Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.02/cwt +6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.77/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	389	512	244
Feeder cattle	275	262	158
Slaughter cattle	55	61	38
Replacement cattle	59	60	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,269	—
550–555	551	6	248.00–254.00	$249.01	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515	513	2	246.00–248.00	$247.00	$1,267	—
555–575	565	2	240.00–246.00	$242.95	$1,373	+17.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,286	—
555	555	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,288	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	4	252.00–260.00	$256.00	$852	—
400–445	426	7	234.00–248.00	$240.67	$1,025	+9.06
455–498	478	11	221.00–232.00	$228.02	$1,090	+6.65
500–545	522	11	214.00–225.00	$218.77	$1,142	+3.76
555–565	560	7	210.00–218.00	$213.16	$1,194	+11.39
600–645	615	3	202.00–209.00	$204.45	$1,257	+7.53
665	665	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	+17.69
760–770	763	3	186.00–188.00	$186.67	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	270.00–278.00	$273.78	$871	—
355–360	357	6	266.00–276.00	$270.01	$964	+12.05
400–445	415	6	252.00–270.00	$259.50	$1,077	+12.93
455–480	468	4	240.00–250.00	$246.35	$1,153	+8.35
565	565	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,316	—
625–636	633	7	210.00–225.00	$220.77	$1,397	—
765–780	773	2	190.00–198.00	$194.04	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	415	6	210.00–220.00	$215.50	$894	—
455–470	460	9	202.00–210.00	$205.80	$947	—
500–545	516	7	200.00–210.00	$204.00	$1,053	+1.79
555–565	558	3	200.00–202.00	$200.67	$1,120	+15.13
600–645	623	4	172.00–182.00	$177.18	$1,104	—
760–780	770	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$1,301	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	319	7	302.00–322.00	$313.24	$999	+26.33
355–385	373	3	300.00–312.00	$307.24	$1,146	+25.23
455–480	462	8	246.00–254.00	$249.52	$1,153	+19.15
555–565	558	6	220.00–230.00	$225.20	$1,257	+9.14
600–645	625	4	200.00–210.00	$204.30	$1,277	+11.54
655–660	658	2	198.00–200.00	$199.00	$1,309	+6.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	3	290.00–300.00	$295.03	$950	—
355–370	366	4	280.00–292.00	$282.91	$1,035	—
455–460	457	3	230.00–240.00	$236.64	$1,081	+22.41
500–545	527	5	220.00–222.00	$221.24	$1,166	+2.94
555–575	563	5	206.00–218.00	$212.83	$1,198	+9.50
755	755	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	403	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,209	—
450–465	459	4	260.00–268.00	$263.48	$1,209	—
555–575	565	2	240.00–246.00	$242.95	$1,373	—
660–665	663	2	214.00–216.00	$215.00	$1,425	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1210	1118	80-85%	4	85.00–112.00	$101.69	$1,137	—
1050–1300	1129	80-85%	12	117.00–123.00	$119.38	$1,348	—
985–1475	1240	80-85%	9	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$1,562	+4.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–800	780	85-90%	3	83.00–90.00	$87.79	$685	—
720–1100	956	85-90%	8	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$1,005	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,608	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1545	1400	2	131.00–132.00	$131.45	$1,840	-8.27
1360–1505	1433	2	140.00–141.00	$140.47	$2,013	+0.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1080	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,224.26
960–1450	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,765.34
1225–1485	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,180.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1030	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–1,075.00	$968.42
900–1245	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,450.00	$1,325.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–880	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,181.67

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1200–1365	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,616.28	—
1200–1310	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,409.57	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1100	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,202.13	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.