Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.08/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 578 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $127.52/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 424 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.76/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 484 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	964	980	1,053
Feeder cattle	669	709	795
Slaughter cattle	150	163	131
Replacement cattle	145	108	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly 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
455–495	477	15	135.00–140.00	$136.91	$653	-6.13
505–545	521	7	125.00–132.50	$129.51	$675	-6.51
655–695	668	3	110.00–115.00	$113.27	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–395	357	7	150.00–157.00	$155.89	$557	—
505–545	514	6	134.00–140.00	$138.60	$712	—
705–745	730	4	112.50–118.00	$114.45	$835	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
355–395	375	2	162.50–165.00	$163.68	$614	—
405–445	425	3	157.50–162.50	$159.92	$680	—
605–645	625	2	125.00–135.00	$129.84	$812	-4.01
655–695	675	2	125.00–131.00	$127.91	$863	—

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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	24	125.00–135.00	$127.76	$618	-1.51
505–545	521	18	117.50–127.00	$123.29	$642	+4.42
555–595	564	16	105.00–115.00	$112.60	$635	+5.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	524	10	135.00–139.00	$135.89	$712	+6.39
555–595	578	16	117.50–127.50	$121.64	$703	+1.57
605–645	622	15	107.50–116.00	$112.92	$702	-2.92
655–695	672	12	105.00–110.00	$107.87	$725	-6.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	387	5	130.00–137.50	$131.38	$508	-2.97
405–445	424	26	124.00–131.00	$127.52	$541	-2.21
455–495	464	9	115.00–120.00	$118.84	$551	-0.35
505–545	521	7	105.00–115.00	$111.00	$578	+3.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	172.50	$172.50	$362	—
305–345	321	5	157.50–162.50	$160.41	$515	-5.76
355–395	373	11	150.00–157.50	$154.24	$575	-2.83
405–445	436	10	140.00–150.00	$142.13	$620	-8.16
455–495	486	9	135.00–142.50	$136.60	$664	-3.09
505–545	524	23	126.00–135.00	$129.12	$677	+0.50
555–595	578	27	115.00–125.00	$119.08	$688	-1.77
605–645	620	8	110.00–116.00	$113.83	$706	-1.27
655–695	675	3	102.50–108.00	$105.11	$709	-4.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	155.00–160.00	$157.38	$433	—
305–345	332	3	150.00–155.00	$151.53	$503	-3.34
355–395	378	7	135.00–145.00	$139.16	$526	-9.34
405–445	429	9	130.00–137.50	$132.90	$570	-3.60
455–495	473	22	122.50–133.00	$127.91	$605	+0.02
505–545	521	20	115.00–125.00	$120.90	$630	+0.96
605–645	625	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$640	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	160.00–165.00	$161.55	$617	—
405–445	432	3	152.50–155.00	$153.28	$662	—
555–595	581	14	127.50–136.00	$130.80	$760	+0.85
605–645	628	13	117.50–126.00	$120.74	$758	-5.00
655–695	684	18	110.00–119.00	$112.47	$769	-8.03
705–745	720	11	102.50–112.50	$108.01	$778	-4.78
755–795	775	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$794	-1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1375	1133	80-85%	7	64.00–65.00	$64.60	$732	-0.16
855–1435	1153	80-85%	48	66.00–72.00	$68.70	$792	-1.02
995–1550	1253	80-85%	17	73.00–77.00	$74.40	$932	-1.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–925	861	85-90%	4	53.00–57.00	$54.74	$471	—
920	920	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$635	—
825–1390	1089	85-90%	17	59.00–66.00	$62.49	$681	-5.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1640	1386	75-80%	12	67.00–74.00	$69.47	$963	+4.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1740	1484	8	85.00–92.00	$89.91	$1,334	—
1220–2060	1591	11	93.00–99.00	$95.89	$1,526	—
1305–1860	1655	3	103.00–104.00	$103.36	$1,711	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1030	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–780.00	$748.66
830–1330	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	820.00–1,020.00	$964.13
1225–1550	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	950.00–1,125.00	$1,037.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1280	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	835.00–1,000.00	$909.22
1095–1455	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,095.00–1,275.00	$1,163.33
1275–1440	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,288.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–791	742	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	830.00–850.00	$841.85
855	855	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766–911	824	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	780.00–810.00	$796.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–985	831	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	790.00–930.00	$871.31	-10.28
720–965	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	820.00–885.00	$847.77	-33.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,010.00	$992.50	—
1025–1075	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,130.00	$1,067.30	—
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.