Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $332.00/cwt ≈ $2,497/hd at 752 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.19/cwt +19.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 613 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.79/cwt ≈ $1,842/hd at 539 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	437	241	442
Feeder cattle	253	186	217
Slaughter cattle	24	29	37
Replacement cattle	34	26	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	444.00	$444.00	$1,465	—
400–446	435	7	420.00–428.00	$426.57	$1,856	—
490–495	493	2	398.00–400.00	$398.99	$1,967	—
505–523	516	6	364.00–390.00	$374.58	$1,933	—
604	604	7	351.00	$351.00	$2,120	+19.00
752	752	14	332.00	$332.00	$2,497	—
845	845	5	311.00	$311.00	$2,628	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–528	522	5	350.00–358.00	$356.47	$1,861	—
555	555	3	338.00–340.00	$339.33	$1,883	—
650	650	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,119	+25.38
705	705	1	313.00	$313.00	$2,207	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	360.00–365.00	$362.48	$1,479	-1.22
460–475	465	4	358.00–365.00	$360.23	$1,675	+0.61
503–540	517	9	330.00–347.00	$334.60	$1,730	+18.12
555–593	580	11	326.00–337.00	$333.85	$1,936	—
600–614	613	12	310.00–322.00	$320.19	$1,963	+19.47
650–670	660	2	290.00–294.00	$291.97	$1,927	+10.98
700–740	720	2	262.00–274.00	$268.17	$1,931	-11.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	360.00–370.00	$364.77	$1,357	+20.77
455–465	462	3	332.00–340.00	$336.70	$1,556	+17.32
500–547	530	7	318.00–326.00	$323.00	$1,712	+16.70
555–565	562	3	312.00–318.00	$314.01	$1,765	+19.03
600–645	611	5	290.00–299.00	$293.01	$1,790	+7.99
650–665	658	3	284.00–288.00	$286.65	$1,886	+23.53
725–740	733	2	244.00–248.00	$245.98	$1,803	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	320.00–322.00	$321.04	$1,374	—
465	465	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,488	+29.44
500–510	505	2	286.00–291.00	$288.48	$1,457	+1.20
600–640	620	2	258.00–266.00	$262.13	$1,625	+18.13
660–675	668	2	248.00–258.00	$252.94	$1,690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	322	3	408.00–414.00	$410.62	$1,322	+25.62
355–390	369	6	390.00–400.00	$395.56	$1,460	—
400–445	414	4	390.00–398.00	$395.32	$1,637	+31.33
455–485	467	9	342.00–366.00	$360.35	$1,683	+27.04
500–520	510	11	320.00–334.00	$328.69	$1,676	+16.75
550–555	552	3	312.00–322.00	$318.65	$1,759	+22.51
610	610	4	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$1,738	+9.75
660–690	680	3	278.00–288.00	$281.24	$1,912	+10.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	3	435.00–438.00	$435.99	$1,386	+1.99
370–380	377	3	416.00–436.00	$424.69	$1,601	+19.69
410–435	423	8	404.00–416.00	$412.48	$1,745	+23.48
465–480	473	4	374.00–384.00	$379.33	$1,794	+22.50
500–544	539	11	340.00–360.00	$341.79	$1,842	—
610–630	620	2	300.00–317.00	$308.36	$1,912	+12.84
650–657	655	6	290.00–310.00	$296.32	$1,941	+12.68
700–705	703	2	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$2,003	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	337	3	370.00–386.00	$380.77	$1,283	+23.01
355–380	361	6	346.00–376.00	$364.17	$1,315	+20.50
410–430	423	3	330.00–334.00	$331.29	$1,401	—
455–480	459	8	304.00–330.00	$317.17	$1,456	+10.49
500–510	502	5	300.00–318.00	$307.63	$1,544	+20.74
555–565	562	3	280.00–290.00	$286.04	$1,608	+11.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1175	1128	80-85%	2	155.00–158.50	$156.82	$1,769	—
1280–1435	1348	80-85%	4	162.50–169.00	$166.87	$2,249	—
1245–1470	1358	80-85%	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,309	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	75-80%	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,065	—
1165–1830	1449	75-80%	4	160.00–165.00	$161.58	$2,341	-8.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1195	1143	85-90%	3	139.00–140.00	$139.65	$1,596	+19.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1820	1580	2	163.50–167.00	$164.98	$2,607	—
1145–1930	1627	5	177.00–190.00	$181.69	$2,956	+2.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	100.00–115.00	$110.38	—
80–85	83	—	—	5	165.00–270.00	$213.01	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	170.00–270.00	$214.36	—
100–130	120	—	—	11	165.00–300.00	$239.24	—
125	125	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
180	180	—	—	1	440.00	$440.00	—

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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
1200–1335	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,800.00–4,100.00	$3,976.71	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1100–1135	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,050.00–3,100.00	$3,074.61	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	3	50.00–85.00	$71.25	—
45	45	10	105.00–145.00	$113.00	—
50–55	51	10	90.00–150.00	$122.82	—
50–55	53	2	162.50–165.00	$163.69	—
60–65	61	5	165.00–180.00	$174.92	—
60–65	63	2	185.00–197.50	$191.50	—
70–75	74	4	170.00–180.00	$174.92	—

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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	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	11	50.00–80.00	$62.05	—
40–45	43	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	70.00–115.00	$100.70	—
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	170.00–195.00	$185.34	—
70–75	73	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–80.00	$72.76	—
70–75	73	—	—	6	100.00–190.00	$162.18	—
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	—
80–85	81	—	—	4	100.00–200.00	$165.23	—
80–95	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	100.00–220.00	$194.88	—
90–95	93	—	—	3	150.00–205.00	$184.73	—
100–105	103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–240.00	$220.49	—
100–120	110	—	—	2	200.00–210.00	$205.45	—
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	50.00–85.00	$67.50	—
135	135	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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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.