Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.82/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 425 lb · 41 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $120.40/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 573 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $129.69/cwt +7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 526 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	950	558	1,006
Feeder cattle	711	389	664
Slaughter cattle	136	73	149
Replacement cattle	103	96	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, 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
425–435	430	2	152.50–155.00	$153.74	$661	—
475–485	480	2	152.00–157.50	$154.72	$743	—
505–545	534	7	137.50–142.00	$138.81	$741	+3.98
555–595	577	10	127.50–135.00	$130.95	$756	+8.54
605–645	626	6	117.50–124.00	$121.02	$758	+3.28
655–695	668	3	110.00–115.00	$113.27	$757	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	523	6	128.00–134.00	$131.54	$688	+2.20
555–595	571	5	120.00–124.00	$122.56	$700	—
605–645	632	3	110.00–112.50	$110.80	$700	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	629	5	127.50–132.50	$129.42	$814	+4.65
655–695	681	5	117.50–127.50	$121.12	$825	—

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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	383	13	130.00–134.00	$131.42	$503	+6.46
405–445	425	41	120.00–130.00	$124.82	$530	+5.61
455–495	474	29	110.00–120.00	$115.15	$546	+3.12
505–545	519	11	102.50–110.00	$107.42	$558	+5.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	21	122.50–132.50	$127.21	$604	+7.06
505–545	524	22	111.00–120.00	$115.23	$604	+1.96
555–595	568	16	100.00–110.00	$106.67	$606	+0.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	7	122.50–127.50	$124.95	$656	+4.86
555–595	580	19	112.50–122.50	$116.26	$674	+2.44
605–645	628	8	110.00–114.00	$111.71	$702	—
655–695	668	11	105.00–110.00	$108.36	$724	+0.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	16	145.00–150.00	$148.23	$621	+8.80
455–495	481	10	135.00–145.00	$138.44	$666	+7.15
505–545	526	33	125.00–135.00	$129.69	$682	+7.65
555–595	573	36	115.00–125.00	$120.40	$690	+5.83
605–645	619	18	105.00–115.00	$111.51	$690	+4.87
655–695	675	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$691	-2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
355–395	374	12	142.50–152.50	$147.59	$552	+10.71
405–445	421	16	132.50–142.50	$138.49	$583	+10.56
455–495	467	24	122.50–132.50	$129.40	$604	+8.39
505–545	519	18	112.50–122.50	$118.82	$617	—
555–595	566	5	105.00–113.00	$110.71	$627	—
605–645	623	3	95.00–102.50	$99.08	$617	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
455–465	460	2	147.50–148.00	$147.75	$680	+4.16
555–595	584	7	127.50–132.50	$128.86	$753	+5.36
605–645	631	16	118.00–128.00	$121.20	$765	+0.84
655–695	676	10	110.00–120.00	$114.69	$775	-3.17
705–745	720	8	105.00–110.00	$108.09	$778	+2.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1365	1081	80-85%	7	60.00–65.00	$63.74	$689	—
925–1560	1213	80-85%	41	66.00–73.00	$69.94	$848	+7.43
1055–1750	1377	80-85%	16	74.00–80.00	$75.96	$1,046	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1810	1472	75-80%	19	68.00–73.00	$70.61	$1,039	+2.09
1285–1705	1525	75-80%	4	62.00–66.00	$63.68	$971	—
1510–1910	1783	75-80%	4	74.00–76.00	$74.78	$1,333	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1065	988	85-90%	2	55.00	$55.00	$543	-1.47
800–1310	990	85-90%	10	59.00–65.00	$61.15	$605	+4.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1235	1153	8	84.00–91.00	$88.75	$1,023	—
1060–1805	1481	8	92.00–98.00	$94.34	$1,397	—
1595–2035	1793	3	100.00–101.00	$100.62	$1,804	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1010	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	610.00–660.00	$633.43
720–1310	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	700.00–875.00	$783.94
910–1245	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–870.00	$806.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1210	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	840.00–850.00	$844.97
1080–1350	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,080.00	$981.64
1130–1510	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	930.00–1,095.00	$1,006.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–1125	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–920.00	$913.89	—
800–1050	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	920.00–1,110.00	$990.29	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–915	787	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–890.00	$817.22	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1080–1120	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,360.00	$1,354.91	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,195.00	$1,195.00	-35.89
1095–1150	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,251.22	+73.00

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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.