Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $95.14/cwt ≈ $594/hd at 624 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $110.90/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 526 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.66/cwt ≈ $557/hd at 482 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	838	965	1,152
Feeder cattle	655	—	874
Slaughter cattle	86	—	135
Replacement cattle	97	—	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
505–545	529	5	128.00–135.00	$130.67	$691
555–595	573	6	117.50–126.00	$121.92	$699
605–645	621	8	108.00–117.00	$113.44	$704

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–745	717	12	107.50–115.00	$112.66	$808

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–695	671	9	107.50–117.50	$113.52	$762

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	423	6	122.50–132.50	$127.81	$541
455–495	482	17	112.50–122.50	$115.66	$557
505–545	526	21	107.50–115.00	$110.90	$583
555–595	581	15	100.00–109.00	$103.48	$601
605–645	624	30	90.00–100.00	$95.14	$594

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–645	632	3	102.50–105.00	$103.30	$653
655–695	673	6	92.50–102.50	$97.86	$659

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–395	381	6	142.50–150.00	$144.91	$552
405–445	423	5	135.00–145.00	$140.40	$594
455–495	475	6	125.00–130.00	$127.26	$604
505–545	531	14	115.00–122.50	$117.45	$624
555–595	573	16	105.00–115.00	$110.54	$633
605–645	628	7	97.50–107.50	$101.73	$639

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	421	5	146.00–150.00	$148.14	$624
455–495	478	3	135.00–145.00	$139.18	$665
505–545	525	4	125.00–132.50	$128.67	$676
555–595	582	9	117.50–123.00	$119.22	$694
605–645	629	11	110.00–120.00	$113.99	$717
655–695	674	11	97.50–107.50	$102.68	$692
705–745	725	5	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$670

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
505–545	525	4	136.00–139.00	$137.44	$722
655–695	680	16	110.00–117.50	$112.92	$768
705–745	723	5	100.00–110.00	$105.38	$762

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1520	1179	80-85%	15	40.00–46.00	$44.18	$521
1005–1835	1256	80-85%	25	47.00–53.00	$49.70	$624

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1335–1590	1476	75-80%	5	42.00–46.00	$45.02	$664
1310–1820	1568	75-80%	7	47.00–51.00	$48.61	$762

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1150	1011	85-90%	5	42.00–48.00	$44.55	$450
1025–1275	1118	85-90%	3	35.00–40.00	$38.12	$426

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1380–1635	1510	4	73.00–74.00	$73.26	$1,106
1330–1975	1703	6	76.00–80.00	$78.45	$1,336
1890	1890	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,606

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1425	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	610.00–710.00	$666.09
1000–1165	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–810.00	$777.71
1040–1765	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	670.00–800.00	$760.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1135	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	790.00–910.00	$837.91
1035–1275	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	810.00–1,010.00	$910.53
1100–1380	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	880.00–900.00	$888.87

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1190	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,060.00	$967.67
1175–1200	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–910.00	$905.05
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1120	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	820.00–840.00	$828.63

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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.