Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $345.79/cwt ≈ $1,971/hd at 570 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.31/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 436 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	376	258	476
Feeder cattle	201	221	218
Slaughter cattle	21	26	37
Replacement cattle	18	11	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	390.00–408.00	$401.33	$1,465	—
410–440	431	4	374.00–386.00	$379.40	$1,635	—
455–490	464	4	358.00–366.00	$362.45	$1,682	—
500–538	519	4	352.00–366.00	$359.00	$1,863	+19.00
564	564	7	354.00	$354.00	$1,997	+38.94
662	662	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,940	+14.02
710	710	1	289.00	$289.00	$2,052	+30.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	362.00	$362.00	$1,611	+12.00
450	450	1	346.00	$346.00	$1,557	—
500	500	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,595	+22.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–635	618	2	335.00–338.00	$336.54	$2,080	+18.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	370.00–372.00	$370.97	$846	—
275	275	2	354.00–358.00	$356.00	$979	+10.99
320–335	327	3	342.00–358.00	$351.45	$1,149	+5.91
355–393	380	3	342.00–356.00	$351.64	$1,336	+9.76
400–443	436	10	316.00–330.00	$321.31	$1,401	+1.28
460–485	469	4	316.00–326.00	$322.02	$1,510	+9.36
500–505	503	2	300.00–313.00	$306.47	$1,542	+21.85
565–575	570	2	292.00–298.00	$295.03	$1,682	+15.53
600–635	618	2	254.00–262.00	$258.11	$1,595	—
655	655	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,664	—
700	700	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	378.00–384.00	$381.03	$1,078	—
355–385	368	3	372.00–380.00	$376.11	$1,384	+17.22
410–440	422	3	340.00–354.00	$348.07	$1,469	+8.55
450–470	455	6	333.00–342.00	$339.62	$1,545	+3.71
515–532	530	8	318.00–324.00	$323.27	$1,713	+11.76
600–640	630	6	278.00–286.00	$281.96	$1,776	+5.11
705	705	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,889	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	365	3	300.00–326.00	$309.14	$1,128	-12.99
440	440	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	+9.76
455–480	468	2	282.00–292.00	$287.13	$1,344	+0.67
650	650	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	+17.91
745	745	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	412.00	$412.00	$1,112	-10.66
310–335	323	2	398.00–406.00	$401.84	$1,298	—
400–445	417	3	392.00–408.00	$400.38	$1,670	+7.59
455–485	473	6	364.00–382.00	$367.74	$1,739	+7.58
500–530	512	7	348.00–360.00	$355.09	$1,818	+19.43
560–594	570	16	340.00–348.00	$345.79	$1,971	—
615–630	622	3	316.00–326.00	$322.70	$2,007	+26.70
650–692	681	5	290.00–297.00	$295.60	$2,013	+11.60
710	710	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,059	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	388.00–391.00	$389.45	$888	-8.45
330–335	332	3	380.00–393.00	$386.04	$1,282	-1.79
355–390	366	8	369.00–392.00	$377.27	$1,381	+3.46
440–445	443	4	356.00–376.00	$368.49	$1,632	+13.22
455–490	474	6	342.00–362.00	$352.16	$1,669	+13.77
505–540	527	5	325.00–340.00	$331.70	$1,748	+13.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	372.00–378.00	$375.07	$863	—
260–270	265	2	356.00–358.00	$357.02	$946	—
300–330	315	3	346.00–358.00	$353.81	$1,115	-1.15
355–380	368	2	346.00–352.00	$349.10	$1,285	-2.54
455–465	460	2	320.00–328.00	$324.04	$1,491	+17.83
500–545	520	3	300.00–313.00	$307.84	$1,601	+13.81
590–595	593	2	294.00–298.00	$296.01	$1,755	+30.97
635	635	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1410	1191	80-85%	8	141.00–148.00	$144.53	$1,721	—
1045–1470	1258	80-85%	2	152.00–155.00	$153.75	$1,934	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1365	1122	85-90%	3	136.00–138.00	$137.07	$1,538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,895	—
1340	1340	75-80%	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,064	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1945	1507	3	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$2,674	—
1780	1780	1	188.00	$188.00	$3,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1020–1175	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,775.00	$1,560.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	30.00–35.00	$32.22	—
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	40.00–45.00	$42.31	—
75	75	—	—	1	290.00	$290.00	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	145.00–175.00	$160.45	—
90–95	94	—	—	4	175.00–260.00	$202.53	—
95	95	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	—
105–130	119	—	—	5	230.00–390.00	$316.01	—
165	165	—	—	1	395.00	$395.00	—
175–195	183	—	—	4	400.00–560.00	$492.05	—
215	215	—	—	1	590.00	$590.00	—

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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
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,125.00	$3,125.00	+1,250.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	40.00–70.00	$56.67	—
30–35	32	3	45.00–115.00	$77.11	—
40–45	45	10	55.00–150.00	$91.52	—
55	55	2	85.00–175.00	$130.00	—
55	55	1	205.00	$205.00	—
60	60	1	180.00	$180.00	—
60–65	63	4	200.00–245.00	$221.30	—
75	75	1	290.00	$290.00	—
75	75	1	185.00	$185.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5–10	8	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	35.00–70.00	$58.33	—
20–35	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	6	40.00–70.00	$56.25	—
60–65	62	—	—	3	60.00–70.00	$66.76	—
60–65	63	—	—	2	100.00–150.00	$126.00	—
65	65	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	295.00	$295.00	—
70–75	71	—	—	4	125.00–170.00	$144.21	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	240.00–295.00	$267.50	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	—
80–85	81	—	—	6	125.00–180.00	$146.96	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	65.00–80.00	$72.73	—
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–220.00	$152.31	—
90–95	93	—	—	2	145.00–175.00	$160.41	—
100–130	114	—	—	8	170.00–215.00	$194.64	—
100–135	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	140.00–195.00	$166.75	—
130–140	133	—	—	3	230.00–235.00	$233.38	—
165–195	180	—	—	3	255.00–330.00	$283.61	—
200	200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	—
180	180	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.