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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $256.01/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 563 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 405 252
Feeder cattle 120 187 169
Slaughter cattle 45 48 38
Replacement cattle 20 30 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,153 +16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 280.00 $280.00 $854 -2.07
355–380 368 2 267.00–277.00 $271.83 $1,000 -6.30
400–445 423 2 270.00–272.00 $271.05 $1,147 +7.14
455–480 462 6 253.00–263.00 $258.50 $1,194 +5.32
600–645 623 2 214.00–220.00 $217.11 $1,353 -2.89
660–680 668 4 202.00–204.00 $202.99 $1,356 —
700–735 718 2 186.00–196.00 $190.88 $1,371 -11.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 270.00 $270.00 $756 -4.77
320–335 328 2 252.00–260.00 $255.91 $839 —
355–365 360 2 252.00–258.00 $255.04 $918 -7.06
455–490 466 4 237.00–247.00 $241.46 $1,125 +0.41
510–545 530 3 222.00–230.00 $225.75 $1,196 -0.19
555–575 562 3 210.00–218.00 $214.61 $1,206 —
665–690 678 2 180.00–190.00 $184.91 $1,254 -8.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 4 267.00–274.00 $269.76 $1,236 +1.10
555–575 565 2 250.00–252.00 $251.02 $1,418 -1.99
700 700 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 3 309.00–310.00 $309.67 $966 -2.44
350–380 361 4 308.00–310.00 $309.02 $1,116 +0.99
400–445 428 3 300.00–301.00 $300.35 $1,285 +5.90
455–460 458 5 280.00–294.00 $287.43 $1,316 -4.58
500–520 510 2 272.00–281.00 $276.59 $1,411 +5.47
555–570 563 10 252.00–258.00 $256.01 $1,441 -5.70
610–645 628 2 230.00–240.00 $235.14 $1,477 -2.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 310.00–312.00 $311.02 $886 ±0.00
355–370 363 5 290.00–300.00 $291.96 $1,060 +13.84
455–460 456 4 264.00–274.00 $270.51 $1,234 +2.08
500–535 522 3 250.00–260.00 $253.42 $1,323 +2.58
555–575 567 3 238.00–248.00 $242.71 $1,376 —
600–630 610 3 222.00–230.00 $227.25 $1,386 -3.48
655–680 669 5 220.00–226.00 $223.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 458 3 300.00–308.00 $302.71 $1,386 +1.99
555–575 564 4 268.00–276.00 $271.49 $1,531 -1.16
620 620 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 +4.66
750 750 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1135 80-85% 5 119.00–122.00 $120.17 $1,364 —
990–1445 1283 80-85% 9 123.00–130.00 $126.30 $1,620 —
1455–1485 1470 80-85% 2 135.00–139.00 $137.02 $2,014 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1000 936 85-90% 6 109.00–118.00 $111.83 $1,047 —
900–1100 993 85-90% 3 100.00–106.00 $103.66 $1,029 +16.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1580 1267 3 140.00–143.00 $141.46 $1,792 —
1040–1925 1485 5 147.00–150.00 $149.25 $2,216 -3.75
1725–1810 1780 3 152.00–153.00 $152.32 $2,711 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–980 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,150.00 $1,034.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1045 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,650.00–1,825.00 $1,726.31 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.