Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $101.85/cwt -13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 477 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $107.48/cwt -9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 531 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $110.17/cwt -17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $466/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	998	838	1,017
Feeder cattle	811	655	718
Slaughter cattle	106	86	124
Replacement cattle	81	97	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	112.50–115.00	$113.71	$654	-8.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	369	7	120.00–125.00	$123.11	$454	—
405–445	423	23	107.50–112.50	$110.17	$466	-17.64
455–495	477	35	97.50–107.50	$101.85	$486	-13.81
505–545	516	17	92.50–100.00	$97.73	$504	-13.17
555–595	572	9	85.00–92.50	$89.38	$511	-14.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	436	11	115.00–125.00	$117.17	$511	—
455–495	470	12	108.00–115.00	$112.06	$527	—
505–545	525	2	105.00–110.00	$107.40	$564	—
555–595	589	11	95.00–105.00	$96.53	$569	—
605–645	620	8	85.00–95.00	$91.20	$565	-12.10
655–695	675	3	75.00–85.00	$79.90	$539	-17.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	668	3	87.50–90.00	$89.13	$595	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	6	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$471	—
355–395	378	13	127.50–137.50	$131.60	$497	-13.31
405–445	422	9	122.50–130.00	$126.58	$534	-13.82
455–495	472	17	115.00–125.00	$120.64	$569	-6.62
505–545	531	27	105.00–111.00	$107.48	$571	-9.97
555–595	577	17	95.00–105.00	$99.30	$573	-11.24
605–645	631	13	90.00–96.00	$92.20	$582	-9.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	7	152.50–162.50	$157.37	$511	—
355–395	374	11	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$543	—
405–445	430	6	135.00–142.50	$137.81	$593	-10.33
455–495	478	13	127.50–137.50	$131.64	$629	-7.54
505–545	525	2	120.00–121.00	$120.48	$633	-8.19
555–595	579	16	107.50–117.50	$111.34	$645	-7.88
605–645	626	10	97.00–106.00	$101.99	$638	-12.00
655–695	663	5	97.50–100.00	$99.48	$660	-3.20
705–745	725	2	95.00–98.00	$96.46	$699	+3.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	365	4	152.50–155.00	$154.32	$563	—
455–495	475	2	142.50–144.00	$143.22	$680	—
555–595	575	3	119.00–121.00	$119.98	$690	—
605–645	621	9	107.50–116.00	$112.77	$700	—
655–695	673	13	105.00–115.00	$110.39	$743	-2.53
705–745	725	11	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$761	-0.46
755–795	770	4	90.00–100.00	$96.16	$740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1490	1202	80-85%	10	55.00–62.00	$56.82	$683	—
980–1535	1226	80-85%	34	47.00–54.00	$50.85	$623	—
1105–1590	1348	80-85%	2	46.00	$46.00	$620	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$456	—
865–1510	1080	85-90%	11	39.00–46.00	$42.18	$456	—
1155	1155	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$404	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1650	1413	75-80%	6	49.00–54.00	$50.96	$720	—
1420	1420	75-80%	1	44.00	$44.00	$625	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1965	1648	6	70.00–75.00	$72.71	$1,198	—
1040–2175	1713	9	76.00–83.00	$78.98	$1,353	+0.53
1805	1805	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,534	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1480	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	610.00–780.00	$701.21
1025–1085	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	510.00	$510.00
1055–1505	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	650.00–790.00	$717.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
1190–1430	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–990.00	$925.97
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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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
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.