Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	274	437	336
Feeder cattle	225	253	229
Slaughter cattle	28	24	59
Replacement cattle	21	34	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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
400–430	415	2	435.00–440.00	$437.59	$1,816	+11.02
505–520	513	2	360.00–380.00	$369.85	$1,897	-4.73
630	630	1	346.00	$346.00	$2,180	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	384.00	$384.00	$1,824	—
540	540	2	342.50–350.00	$346.25	$1,870	-10.22
685	685	1	321.00	$321.00	$2,199	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,938	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	267	3	400.00–405.00	$401.69	$1,073	—
300–330	320	3	390.00–405.00	$398.13	$1,274	—
355–380	360	5	362.50–390.00	$378.66	$1,363	+13.89
400–440	419	4	332.00–352.00	$342.52	$1,435	—
455–465	461	4	328.00–338.00	$332.48	$1,533	-4.22
500–530	508	4	310.00–319.00	$315.01	$1,600	-7.99
555–560	558	5	310.00–316.00	$313.61	$1,750	-0.40
635	635	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,791	-11.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	4	415.00–427.50	$421.89	$1,299	—
350–380	359	8	407.00–422.50	$414.13	$1,487	—
435–440	437	4	360.00–370.00	$364.49	$1,593	+2.01
455–465	458	3	356.00–365.00	$360.30	$1,650	+0.07
500–515	512	5	322.00–324.00	$323.61	$1,657	-10.99
555–590	573	2	320.00–324.00	$322.06	$1,845	-11.79
600–630	615	2	300.00–308.00	$304.10	$1,870	-16.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	350.00–360.00	$354.68	$968	—
350–365	357	3	337.00–340.00	$339.00	$1,210	—
420–440	430	4	310.00–322.50	$317.59	$1,366	-3.45
455	455	2	292.50–312.00	$302.25	$1,375	-17.75
500	500	3	282.00–292.00	$287.00	$1,435	-1.48
555–575	565	4	280.00–287.00	$283.56	$1,602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	477.50	$477.50	$1,122	—
295	295	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,313	—
330–340	333	7	412.00–437.50	$426.39	$1,420	+15.77
355–380	370	4	406.00–412.00	$407.44	$1,508	+11.88
400–440	425	3	364.00–390.00	$377.62	$1,605	-17.70
455–460	456	6	346.00–370.00	$360.83	$1,645	+0.48
500–535	509	4	322.00–332.00	$326.56	$1,662	-2.13
555–590	567	8	312.00–322.00	$316.26	$1,793	-2.39
600–635	619	5	300.00–310.00	$306.42	$1,897	+21.42
655–665	660	7	290.00–302.00	$296.72	$1,958	+15.48
725–740	733	2	294.00–297.50	$295.73	$2,168	—
765–770	769	4	238.00–242.00	$240.00	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	450.00–465.00	$458.26	$1,512	+22.27
355–390	364	7	440.00–457.50	$448.30	$1,632	+23.61
400–445	413	7	400.00–435.00	$422.53	$1,745	+10.05
455–475	463	4	377.50–392.50	$385.52	$1,785	+6.19
500–545	513	5	340.00–360.00	$348.62	$1,788	+6.83
575–590	581	5	328.00–330.00	$329.19	$1,913	—
660–665	664	4	305.00–306.00	$305.75	$2,030	+9.43
700–730	715	2	302.00–305.00	$303.53	$2,170	+18.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	4	370.00–390.00	$380.14	$1,369	+15.97
432–440	435	5	334.00–350.00	$342.00	$1,488	+10.71
455–465	457	5	330.00–334.00	$331.59	$1,515	+14.42
500–530	516	5	300.00–320.00	$312.51	$1,613	+4.88
555–575	560	4	295.00–308.00	$300.81	$1,685	+14.77
600–645	623	2	284.00–294.00	$289.18	$1,802	—
660–690	673	4	262.50–272.00	$267.23	$1,798	—
770–785	778	2	220.00–230.00	$224.95	$1,750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1375	1210	80-85%	4	160.00–164.00	$162.33	$1,964	—
990–1570	1224	80-85%	10	165.00–174.00	$170.53	$2,087	—
1190–1440	1315	80-85%	2	177.00–179.00	$177.90	$2,339	+11.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1110	1061	85-90%	4	155.00–164.00	$159.42	$1,691	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1565	1403	75-80%	2	168.00–173.00	$170.21	$2,388	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,107	—
1350	1350	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,511	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–990	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,666.67

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–895	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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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
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,550.00	$3,550.00	-426.71

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	1,875.00	$1,875.00	-425.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.