Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

1,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.75/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 520 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $120.19/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 529 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.32/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 421 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,060	1,551	1,424
Feeder cattle	853	1,225	1,034
Slaughter cattle	116	191	221
Replacement cattle	91	135	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	150.00–157.50	$153.21	$654	—
455–495	482	3	140.00–145.00	$141.57	$682	-7.13
505–545	518	3	137.50–140.00	$139.12	$721	—
555–595	577	6	129.00–139.00	$133.99	$773	+8.40
605–645	618	6	120.00–128.00	$125.17	$774	+1.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	372	3	150.00–160.00	$155.64	$579	+5.73
505–545	532	3	132.50–135.00	$133.29	$709	+4.14
605–645	625	2	112.50–118.00	$115.16	$720	+5.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	9	130.00–137.50	$132.66	$439	—
355–395	380	26	120.00–130.00	$123.59	$470	-7.26
405–445	421	27	112.50–122.50	$118.32	$498	+1.74
455–495	467	24	105.00–115.00	$112.01	$523	+1.87
505–545	513	5	97.50–105.00	$103.41	$530	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	16	125.00–130.00	$127.89	$538	+1.69
455–495	476	21	117.50–125.00	$120.88	$575	+1.14
505–545	520	36	107.50–117.50	$113.75	$592	+3.63
555–595	581	6	100.00–107.50	$102.44	$595	-1.45
605–645	618	4	90.00–100.00	$96.77	$598	-3.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	528	12	120.00–123.00	$121.19	$640	—
555–595	582	16	110.00–120.00	$113.22	$659	+2.18
605–645	627	9	105.00–110.00	$107.16	$672	-2.07
655–695	672	6	97.50–105.00	$101.74	$684	+1.34
705–745	732	3	95.00–100.00	$96.61	$707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	5	172.50–182.50	$176.87	$578	—
355–395	369	9	160.00–170.00	$166.27	$614	+5.43
405–445	427	15	150.00–160.00	$154.37	$659	+8.36
455–495	469	12	140.00–150.00	$146.34	$686	+12.09
505–545	525	6	128.00–135.00	$131.12	$688	+4.38
555–595	577	9	117.50–126.00	$120.90	$698	+7.46
605–645	632	17	109.00–119.00	$112.70	$712	+4.98
655–695	673	16	100.00–108.00	$104.41	$703	+4.87
705–745	718	3	100.00–103.00	$101.96	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	8	160.00–170.00	$167.32	$527	+4.41
355–395	381	8	147.50–157.50	$150.79	$575	+3.81
405–445	420	11	137.50–147.50	$143.48	$603	+9.43
455–495	479	14	127.50–137.50	$131.51	$630	+10.12
505–545	529	30	117.50–123.00	$120.19	$636	+5.17
555–595	569	13	105.00–115.00	$111.48	$634	+8.06
605–645	623	6	100.00–107.00	$104.12	$649	+8.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	11	172.50–183.00	$175.82	$670	+5.21
405–445	429	13	162.50–172.50	$166.40	$714	+4.84
505–545	525	2	138.00–148.00	$142.81	$750	—
555–595	567	5	128.00–135.00	$132.92	$754	+7.17
655–695	678	10	110.00–119.00	$114.15	$774	-1.15
705–745	725	4	104.00–114.00	$108.80	$789	-3.53
755–795	772	9	97.50–107.50	$103.29	$797	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1490	1139	80-85%	39	53.00–60.00	$56.30	$641	+7.49
890–1505	1156	80-85%	10	45.00–52.00	$50.12	$579	—
1015–1615	1308	80-85%	6	61.00–63.00	$62.07	$812	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1270	1026	85-90%	7	38.00–45.00	$41.75	$428	-2.94
920–1415	1049	85-90%	5	46.00–53.00	$49.27	$517	+4.58
1065	1065	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$586	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1585	1381	75-80%	6	55.00–61.00	$57.26	$791	—
1235–1560	1398	75-80%	2	45.00–52.00	$48.91	$684	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2270	1304	10	72.00–79.00	$75.93	$990	—
1205–1940	1657	5	80.00–87.00	$82.99	$1,375	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1155	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–790.00	$688.27
840–1185	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	510.00–640.00	$561.18
900–1490	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	620.00–810.00	$703.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1145	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	695.00–700.00	$697.51
1195–1240	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–910.00	$879.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1090	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	970.00–1,050.00	$1,017.22	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	780.00	$780.00	-19.65
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.