Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	365	364	304
Feeder cattle	168	128	143
Slaughter cattle	30	29	22
Replacement cattle	46	30	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

→ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady
→ Feeder heifers: feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows lightly tested
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,569	+15.50
476	476	8	357.50	$357.50	$1,702	-2.50
548	548	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,726	-17.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	—
500–545	537	7	340.00–345.00	$342.50	$1,839	-7.50
600	600	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,965	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	352.50–372.50	$362.09	$1,550	+13.11
455–460	458	3	340.00–347.50	$344.16	$1,576	+4.75
500–530	508	4	320.00–325.00	$322.99	$1,641	—
555–565	562	3	316.00–322.00	$319.35	$1,795	-4.72
600–620	608	3	315.00–317.50	$316.67	$1,925	—
690	690	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,070	-6.00
730	730	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,172	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,259	+29.37
430	430	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,419	-10.00
500–525	512	3	305.00–310.00	$307.31	$1,573	-4.69
550–560	555	3	290.00–300.00	$295.84	$1,642	-12.16
600–640	620	2	285.00–290.00	$287.42	$1,782	—
690	690	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,001	—
710	710	2	272.50–280.00	$276.25	$1,961	—
755	755	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,095	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	380.00	$380.00	$912	—
300	300	1	320.00	$320.00	$960	+20.00
555–590	575	3	265.00–285.00	$276.86	$1,592	—

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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	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	—
305	305	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,266	+7.33
360–390	380	4	365.00–375.00	$370.37	$1,407	—
410–420	415	4	330.00–345.00	$337.25	$1,400	-20.37
455–470	459	7	328.00–347.50	$336.01	$1,542	-0.55
500–540	520	5	312.00–320.00	$314.37	$1,635	+10.47
555–580	565	3	308.00–315.00	$311.72	$1,761	+7.96
600–645	615	3	282.00–295.00	$289.15	$1,778	+0.84
655–675	664	6	272.00–285.00	$279.00	$1,853	+5.94
700–745	723	2	272.00–280.00	$276.12	$1,996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,190	—
305	305	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,159	—
430–435	433	2	318.00–325.00	$321.52	$1,392	+0.58
455–490	466	4	317.00–323.00	$319.47	$1,489	—
500–545	525	3	270.00–295.00	$281.87	$1,480	+4.50
555–575	570	4	260.00–280.00	$269.41	$1,536	+2.45
600–640	627	3	260.00–271.00	$265.45	$1,664	+4.10
660–675	668	2	250.00–260.00	$255.06	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–520	514	6	330.00–334.00	$330.65	$1,700	+13.65
560–565	564	4	320.00–328.00	$322.99	$1,822	—
600–630	617	3	305.00–315.00	$310.05	$1,913	+0.06
655–665	660	2	305.00–315.00	$310.04	$2,046	+27.06
700–730	715	2	290.00–310.00	$299.79	$2,143	+17.79
750	750	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,194	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1015	973	85-90%	6	136.00–145.00	$140.49	$1,367	-0.35
870–1220	981	85-90%	5	127.00–130.00	$128.29	$1,259	-12.55

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1165	80-85%	8	153.00–162.00	$156.41	$1,822	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1385	1193	2	164.50–170.00	$166.81	$1,990	—
1100–1895	1485	6	175.50–182.00	$179.82	$2,670	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1055	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,736.78
1095–1550	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,775.00	$2,501.04
1170–1530	1376	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,463.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00
1000–1065	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,925.00–3,975.00	$3,950.79

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–860	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,625.00	$1,544.76

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	110.00	$110.00	-111.70
70–75	73	—	—	3	210.00–220.00	$216.59	-5.11
75	75	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	-76.70
80–85	83	—	—	2	210.00–260.00	$235.76	-37.91
90	90	—	—	2	245.00–260.00	$252.50	-24.23
130–145	135	—	—	5	250.00–2,600.00	$814.56	+299.56

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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
1000–1125	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	4,200.00–4,300.00	$4,257.68	—
1100–1200	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,950.00–3,250.00	$3,106.52	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	3	45.00–55.00	$50.00	-12.50
30–35	31	4	105.00–120.00	$111.00	+48.50
30–35	33	2	75.00–80.00	$77.31	-14.13
40–45	44	14	100.00–160.00	$137.62	+9.38
50–55	52	18	100.00–205.00	$158.88	-128.50
60–65	63	9	115.00–210.00	$163.11	-23.25
70	70	2	160.00–220.00	$190.00	-105.00

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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	1	40.00	$40.00	+10.00
25	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-35.81
35	35	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	70.00–105.00	$87.50	+1.69
40–55	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	8	80.00–110.00	$102.47	-14.07
60–75	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	115.00–200.00	$159.07	+5.45
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	+76.38
70–75	73	—	—	2	155.00–170.00	$162.76	+9.14
80–85	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–175.00	$162.88	-12.22
105–130	118	—	—	3	180.00–280.00	$228.45	-20.03
135	135	—	—	2	310.00–360.00	$335.00	+86.52
150	150	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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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.