Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	352	239	251
Feeder cattle	129	171	164
Slaughter cattle	37	38	39
Replacement cattle	15	30	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	356.00	$356.00	$1,388	—
410	410	1	318.00	$318.00	$1,304	—
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,581	—
640	640	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,779	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	340.00–370.00	$358.14	$992	+10.42
370–385	378	2	322.00–336.00	$329.14	$1,244	—
400–445	427	6	304.00–328.00	$311.29	$1,329	-22.61
455–485	473	3	302.00–324.00	$312.12	$1,476	+8.82
500–545	523	2	287.00–293.00	$290.13	$1,517	+20.13
555–585	570	2	264.00–277.00	$270.67	$1,543	+3.94
635	635	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,664	+2.00
700	700	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,596	—
760	760	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,626	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	326.00–330.00	$328.00	$951	—
330	330	2	292.00–300.00	$296.00	$977	—
355–370	363	2	290.00–300.00	$295.10	$1,071	—
400–435	418	2	290.00–294.00	$292.08	$1,221	+2.57
450–460	455	3	274.00–290.00	$284.67	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	378.00–395.00	$386.78	$882	-1.22
290	290	1	374.00	$374.00	$1,085	-1.00
320	320	2	370.00–374.00	$372.00	$1,190	+2.00
500	500	1	298.00	$298.00	$1,490	-6.06
565–575	570	2	290.00–291.00	$290.50	$1,656	-6.29
600	600	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,584	-16.64
725	725	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,784	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	425.00	$425.00	$956	—
250–270	260	2	390.00–400.00	$395.19	$1,027	+0.19
300–340	323	4	386.00–400.00	$392.29	$1,267	+2.23
355–375	368	4	360.00–380.00	$369.05	$1,358	-18.95
400–440	413	3	350.00–360.00	$354.84	$1,465	-6.19
455–485	466	7	330.00–348.00	$342.92	$1,598	-3.62
525–535	528	6	298.00–314.00	$307.37	$1,623	+8.34
555–580	567	3	286.00–299.00	$291.74	$1,654	-3.26
620–635	628	2	270.00–274.00	$271.98	$1,708	—
650–680	665	2	250.00–260.00	$255.11	$1,696	+7.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–445	443	5	372.00–379.00	$374.81	$1,660	-9.19
455–490	473	4	353.00–368.00	$359.15	$1,699	-24.47
520–545	534	5	320.00–329.00	$323.61	$1,728	+3.62
550–580	562	5	315.00–324.00	$321.40	$1,806	+7.39
660	660	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,795	-10.00
730	730	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,942	+19.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	340.00–344.00	$341.91	$1,275	—
435–445	441	4	314.00–320.00	$317.52	$1,400	-12.48
455–465	458	3	306.00–318.00	$311.38	$1,426	-2.21
500–545	523	3	280.00–295.00	$288.49	$1,509	+8.49
555–580	568	2	278.00–280.00	$278.98	$1,585	—
645	645	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,574	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1435	1222	80-85%	13	149.00–159.00	$154.72	$1,891	-8.33
1135–1525	1366	80-85%	6	160.00–163.00	$160.73	$2,196	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–880	828	85-90%	3	131.00–137.00	$133.77	$1,108	—
830–1025	969	85-90%	4	119.00–127.00	$123.74	$1,199	—
895–1085	983	85-90%	3	108.00–116.00	$112.75	$1,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,266	+0.91
1450–1900	1698	4	182.00–188.00	$185.39	$3,148	—
1580–1875	1728	2	195.00–196.00	$195.54	$3,379	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–970	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,800.00	$1,554.92
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	47.50–75.00	$67.61	—
65	65	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	—
70–75	74	—	—	5	120.00–165.00	$140.20	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	150.00–165.00	$157.27	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	160.00–200.00	$186.18	—
100–135	111	—	—	7	170.00–270.00	$222.95	—
130–135	133	—	—	2	280.00–285.00	$282.55	—
150	150	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	—
205	205	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	280.00	$280.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00	$190.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	5	60.00–75.00	$65.22	—
30–35	32	9	55.00–100.00	$77.57	—
35	35	1	125.00	$125.00	—
40–45	43	7	80.00–135.00	$108.42	—
45	45	1	170.00	$170.00	—
50–55	52	5	90.00–160.00	$120.87	—
50–55	53	2	205.00–240.00	$221.67	—
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	—
60–65	63	2	110.00–160.00	$136.00	—
60–65	63	4	205.00–240.00	$219.90	—
70	70	1	65.00	$65.00	—
70–75	72	3	120.00–180.00	$155.81	—
70–75	73	2	170.00–180.00	$175.17	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	7	55.00–85.00	$74.21	—
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	80.00–120.00	$100.53	—
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	235.00	$235.00	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	120.00–135.00	$127.20	—
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	100.00–140.00	$120.80	—
60–75	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	90.00–155.00	$119.32	—
70–75	72	—	—	5	100.00–130.00	$116.25	—
80–85	82	—	—	7	110.00–165.00	$140.61	—
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	120.00–185.00	$156.16	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–130.00	$117.50	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	—
90–95	93	—	—	4	110.00–165.00	$147.84	—
100–130	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	150.00–200.00	$170.22	—
115	115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	—
105–130	122	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–210.00	$206.44	—
110–145	124	—	—	4	130.00–235.00	$166.52	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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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.