Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	322	515	472
Feeder cattle	168	229	191
Slaughter cattle	44	59	76
Replacement cattle	40	48	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 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
555–560	557	3	245.00–248.00	$246.00	$1,370	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	230.00–238.00	$233.86	$1,211	—
730	730	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,265	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	248.00–249.00	$248.52	$927	—
400–430	415	2	240.00–242.00	$240.96	$1,000	+0.96
455–475	465	2	235.00–236.00	$235.51	$1,095	—
500–533	520	5	228.00–235.00	$232.31	$1,208	+2.81
562	562	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,242	-8.26
600–620	613	3	211.00–219.00	$216.39	$1,326	+0.89
700–735	718	2	208.00–210.00	$209.02	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	3	244.00–245.00	$244.33	$899	-8.53
400–445	423	2	232.00–234.00	$232.95	$985	+4.47
455–465	460	3	224.00–230.00	$226.34	$1,041	-1.77
500–530	515	2	220.00–225.00	$222.43	$1,146	-0.29
555–560	556	4	210.00–218.00	$212.50	$1,182	+4.12
600–610	607	3	200.00–202.00	$201.34	$1,222	+0.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	248.00	$248.00	$620	—
310	310	1	230.00	$230.00	$713	-14.00
410–445	428	2	218.00–220.00	$219.04	$937	—
500–535	518	2	190.00–200.00	$195.17	$1,011	-2.92
555–575	565	2	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$1,088	+6.50
655–690	668	3	182.00–192.00	$185.27	$1,238	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	305.00–310.00	$307.60	$963	+8.57
420–445	435	3	248.00–254.00	$250.02	$1,088	+4.09
455–465	458	3	240.00–241.00	$240.34	$1,101	+4.03
500–535	515	5	220.00–234.00	$225.74	$1,163	-2.80
555–585	563	6	218.00–228.00	$220.86	$1,243	-4.20
600–610	603	3	200.00–204.00	$202.00	$1,218	-11.61
655–660	659	4	196.00–201.00	$199.25	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	3	274.00–284.00	$278.48	$883	—
370–380	375	2	254.00–264.00	$259.07	$972	+12.41
420–445	435	3	226.00–236.00	$230.66	$1,003	-1.34
455–490	466	4	220.00–230.00	$225.29	$1,050	+2.46
500–520	510	3	205.00–215.00	$208.60	$1,064	-2.86
555–580	568	2	202.00–209.00	$205.58	$1,168	-0.43
600–630	610	4	190.00–197.00	$193.31	$1,179	—
770	770	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	434	5	260.00–266.00	$262.34	$1,139	+2.34
455–490	472	3	258.00–266.00	$261.35	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1360	1218	80-85%	8	125.00–133.00	$128.51	$1,565	—
1220–1310	1265	80-85%	2	118.00–121.00	$119.45	$1,511	-21.58
1425	1425	80-85%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–950	807	85-90%	3	107.00–112.00	$109.27	$882	—
830	830	85-90%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,054	—
870–1130	1002	85-90%	6	117.00–123.00	$120.21	$1,205	+9.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	75-80%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,725	—
1300–1460	1380	75-80%	2	123.00–124.00	$123.53	$1,705	—
1535–1680	1608	75-80%	2	128.00–135.00	$131.34	$2,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2075	1590	2	141.00–145.00	$143.61	$2,283	—
1250–2010	1678	5	150.00–157.00	$154.24	$2,588	—
1905	1905	1	169.00	$169.00	$3,219	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1330	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,525.00–2,000.00	$1,835.20
1040–1420	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,950.00	$1,774.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1160	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,294.44

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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	70.00–75.00	$72.65	+2.94

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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
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	3	45.00–55.00	$47.86	-28.96
30–35	31	4	55.00–70.00	$61.60	-15.22
40–45	44	7	70.00–138.00	$91.87	-12.78
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.53
50–55	54	6	92.50–138.00	$115.51	-13.96
60	60	3	80.00–165.00	$136.67	+1.57
70–75	72	3	145.00–150.00	$146.74	+8.21

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	30.00–40.00	$35.56	+0.56
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	45.00–80.00	$55.18	+20.47
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	70.00–100.00	$80.96	+18.61
60–65	63	—	—	2	80.00–100.00	$90.40	-50.90
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	90.00–125.00	$106.80	-34.50
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–130.00	$103.24	-35.46
70–75	73	—	—	2	135.00–145.00	$139.83	-3.39
80–85	83	—	—	2	145.00–150.00	$147.58	-13.03
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	-12.28
95	95	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	+113.13
110–120	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–225.00	$211.96	+26.96
110–130	121	—	—	4	175.00–230.00	$215.82	+30.82
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	-20.00
150	150	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	-20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	+14.80

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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.