Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	334	303
Feeder cattle	119	185	229
Slaughter cattle	35	30	42
Replacement cattle	50	20	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,091	—
655	655	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,135	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	402.00–417.50	$409.80	$1,467	—
425–440	430	3	364.00–388.00	$372.19	$1,600	+19.61
455–465	459	5	340.00–365.00	$354.21	$1,626	+14.21
500–535	518	2	330.00–336.00	$333.10	$1,725	+13.10
559	559	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,845	+12.99
655	655	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	385.00–390.00	$387.59	$1,426	+35.57
400–435	418	2	334.00–354.00	$343.58	$1,436	+9.49
500–545	523	2	320.00–326.00	$323.13	$1,690	+13.13
555–565	560	2	310.00–315.00	$312.52	$1,750	+8.49
655	655	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	2	306.00–316.00	$310.81	$1,470	—
600	600	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,668	—
650	650	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,599	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	3	450.00–460.00	$456.70	$1,635	+33.42
400–440	416	5	415.00–430.00	$422.15	$1,756	+18.71
460–490	472	5	414.00–416.00	$414.83	$1,958	+43.42
500–530	508	5	366.00–384.00	$373.55	$1,898	+17.49
555–565	560	6	340.00–358.00	$347.68	$1,947	—
610	610	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	+4.92
695	695	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,266	+13.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,472	+42.99
400–440	420	4	390.00–405.00	$397.14	$1,668	+25.74
455–465	458	4	375.00–385.00	$380.03	$1,741	+25.96
500–510	505	3	344.00–362.00	$350.61	$1,771	+14.36
555	555	3	320.00–330.00	$326.67	$1,813	—
760	760	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,999	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	2	330.00–340.00	$335.21	$1,575	+16.22
555–575	567	5	280.00–308.00	$290.96	$1,650	-8.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1440	1237	80-85%	11	150.00–158.00	$152.96	$1,892	+0.07
1090–1420	1255	80-85%	2	143.00–145.00	$143.87	$1,806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,296	—
900–1000	954	85-90%	4	130.00–139.00	$136.27	$1,300	—
990–1000	997	85-90%	3	116.00–125.00	$120.32	$1,200	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1585	1543	75-80%	2	152.50–165.00	$158.58	$2,447	+0.19
1615–1660	1638	75-80%	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$2,826	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1435	1358	2	160.00–172.00	$166.34	$2,259	—
1660–1840	1750	4	174.00–184.00	$176.90	$3,096	+1.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1150	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,575.00–3,200.00	$2,951.48
1080–1120	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,950.30

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1190	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00–2,100.00	$1,853.98
910–1320	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–2,250.00	$1,976.54

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–865	802	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,600.00	$1,376.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	3	190.00	$190.00	-37.93
70–75	74	4	180.00–200.00	$187.63	-40.30
80–85	82	13	185.00–250.00	$205.59	-58.51
90–95	93	4	190.00–200.00	$195.14	-68.96
100–145	118	25	220.00–370.00	$299.89	-15.99
150	150	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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
915–1000	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,941.36	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	5	50.00–95.00	$84.57	+28.95
30–35	31	14	45.00–100.00	$83.77	-8.15
40–45	44	9	75.00–130.00	$108.23	-61.48
50–55	53	2	60.00–65.00	$62.62	-116.72
50–55	53	16	60.00–172.00	$118.23	-61.11
55	55	1	185.00	$185.00	+5.66
60–65	62	8	110.00–180.00	$142.64	-71.71
60–65	63	2	197.50–205.00	$201.40	+50.61
70–75	73	5	200.00–230.00	$214.25	-9.03
70–75	73	6	110.00–180.00	$145.23	-78.05
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	-118.28

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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	100.00–105.00	$102.69	+24.23
40–55	46	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	9	65.00–100.00	$81.39	+2.93
60–65	62	—	—	10	120.00–190.00	$175.48	+48.99
60–65	63	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	80.00–120.00	$99.20	-27.29
70–75	73	—	—	16	90.00–180.00	$138.11	+7.77
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	85.00–135.00	$108.74	-107.02
80–85	83	—	—	9	130.00–170.00	$148.07	-67.69
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	240.00–280.00	$260.00	+44.24
90	90	—	—	10	90.00–170.00	$153.50	-62.26
100–145	111	—	—	12	165.00–270.00	$211.82	—
100–135	123	—	—	6	245.00–290.00	$271.80	—
160	160	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	—
165	165	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	—
170	170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	200.00–220.00	$210.30	-5.00

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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.