	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	4	198.00–202.00	$200.01	$882	+12.86
455–465	458	4	196.00–200.00	$197.02	$902	—
500–535	526	4	190.00–192.00	$191.02	$1,005	+5.03
555–575	568	3	188.00–190.00	$189.35	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	220.00	$220.00	$616	+30.00
330–335	333	3	204.00–206.00	$205.34	$684	+12.94
500–535	524	4	180.00–186.00	$183.05	$959	—
555–575	562	3	166.00–176.00	$172.59	$970	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	242.00	$242.00	$799	+7.97
370–385	381	7	230.00–236.00	$231.67	$883	+16.05
455–465	458	3	222.00–234.00	$227.96	$1,044	+31.35
515–546	534	8	207.00–214.00	$209.46	$1,119	+14.15
600	600	5	186.00–188.00	$186.80	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	206.00–216.00	$211.03	$777	+8.11
435–440	438	4	206.00–216.00	$210.97	$924	+17.13
455–465	458	3	194.00–204.00	$199.34	$913	+16.23
530–545	539	5	184.00–196.00	$188.72	$1,017	+12.12
555–565	560	4	180.00–186.00	$183.03	$1,025	+7.88
735–745	740	2	148.00–154.00	$150.98	$1,117	—
755–770	763	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	4	218.00–224.00	$220.48	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1000	940	85-90%	2	66.00–72.00	$69.19	$650	—
990–1000	997	85-90%	3	74.00–80.00	$77.01	$768	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1200	1165	80-85%	2	82.00–86.00	$84.06	$979	-3.27
1255–1400	1312	80-85%	3	94.00–97.00	$95.23	$1,249	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	94.50	$94.50	$1,418	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,642	—
1345–2005	1578	3	112.00–118.00	$116.24	$1,834	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	690.00–900.00	$800.00
1125–1160	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,051.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	60.00–75.00	$68.08	+5.75
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	45.00–53.00	$48.76	-13.57
70–75	74	—	—	4	115.00–175.00	$151.23	+11.23
80–85	83	—	—	2	170.00–175.00	$172.58	+12.58
90–95	91	—	—	4	125.00–190.00	$159.52	-28.32
100	100	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	+95.88
100–140	121	—	—	5	200.00–250.00	$229.59	-50.41
155–180	168	—	—	2	235.00–280.00	$255.82	+1.27

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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
1000–1180	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,410.00	$1,311.62	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1190	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,548.03	+23.03

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–630	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	660.00–800.00	$731.71	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	250.00	$250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	57.50–62.00	$59.50	-12.04
20–25	23	2	40.00–50.00	$45.56	-25.98
30–35	32	9	60.00–100.00	$74.63	+3.09
40–45	41	13	80.00–100.00	$87.52	+7.23
50–55	52	5	62.00–112.50	$77.88	-27.44
60–65	63	2	100.00–115.00	$107.80	-24.82

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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	72.50	$72.50	+3.93
20–35	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	11	57.50–85.00	$69.36	+0.79
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	12	60.00–115.00	$77.67	+9.10
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00	$190.00	+83.57
60–65	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–85.00	$80.00	-26.43
60–75	67	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	85.00–160.00	$124.96	-15.38
60–75	68	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	85.00–120.00	$94.07	-46.27
70–75	73	—	—	6	110.00–135.00	$121.70	-18.64
70–75	73	—	—	2	65.00–70.00	$67.41	-72.93
80–85	81	—	—	9	115.00–165.00	$137.12	-9.81
80–85	83	—	—	2	70.00–80.00	$75.15	-71.78
80–95	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	115.00–170.00	$141.23	-5.70
90–95	93	—	—	3	130.00–135.00	$133.39	+6.96
90–95	93	—	—	2	75.00–85.00	$80.14	-46.29
105	105	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	+18.17
100–110	107	—	—	3	130.00–165.00	$145.47	-21.36
100–145	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	145.00–185.00	$161.13	-5.70
100–125	119	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	190.00–235.00	$196.08	+29.25
160	160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	300.00	$300.00	—
180	180	1	157.50	$157.50	—

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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.