Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Franklin County Livestock report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.01/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 618 lb · 53 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $130.50/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 713 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.50/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 578 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	937	443	791
Feeder cattle	706	311	609
Slaughter cattle	131	90	130
Replacement cattle	100	42	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	175.00	$175.00	$796	—
578 value added	578	27	151.50	$151.50	$876	—
655–695	675	2	111.00–119.00	$114.88	$775	—
713 value added	713	30	130.50	$130.50	$930	—
771 value added	771	4	117.50	$117.50	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	185.00	$185.00	$509	—
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
455–495	478	3	152.50–162.50	$156.52	$748	—
505–545	532	3	140.00–150.00	$143.17	$762	-4.33
555–595	575	3	135.00–140.00	$137.28	$789	+2.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	—
385	385	1	167.50	$167.50	$645	+2.50
405–445	432	3	155.00–160.00	$156.56	$676	—
505–545	532	3	130.00–137.50	$132.37	$704	-6.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	532	3	127.50–130.00	$128.29	$683	+7.72
555–595	576	8	115.00–122.50	$118.76	$684	+5.06
618 value added	618	49	115.00	$115.00	$711	—
605–645	619	4	110.00–118.00	$115.16	$713	+5.16
655–695	678	5	102.50–110.00	$105.45	$715	+1.45
705–745	728	7	102.50–107.50	$104.60	$761	—
730 value added	730	19	116.00	$116.00	$847	—
755–795	782	3	96.00–106.00	$99.22	$776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	6	140.00–145.00	$141.58	$470	—
355–395	382	14	132.50–142.00	$135.55	$518	+3.86
405–445	421	18	122.50–132.50	$128.46	$541	+9.03
455–495	468	18	112.50–122.50	$119.13	$558	+7.87
505–545	522	3	102.50–112.50	$108.19	$565	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	17	133.00–138.00	$135.73	$570	+0.73
455–495	485	10	125.00–135.00	$127.61	$619	+5.97
505–545	523	13	115.00–125.00	$120.34	$629	+9.15
580–590	587	3	107.00–107.50	$107.16	$629	—
605–645	640	8	100.00–105.00	$100.59	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	8	162.50–172.50	$167.38	$628	-1.22
405–445	427	9	160.00–167.50	$163.20	$697	-1.46
455–495	464	15	152.50–157.50	$156.28	$725	+5.89
505–545	524	15	135.00–145.00	$140.12	$734	+1.77
555–595	566	16	125.00–135.00	$132.33	$749	+1.38
605–645	628	4	112.50–122.50	$116.79	$733	-1.87
655–695	668	3	107.00–112.50	$110.59	$739	+0.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	4	167.50–172.50	$169.25	$472	—
305–345	318	3	160.00–167.50	$164.79	$524	-2.61
355–395	378	8	150.00–160.00	$154.20	$583	-1.32
405–445	428	9	145.00–155.00	$149.08	$638	+0.62
455–495	476	11	135.00–145.00	$139.64	$665	+1.13
505–545	523	12	122.50–132.50	$127.83	$669	+3.38
555–595	582	5	115.00–122.50	$117.41	$683	+6.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	180.00–182.50	$181.17	$589	—
355–395	371	10	175.00–180.00	$177.90	$660	-4.60
405–445	430	11	170.00–180.00	$173.74	$747	-4.91
455–475	465	2	167.50–170.00	$168.72	$785	—
605–645	625	5	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$813	+0.24
655–695	675	2	125.00–127.50	$126.21	$852	+4.79
705–745	725	2	107.50–117.50	$112.36	$815	-0.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1515	1145	80-85%	18	58.00–64.00	$62.52	$716	—
925–1570	1173	80-85%	35	65.00–72.00	$67.92	$797	+5.02
995–1465	1220	80-85%	11	73.00–77.00	$75.04	$915	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1155	1027	85-90%	10	59.00–66.00	$61.20	$629	+7.90
925–1205	1029	85-90%	10	51.00–58.00	$55.25	$569	+1.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1590	1378	75-80%	13	65.00–71.00	$67.70	$933	—
1350–1635	1458	75-80%	3	61.00–62.00	$61.63	$899	-9.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1945	1491	4	87.00–91.00	$89.99	$1,342	—
1095–2075	1537	14	92.00–99.00	$94.92	$1,459	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1055	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	620.00	$620.00
935–1120	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	760.00–840.00	$791.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
980–1290	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–990.00	$925.24
1265–1490	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,075.00	$1,029.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–1200	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	960.00–1,100.00	$1,028.86	—
935–1180	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	960.00–1,030.00	$992.93	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1250	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,165.52	—
1140–1245	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,174.93	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1275	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	770.00–890.00	$839.55	—

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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.