Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.86/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 435 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $112.98/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 483 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.28/cwt ≈ $709/hd at 532 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	939	943	1,384
Feeder cattle	742	675	1,119
Slaughter cattle	117	96	136
Replacement cattle	80	172	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	147.50–157.50	$152.35	$647	+6.19
455–495	479	6	137.50–146.00	$140.50	$673	—
505–545	516	7	135.00–137.50	$136.75	$706	+7.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$628	—
405–445	425	2	162.50–165.00	$163.69	$696	—
455–495	469	4	150.00–157.50	$154.89	$726	—
555–595	575	2	132.50–137.50	$134.91	$776	+5.37
605–645	627	3	120.00–127.50	$123.25	$773	+3.41

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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	125.00–135.00	$131.32	$485	-3.41
405–445	435	28	117.50–128.00	$119.86	$521	-3.29
455–495	483	26	110.00–120.00	$112.98	$546	-0.80
505–545	527	19	102.50–112.50	$106.90	$563	+0.24
555–595	569	14	90.00–100.00	$96.32	$548	-3.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	468	3	122.50–125.00	$124.12	$581	—
505–545	525	2	113.00–115.00	$113.96	$598	-2.01
555–595	575	11	102.50–112.00	$107.33	$617	+1.62
605–645	624	9	95.00–102.50	$99.12	$619	-0.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	630	6	104.00–114.00	$107.41	$677	—
705–746	726	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$686	-0.68

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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	326	7	167.50–175.00	$170.96	$557	—
355–395	371	4	160.00–167.50	$164.23	$609	+10.55
405–445	420	11	152.50–162.50	$158.55	$666	—
455–495	479	11	140.00–150.00	$144.07	$690	—
505–545	532	21	130.00–140.00	$133.28	$709	—
555–595	581	16	120.00–129.00	$123.46	$717	+3.51
605–645	627	10	110.00–120.00	$114.36	$717	+6.10
655–695	675	5	102.50–113.00	$107.49	$726	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	13	170.00–180.00	$174.86	$656	—
405–445	428	11	165.00–175.00	$169.21	$724	—
455–495	476	10	152.50–160.00	$155.93	$742	—
555–595	582	6	130.00–137.00	$132.43	$771	—
605–645	632	11	122.50–132.50	$125.64	$794	+6.10
655–695	673	18	115.00–125.00	$120.38	$810	+5.50
705–745	722	3	105.00–115.00	$110.90	$801	+1.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	4	155.00–165.00	$161.04	$515	+8.24
405–445	431	12	140.00–150.00	$143.40	$618	+11.01
455–495	476	12	127.50–137.50	$132.20	$629	+8.39
505–545	525	16	117.50–125.00	$121.02	$635	+8.42
555–595	570	13	105.00–115.00	$111.06	$633	+4.19
605–645	616	9	100.00–107.50	$105.47	$650	+4.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1480	1177	80-85%	33	55.00–62.00	$58.66	$690	—
1000–1420	1198	80-85%	9	63.00–68.00	$64.56	$773	—
980–1340	1217	80-85%	8	48.00–54.00	$51.69	$629	+7.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1190	998	85-90%	8	50.00–55.00	$52.33	$522	—
845–1240	1052	85-90%	12	40.00–47.00	$43.69	$460	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1580	1385	75-80%	7	55.00–62.00	$58.56	$811	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1565	1228	4	89.00–92.00	$90.33	$1,109	—
1165–1795	1565	10	81.00–87.00	$84.32	$1,320	—
1045–2415	1595	5	72.00–79.00	$75.04	$1,197	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
805–1205	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–820.00	$707.06
1010–1715	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	730.00–910.00	$814.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1450	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00–990.00	$973.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
590–700	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	580.00–730.00	$648.60	—
620–750	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	540.00–680.00	$603.36	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1055	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	830.00–850.00	$840.12	—

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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.