Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $275.38/cwt ≈ $1,316/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.70/cwt -13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $272.15/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	449	563
Feeder cattle	257	307
Slaughter cattle	72	66
Replacement cattle	40	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, bull and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	320.00–324.00	$321.98	$1,304	—
500–525	513	2	280.00–290.00	$285.12	$1,463	—
555	555	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,554	-0.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,355	+2.00
455–465	460	2	294.00–296.00	$295.01	$1,357	-2.10
660	660	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,544	-2.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	330	3	268.00–272.00	$270.71	$893	-9.29
355–365	360	4	260.00–267.00	$263.75	$950	-12.72
400–445	423	8	239.00–240.00	$239.53	$1,013	-13.51
455–480	459	6	230.00–234.00	$233.30	$1,071	-3.73
500–545	515	3	222.00–232.00	$225.24	$1,160	-3.32
555–575	560	4	220.00–226.00	$223.52	$1,252	+0.02
600–645	616	4	206.00–216.00	$208.52	$1,284	+2.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	334	5	244.00–252.00	$246.78	$824	—
355–380	368	2	242.00–252.00	$247.17	$910	—
400–445	426	4	232.00–237.00	$234.52	$999	+1.89
455–465	459	5	212.00–215.00	$213.19	$979	—
500–535	512	6	208.00–214.00	$212.05	$1,086	—
555–575	563	5	206.00–207.00	$206.39	$1,162	-8.09
600–635	612	3	190.00–194.00	$192.62	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	270.00–272.00	$271.01	$976	—
400–445	426	11	244.00–254.00	$247.70	$1,055	-13.61
455–465	458	4	238.00–246.00	$242.52	$1,111	-15.02
518–535	524	6	236.00–243.00	$240.79	$1,262	-1.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	223	3	312.00–314.00	$313.31	$699	—
300–335	312	6	300.00–312.00	$307.43	$959	-3.46
400–445	411	4	286.00–296.00	$290.38	$1,193	-10.60
455–484	478	12	265.00–288.00	$275.38	$1,316	—
500–535	509	4	254.00–264.00	$259.58	$1,321	+4.47
600–605	603	3	224.00–232.00	$229.35	$1,383	—
660–690	668	6	214.00–218.00	$216.32	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	312	3	284.00–294.00	$290.42	$906	-6.10
355–380	372	5	270.00–280.00	$275.03	$1,023	-8.87
400–445	430	10	268.00–276.00	$272.15	$1,170	-9.83
455–484	472	8	260.00–274.00	$264.47	$1,248	+0.13
500–545	511	4	240.00–250.00	$244.62	$1,250	+4.59
550–590	570	4	228.00–232.00	$230.07	$1,311	+5.11
660–685	673	2	200.00–206.00	$203.06	$1,367	-0.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,100	—
400–423	415	3	300.00–302.00	$301.36	$1,251	—
455–465	462	3	294.00–296.00	$295.34	$1,364	—
500–545	515	3	266.00–280.00	$272.23	$1,402	-0.90
555–575	565	4	260.00–266.00	$264.53	$1,495	-6.36
655	655	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,454	—
700	700	2	206.00–216.00	$211.00	$1,477	-1.00
750–770	763	3	200.00–206.00	$201.97	$1,541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1430	1097	80-85%	10	104.00–111.00	$107.72	$1,182	—
1100–1200	1150	80-85%	2	100.00–102.00	$101.04	$1,162	-9.34
1030–1535	1274	80-85%	6	115.00–119.00	$116.72	$1,487	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	1000	85-90%	4	92.00–100.00	$97.08	$971	+8.70
1000–1330	1138	85-90%	4	83.00–90.00	$87.24	$993	-11.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,838	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1760	1559	6	125.00–129.00	$127.90	$1,994	+13.63
1655–1785	1740	3	131.50–138.00	$134.42	$2,339	—
1130–2210	1830	3	115.00–119.00	$115.82	$2,120	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
900–1220	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,211.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1530	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,820.06

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	120.00–130.00	$125.29	+62.98
90–95	93	—	—	2	125.00–215.00	$168.78	-18.31
95	95	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	400.00	$400.00	+212.91
100–110	107	—	—	3	150.00–255.00	$186.25	-21.52
115	115	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	+127.23

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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
980–1100	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,032.21	—
950–1220	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,550.00	$2,331.11	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1070	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,613.77	-39.56

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	32	3	70.00–100.00	$84.21	+38.83
45	45	2	90.00–137.00	$113.50	+61.15
50–55	53	2	165.00–170.00	$167.62	+59.17
50–55	53	5	140.00–160.00	$146.79	+38.34
60–65	64	5	100.00–175.00	$121.80	+12.88
70–75	71	4	120.00–170.00	$136.23	+0.70

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	50.00–60.00	$55.38	-19.62
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	70.00–90.00	$76.59	+1.59
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	130.00–145.00	$138.08	+6.85
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	120.00–165.00	$144.14	+6.26
70–75	73	—	—	3	120.00–170.00	$142.16	+4.28
80–85	82	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	135.00–155.00	$146.84	+18.96
80–85	83	—	—	3	135.00–170.00	$152.00	+24.12
80–85	83	—	—	2	75.00–85.00	$79.85	-48.03
90–95	93	—	—	4	135.00–170.00	$156.35	+24.39
100–120	109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–180.00	$167.93	-10.14
205	205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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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.