Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.07/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $473/hd at 375 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.95/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 421 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $112.09/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 483 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	619	868	1,083
Feeder cattle	465	681	832
Slaughter cattle	81	106	125
Replacement cattle	73	81	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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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	425	2	150.00–160.00	$154.76	$658	—
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+0.44
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	-6.60
605–645	632	3	116.00–118.00	$116.64	$737	-8.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	152.50–157.50	$154.87	$581	-10.04
455–495	475	3	135.00–145.00	$139.86	$664	-2.66
555–595	575	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$704	-2.67

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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	329	5	130.00–135.00	$131.91	$434	-0.51
355–395	375	17	122.50–130.00	$126.07	$473	-3.86
405–445	421	16	117.50–125.00	$121.95	$513	+4.86
455–495	483	16	110.00–117.50	$112.09	$541	+0.89
505–545	523	6	100.00–107.50	$104.05	$544	+1.93
555–595	582	3	95.00–97.50	$95.80	$558	+2.91
605–645	620	4	85.00–90.00	$87.94	$545	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	3	127.50–130.00	$129.11	$540	+3.33
455–495	473	8	120.00–125.00	$122.72	$580	+2.80
505–545	523	13	110.00–120.00	$115.26	$603	+4.79
555–595	579	5	102.50–107.50	$104.45	$605	-2.94
605–645	626	7	95.00–102.50	$98.51	$617	+0.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	570	4	115.00–120.00	$118.06	$673	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	+4.20
655–695	675	2	94.00–100.00	$96.91	$654	-5.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	11	142.50–152.50	$147.18	$553	-17.61
405–445	420	15	132.50–142.50	$138.75	$583	-11.01
455–495	471	12	125.00–132.50	$129.50	$610	-7.11
505–545	517	12	114.00–122.50	$120.28	$622	-7.88
555–595	578	12	105.00–115.00	$109.08	$630	-4.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	3	162.50–170.00	$165.68	$542	—
405–445	433	11	145.00–155.00	$147.87	$640	-16.52
455–495	470	4	135.00–145.00	$141.10	$663	-8.03
505–545	533	9	125.00–135.00	$127.97	$682	-7.98
555–595	568	9	118.00–128.00	$124.37	$706	-2.75
605–645	626	6	109.00–117.00	$113.26	$709	-3.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	432	3	157.50–160.00	$158.28	$684	-16.15
455–495	475	2	150.00–152.50	$151.20	$718	—
505–545	518	3	138.00–144.00	$141.90	$735	—
555–595	573	6	131.00–139.00	$135.26	$775	—
605–615	612	6	119.00–122.50	$120.15	$735	—
655–695	673	9	109.00–117.00	$113.90	$767	—
705–745	725	2	100.00–107.00	$103.40	$750	-2.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1510	1189	80-85%	17	60.00–66.00	$62.66	$745	+3.90
975–1335	1194	80-85%	6	52.00–58.00	$54.91	$656	-3.85
1185–1645	1396	80-85%	8	69.00–74.00	$71.40	$997	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1060	1023	85-90%	4	54.00–59.00	$56.29	$576	+5.04
1015–1160	1071	85-90%	4	42.00–47.00	$44.77	$479	+2.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1490	1321	75-80%	4	58.00–64.00	$61.72	$815	+3.51
1370–1565	1468	75-80%	2	55.00–57.00	$55.93	$821	+2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1475	1353	6	76.00–81.00	$79.00	$1,069	—
1425–1585	1513	3	93.00–97.00	$94.70	$1,433	—
1505–1750	1658	3	83.00–88.00	$85.06	$1,410	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1195	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–960.00	$880.86
1075–1355	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,030.00	$1,016.73
1250–1470	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00–1,000.00	$912.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
905–1075	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	710.00–820.00	$783.12
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070–1160	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,380.00	$1,365.61	—
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–1040	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	720.00–820.00	$769.60	-125.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	—
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+65.00

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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.