Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

1,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.01/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 425 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $127.62/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 474 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.57/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 481 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,057	619	452
Feeder cattle	824	465	304
Slaughter cattle	143	81	78
Replacement cattle	90	73	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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
355–395	379	5	152.50–160.00	$155.38	$589	+0.51
455–495	474	5	130.00–137.50	$133.87	$635	-5.99
505–545	525	2	125.00–130.00	$127.40	$669	—
555–595	575	5	117.00–124.00	$120.15	$691	-2.26
605–645	625	2	110.00–116.00	$112.90	$706	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	172.50	$172.50	$612	—
405–445	425	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$648	-2.38
505–545	529	6	132.50–140.00	$135.26	$716	-4.74
555–595	575	4	128.00–132.50	$130.09	$748	+0.09
605–645	632	3	117.50–125.00	$119.89	$758	+3.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	139.00	$139.00	$785	—
605–645	625	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$850	—
655–695	675	4	118.00–127.50	$122.54	$827	—
705–745	725	2	110.00–113.00	$111.46	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	27	115.00–125.00	$120.01	$510	-1.94
455–495	478	10	107.50–115.00	$110.43	$528	-1.66
505–545	535	12	100.00–110.00	$102.46	$548	-1.59
555–595	569	14	90.00–100.00	$96.53	$549	+0.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	521	14	121.00–126.00	$123.74	$645	—
555–595	578	10	110.00–119.00	$113.98	$659	-4.08
605–645	633	5	100.00–107.00	$102.13	$646	-7.87
655–695	675	5	92.50–98.00	$95.07	$642	-1.84
705–745	725	7	87.50–97.50	$92.39	$670	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	481	17	120.00–127.00	$122.57	$590	-0.15
505–545	524	6	112.50–120.00	$116.17	$609	+0.91
575	575	3	105.00	$105.00	$604	+0.55
605–645	634	8	90.00–99.00	$92.56	$587	-5.95

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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	321	10	150.00–160.00	$155.81	$500	—
355–395	374	14	142.50–152.50	$147.57	$552	+0.39
405–445	428	14	132.50–142.50	$136.69	$585	-2.06
455–495	474	26	122.50–132.50	$127.62	$605	-1.88
505–545	525	16	115.00–122.50	$118.84	$624	-1.44
555–595	575	8	105.00–112.00	$108.65	$625	-0.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	172.50	$172.50	$509	—
305–345	325	2	165.00–170.00	$167.35	$544	+1.67
355–395	373	3	155.00–162.50	$159.03	$593	—
405–445	429	10	145.00–152.50	$147.91	$635	+0.04
455–495	483	13	135.00–142.50	$137.22	$663	-3.88
505–545	540	12	125.00–135.00	$126.18	$681	-1.79
555–595	566	10	115.00–125.00	$119.92	$679	-4.45
605–645	622	12	105.00–115.00	$110.83	$689	-2.43
655–695	684	7	105.00–114.00	$107.64	$736	—
705–745	725	4	95.00–102.50	$98.57	$715	—
755–795	775	3	90.00–98.00	$94.26	$731	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	139.00	$139.00	$730	-2.90
555–595	573	9	126.00–133.00	$130.05	$745	-5.21
605–645	635	10	119.00–128.00	$121.33	$770	+1.18
655–695	675	2	121.00–125.00	$122.94	$830	+9.04
705–745	728	3	105.00–115.00	$109.24	$795	+5.84
755–795	782	3	100.00–110.00	$103.22	$807	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1395	1197	80-85%	17	58.00–63.00	$61.14	$732	+6.23
965–1475	1208	80-85%	33	64.00–71.00	$66.83	$807	—
1065–1635	1329	80-85%	17	72.00–79.00	$75.29	$1,001	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1245	988	85-90%	10	56.00–63.00	$59.47	$588	—
1015	1015	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$670	+9.71
830–1245	1044	85-90%	8	48.00–55.00	$53.47	$558	-2.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1615	1363	75-80%	3	62.00–63.00	$62.29	$849	—
1170–1705	1410	75-80%	12	65.00–72.00	$68.98	$973	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2335	1490	8	89.00–94.00	$92.16	$1,373	—
1250–1885	1620	5	96.00–103.00	$98.58	$1,597	—
1250–2380	1749	8	104.00–106.00	$104.82	$1,833	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–1120	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	560.00–720.00	$637.66
745–1265	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	640.00–810.00	$731.85
950–1125	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–730.00	$676.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1120	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	790.00–870.00	$813.41
1215–1230	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–940.00	$870.43
1125–1360	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–990.00	$914.55

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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
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,240.00	$1,240.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	780.00	$780.00	—

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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.