Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $319.44/cwt -8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $345.29/cwt ≈ $1,827/hd at 529 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	356	252	335
Feeder cattle	273	184	254
Slaughter cattle	36	29	52
Replacement cattle	47	39	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,501	—
380	380	1	432.50	$432.50	$1,644	—
523–538	529	12	340.00–352.50	$345.29	$1,827	—
585–595	590	2	322.50–332.00	$327.21	$1,931	-7.79
610–625	618	2	305.00–314.00	$309.45	$1,912	-17.23
705	705	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,946	—
755–790	773	2	260.00–268.00	$264.09	$2,041	+6.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,782	+32.00
455	455	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	+6.00
568	568	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,102	+18.00
655	655	2	320.00–322.50	$321.25	$2,104	—
755	755	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	380.00–390.00	$384.85	$1,270	+12.85
355–395	373	4	357.50–366.00	$361.45	$1,348	+12.45
415	415	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,411	-5.94
479–495	482	6	325.00–336.00	$328.13	$1,582	-9.89
510–540	531	4	320.00–337.50	$328.01	$1,742	+1.07
562	562	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,756	+1.64
605–640	621	4	282.50–292.50	$288.06	$1,789	—
670	670	4	275.00–286.00	$279.63	$1,874	-25.37
705	705	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,875	-24.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,148	—
340	340	2	402.50–422.50	$412.50	$1,402	+18.48
355–380	368	4	385.00–392.00	$387.38	$1,426	+13.10
425–440	433	3	357.50–377.50	$365.94	$1,585	+3.94
455–475	466	5	340.00–350.00	$346.50	$1,615	-4.17
545	545	2	340.00–352.50	$346.25	$1,887	+1.56
590	590	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,962	-4.53
605–630	618	2	310.00–317.50	$313.83	$1,939	+1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	3	310.00–330.00	$319.96	$1,360	-14.99
455–490	472	5	300.00–318.00	$308.67	$1,457	+4.46
520–545	535	3	295.00–302.00	$298.95	$1,599	—
560–580	569	4	270.00–280.00	$276.20	$1,572	—
665–685	675	2	246.00–247.50	$246.74	$1,665	-6.87
705	705	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,720	±0.00
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,333	+38.74
390	390	1	417.50	$417.50	$1,628	+22.50
415–440	429	4	385.00–397.50	$391.95	$1,681	+28.40
460–485	468	4	347.50–365.00	$358.28	$1,677	+11.48
503–545	517	16	300.00–330.00	$319.44	$1,652	-8.51
555–595	574	7	300.00–327.50	$312.78	$1,795	+2.78
620–640	630	2	300.00–302.00	$300.98	$1,896	-0.01
655–695	669	9	275.00–295.00	$285.18	$1,908	-8.32
705–730	718	3	262.50–270.00	$265.85	$1,909	-9.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	445.00–460.00	$452.43	$1,167	—
315–345	325	3	440.00–465.00	$449.85	$1,462	—
355–390	374	6	430.00–440.00	$434.54	$1,625	+14.54
405–410	408	2	420.00–437.50	$428.70	$1,749	+23.64
455–480	466	6	380.00–396.00	$388.50	$1,810	—
530–540	536	4	337.50–355.00	$345.01	$1,849	+5.52
555	555	2	340.00–355.00	$347.50	$1,929	+3.67
610	610	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,922	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,482	+52.85
415–440	428	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,573	+33.48
480–495	485	3	310.00–320.00	$313.30	$1,520	-0.70
555–585	570	2	296.00	$296.00	$1,687	+21.12
625–640	630	9	275.00–288.00	$282.54	$1,780	+14.51
660–695	680	4	247.50–260.00	$256.36	$1,743	—
755–785	769	4	238.00–244.00	$241.51	$1,857	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–925	910	85-90%	3	120.00–126.00	$122.03	$1,110	—
700–1040	911	85-90%	8	129.00–136.00	$132.13	$1,204	—
905–1205	1055	85-90%	2	138.00–140.00	$139.14	$1,468	+2.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1215	1023	80-85%	4	160.00–164.00	$161.33	$1,650	—
990–1455	1163	80-85%	7	150.00–159.50	$153.31	$1,783	—
1075–1295	1185	80-85%	2	143.00–148.00	$145.73	$1,727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1445	1423	75-80%	2	155.00–161.50	$158.30	$2,253	—
2000	2000	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,400	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1985	1620	2	180.50–182.00	$181.08	$2,933	—
1965	1965	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,340	-3.19

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–990	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,159.14
950–980	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,350.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1255	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,432.85
1105–1110	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,074.60
1100–1135	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,678.52

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–995	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,796.66
885–960	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,360.00	$1,235.28
875–990	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,970.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1250	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,883.55
1180–1280	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,352.03

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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
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

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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.