Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	459	224
Feeder cattle	187	187	133
Slaughter cattle	48	51	38
Replacement cattle	30	50	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–466	464	6	312.00–318.00	$317.02	$1,471	+9.71
500–510	505	2	300.00–310.00	$305.05	$1,541	+8.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,324	—
500	500	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,420	+2.64
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,163	—
490	490	1	292.00	$292.00	$1,431	+5.99

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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	324	5	280.00–290.00	$282.07	$914	+4.08
355–389	379	7	270.00–280.00	$278.13	$1,054	+3.11
400–445	425	5	260.00–266.00	$263.91	$1,122	—
455–465	458	6	250.00–258.00	$253.18	$1,160	-4.21
505–530	522	3	240.00–242.00	$240.68	$1,256	-2.35
555–590	573	3	230.00–236.00	$233.03	$1,335	—
600	600	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	+11.03
705	705	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	276.00–288.00	$282.13	$635	—
255–290	273	6	270.00–280.00	$274.77	$750	—
355–380	363	4	258.00–268.00	$262.10	$951	—
430–440	435	3	240.00–250.00	$246.63	$1,073	-4.36
455–465	460	2	236.00–246.00	$241.05	$1,109	+6.27
500–545	530	3	220.00–230.00	$225.94	$1,197	-2.00
610	610	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,250	—
655–675	663	3	190.00–200.00	$193.39	$1,282	+3.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	3	292.00–298.00	$294.74	$958	—
355–365	360	3	286.00–290.00	$287.99	$1,037	+0.91
400–440	429	5	276.00–286.00	$277.86	$1,192	+4.28
455–460	458	3	268.00–270.00	$268.66	$1,230	+3.15
555–590	568	3	250.00–256.00	$253.01	$1,437	—
600–645	623	2	235.00–236.00	$235.52	$1,467	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	324.00–334.00	$328.69	$894	-5.93
300–335	321	5	308.00–320.00	$312.11	$1,002	-18.89
355–390	366	4	304.00–312.00	$308.03	$1,127	-12.66
400–445	413	4	292.00–300.00	$294.45	$1,216	-4.27
455–465	459	4	288.00–296.00	$292.01	$1,340	+0.47
510–540	527	5	264.00–278.00	$271.12	$1,429	+4.44
555–575	565	4	258.00–268.00	$261.71	$1,479	+19.73
600–630	615	2	235.00–240.00	$237.56	$1,461	+0.02
655–665	658	5	226.00–234.00	$229.20	$1,508	—
720	720	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,613	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	328.00	$328.00	$804	—
270–280	275	2	310.00–312.00	$311.02	$855	-7.03
330–340	334	5	292.00–302.00	$296.79	$991	-17.70
355–370	363	2	272.00–284.00	$278.12	$1,010	-15.31
430–445	436	6	270.00–280.00	$276.00	$1,203	+1.78
475–495	483	3	262.00–276.00	$268.43	$1,297	—
500–540	521	5	246.00–254.00	$250.84	$1,307	+10.31
600–635	612	3	228.00–234.00	$230.73	$1,412	+13.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–445	417	4	304.00–306.00	$305.47	$1,274	-16.06
455–480	467	3	298.00–304.00	$300.72	$1,404	-4.14
555–565	560	3	270.00–276.00	$272.65	$1,527	+1.63
600–615	608	3	246.00–248.00	$247.34	$1,504	-6.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1505	1183	80-85%	4	116.00–122.00	$118.78	$1,405	—
950–1480	1247	80-85%	16	125.00–132.00	$129.61	$1,616	—
1140–1600	1310	80-85%	4	133.00–140.00	$135.26	$1,772	+4.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1010	979	85-90%	4	82.00–90.00	$87.65	$858	-13.29
860–1120	1021	85-90%	9	100.00–106.00	$103.18	$1,053	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1710	1580	75-80%	3	130.00–134.00	$132.77	$2,098	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,287	—
1380–1820	1554	5	146.00–150.00	$148.33	$2,305	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
915–1100	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,229.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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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	50.00–55.00	$52.65	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	155.00–170.00	$162.27	+50.00
90–95	93	—	—	2	170.00–192.00	$181.30	+41.85
100–140	125	—	—	10	160.00–300.00	$230.34	-22.18
150–160	155	—	—	2	240.00–330.00	$286.45	+16.45

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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
1025–1050	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,812.65	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	885.00	$885.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	150.00	$150.00	-96.21

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	+11.57
20–25	22	3	50.00–120.00	$71.54	+40.61
20–25	22	6	35.00–40.00	$39.23	+8.30
30–35	32	5	50.00–100.00	$75.78	+32.78
30–35	33	3	35.00–50.00	$44.80	-28.82
40–45	43	4	35.00–65.00	$55.44	-0.91
40–45	43	7	80.00–122.50	$99.71	+43.36
50–55	52	3	100.00–130.00	$113.87	+52.31
50–55	53	3	50.00–70.00	$60.00	-1.56
60–65	63	3	110.00–125.00	$116.84	-38.42
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	+44.83
70–75	73	2	115.00–130.00	$122.76	-32.41

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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	3	35.00–45.00	$40.83	-12.50
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	35.00–45.00	$39.44	-13.89
30–35	34	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	60.00–100.00	$77.22	-36.16
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	55.00–60.00	$57.62	-127.38
60–65	64	—	—	5	115.00–150.00	$126.95	+12.61
60–75	66	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–175.00	$147.12	+34.06
60–75	69	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	62.00–70.00	$66.98	-46.08
70–75	73	—	—	2	60.00–70.00	$65.17	-34.83
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–170.00	$148.56	+25.89
90–95	93	—	—	5	115.00–170.00	$136.88	+15.78
90–95	93	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	87.50–100.00	$93.92	-27.18
105–135	117	—	—	5	120.00–210.00	$169.70	+45.51
105–145	124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	160.00–195.00	$176.26	+52.07
170	170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.