Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $146.51/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 429 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.80/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 528 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $138.06/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,528	977	271
Feeder cattle	1,148	737	230
Slaughter cattle	184	125	24
Replacement cattle	196	115	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly 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	375	2	162.50–165.00	$163.68	$614	-7.84
405–445	425	4	152.50–157.50	$154.88	$658	-1.99
455–495	479	10	140.00–150.00	$143.83	$689	-6.72
505–545	528	20	137.50–142.50	$137.87	$728	+0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	155.00–162.50	$158.59	$753	-1.68
505–545	520	20	145.00–150.00	$147.99	$770	-2.43
555–595	573	4	129.00–135.00	$130.95	$750	-7.11
605–645	625	3	120.00–129.00	$124.57	$779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	168.00	$168.00	$798	-0.53
555–595	578	4	141.00–149.00	$144.42	$835	-4.79
655–695	675	2	123.00–129.00	$125.91	$850	-12.49
775–780	778	3	123.00–124.00	$123.33	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	379	5	137.50–142.50	$139.43	$528	+1.98
405–445	427	16	127.50–137.50	$131.96	$563	-1.15
455–495	477	26	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$594	-0.89
505–545	520	24	110.00–120.00	$116.14	$604	—
555–595	573	3	105.00–112.50	$109.08	$625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	3	139.00–142.00	$140.62	$598	—
455–495	483	13	132.50–142.50	$135.49	$654	+3.64
505–545	533	16	122.50–132.50	$125.44	$669	-0.94
555–595	578	15	115.00–125.00	$119.29	$689	+0.07
605–645	617	10	102.50–112.50	$109.41	$675	-5.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	530	13	135.00–142.50	$137.83	$730	+3.12
555–595	566	23	127.50–137.50	$128.64	$728	+0.14
605–645	625	11	115.00–121.00	$117.79	$736	-6.17
655–695	673	6	107.50–116.00	$111.93	$753	-5.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	167.50–175.00	$170.98	$470	—
305–345	323	3	162.50–170.00	$166.51	$538	+1.17
355–395	378	25	152.50–162.50	$156.70	$592	-2.58
405–445	429	51	142.50–152.50	$146.51	$629	-2.90
455–495	472	30	132.50–142.50	$138.06	$652	-1.84
505–545	526	20	127.50–135.00	$130.95	$689	-1.45
555–595	585	10	119.00–125.00	$120.60	$706	-3.87
605–645	617	8	110.00–117.50	$115.25	$711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	177.50	$177.50	$586	-0.90
355–395	375	2	167.50–175.00	$171.05	$641	+3.06
455–495	485	21	145.00–155.00	$147.44	$715	-4.11
505–545	528	31	137.50–147.50	$141.80	$749	-2.34
555–595	575	12	130.00–138.00	$134.02	$771	+0.18
605–645	630	8	120.00–128.00	$122.85	$774	-6.17
655–695	668	4	107.50–117.50	$114.27	$763	-10.02
705–745	732	3	100.00–110.00	$103.21	$755	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	157.50–160.00	$158.70	$754	-1.30
505–545	525	2	148.00–152.50	$150.16	$788	—
555–595	586	14	140.00–143.00	$140.61	$824	-3.18
605–645	627	15	130.00–140.00	$134.42	$843	-4.69
655–695	681	13	120.00–130.00	$123.39	$840	-11.16
705–745	723	10	112.50–121.00	$116.75	$844	-2.80
755–795	774	7	102.50–112.50	$107.81	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1430	1179	80-85%	45	66.00–73.00	$69.90	$824	—
975–1420	1208	80-85%	24	60.00–65.00	$62.73	$758	—
1120–1735	1334	80-85%	22	74.00–81.00	$75.53	$1,008	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1555	1289	75-80%	7	64.00–66.00	$64.57	$832	—
1165–1725	1424	75-80%	22	68.00–73.00	$70.53	$1,004	-0.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1250	987	85-90%	12	50.00–57.00	$53.79	$531	—
840–1125	1020	85-90%	12	59.00–65.00	$61.64	$629	-3.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1585	1422	5	86.00–93.00	$89.50	$1,273	—
1370–2120	1732	5	102.00–107.00	$103.83	$1,798	—
1265–2185	1763	12	94.00–101.00	$98.35	$1,734	-3.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–990	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–730.00	$644.77
940–1390	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	785.00–970.00	$872.26
1005–1460	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	880.00–1,070.00	$953.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1170	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,184.50
1065–1315	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	860.00–940.00	$904.20
1040–1455	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	990.00–1,175.00	$1,076.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655–1150	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	950.00–1,075.00	$1,027.18	—
830–1155	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,050.00	$1,008.19	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–965	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–925.00	$860.90	—
765–1065	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–925.00	$877.64	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–1045	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,135.00–1,250.00	$1,200.49	—
825–1105	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,211.88	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.