Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.17/cwt -24.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 512 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $308.41/cwt -61.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.06/cwt -38.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 422 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	319	372
Feeder cattle	397	224	258
Slaughter cattle	69	40	41
Replacement cattle	35	55	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
440	440	2	342.00–348.00	$345.00	$1,518	-31.00
455	455	2	342.00–350.00	$346.00	$1,574	-28.00
515–535	525	2	304.00–315.00	$309.40	$1,624	-14.84
615	615	1	289.00	$289.00	$1,777	+10.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	342.00	$342.00	$1,146	—
365	365	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,212	-36.00
485	485	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—
545	545	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,526	-10.00
590	590	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,581	+6.00
725	725	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,061	—
510	510	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,244	+6.50
610	610	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,330	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	300.00	$300.00	$675	-33.74
255–280	271	7	280.00–294.00	$285.32	$773	-45.34
305–345	319	6	272.00–289.00	$279.72	$892	-42.35
355–395	376	9	270.00–284.00	$276.12	$1,038	-36.09
405–440	422	13	260.00–288.00	$274.06	$1,157	-38.89
455–495	473	11	260.00–272.00	$268.04	$1,268	-18.21
505–545	512	17	250.00–268.00	$260.17	$1,332	-24.66
555–590	571	11	234.00–248.00	$241.97	$1,382	-33.17
605–640	627	6	212.00–230.00	$221.00	$1,386	-28.97
665–670	668	2	200.00–214.00	$206.97	$1,383	-32.23
785	785	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	6	258.00–276.00	$267.87	$734	-22.13
310–345	329	7	250.00–269.00	$257.92	$849	-30.16
355–390	373	3	250.00–260.00	$256.52	$957	-32.50
415–445	434	5	250.00–260.00	$255.95	$1,111	-22.05
485–495	490	2	242.00–244.00	$243.01	$1,191	-29.96
515–545	527	11	222.00–248.00	$239.34	$1,261	-30.67
555–580	570	3	210.00–226.00	$219.90	$1,253	-35.03
615–630	623	2	200.00–206.00	$202.96	$1,264	-31.68
705–730	713	3	180.00–190.00	$184.07	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	316.00	$316.00	$885	—
305–325	317	3	300.00–306.00	$302.60	$959	-35.62
355–375	368	4	290.00–298.00	$295.48	$1,087	-36.95
420–425	423	2	292.00–294.00	$293.01	$1,239	-32.48
455–475	464	5	276.00–286.00	$280.38	$1,301	-22.67
505–535	521	4	272.00–280.00	$275.02	$1,433	-20.95
555 value added	555	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	—
555–595	566	6	254.00–264.00	$256.97	$1,454	-28.50
605–645	618	9	236.00–244.00	$240.00	$1,483	-39.00
665	665	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	400.00–415.00	$407.16	$1,132	+0.20
310–345	328	6	370.00–380.00	$375.86	$1,233	-24.14
355–390	371	7	350.00–368.00	$357.65	$1,327	-41.33
405–410	408	2	358.00–362.00	$360.01	$1,469	-20.32
455–495	479	13	304.00–322.00	$308.41	$1,477	-61.59
515–540	526	4	285.00–304.00	$293.90	$1,546	—
555–595	579	12	266.00–280.00	$271.84	$1,574	—
605–620	614	5	266.00–284.00	$273.16	$1,677	—
670–695	679	6	256.00–270.00	$260.34	$1,768	—
705–730	717	3	230.00–242.00	$237.33	$1,702	—
755	755	3	230.00–236.00	$232.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	380.00	$380.00	$855	—
255–275	265	3	370.00–390.00	$381.16	$1,010	-10.87
305–345	326	7	328.00–348.00	$337.15	$1,099	-43.83
375–380	378	2	326.00–334.00	$329.97	$1,247	—
405–445	420	5	302.00–316.00	$310.51	$1,304	-29.49
465–495	486	7	280.00–298.00	$287.67	$1,398	-43.38
505–540	521	11	262.00–280.00	$272.14	$1,418	-40.50
560–595	577	5	248.00–262.00	$254.73	$1,470	-46.03
615–640	630	4	250.00–262.00	$257.52	$1,622	-30.80
655–685	670	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,662	-30.89
705–725	715	2	206.00–222.00	$214.11	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	236	4	340.00–360.00	$347.51	$820	—
255–295	275	2	360.00	$360.00	$990	—
310	310	2	300.00–315.00	$307.50	$953	-42.50
355–395	380	4	300.00–316.00	$307.20	$1,167	-46.80
410–430	420	2	284.00–290.00	$286.93	$1,205	—
455–495	481	7	268.00–274.00	$271.09	$1,304	-28.94
505–535	519	4	234.00–254.00	$240.81	$1,250	—
555–575	565	2	212.00–222.00	$216.91	$1,226	-53.09
605–615	612	3	208.00–220.00	$213.36	$1,306	—
660–690	678	3	222.00–230.00	$226.01	$1,532	-25.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1390	1101	80-85%	13	127.00–133.00	$129.47	$1,425	—
1070–1465	1216	80-85%	11	135.00–143.00	$138.17	$1,680	—
1200–1895	1418	80-85%	5	144.00–150.00	$147.12	$2,086	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–965	933	85-90%	2	101.00–102.00	$101.52	$947	-1.69
685–1130	967	85-90%	9	122.00–128.00	$124.59	$1,205	—
780–1075	994	85-90%	8	113.00–121.00	$117.52	$1,168	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2010	1545	5	148.00–154.50	$150.60	$2,327	—
1080–2075	1736	4	160.00–168.00	$164.61	$2,858	—
1770–1915	1855	4	170.00–175.50	$171.75	$3,186	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1605	1605	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1205–1605	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–2,625.00	$2,610.72	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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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.