Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	334	213	276
Feeder cattle	185	167	226
Slaughter cattle	30	24	21
Replacement cattle	20	22	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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
410	410	1	402.00	$402.00	$1,648	—
510–515	513	2	356.00–362.00	$359.01	$1,842	+16.51
585	585	1	348.00	$348.00	$2,036	—
600	600	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,932	+2.00
655–660	658	2	320.00–328.00	$324.02	$2,132	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	4	319.00	$319.00	$2,357	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,736	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	388.00	$388.00	$912	—
330–335	333	2	370.00–372.00	$370.99	$1,235	+5.60
360–365	362	3	350.00–356.00	$352.02	$1,274	+10.79
400–445	427	3	330.00–340.00	$334.09	$1,427	+13.10
450–465	458	2	328.00–330.00	$328.98	$1,507	+12.99
500	500	3	305.00–315.00	$310.00	$1,550	+6.67
555–575	571	7	298.00–308.00	$304.03	$1,736	+5.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	3	350.00–356.00	$352.58	$1,456	—
455–465	462	3	338.00–342.00	$340.00	$1,571	—
520	520	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	-2.00
565–575	570	2	316.00–318.00	$317.01	$1,807	—
600–620	610	2	306.00–308.00	$306.98	$1,873	+4.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	352.00	$352.00	$950	+6.02
360–385	373	2	340.00–343.00	$341.55	$1,274	—
400–445	423	2	290.00–302.00	$296.32	$1,253	+3.00
500–545	525	3	264.00–298.00	$277.52	$1,457	-9.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–281	281	8	437.50–440.00	$437.81	$1,230	-5.33
330–335	331	4	416.00–420.00	$417.01	$1,380	+2.96
355–380	368	5	395.00–400.00	$397.16	$1,462	+9.98
400–445	411	4	368.00–378.00	$371.40	$1,526	+8.85
455–480	465	4	350.00–360.00	$354.07	$1,646	—
500–530	512	3	332.00–340.00	$336.25	$1,722	+9.02
590–597	596	6	316.00–320.00	$316.66	$1,887	-7.38
625–645	635	4	294.00–314.00	$304.94	$1,936	±0.00
665–670	668	2	284.00–300.00	$292.03	$1,951	—
760	760	1	264.00	$264.00	$2,006	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	490.00–510.00	$499.78	$1,149	—
250–290	270	2	460.00–480.00	$470.74	$1,271	—
300–340	317	3	420.00–440.00	$431.21	$1,367	—
355–390	379	6	414.00–435.00	$423.28	$1,604	+20.14
410–435	430	5	396.00–414.00	$403.44	$1,735	+11.42
455–460	456	5	363.00–378.00	$371.41	$1,694	—
500–515	507	3	350.00–362.00	$356.06	$1,805	+10.04
620–645	633	2	321.00–329.00	$325.08	$2,058	+1.73
670–675	672	3	310.00–316.00	$312.01	$2,097	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	3	400.00–406.00	$403.61	$1,130	+0.18
335–345	338	3	390.00–405.00	$398.40	$1,347	+31.12
355–390	367	3	364.00–378.00	$368.84	$1,354	+16.63
400–445	415	3	339.00–348.00	$344.14	$1,428	+25.13
455–465	460	2	318.00–320.00	$318.99	$1,467	+7.91
555–575	563	3	296.00–302.00	$299.37	$1,685	+5.33
600–630	610	3	266.00–278.00	$271.44	$1,656	+8.44
660–675	665	3	260.00–264.00	$262.02	$1,742	—
720–745	733	2	242.00–250.00	$245.93	$1,803	-3.07
760	760	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,809	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1225	1178	80-85%	2	142.00–147.00	$144.60	$1,703	—
980–1540	1212	80-85%	5	148.50–157.00	$152.89	$1,853	-0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	75-80%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,453	—
1345–1685	1513	75-80%	3	153.50–161.50	$158.39	$2,396	-2.85
1750	1750	75-80%	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,958	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1020	1000	85-90%	3	130.00–139.50	$136.20	$1,362	—
1040–1150	1095	85-90%	2	125.00–126.50	$125.79	$1,377	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2115	1418	3	150.00–165.00	$155.18	$2,200	—
1320–2265	1777	3	173.00–178.50	$175.23	$3,114	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–810	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,274.92
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1255	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,614.09

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	215.00–240.00	$227.93	—
80–85	82	5	250.00–277.00	$264.10	—
100–130	111	8	270.00–340.00	$315.88	—

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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
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–28	27	3	55.00–57.00	$55.62	—
30–35	33	2	82.50–100.00	$91.92	—
40–45	43	2	165.00–175.00	$169.71	—
40–48	45	9	75.00–152.50	$109.76	—
50–55	51	6	175.00–195.00	$179.34	—
50–55	51	7	120.00–170.00	$150.21	—
60–65	62	5	200.00–225.00	$214.35	—
60–65	63	3	120.00–170.00	$150.79	—
70–75	73	2	200.00–245.00	$223.28	—
70–75	73	3	120.00–170.00	$152.39	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	75.00–82.50	$78.46	—
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	140.00–160.00	$149.52	—
60–65	62	—	—	3	120.00–140.00	$126.49	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	120.00–140.00	$130.34	—
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–240.00	$215.76	—
80–85	83	—	—	2	140.00–190.00	$164.24	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	185.00–247.50	$215.30	—
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	—
100–140	128	4	300.00–345.00	$323.33	—

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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.