Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	449	455	542
Feeder cattle	245	367	332
Slaughter cattle	45	67	40
Replacement cattle	31	21	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bull and bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 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
455	455	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,065	—
531	531	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,195	—
575	575	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,254	-7.00
692	692	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,502	+2.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,198	+6.70
455	455	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,210	—
605	605	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	—
858	858	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,128	—
655	655	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,284	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	232.00–240.00	$236.68	$646	—
300–330	317	3	230.00–240.00	$235.11	$745	-9.87
355–370	362	3	230.00–238.00	$232.65	$842	+6.65
400–445	414	4	220.00–230.00	$223.17	$924	+8.49
450–498	480	7	220.00–228.00	$221.89	$1,065	+7.99
500–545	513	5	200.00–210.00	$204.26	$1,048	+2.03
555–575	565	5	200.00–205.00	$201.00	$1,136	+4.57
640	640	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	-13.25
660–685	673	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$1,151	-7.38
780	780	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	218.00–220.00	$218.99	$565	—
300–345	325	3	212.00–216.00	$213.91	$695	-13.33
355–365	362	3	206.00–212.00	$209.36	$758	-6.98
400–440	416	5	200.00–210.00	$203.62	$847	-0.42
455–465	458	6	190.00–206.00	$198.16	$908	-1.87
510–545	533	4	180.00–190.00	$185.12	$987	-1.75
550–555	554	4	180.00–190.00	$182.98	$1,014	+3.56
610–630	620	2	160.00–170.00	$164.92	$1,023	-11.96
660–675	668	2	154.00–156.00	$154.99	$1,035	-17.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	262.00	$262.00	$655	—
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	-23.55
400–440	408	5	236.00–242.00	$239.53	$977	+5.63
455–470	462	6	230.00–240.00	$234.18	$1,082	+10.54
500–535	518	3	220.00–224.00	$221.38	$1,147	+5.71
550–555	554	7	217.00–218.00	$217.14	$1,203	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	240.00	$240.00	$871	+6.58
410–415	412	3	218.00–228.00	$221.99	$915	-2.55
450–495	466	4	210.00–222.00	$215.37	$1,004	+7.84
510–545	528	6	190.00–200.00	$194.04	$1,025	-11.07
555–580	562	8	180.00–190.00	$183.36	$1,030	-3.94
600–645	621	4	180.00–188.00	$183.04	$1,137	+3.95
650–660	655	2	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$1,146	-1.52
710–735	718	4	161.00–173.00	$168.52	$1,210	-5.88
750–755	752	3	157.50–163.00	$159.50	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	—
300–330	315	2	272.00–282.00	$277.24	$873	+2.36
410–430	420	4	236.00–244.00	$238.54	$1,002	-1.92
460–480	466	4	228.00–238.00	$231.45	$1,079	+1.73
510–535	520	5	208.00–218.00	$211.24	$1,098	-5.16
550–580	561	8	195.00–200.00	$197.39	$1,107	-9.20
600–630	613	3	190.00–200.00	$194.97	$1,195	+0.15
660–675	665	3	188.00–195.00	$190.99	$1,270	+0.16
710–735	723	2	176.00–188.00	$181.90	$1,315	-3.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	310.00	$310.00	$775	+4.66
305–330	318	2	290.00–295.00	$292.40	$930	+0.14
350	350	1	280.00	$280.00	$980	-5.65
460–480	472	5	242.00–252.00	$246.83	$1,165	+1.79
570	570	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,226	-4.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1300	1033	80-85%	4	105.00–111.00	$106.93	$1,105	—
1065–1410	1222	80-85%	7	123.00–126.00	$123.88	$1,514	+17.20
970–1505	1275	80-85%	8	113.00–120.00	$116.67	$1,488	-0.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1315	1006	85-90%	4	90.00–100.00	$96.73	$973	-15.21
760–1170	1016	85-90%	5	108.00–112.00	$110.13	$1,119	-1.81
1005–1120	1063	85-90%	2	116.00–117.00	$116.53	$1,239	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1445	1415	75-80%	2	122.00–124.00	$122.98	$1,740	—
1530–1670	1592	75-80%	3	116.50–119.50	$118.03	$1,879	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2320	1647	3	142.00–150.00	$145.99	$2,404	—
1670	1670	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,588	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1148	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,725.00–1,850.00	$1,785.38
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,136.84

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	75.00–100.00	$86.90	—
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	45.00–50.00	$46.56	—
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	160.00–175.00	$167.76	—
125–140	133	—	—	3	150.00–220.00	$190.13	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00	$210.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	45.00	$45.00	—
20–25	23	2	45.00–50.00	$47.22	—
30–35	32	3	75.00–90.00	$82.11	—
40–45	42	3	50.00–60.00	$53.60	—
40–45	43	10	70.00–130.00	$106.65	—
50–55	52	8	75.00–145.00	$128.01	—
60–65	63	4	75.00–155.00	$134.08	—
60–65	63	6	165.00–170.00	$166.64	—
70–75	71	5	100.00–160.00	$134.23	—
70–75	72	3	170.00–230.00	$189.53	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	14	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	38.00–70.00	$57.36	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	35.00	$35.00	—
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	80.00–90.00	$85.38	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	—
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	70.00–130.00	$93.43	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	90.00–115.00	$103.00	—
60–70	64	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–160.00	$104.89	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	100.00–120.00	$109.66	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	135.00–150.00	$142.73	—
80–95	89	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–160.00	$144.44	—
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–165.00	$147.93	—
100–105	103	—	—	2	130.00–165.00	$147.93	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	44	5	120.00–135.00	$130.00	—
50–55	51	5	135.00–160.00	$146.27	—

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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.