Cattle Market Pulse

Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

1,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.82/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 470 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.54/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 471 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $137.73/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 369 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,330 1,069 994
Feeder cattle 1,053 832 787
Slaughter cattle 138 148 92
Replacement cattle 139 89 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls 5.00 higher, Bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 321 5 172.50–177.50 $176.07 $565 —
355–380 370 6 160.00–170.00 $165.85 $614 +4.67
405–430 421 7 150.00–157.50 $155.77 $656 —
460–480 473 7 145.00–153.00 $150.05 $710 —
560–590 574 12 130.00–138.00 $133.37 $766 —
605–645 626 5 130.00–138.00 $134.08 $839 +8.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 375 3 174.00–182.50 $179.65 $674 —
405–440 428 7 162.50–167.50 $164.62 $705 —
455–480 466 4 155.00–165.00 $158.21 $737 —
505–530 515 8 142.50–148.00 $144.09 $742 -11.47
605–610 608 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $855 —
655–690 671 7 130.00–140.00 $136.12 $913 —
760–790 773 3 120.00–124.00 $122.15 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 361 9 147.50–157.50 $151.68 $548 -2.79
405–440 432 7 140.00–145.00 $143.64 $621 —
460–490 473 3 130.00–137.00 $132.42 $626 -10.45
560–590 575 5 120.00–127.50 $124.46 $716 -0.42
605–645 625 2 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 11 140.00–147.50 $142.58 $392 —
305–345 325 10 130.00–139.00 $133.62 $434 —
355–395 368 22 130.00–139.00 $135.15 $497 —
405–445 424 32 130.00–139.00 $132.83 $563 —
455–495 471 36 122.50–132.50 $127.54 $601 -0.24
505–545 527 30 120.00–128.00 $124.15 $654 +6.03
555–580 562 8 115.00–117.50 $116.67 $656 +5.49
605–645 627 11 112.50–119.00 $115.91 $727 +16.22
705–745 737 5 100.00–102.50 $100.48 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 19 140.00–147.50 $142.18 $468 —
355–395 368 21 140.00–145.00 $141.62 $521 —
405–440 430 10 140.00–142.50 $140.98 $606 —
455–485 466 21 133.00–143.00 $137.32 $640 —
505–545 533 13 128.00–137.50 $132.94 $709 +2.87
555–595 577 21 120.00–127.50 $123.45 $712 +2.51
605–645 635 9 120.00–129.00 $121.87 $774 +12.91
670–690 680 7 110.00–115.00 $112.17 $763 +5.87
705–740 725 3 108.00–113.00 $111.21 $806 +8.69
755–790 770 4 107.50–117.50 $113.13 $871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 7 130.00–138.00 $134.14 $368 —
305–340 326 6 120.00–127.50 $123.86 $404 -16.06
355–390 371 6 120.00–127.50 $123.42 $458 -8.23
405–440 420 10 120.00–129.00 $125.27 $526 -1.23
455–490 461 12 115.00–120.00 $118.05 $544 +4.50
505–535 526 6 110.00–118.00 $112.09 $590 +3.75
560–580 573 4 105.00–110.00 $107.22 $614 +7.24
605–645 627 7 102.50–111.00 $107.61 $675 —
675 675 4 100.00 $100.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 319 15 140.00–147.50 $142.43 $454 -6.25
355–390 369 34 130.00–145.00 $137.73 $508 -1.56
405–440 421 28 130.00–137.50 $133.11 $560 +2.63
455–495 470 40 120.00–129.00 $123.82 $582 -3.92
505–545 531 25 116.00–124.00 $120.70 $641 -1.70
555–590 569 28 110.00–119.00 $115.69 $658 -1.08
605–645 623 9 109.00–117.00 $113.60 $708 +6.17
655–690 671 10 108.00–115.00 $111.85 $751 —
705–745 721 16 105.00–110.00 $109.34 $788 —
755–790 768 6 95.00–102.50 $99.13 $761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 162.50–165.00 $163.80 $442 —
305–345 321 7 150.00–157.50 $153.22 $492 -6.63
355–390 365 7 150.00–157.50 $152.16 $555 +3.48
405–430 423 19 140.00–147.50 $142.84 $604 +1.11
455–495 468 26 130.00–139.00 $132.86 $622 -3.90
505–545 520 27 125.00–131.00 $127.07 $661 -3.97
555–595 574 19 120.00–129.00 $123.16 $707 -4.55
605–645 632 15 117.00–125.00 $121.42 $767 +4.79
655–680 665 6 117.00–119.00 $118.32 $787 —
705–745 737 5 112.00–112.50 $112.40 $828 —
755–790 781 5 107.50–110.00 $108.51 $847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 5 165.00–167.50 $166.05 $523 —
360–390 374 7 160.00–167.50 $164.72 $616 +1.02
455–490 469 4 140.00–142.50 $141.38 $663 -6.95
560–580 574 4 130.00–136.00 $132.09 $758 -7.59
605–645 630 12 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $802 -6.51
670–690 680 3 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $829 +7.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1485 1158 80-85% 34 68.00–75.00 $71.10 $823 —
780–1535 1186 80-85% 19 62.00–67.00 $65.31 $775 —
1235–1315 1282 80-85% 3 76.00–77.00 $76.34 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1095 927 85-90% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.13 $539 —
880–1260 1048 85-90% 15 61.00–68.00 $63.72 $668 +5.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1720 1427 75-80% 9 69.00–76.00 $72.26 $1,031 +0.53
1705 1705 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,432 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1815 1420 4 86.00–92.00 $88.60 $1,258 -2.64
1195–2265 1814 12 93.00–100.00 $96.62 $1,753 -8.52
1580–2070 1882 3 101.00–105.00 $103.51 $1,948 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1295 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 810.00–970.00 $878.72
885–1460 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 900.00–1,020.00 $936.08
950–1415 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 810.00–1,030.00 $923.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1130 946 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 650.00–780.00 $727.44
825–1180 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 730.00–870.00 $813.98
810–1130 976 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 620.00–810.00 $744.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400–1470 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,320.00 $1,237.07 —
1420–1475 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,165.00–1,370.00 $1,271.65 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1220 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,010.00 $955.45 —

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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.