Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	563	353	394
Feeder cattle	307	213	138
Slaughter cattle	66	30	36
Replacement cattle	75	37	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cow 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
400–435	418	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,279	—
455–490	473	2	294.00–300.00	$297.11	$1,405	-7.42
513–530	517	4	280.00–281.00	$280.74	$1,451	—
555–565	560	2	260.00–270.00	$265.04	$1,484	—
600–645	630	3	244.00–252.00	$249.46	$1,572	+17.46
655–675	665	2	232.00–240.00	$236.06	$1,570	—
775	775	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	280.00–282.00	$280.67	$1,558	+2.01
664	664	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,647	—
710	710	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,576	—
750	750	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	288.00–290.00	$288.97	$1,352	+3.00
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	7	280.00	$280.00	$963	+26.00
355–375	371	5	270.00–278.00	$276.47	$1,026	+24.41
400–445	427	5	248.00–258.00	$253.04	$1,080	+17.27
455–465	460	2	234.00–240.00	$237.03	$1,090	+2.19
500–545	523	2	227.00–230.00	$228.56	$1,195	+0.26
555–565	560	2	223.00–224.00	$223.50	$1,252	+7.16
623–640	630	5	205.00–206.00	$205.59	$1,295	+3.18
755	755	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	430	3	260.00–262.00	$261.31	$1,124	+6.42
455–498	490	6	255.00–258.00	$257.54	$1,262	+13.00
500–545	514	5	238.00–245.00	$242.58	$1,247	+6.32
655	655	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	260.00	$260.00	$650	—
400–445	423	2	230.00–235.00	$232.63	$984	+7.62
555–590	573	2	214.00–215.00	$214.48	$1,229	+11.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–310	305	7	288.00–300.00	$296.52	$904	+0.60
355–390	371	4	278.00–286.00	$283.90	$1,053	+7.39
430–440	434	5	278.00–284.00	$281.98	$1,224	+7.71
455–480	464	6	260.00–270.00	$264.34	$1,227	-3.47
500–530	517	3	238.00–242.00	$240.03	$1,241	+4.15
555–565	560	2	220.00–230.00	$224.96	$1,260	-2.46
630–645	635	3	210.00–216.00	$213.97	$1,359	—
670–675	673	2	200.00–208.00	$203.99	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	308	9	310.00–311.00	$310.89	$958	+2.27
355–390	377	5	300.00–306.00	$301.24	$1,136	+0.42
425–445	436	6	296.00–306.00	$300.98	$1,312	+3.87
500–545	527	5	251.00–261.00	$255.11	$1,344	+0.37
555–580	571	4	246.00–258.00	$251.06	$1,434	+9.56
745	745	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,550	+5.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	525	3	268.00–278.00	$273.13	$1,434	+3.29
565–590	578	2	266.00–276.00	$270.89	$1,566	+20.93
700	700	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,484	-0.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1440	1168	80-85%	22	106.00–113.00	$110.38	$1,289	+0.15
1075–1450	1211	80-85%	5	114.00–118.00	$115.99	$1,405	—
1000–1455	1219	80-85%	6	98.00–105.00	$101.81	$1,241	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1180	1024	85-90%	8	85.00–91.00	$88.38	$905	—
1000–1220	1107	85-90%	6	95.00–102.00	$98.80	$1,094	—
1115–1200	1163	85-90%	3	104.00–106.00	$105.33	$1,225	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1635	1325	4	122.00–127.00	$123.29	$1,634	—
1445–1770	1587	3	112.00–119.00	$114.27	$1,813	—
1115–2045	1759	4	132.00–140.00	$136.22	$2,396	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1040	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,335.82
1035–1490	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,345.00–1,650.00	$1,507.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,225.00	$1,128.10
915–1240	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,425.00	$1,280.64

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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	60.00–65.00	$62.31	+41.06
70–75	73	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	100.00–115.00	$107.76	-32.24
80–85	83	—	—	2	130.00–160.00	$145.45	+5.45
90–95	92	—	—	3	160.00–210.00	$187.09	-17.77
100–135	116	—	—	6	165.00–300.00	$207.77	+20.87

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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
1100–1145	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,051.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1030	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,875.00	$1,653.33	+156.39

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	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	40.00–50.00	$45.38	-10.39
30–35	33	3	55.00–90.00	$68.00	+12.23
40–45	43	2	50.00–55.00	$52.35	-38.65
40–45	43	4	110.00–145.00	$121.62	+30.62
50–55	52	3	50.00–60.00	$56.45	-76.17
50–55	53	4	75.00–130.00	$108.45	-24.17
50–55	53	3	160.00–170.00	$163.44	+30.82
60–65	64	4	85.00–125.00	$108.92	-111.08
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-50.00
70–75	71	4	105.00–165.00	$135.53	-84.47

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	+11.32
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	95.00–155.00	$131.23	+86.23
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	+70.95
60–65	62	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-27.30
60–70	63	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–180.00	$167.62	+70.32
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	100.00	$100.00	+2.70
70–75	74	—	—	4	105.00–165.00	$137.88	+20.79
80–85	83	—	—	2	115.00–140.00	$127.88	-17.27
85–90	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–160.00	$142.00	-7.93
90–95	92	—	—	3	115.00–210.00	$175.64	+25.71
90–95	93	—	—	3	115.00–140.00	$131.96	+5.14
100–110	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–170.00	$156.39	-8.61
105–115	110	—	—	2	165.00–190.00	$178.07	+13.07
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	2	260.00	$260.00	+95.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	2	110.00–145.00	$127.50	—
90	90	1	162.50	$162.50	—
140	140	1	205.00	$205.00	±0.00
160	160	1	355.00	$355.00	+150.00

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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.