Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	407	387	258
Feeder cattle	230	307	221
Slaughter cattle	48	51	26
Replacement cattle	38	29	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

→ Feeder cattle: all feeder classes unevenly steady to 5.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows mostly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	530.00–560.00	$544.82	$2,315	-45.18
580	580	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,494	—
700	700	1	358.00	$358.00	$2,506	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	427.50	$427.50	$2,394	+9.50
645	645	1	384.00	$384.00	$2,477	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	427.50	$427.50	$1,902	—
555	555	1	344.00	$344.00	$1,909	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	545.00–570.00	$556.52	$1,241	—
310–345	322	3	490.00–510.00	$499.64	$1,609	-3.75
355–360	359	4	470.00–490.00	$479.97	$1,723	+8.37
420–445	433	2	437.50–457.50	$447.79	$1,939	-1.24
455–465	458	4	415.00–432.00	$425.52	$1,949	-29.48
530–540	533	3	396.00–398.00	$396.68	$2,114	+23.13
620–625	623	2	330.00–336.00	$332.99	$2,075	-23.04
655–660	658	2	326.00–338.00	$332.02	$2,185	+2.02
700–705	703	2	304.00–310.00	$307.01	$2,158	-14.72
755	755	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	455	9	442.50–460.00	$457.52	$2,082	-4.12
549	549	5	406.00	$406.00	$2,229	-5.11
600–615	608	2	350.00–351.00	$350.51	$2,131	—
660–675	668	2	342.00–348.00	$345.03	$2,305	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	440.00–470.00	$454.60	$1,287	—
345	345	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,587	—
360–395	383	4	430.00–445.00	$437.34	$1,675	-4.21
400–435	418	2	415.00–425.00	$419.79	$1,755	+22.43
475–480	478	2	382.00–402.00	$391.95	$1,874	-8.05
530	530	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,828	+7.38
600–645	623	2	310.00–320.00	$315.18	$1,964	-15.82
660–685	673	2	300.00–314.00	$307.13	$2,067	-1.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,200	-16.63
260–280	270	3	545.00–580.00	$565.43	$1,527	-10.97
300–335	324	6	530.00–550.00	$536.50	$1,738	-11.29
375–390	385	5	503.00–540.00	$524.65	$2,020	-45.44
400–445	418	6	450.00–495.00	$472.59	$1,975	-48.46
455–480	462	9	425.00–450.00	$438.35	$2,025	-37.19
535–545	541	9	415.00–440.00	$426.20	$2,306	-30.01
575–590	579	4	392.00–398.00	$395.48	$2,290	-26.58
630	630	2	386.00	$386.00	$2,432	-14.00
700–730	715	2	324.00–338.00	$331.15	$2,368	-3.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,300	—
300–310	305	2	560.00–575.00	$567.38	$1,731	—
405–440	415	7	500.00–530.00	$520.38	$2,160	-86.26
455–480	469	5	480.00–500.00	$484.93	$2,274	-37.12
510–525	515	5	445.00–490.00	$464.98	$2,395	-41.65
555–580	562	9	412.00–425.00	$416.76	$2,342	-43.24
600	600	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,550	—
663	663	5	396.00	$396.00	$2,625	—
710–735	723	2	360.00–368.00	$363.93	$2,631	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,144	-30.00
260–275	270	3	500.00–540.00	$523.77	$1,414	+3.77
300–310	305	2	470.00–510.00	$489.67	$1,493	-20.60
350–380	360	4	450.00–490.00	$472.40	$1,701	-12.40
400–445	414	7	425.00–435.00	$430.66	$1,783	-49.58
455–465	460	3	388.00–420.00	$402.59	$1,852	-33.03
520–530	525	2	370.00–390.00	$380.10	$1,996	-41.67
560–595	571	4	362.00–380.00	$374.32	$2,137	-11.64
615	615	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,152	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1220	1143	80-85%	4	174.00–180.00	$177.81	$2,032	—
950–1645	1289	80-85%	9	183.00–193.00	$188.31	$2,427	—
1140–1700	1362	80-85%	6	194.00–201.50	$195.84	$2,667	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–900	833	85-90%	2	129.00–148.00	$139.27	$1,160	—
880–1155	1001	85-90%	4	150.00–160.00	$155.67	$1,558	-8.89
925–1145	1051	85-90%	4	172.00–179.00	$175.28	$1,842	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	75-80%	1	196.00	$196.00	$2,803	—
1390–1840	1615	75-80%	2	188.00–194.00	$191.42	$3,091	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600	1600	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,976	—
1880–2050	1965	2	202.00–206.00	$204.09	$4,010	—
2090	2090	1	209.00	$209.00	$4,368	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1130	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,150.00	$3,076.35
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–675	653	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,364.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–35	28	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	50.00–120.00	$93.86	—
80–85	81	—	—	4	190.00–220.00	$202.46	—
90–95	92	—	—	3	285.00–290.00	$286.73	—
105–125	113	—	—	9	270.00–310.00	$287.49	—
135	135	—	—	2	385.00–480.00	$432.50	—

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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
1000–1100	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,357.14	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00	$170.00	—
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	225.00	$225.00	—
150–160	155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–450.00	$425.81	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20–25	23	2	50.00–55.00	$52.22	—
30–35	34	7	70.00–95.00	$80.32	—
40–45	43	7	90.00–150.00	$124.75	—
40–45	43	3	50.00–55.00	$53.46	—
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	—
50–55	54	4	110.00–140.00	$124.65	—
60–65	63	2	145.00–150.00	$147.60	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	40.00–55.00	$46.67	—
25–35	29	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	7	50.00–130.00	$85.73	—
70–75	73	—	—	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	—
80–85	81	—	—	4	105.00–145.00	$118.77	—
100	100	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.