Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.00/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 431 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.26/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.70/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	881	1,098	814
Feeder cattle	657	773	655
Slaughter cattle	98	124	114
Replacement cattle	126	201	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower. feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows 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	382	3	147.50–157.50	$150.60	$575	—
405–445	423	6	142.50–149.00	$146.44	$619	—
455–495	469	5	132.50–140.00	$137.41	$644	-10.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	152.50–155.00	$153.69	$653	—
455–495	468	3	145.00–148.00	$146.94	$688	—
505–545	525	6	132.00–140.00	$136.11	$715	-13.89
555–595	575	2	120.00–130.00	$124.83	$718	-9.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	4	142.50–145.00	$143.70	$754	—
555–595	580	4	132.50–142.50	$136.15	$790	-13.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	10	132.50–137.50	$133.95	$580	-2.18
455–495	478	12	122.50–132.50	$126.80	$606	-0.85
505–545	524	27	112.50–122.50	$117.70	$617	+0.10
555–595	570	13	100.00–110.00	$106.26	$606	-1.83
605–645	618	5	92.50–100.00	$97.42	$602	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	6	135.00–145.00	$139.88	$664	+2.18
505–545	534	7	125.00–135.00	$127.77	$682	-2.08
555–595	573	12	112.50–122.50	$118.05	$676	-3.49
605–645	621	5	109.00–112.50	$111.05	$690	-1.09
655–695	682	3	107.50–109.00	$107.98	$736	+4.72
705–745	718	9	95.00–105.00	$101.61	$730	+0.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	576	5	125.00–132.50	$128.44	$740	-5.15
749 value added	749	5	112.00	$112.00	$839	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	13	152.50–160.00	$155.31	$590	-7.46
405–445	431	36	142.50–152.50	$146.00	$629	-4.58
455–495	472	30	132.50–142.50	$138.26	$653	-5.69
505–545	523	21	125.00–132.50	$129.09	$675	-4.93
555–595	561	7	115.00–120.00	$119.24	$669	-5.78
605–645	622	6	110.00–115.00	$112.88	$702	-3.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	147.50	$147.50	$708	—
505–545	533	25	135.00–144.00	$137.91	$735	—
555–595	574	19	125.00–135.00	$130.06	$747	-3.90
605–645	626	16	120.00–130.00	$124.60	$780	-5.19
655–695	668	6	115.00–120.00	$118.29	$790	-8.26
705–745	725	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$779	-3.85
755–795	785	4	100.00–106.00	$101.44	$796	-6.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	167.00–170.00	$168.39	$463	—
305–345	320	9	152.50–160.00	$157.12	$503	-4.39
355–395	381	14	140.00–150.00	$143.28	$546	-10.79
405–445	428	19	130.00–140.00	$134.07	$574	-8.58
455–495	473	11	120.00–130.00	$125.33	$593	-7.26
505–545	513	7	112.00–120.00	$118.42	$607	-6.06
555–595	568	6	105.00–112.50	$109.92	$624	-6.79
605–645	630	4	102.50–107.50	$104.32	$657	-5.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1420	1114	80-85%	38	65.00–71.00	$67.82	$756	+5.80
965–1275	1152	80-85%	3	61.00–63.00	$61.91	$713	+5.18
1035–1400	1206	80-85%	14	72.00–79.00	$74.55	$899	+5.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1140	1030	85-90%	6	59.00–63.00	$60.68	$625	+9.21
985–1200	1041	85-90%	7	50.00–55.00	$52.95	$551	+1.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1845	1497	75-80%	11	65.00–72.00	$68.34	$1,023	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1520	1375	3	85.00–86.00	$85.69	$1,178	—
1580–1855	1740	3	90.00–93.00	$91.67	$1,595	—
2040	2040	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,958	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1160	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	730.00–860.00	$787.02
975–1428	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	810.00–940.00	$874.67
1060–1465	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	930.00–1,125.00	$1,034.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1130	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–710.00	$680.05
755–1125	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–770.00	$711.22
865–1355	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	720.00–900.00	$817.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–1060	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–1,075.00	$1,021.85	—
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–995	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–890.00	$811.46	—
1015–1105	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	730.00–840.00	$793.21	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1235	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,498.78	+141.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

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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.