Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $449.03/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	387	118	239
Feeder cattle	307	86	171
Slaughter cattle	51	18	38
Replacement cattle	29	14	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows mostly steady
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls mostly steady
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 value added	360	1	665.00	$665.00	$2,394	—
440	440	1	590.00	$590.00	$2,596	—
455	455	1	560.00	$560.00	$2,548	—
535	535	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,648	—
811	811	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	645.00	$645.00	$1,419	+15.00
260	260	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,612	—
370–380	375	2	580.00–600.00	$589.87	$2,212	—
580	580	4	418.00	$418.00	$2,424	—
755	755	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,416	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	460.00–480.00	$470.06	$1,918	—
455–490	473	2	472.50–480.00	$476.39	$2,253	—
505–520	512	3	420.00–440.00	$428.44	$2,194	—
615–635	625	2	370.00–382.50	$376.35	$2,352	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	490.00–520.00	$504.82	$1,388	+4.82
305–340	317	3	500.00–505.00	$503.39	$1,596	+28.39
355–395	377	6	460.00–495.00	$471.60	$1,778	+24.10
412–445	417	10	445.00–465.00	$449.03	$1,872	+18.91
470	470	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,138	+48.65
520–545	531	4	360.00–395.00	$373.55	$1,984	—
555–575	564	5	368.00–392.00	$379.01	$2,138	+20.99
610–615	613	2	348.00–364.00	$356.03	$2,182	—
655	655	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	—
705–728	722	4	321.00–324.00	$321.73	$2,323	—
795	795	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,524	+5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	515.00–540.00	$523.70	$1,692	+10.90
355–370	363	2	510.00–537.50	$524.03	$1,902	+29.03
405–445	423	9	470.00–495.00	$478.46	$2,024	+4.46
455–460	458	3	455.00–470.00	$461.64	$2,114	+24.24
505–545	525	4	400.00–430.00	$411.11	$2,158	-7.42
560–570	564	7	408.00–430.00	$415.13	$2,341	-2.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,479	—
370–390	377	3	435.00–450.00	$441.55	$1,665	—
420–445	437	3	380.00–407.50	$397.36	$1,736	—
490	490	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,960	+7.51
510–520	515	2	325.00–350.00	$337.62	$1,739	—
560–585	573	4	320.00–356.00	$342.19	$1,961	—
610	610	2	330.00–332.00	$331.00	$2,019	—
655–690	673	2	308.00–310.00	$309.03	$2,080	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	605.00–630.00	$616.63	$1,449	—
253–290	260	5	572.50–590.00	$576.40	$1,499	+46.40
343–345	343	9	545.00–570.00	$547.79	$1,879	—
360–390	372	3	560.00–575.00	$570.09	$2,121	+70.09
405–440	419	5	500.00–535.00	$521.05	$2,183	—
460–495	479	4	465.00–490.00	$475.54	$2,278	+13.03
505–525	515	6	442.50–470.00	$456.21	$2,349	+63.69
555–585	574	7	415.00–435.00	$422.06	$2,423	+35.88
630	630	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,520	+26.00
705–725	713	3	327.50–342.00	$334.43	$2,384	—
770	770	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,599	—
800	800	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	+45.00
270	270	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,404	+50.00
310–345	328	2	505.00–515.00	$510.27	$1,674	+50.27
370–380	375	2	470.00–500.00	$484.80	$1,818	+19.80
415–435	425	2	470.00–490.00	$480.24	$2,041	+53.95
455–495	471	7	420.00–455.00	$435.62	$2,052	+25.72
510–545	530	4	405.00–430.00	$421.77	$2,235	+37.77
570–590	582	3	372.50–395.00	$385.96	$2,246	+23.01
605	605	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,299	—
655–685	665	3	320.00–335.00	$328.21	$2,183	+15.48
705–735	723	3	305.00–320.00	$310.05	$2,242	+0.05
760	760	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	600.00–630.00	$615.11	$2,110	—
370–375	373	2	605.00–615.00	$609.97	$2,275	—
380–390 value added	385	2	625.00–635.00	$629.94	$2,425	—
420–430	427	3	600.00–610.00	$606.64	$2,590	—
455–485	470	5	510.00–540.00	$522.05	$2,454	—
510–525	517	3	485.00–525.00	$506.63	$2,619	+81.82
555	555	3	455.00–467.50	$460.00	$2,553	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1185	1085	80-85%	5	173.00–180.00	$176.80	$1,918	—
950–1355	1156	80-85%	5	192.50–200.00	$196.16	$2,268	—
915–1770	1205	80-85%	21	182.00–191.00	$186.94	$2,253	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1135	910	85-90%	3	150.00–155.00	$152.92	$1,392	-0.15
870–1075	973	85-90%	2	137.00–142.00	$139.24	$1,355	—
930–1100	1015	85-90%	3	163.00–167.00	$164.56	$1,670	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1430	1327	75-80%	3	180.00–188.00	$184.51	$2,448	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2235	1684	7	195.00–202.00	$200.24	$3,372	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1110	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,550.00	$3,327.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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.