Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.71/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 543 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $133.11/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 427 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $139.90/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 475 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	977	1,012	514
Feeder cattle	737	703	459
Slaughter cattle	125	165	38
Replacement cattle	115	144	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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	3	165.00–175.00	$169.84	$722	+4.92
455–495	473	4	155.00–164.00	$160.27	$758	+1.69
505–545	523	5	145.00–155.00	$150.42	$787	-0.27
555–595	570	8	135.00–140.00	$138.06	$787	-2.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	467	5	165.00–170.00	$168.53	$787	—
555–595	573	7	145.00–152.50	$149.21	$855	-5.79
655–695	675	2	135.00–142.00	$138.40	$934	-4.34
705	705	1	136.00	$136.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	167.50–176.00	$171.52	$643	—
405–445	427	5	152.50–162.50	$156.87	$670	+3.27
455–495	470	4	147.50–152.50	$150.55	$708	+0.57
505–545	525	2	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$721	—
555–595	575	2	127.50–130.00	$128.71	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$419	—
305–345	333	5	142.50–147.50	$143.90	$479	+4.65
355–395	385	20	135.00–145.00	$137.45	$529	+2.53
405–445	427	43	130.00–137.50	$133.11	$568	+3.84
455–495	466	11	120.00–127.50	$125.39	$584	+2.00
605–645	625	2	102.50–107.50	$104.92	$656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–548	543	53	132.50–137.50	$134.71	$731	+3.27
555–585	573	8	125.00–133.00	$128.50	$736	+6.92
605–645	626	8	119.00–129.00	$123.96	$776	+5.33
655–695	675	2	115.00–119.00	$116.94	$789	+11.09
717 value added	717	3	118.00	$118.00	$846	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	485	21	130.00–137.50	$131.85	$639	-1.49
505–545	519	12	120.00–130.00	$126.38	$656	+5.45
555–595	573	10	115.00–122.50	$119.22	$683	—
605–645	625	7	110.00–118.00	$114.67	$717	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	317	5	175.00–180.00	$178.40	$566	—
355–395	383	5	166.00–172.50	$167.99	$643	+4.76
405–445	430	16	155.00–164.00	$158.52	$682	+6.47
455–495	473	14	147.50–155.00	$151.55	$717	+8.76
505–545	528	20	140.00–150.00	$144.14	$761	+6.93
555–595	574	21	130.00–137.50	$133.84	$768	+1.80
605–645	613	8	125.00–130.00	$129.02	$791	+0.80
655–695	671	4	120.00–127.50	$124.29	$834	-0.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	11	160.00–170.00	$165.34	$534	+4.09
355–395	380	12	157.50–162.50	$159.28	$605	+5.53
405–445	417	21	142.50–152.50	$149.41	$623	+6.87
455–495	475	29	135.00–145.00	$139.90	$665	+7.51
505–545	525	14	127.50–137.50	$132.40	$695	+7.29
555–595	562	6	122.00–125.00	$124.47	$700	+2.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	+4.46
495	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	+3.91
555–595	579	15	140.00–149.00	$143.79	$833	+1.12
605–645	628	9	135.00–145.00	$139.11	$874	-2.95
655–695	676	9	130.00–139.00	$134.55	$910	-3.26
705–745	727	12	115.00–125.00	$119.55	$869	-10.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1255	1060	80-85%	10	62.00–66.00	$64.73	$686	+3.55
865–1370	1147	80-85%	38	67.00–73.00	$70.01	$803	—
1045–1555	1245	80-85%	19	74.00–79.00	$76.15	$948	+1.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1085	1015	85-90%	7	63.00–67.00	$64.90	$659	+9.71
845–1410	1097	85-90%	9	54.00–60.00	$57.92	$635	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1640	1418	75-80%	14	67.00–74.00	$70.94	$1,006	—
1475–1700	1588	75-80%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.54	$1,041	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1580	1359	4	89.00–92.00	$90.83	$1,234	+1.89
1115–2285	1646	6	94.00–100.00	$96.54	$1,589	—
1740–1845	1788	3	102.00–103.00	$102.32	$1,829	+4.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1230	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–935.00	$880.91
1165–1540	1339	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,110.00	$1,051.32
1385–1460	1423	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,100.00	$1,035.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1180	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	690.00–870.00	$772.32
920–1255	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	760.00–960.00	$837.84
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—
950–1170	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,193.08	—
1005–1115	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,188.15	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1030–1230	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,342.99	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,365.00	$1,365.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–835	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	770.00–800.00	$789.87	—
710–855	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–860.00	$799.90	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–750	748	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	935.00–950.00	$942.53	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.