Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $116.61/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 478 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $127.78/cwt -11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.16/cwt -11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 532 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,312	937	1,197
Feeder cattle	992	706	910
Slaughter cattle	154	131	173
Replacement cattle	166	100	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly 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
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
555–595	575	4	140.00–144.00	$142.22	$818	—
605–645	625	2	132.50–136.00	$134.19	$839	—
695	695	1	127.50	$127.50	$886	+12.62
705–745	725	2	124.00–127.00	$125.46	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	3	155.00–160.00	$156.57	$755	+0.05
505–545	525	2	145.00–150.00	$147.40	$774	+4.23
605–645	625	2	123.00–125.00	$123.97	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	150.00–157.50	$153.57	$653	-2.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	483	15	125.00–132.50	$127.11	$614	-0.50
505–545	525	23	115.00–121.00	$117.79	$618	-2.55
555–595	567	16	102.50–112.50	$109.45	$621	+2.29
605–645	627	9	95.00–105.00	$99.36	$623	-1.23
655–695	666	10	90.00–100.00	$97.18	$647	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	11	122.50–130.00	$125.14	$538	-3.32
455–495	478	31	112.50–122.50	$116.61	$557	-2.52
505–545	517	14	102.50–112.50	$109.38	$565	+1.19
605–645	629	5	90.00–92.50	$90.96	$572	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	570	13	115.00–117.50	$116.50	$664	-2.26
605–645	632	6	112.50–116.00	$113.55	$718	-1.61
655–695	680	4	105.00–111.00	$107.07	$728	+1.62
705–745	725	5	97.00–104.00	$100.16	$726	-4.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	177.50–180.00	$178.66	$491	—
305–345	328	11	165.00–175.00	$169.16	$555	—
355–395	372	7	157.50–167.50	$163.07	$607	-4.31
405–445	418	16	147.50–157.50	$153.53	$642	-9.67
455–495	474	24	135.00–145.00	$140.10	$664	-16.18
505–545	532	27	125.00–135.00	$128.16	$682	-11.96
555–595	581	21	117.50–127.50	$121.00	$703	-11.33
605–645	628	26	110.00–120.00	$114.12	$717	-2.67
655–695	671	8	105.00–114.00	$110.77	$743	+0.18
705–745	725	2	105.00–107.50	$106.22	$770	—
755–795	763	5	100.00–105.00	$103.96	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	269	5	162.50–172.50	$168.83	$454	-0.42
305–345	322	9	150.00–160.00	$155.61	$501	-9.18
355–395	378	14	145.00–155.00	$149.17	$564	-5.03
405–445	426	19	135.00–145.00	$139.63	$595	-9.45
455–495	474	28	122.50–132.50	$127.78	$606	-11.86
505–545	522	25	112.50–122.50	$118.24	$617	-9.59
555–595	579	14	105.00–115.00	$108.84	$630	-8.57
605–645	623	8	102.50–107.50	$105.28	$656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	177.50–180.00	$178.27	$592	-2.90
355–395	378	8	170.00–177.50	$173.05	$654	-4.85
405–445	417	15	160.00–170.00	$166.93	$696	-6.81
455–495	468	4	147.50–157.50	$154.23	$722	-14.49
520–545	529	6	140.00–145.00	$142.89	$756	—
555–595	576	19	130.00–140.00	$134.68	$776	—
605–645	632	16	125.00–134.00	$128.16	$810	-1.86
655–695	669	10	117.50–125.00	$122.33	$818	-3.88
705–745	732	13	110.00–120.00	$113.19	$829	+0.83
750–795	768	9	107.50–115.00	$111.88	$859	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1745	1193	80-85%	59	58.00–65.00	$61.65	$735	-6.27
920–1730	1194	80-85%	17	52.00–57.00	$55.33	$661	-12.59
1235–1260	1245	80-85%	3	67.00–69.00	$68.34	$851	-6.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1385	1378	75-80%	2	57.00	$57.00	$785	-10.70
1030–1815	1407	75-80%	18	58.00–63.00	$59.03	$831	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1240	979	85-90%	12	53.00–58.00	$54.99	$538	—
840–1265	1075	85-90%	4	44.00–50.00	$47.26	$508	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1610	1485	4	86.00–87.00	$86.26	$1,281	-3.73
1270–2005	1655	12	89.00–93.00	$90.62	$1,500	—
1670	1670	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,620	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1050	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–775.00	$709.20
800–1130	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–820.00	$770.06
895–1435	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	750.00–900.00	$812.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1120	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$874.17
940–1325	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–925.00	$857.67

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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
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,295.00	$1,295.00	—
855–930	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,185.00	$1,168.24	—
875–1100	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,285.00	$1,247.34	—
835–1230	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,165.69	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830–915	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	975.00–1,050.00	$1,014.33	—
1030–1105	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,030.00	$1,003.47	+10.54
990–1355	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	980.00–1,020.00	$1,004.05	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1120	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,374.96	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00	$810.00	—
870–1080	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	740.00–820.00	$785.34	—

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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.