Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.94/cwt +31.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	454	272	291
Feeder cattle	220	200	152
Slaughter cattle	42	37	39
Replacement cattle	29	35	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	—
600	600	3	248.00–258.00	$254.67	$1,528	—
651	651	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,588	+5.00
855	855	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,366	—
455–460	458	2	296.00–308.00	$302.03	$1,383	—
585	585	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	304.00	$304.00	$1,155	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	267	3	298.00–304.00	$300.63	$803	—
300–335	316	4	282.00–300.00	$288.83	$913	—
355–380	369	4	280.00–296.00	$286.31	$1,056	+22.91
400–445	429	4	270.00–280.00	$275.13	$1,180	+29.27
455–465	460	4	250.00–254.00	$252.02	$1,159	+15.49
500–545	511	4	230.00–240.00	$235.11	$1,201	+13.38
555–560	556	4	226.00–230.00	$228.00	$1,268	+6.99
600–615	605	3	210.00–215.00	$212.36	$1,285	+4.17
775	775	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,457	-4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	364	4	306.00–312.00	$309.00	$1,125	+29.95
400–445	423	10	290.00–310.00	$300.94	$1,273	+31.32
455–492	477	5	270.00–272.00	$271.24	$1,294	+15.71
500–545	509	5	249.00–258.00	$252.89	$1,287	+20.44
638	638	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,416	+1.12
700–710	705	2	204.00–212.00	$208.03	$1,467	-8.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	215	3	270.00–276.00	$273.44	$588	—
255–290	267	3	268.00–270.00	$269.28	$719	—
300–330	315	4	264.00–266.00	$265.05	$835	+19.02
355–370	362	3	260.00–266.00	$262.65	$951	+26.13
400–445	425	3	240.00–260.00	$249.76	$1,061	+21.32
460–490	470	5	220.00–230.00	$224.10	$1,053	-0.28
500–535	518	4	220.00–225.00	$222.58	$1,153	+14.11
555–590	570	3	204.00–214.00	$207.25	$1,181	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	340.00–350.00	$344.91	$983	+23.04
300–330	315	4	335.00–350.00	$342.86	$1,080	+34.49
355–390	366	4	323.00–342.50	$332.46	$1,217	—
400–445	421	6	298.00–306.00	$300.60	$1,266	—
455–490	478	5	280.00–290.00	$286.87	$1,371	+24.38
500–535	511	5	248.00–262.00	$256.90	$1,313	+18.38
565–575	568	4	230.00–240.00	$232.53	$1,321	+10.57
600–620	607	3	216.00–225.00	$220.29	$1,337	+14.71
660–675	668	2	208.00–210.00	$209.01	$1,396	—
705–710	708	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,416	+4.00
780–790	785	2	191.00–192.00	$191.50	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	290.00–310.00	$300.09	$849	-6.40
355–390	367	5	281.00–304.00	$292.50	$1,073	+18.44
400–440	410	4	262.00–282.00	$272.24	$1,116	—
455–480	470	4	252.00–262.00	$256.52	$1,206	+19.83
500–535	514	5	225.00–232.00	$229.09	$1,178	+1.04
550–565	559	4	220.00–228.00	$224.02	$1,252	+18.01
600–645	615	3	204.00–210.00	$206.10	$1,268	+7.13
700	700	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	3	360.00–370.00	$365.57	$1,199	—
355–365	358	3	350.00–360.00	$354.06	$1,268	+36.53
400–445	428	4	318.00–326.00	$322.61	$1,381	—
455–465	459	5	292.00–302.00	$297.62	$1,366	+16.61
500–545	531	6	275.00–282.00	$280.23	$1,488	+22.94
555–565	560	2	256.00–266.00	$261.04	$1,462	+26.00
600–635	618	2	230.00–240.00	$235.14	$1,453	+9.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1575	1191	80-85%	11	119.00–125.00	$122.94	$1,464	—
1070–1415	1243	80-85%	2	109.00–114.00	$111.15	$1,382	-4.61
1245–1615	1367	80-85%	7	127.00–132.00	$129.33	$1,768	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1340	1263	75-80%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.68	$1,549	+12.68
1545–1615	1580	75-80%	2	128.00–129.00	$128.49	$2,030	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1155	1120	85-90%	3	100.00–101.00	$100.67	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1950	1556	7	134.00–142.00	$137.57	$2,141	+4.32
1105–2665	1628	3	120.00–131.00	$123.64	$2,013	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1100	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,454.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–945	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,135.25

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	65.00–70.00	$67.69	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	180.00–185.00	$182.59	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	180.00–190.00	$185.14	—
100–135	121	—	—	6	220.00–270.00	$244.93	—
150–195	175	—	—	3	325.00–350.00	$335.00	—

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450	450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	70.00–75.00	$72.78	—
30–35	33	5	70.00–90.00	$77.12	—
40–45	42	9	100.00–140.00	$116.20	—
50–55	50	11	125.00–160.00	$143.02	—
55	55	3	165.00–175.00	$168.33	—
60–65	61	8	125.00–170.00	$156.94	—
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	—
70	70	1	205.00	$205.00	—
145	145	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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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	35.00–40.00	$37.78	—
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	70.00–80.00	$73.86	—
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	95.00–125.00	$110.58	—
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	115.00–125.00	$120.96	—
70	70	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	120.00–140.00	$129.70	—
80–95	86	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	120.00–150.00	$143.15	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	135.00–200.00	$157.45	—
90–95	93	—	—	3	200.00–220.00	$209.82	—
100–110	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	160.00–215.00	$176.25	—
105–110	108	—	—	3	165.00–205.00	$179.62	—
120–145	134	—	—	4	210.00–280.00	$242.06	—
145	145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—
180	180	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.