Calhoun Stockyard market report — October 20, 2026

Calhoun, GA · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

260

Last week 36 (+224)
Last year 49

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$387.50 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$382.50 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$332.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$314.00 (1 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	1	305 lb	$390.00†	$1,190	—	−3.67	$363.89 (4 hd)†
400–499 lb	1	455 lb	$350.00†	$1,592	—	−18.45	$339.28 (16 hd)
500–599 lb	3	562 lb	$306.68†	$1,724	−4.63	−30.82	$311.20 (16 hd)
600–699 lb	6	665 lb	$308.31	$2,050	−5.02	—	$284.47 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	3	732 lb	$280.65†	$2,053	+0.65	—	$267.50 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	3	1,188 lb	$146.47	$144.00–$149.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	8	1,285 lb	$136.12	$134.00–$141.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	3	1,373 lb	$130.72	$130.00–$132.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	1	1,510 lb	$146.00	$146.00–$146.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	4	1,674 lb	$132.68	$130.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	1	925 lb	$122.00	$122.00–$122.00
Lean 85-90%	High	3	1,117 lb	$127.72	$123.50–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	4	1,086 lb	$118.41	$114.00–$120.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	3	1,127 lb	$106.03	$103.00–$110.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $334.71/cwt
4-week average: $362.46
13-week average: $364.98
4-week vs 13-week: −0.7%

52-wk low $334.71high $500.00

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $285.00/cwt
4-week average: $308.40
13-week average: $320.87
4-week vs 13-week: −3.9%

52-wk low $285.00high $378.00

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $306.68/cwt
4-week average: $316.14
13-week average: $322.18
4-week vs 13-week: −1.9%

52-wk low $306.68high $440.00

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Feb and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.0%	50%	6
Feb	+5.4%	83%	6
Mar	+3.8%	83%	6
Apr	+7.0%	100%	5
May	+5.3%	83%	6
Jun	+3.3%	60%	5
Jul	+2.3%	71%	7
Aug	+0.3%	71%	7
Sep	−0.9%	43%	7
Oct	−7.2%	0%	5
Nov	−6.8%	14%	7
Dec	−6.7%	0%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Jun and lowest in Dec and Sep.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+1.7%	50%	4
Feb	+6.8%	100%	3
Mar	—	—	2
Apr	—	—	2
May	—	—	2
Jun	+2.5%	67%	3
Jul	—	—	2
Aug	—	—	2
Sep	+0.7%	33%	3
Oct	—	—	2
Nov	—	—	2
Dec	−1.1%	50%	4

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	260	—	—	$306.68†
Tue Oct 13	174	—	—	$311.31†
Tue Oct 6	194	$334.71†	$285.00†	$319.60
Tue Sep 29	386	$377.50†	$322.96†	$326.99†
Tue Sep 22	157	—	$317.25	$321.98
Tue Sep 15	286	$375.17†	—	$334.34
Tue Sep 8	180	—	$308.00†	$321.53
Tue Sep 1	296	$342.50	—	$321.43
Tue Aug 25	267	$350.00†	—	$324.07†
Tue Aug 18	85	—	—	$316.00†
Tue Aug 11	246	—	—	—
Tue Aug 4	251	—	—	$340.03†
Tue Jul 28	198	—	$324.00†	—
Tue Jul 21	309	$410.00†	$348.88†	$359.00†

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Georgia sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Carroll County Livestock, Carrollton	64 mi	Oct 19	$371.70	—
Eastanollee Livestock, Eastanollee	96 mi	Oct 19	$366.62	—
Northeast Georgia Livestock, Athens	96 mi	Oct 21	$403.32†	$307.50†
Franklin County Livestock, Carnesville	97 mi	Oct 20	$375.95	$316.13†
Jackson Regional Stockyard, Jackson	100 mi	Oct 21	$338.09	—
Duvall Livestock, Greensboro	119 mi	Oct 19	$346.94	$303.35

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	260	47	AMS_1946

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA” (AMS_1946). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.