Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $124.48/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 527 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.59/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 481 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.02/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 575 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	1,528	451
Feeder cattle	773	1,148	324
Slaughter cattle	124	184	83
Replacement cattle	201	196	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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
385	385	1	172.50	$172.50	$664	—
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	+2.01
555–595	568	8	130.00–137.50	$134.76	$765	+3.81
605–645	625	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$796	+2.85
705–745	732	3	113.00–115.00	$113.64	$832	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	+5.58
605–645	625	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$850	—
655–695	675	4	125.00–132.50	$128.69	$869	+2.78
705–745	718	3	120.00–126.00	$123.93	$890	—
755–795	778	3	112.50–122.00	$116.41	$906	-6.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	172.50–175.00	$173.67	$564	—
455	455	1	147.50	$147.50	$671	+3.67
605–645	632	3	120.00–122.50	$120.80	$763	—
665	665	3	115.00	$115.00	$765	—

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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	2	147.50–150.00	$148.67	$483	—
355–395	375	4	140.00–146.00	$142.67	$535	+3.24
405–445	430	12	132.50–142.50	$136.13	$585	+4.17
455–495	474	15	123.00–132.50	$127.65	$605	+3.15
505–545	524	13	112.50–122.50	$117.60	$616	+1.46
555–595	578	7	105.00–112.00	$108.09	$625	-0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	483	5	135.00–144.00	$137.70	$665	+2.21
505–545	525	11	125.00–135.00	$129.85	$682	+4.41
555–595	583	5	120.00–125.00	$121.54	$709	+2.25
605–645	626	10	107.50–117.50	$112.14	$702	+2.73
655–695	677	3	100.00–107.50	$103.26	$699	—
705–745	725	2	100.00–102.50	$101.22	$734	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	535	8	138.00–141.00	$138.71	$742	+0.88
555–595	575	11	130.00–137.50	$133.59	$768	+4.95
605–645	626	8	120.00–130.00	$124.57	$780	+6.78
655–695	683	4	110.00–120.00	$113.03	$772	+1.10
705–745	723	3	107.50–116.00	$111.92	$809	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	3	157.50–165.00	$161.51	$522	-5.00
355–395	373	9	150.00–157.50	$154.07	$575	-2.63
405–445	424	22	137.50–147.50	$142.65	$605	-3.86
455–495	481	32	130.00–137.50	$132.59	$638	-5.47
505–545	527	45	120.00–130.00	$124.48	$656	-6.47
555–595	567	10	115.00–117.50	$116.71	$662	-3.89
605–645	613	5	107.50–110.00	$109.47	$671	-5.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	180.00–182.50	$181.16	$498	—
305–345	325	3	172.50–177.50	$174.90	$568	-2.60
355–395	375	5	160.00–166.00	$162.77	$610	-8.28
405–445	435	4	150.00–152.50	$150.58	$655	—
455–495	474	8	140.00–147.00	$143.95	$682	-3.49
505–545	536	15	132.50–141.00	$134.02	$718	-7.78
555–595	575	23	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$719	-9.00
605–645	628	8	112.50–122.50	$116.82	$734	-6.03
655–685	670	11	110.00–115.00	$112.69	$755	-1.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	182.50	$182.50	$611	—
385	385	1	172.50	$172.50	$664	—
555–595	571	10	132.50–135.00	$133.96	$765	-6.65
605–645	622	8	125.00–133.00	$129.79	$807	-4.63
655–695	669	8	120.00–130.00	$126.55	$847	+3.16
705–745	730	6	109.00–115.00	$111.28	$812	-5.47
755–795	773	5	102.50–112.00	$107.72	$833	-0.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1390	1121	80-85%	36	59.00–66.00	$62.02	$695	—
990–1380	1174	80-85%	7	55.00–58.00	$56.73	$666	-13.17
1155–1290	1214	80-85%	4	67.00–72.00	$68.57	$832	+5.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1430	1289	75-80%	7	54.00–59.00	$56.99	$735	-7.58
955–1740	1382	75-80%	15	60.00–67.00	$62.10	$858	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1085	986	85-90%	10	55.00–62.00	$58.07	$573	+4.28
835–1315	1018	85-90%	5	50.00–54.00	$51.47	$524	-10.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–2085	1483	8	78.00–85.00	$82.51	$1,224	—
1185–2245	1759	16	86.00–92.00	$89.15	$1,568	-9.20
1880	1880	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,786	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1370	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–940.00	$826.98
1165–1315	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–800.00	$787.79
980–1445	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	810.00–1,000.00	$901.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1125	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–660.00	$637.47
775–1215	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	560.00–730.00	$654.30
735–1245	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	600.00–800.00	$717.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
770–855	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,000.00	$967.56	—
680–1095	839	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	910.00–1,075.00	$981.11	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–815	738	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,194.07	—
760–985	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,216.24	+15.75
890–1380	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,120.00–1,250.00	$1,182.77	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1075	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,290.37	—
1090–1240	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,357.19	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–785	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	790.00–890.00	$844.87	—
880–930	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–880.00	$826.05	—

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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.