Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.26/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.65/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	516	390	634
Feeder cattle	290	203	378
Slaughter cattle	55	34	60
Replacement cattle	40	28	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly 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
465	465	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,265	-8.50
670	670	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—
700–720	710	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,569	—
755	755	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	—
655	655	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,454	—
700	700	2	196.00–202.00	$199.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,210	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	250.00–254.00	$252.05	$688	—
300–335	325	4	244.00–246.00	$244.98	$796	—
355–370	360	4	236.00–246.00	$239.07	$861	-1.95
400–445	425	5	230.00–238.00	$232.43	$988	+1.85
455–480	465	11	222.00–230.00	$225.65	$1,049	+2.14
500–535	514	14	205.00–213.00	$208.26	$1,070	+0.25
555–575	569	4	200.00–205.00	$202.23	$1,151	-1.29
600–610	605	4	189.00–195.00	$190.99	$1,155	-2.12
655–690	678	3	184.00–185.00	$184.68	$1,252	—
700–730	715	2	166.00–174.00	$170.08	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	320	3	254.00–266.00	$260.19	$833	-7.81
355–385	364	9	250.00–260.00	$256.26	$933	+3.36
400–445	426	8	242.00–252.00	$246.24	$1,049	+4.84
450–465	456	9	230.00–242.00	$236.64	$1,079	—
500–530	506	5	215.00–224.00	$219.98	$1,113	+1.49
550–575	563	3	214.00–220.00	$216.38	$1,218	+1.69
600–630	613	9	210.00–214.00	$211.90	$1,299	+2.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	241.00–242.00	$241.48	$507	—
255–280	268	4	228.00–232.00	$230.00	$616	-16.00
300–330	316	5	223.00–230.00	$226.64	$716	-6.63
400–440	423	8	206.00–216.00	$209.67	$887	-7.64
455–480	463	3	205.00–208.00	$206.04	$954	-0.63
500–535	511	4	200.00–203.00	$201.77	$1,031	+7.87
600–635	609	4	175.00–182.00	$177.81	$1,083	—
655–675	666	4	170.00–175.00	$172.25	$1,147	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	266	4	260.00–270.00	$264.93	$705	—
355–370	363	4	250.00–260.00	$253.47	$920	—
400–445	411	4	230.00–238.00	$233.89	$961	+7.79
455–490	467	6	208.00–218.00	$212.48	$992	-7.51
500–545	518	5	190.00–202.00	$195.07	$1,010	-15.48
550–565	557	3	190.00–200.00	$195.04	$1,086	-8.94
600–630	620	3	177.00–180.00	$179.03	$1,110	-7.67
660–665	663	2	170.00–177.00	$173.49	$1,150	—
770	770	2	161.00–165.00	$163.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	288	5	284.00–292.00	$286.74	$826	-1.26
300–335	318	2	283.00–288.00	$285.36	$907	—
400–445	421	5	240.00–248.00	$243.47	$1,025	-16.53
455–465	459	5	224.00–236.00	$228.81	$1,050	-15.62
500–545	518	5	222.00–230.00	$224.81	$1,165	—
555–565	558	3	215.00–222.00	$219.02	$1,222	+4.28
660–680	668	3	182.00–190.00	$187.37	$1,252	+4.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	311	5	302.00–304.00	$302.78	$942	—
400–440	413	7	256.00–268.00	$261.22	$1,079	—
455–465	460	4	250.00–252.00	$251.01	$1,155	-13.64
500–545	527	3	234.00–238.00	$235.35	$1,240	—
555–565	560	4	230.00–236.00	$233.03	$1,305	-8.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1445	1140	80-85%	9	120.00–128.50	$124.25	$1,416	—
990–1660	1218	80-85%	5	114.00–119.00	$117.68	$1,433	—
1170–1465	1312	80-85%	5	133.00–141.00	$136.42	$1,790	+5.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–960	898	85-90%	4	83.00–93.00	$87.43	$785	—
925–1235	1055	85-90%	5	100.00–110.00	$104.18	$1,099	-1.37
1080	1080	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,231	+8.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1930	1468	6	141.00–150.00	$145.41	$2,135	—
1565–1840	1725	3	134.00–140.00	$136.76	$2,359	-20.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270–1365	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,660.00	$1,568.72
1300–1475	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,125.00	$1,978.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1055	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,157.93

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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	3	55.00–95.00	$78.08	+17.74
80–85	81	—	—	4	130.00–180.00	$149.69	+67.19
90–95	92	—	—	3	130.00–180.00	$150.55	—
100–125	113	—	—	2	200.00–250.00	$227.78	-24.16

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,575.00	$2,575.00	—
1000–1250	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	31	4	42.50–50.00	$46.80	-2.67
40–45	44	6	70.00–80.00	$75.75	-27.71
50–55	53	14	100.00–145.00	$124.86	+1.14
60–65	63	2	145.00–150.00	$147.40	-10.40
70–75	73	2	140.00–150.00	$145.17	-14.92

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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	1	50.00	$50.00	+6.07
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	40.00–95.00	$61.79	-6.96
40–55	49	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	7	55.00–135.00	$95.81	+27.06
60–65	63	—	—	2	100.00–110.00	$104.80	-14.72
65–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	80.00–137.00	$113.84	-16.16
70–75	72	—	—	5	100.00–160.00	$119.72	-10.28
80–85	84	—	—	4	110.00–140.00	$123.51	-21.64
85–90	87	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	110.00–140.00	$125.00	-97.50
85–90	88	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	115.00–145.00	$129.57	-92.93
90–95	92	—	—	3	130.00–140.00	$136.55	-15.15
100–105	103	—	—	2	150.00–160.00	$155.12	-6.67
100–120	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–200.00	$163.64	+1.85
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	+44.11

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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.