Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $123.50/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 581 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.04/cwt -7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 517 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.27/cwt -14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 527 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	558	881	602
Feeder cattle	389	657	450
Slaughter cattle	73	98	67
Replacement cattle	96	126	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, 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
455–495	478	6	130.00–135.00	$132.03	$631	-5.38
505–545	515	4	127.50–130.00	$129.34	$666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	535	4	134.00–137.50	$134.83	$721	-1.28
555–595	575	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$704	-2.42
605–645	625	2	117.50–118.00	$117.74	$736	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	130.00–134.00	$131.93	$759	-4.22
605–645	625	3	122.50–128.00	$124.77	$780	—
705–745	725	2	110.00–119.00	$114.38	$829	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	484	20	117.50–127.50	$120.15	$582	-19.73
505–545	527	21	110.00–117.50	$113.27	$597	-14.50
555–595	575	4	105.00–107.50	$106.21	$611	-11.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	6	122.50–127.50	$124.96	$469	—
405–445	423	21	115.00–122.50	$119.21	$504	-14.74
455–495	470	13	107.50–115.00	$112.03	$527	-14.77
505–545	525	2	100.00–105.00	$102.40	$538	-15.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	7	118.00–122.50	$120.09	$630	—
555–595	568	9	110.00–116.00	$113.82	$646	-14.62
655–695	682	3	107.00–109.00	$107.64	$734	—

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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	387	5	145.00–155.00	$146.83	$568	-8.48
405–445	427	16	135.00–145.00	$139.43	$595	-6.57
455–495	480	11	127.50–137.50	$131.29	$630	-6.97
505–545	517	23	115.00–125.00	$122.04	$631	-7.05
555–595	567	10	109.00–117.50	$114.57	$650	-4.67
605–645	624	5	102.50–111.00	$106.64	$665	-6.24
655–695	670	6	100.00–108.00	$104.94	$703	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
305–345	322	3	167.50–176.00	$172.31	$555	—
355–395	368	3	157.50–167.50	$163.93	$603	—
405–445	425	2	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$667	—
455–495	475	2	140.00–147.50	$143.59	$682	-3.91
505–545	525	2	127.50–132.00	$129.66	$681	-8.25
555–595	581	25	120.00–129.00	$123.50	$718	-6.56
605–645	623	11	115.00–125.00	$120.36	$750	-4.24
655–695	667	6	112.50–120.00	$117.86	$786	-0.43
705–745	721	5	102.50–107.50	$105.43	$760	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	5	132.50–140.00	$136.88	$508	-6.40
405–445	423	10	122.50–132.50	$127.93	$541	-6.14
455–495	471	14	115.00–125.00	$121.01	$570	-4.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1450	1145	80-85%	13	67.00–72.00	$69.58	$797	+1.76
1015–1445	1192	80-85%	19	73.00–78.00	$75.06	$895	—
1035–1345	1203	80-85%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.51	$752	-12.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1065	992	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$56.47	$560	—
815–1145	994	85-90%	8	59.00–66.00	$62.27	$619	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1285	1260	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$806	—
1415–1560	1488	75-80%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.52	$1,020	+0.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1275	1127	3	86.00–90.00	$88.43	$997	—
1315–1945	1543	8	93.00–97.00	$95.18	$1,469	—
1069–2110	1556	4	99.00–100.00	$99.71	$1,551	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1080	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	640.00–720.00	$690.33
745–1310	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	710.00–880.00	$777.90
810–1095	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	690.00–810.00	$737.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1080	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–950.00	$894.76
1015–1305	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	840.00–950.00	$896.08
1150–1375	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,100.00	$991.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
865–990	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	810.00–910.00	$865.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1160	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,220.00–1,240.00	$1,230.89	—
1010–1215	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,140.00–1,210.00	$1,178.22	-141.78

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1050	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	970.00–1,125.00	$1,035.33	+13.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	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.