Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.40/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 424 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.43/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 525 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.86/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 429 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	1,039	313
Feeder cattle	664	784	139
Slaughter cattle	130	145	138
Replacement cattle	123	110	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	177.50	$177.50	$648	—
455–495	475	2	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$748	—
555–595	575	2	135.00–145.00	$139.83	$804	-10.76
605–645	618	3	132.50–135.00	$134.13	$829	—
655–695	673	3	125.00–132.50	$129.09	$869	—
705	705	1	122.50	$122.50	$864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	175.00–177.50	$176.17	$573	—
355–395	382	3	165.00–167.50	$165.78	$633	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	+1.58
575	575	2	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	167.50	$167.50	$511	-3.91
525	525	2	130.00	$130.00	$682	—

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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	325	6	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$447	-0.79
355–395	369	24	125.00–135.00	$131.35	$485	+2.69
405–445	429	27	120.00–129.00	$123.86	$531	-0.94
455–495	463	18	110.00–120.00	$117.95	$546	+0.67
505–545	527	3	100.00–107.50	$103.24	$544	-5.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	137.50–145.00	$139.83	$534	—
405–445	432	20	130.00–135.00	$131.56	$568	—
455–495	474	25	122.50–132.50	$127.71	$605	+2.37
505–545	520	15	110.00–120.00	$116.25	$604	-2.96
605–645	625	3	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$640	-3.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	527	13	122.50–128.00	$125.20	$660	+1.05
555–595	573	9	115.00–125.00	$120.48	$690	+2.38
605–645	618	8	107.50–117.50	$114.29	$706	+1.09
655–695	679	5	102.50–110.00	$105.43	$716	-2.28

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Feeder Bulls

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	—
355–395	377	14	152.50–160.00	$155.75	$587	-0.93
405–445	424	29	142.50–150.00	$146.40	$621	-2.21
455–495	481	21	135.00–143.00	$138.41	$666	-3.92
505–545	525	27	127.50–137.50	$132.43	$695	-2.69
555–595	578	4	117.50–127.50	$121.78	$704	-7.78
605–645	625	3	117.50–122.50	$119.95	$750	-3.96
655–695	675	2	112.50–115.00	$113.71	$768	-3.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	172.50–177.50	$174.90	$568	-2.60
355–395	382	3	162.50–170.00	$164.83	$630	-2.86
405–445	438	8	152.50–160.00	$153.67	$673	-3.39
455–495	478	6	145.00–150.00	$147.00	$703	-3.65
505–545	522	14	140.00–147.00	$144.25	$753	-2.36
555–595	577	15	130.00–140.00	$134.41	$776	-5.72
605–645	630	11	125.00–134.00	$128.72	$811	-5.77
655–695	673	19	120.00–130.00	$125.32	$843	-4.81
705–745	732	6	120.00–125.00	$121.63	$890	+4.80
755–795	775	5	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	—
305–345	321	11	150.00–160.00	$155.76	$500	+0.71
355–395	372	19	140.00–150.00	$145.63	$542	-0.18
405–445	414	16	130.00–140.00	$137.55	$569	+1.61
455–495	471	16	122.50–132.50	$128.34	$604	-3.12
505–545	525	10	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$629	-3.78
575	575	3	110.00	$110.00	$632	-6.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1310	1132	80-85%	29	61.00–68.00	$63.46	$718	-4.83
960–1695	1198	80-85%	26	54.00–60.00	$58.18	$697	—
1220–1400	1288	80-85%	5	69.00–76.00	$71.29	$918	-4.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1150	993	85-90%	5	48.00–55.00	$51.76	$514	-10.62
815–1250	1012	85-90%	14	56.00–62.00	$58.04	$587	+0.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1590	1369	75-80%	8	57.00–59.00	$58.28	$798	—
1180–1615	1451	75-80%	7	60.00–65.00	$61.33	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1630	1307	11	78.00–83.00	$81.05	$1,059	—
1245–2105	1663	7	89.00–92.00	$90.38	$1,503	-1.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–980	836	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	550.00–690.00	$629.84
835–1150	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$674.43
745–1275	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	660.00–830.00	$748.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1125	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	830.00–840.00	$834.97
900–1480	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	780.00–950.00	$850.54
1155–1450	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	895.00–1,080.00	$957.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–1005	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,110.00	$1,088.94	—
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—
900–1190	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	960.00–1,050.00	$1,001.26	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	740.00	$740.00	—
630–1175	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	660.00–780.00	$719.22	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—

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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.