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Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 307 362
Feeder cattle 182 211 190
Slaughter cattle 22 49 51
Replacement cattle 28 47 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls, bull calves and feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 +29.40
612–620 614 4 310.00–320.00 $317.48 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 376.00 $376.00 $1,673 —
520 520 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,810 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 370.00–372.00 $370.67 $1,231 -11.30
355–370 365 3 360.00–362.00 $360.65 $1,316 -5.38
400–445 424 8 340.00–356.00 $347.88 $1,475 -7.62
455–465 460 6 330.00–344.00 $337.04 $1,550 +5.91
500–530 509 5 312.00–328.00 $315.73 $1,607 +2.65
555–590 578 3 298.00–310.00 $302.52 $1,749 -6.44
600–630 620 3 272.00–286.00 $276.52 $1,714 -2.69
655–670 663 2 272.00–284.00 $278.07 $1,844 +30.07
700 700 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,778 —
755 755 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 354.00–358.00 $355.94 $972 -14.94
300–335 322 3 350.00–358.00 $354.12 $1,140 +3.96
375–395 389 4 338.00–352.00 $346.56 $1,348 -3.36
400–440 420 9 318.00–336.00 $328.76 $1,381 +5.25
455–490 466 6 310.00–324.00 $316.76 $1,476 +10.87
500–540 520 4 280.00–300.00 $293.32 $1,525 -4.91
555–590 573 2 278.00–288.00 $282.85 $1,621 -0.47
645 645 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,690 —
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
765 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 352.00 $352.00 $774 -19.63
355–390 375 3 292.00–326.00 $305.50 $1,146 +10.01
400–420 410 2 262.00–295.00 $278.90 $1,143 —
455–460 458 2 262.00–274.00 $267.97 $1,227 -4.64
500–540 520 2 258.00–260.00 $258.96 $1,347 -9.68
650 650 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,008 —
310–335 323 2 382.00–390.00 $385.84 $1,246 -21.74
355–390 362 5 380.00–390.00 $386.61 $1,400 -0.07
420–440 433 4 348.00–374.00 $356.02 $1,542 -4.11
470–480 475 2 336.00–338.00 $336.99 $1,601 -0.32
500–530 515 3 310.00–332.00 $319.39 $1,645 +4.08
555–590 567 3 296.00–310.00 $305.14 $1,730 -0.60
600–635 618 4 276.00–286.00 $281.60 $1,740 -7.02
670 670 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,769 +8.00
700 700 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,715 —
765–775 770 3 220.00–230.00 $226.00 $1,740 +4.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 435.00 $435.00 $957 -15.00
260–290 275 2 417.50–430.00 $424.09 $1,166 -13.33
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 —
380–390 385 2 398.00–408.00 $403.06 $1,552 —
410–435 427 3 384.00–400.00 $392.52 $1,676 +9.98
450–475 461 4 365.00–384.00 $374.13 $1,725 +10.07
500–520 513 4 338.00–344.00 $341.53 $1,752 +7.07
555 555 5 316.00–326.00 $319.20 $1,772 -6.73
600–605 603 2 290.00–294.00 $291.99 $1,761 -9.02
765–785 781 5 244.00–247.00 $246.41 $1,924 +14.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 277 3 350.00–365.00 $356.32 $987 -23.74
300–340 323 3 340.00–356.00 $348.95 $1,127 —
355–380 372 3 336.00–350.00 $342.13 $1,273 -16.76
400–445 430 4 320.00–330.00 $326.25 $1,403 +16.22
455–480 464 4 290.00–302.00 $295.98 $1,373 —
555 555 2 280.00–286.00 $283.00 $1,571 +4.96
645 645 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,729 —
660 660 2 215.00–226.00 $220.50 $1,455 -27.50
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 —
795 795 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–950 942 80-85% 3 136.00–138.00 $136.67 $1,287 —
1085–1220 1144 80-85% 6 140.00–145.00 $142.01 $1,625 —
1295–1735 1515 80-85% 2 148.00–149.00 $148.57 $2,251 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1130 1040 85-90% 6 133.00–136.00 $134.21 $1,396 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,327 -8.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2275 1967 3 172.00–179.00 $175.68 $3,456 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1245–1275 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,925.00–1,975.00 $1,950.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1185 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,725.00–1,800.00 $1,762.18

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 50.00 $50.00 —
55 55 —— 1 150.00 $150.00 —
115 115 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 —
130 130 —— 1 260.00 $260.00 —
150 150 —— 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,275.00–3,400.00 $3,357.03 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
900–1050 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00–2,750.00 $2,534.62 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 220.00–270.00 $245.00 —
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 390.00 $390.00 —
125 125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 240.00 $240.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 65.00 $65.00 —
30–35 32 3 65.00–80.00 $71.32 —
35 35 1 65.00 $65.00 —
40–45 44 7 105.00–120.00 $116.56 —
50–55 52 3 110.00–120.00 $115.00 —
65 65 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 —
65 65 1 180.00 $180.00 —
70 70 2 205.00–220.00 $212.50 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
5 5 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 —
15 15 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 55.00–65.00 $60.00 —
35 35 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 1 80.00 $80.00 —
50 50 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 —
60 60 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 —
60–65 62 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 85.00–105.00 $96.76 —
80 80 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 —
85 85 —— 1 160.00 $160.00 —
85 85 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 290.00 $290.00 —
85–95 90 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 150.00–160.00 $154.72 —
90 90 —— 1 160.00 $160.00 —
115 115 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 —
105–130 116 —— 4 150.00–215.00 $183.23 —
100–140 120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 130.00–220.00 $182.50 —

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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.