Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.61/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 529 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.09/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.12/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 568 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	758	1,330	963
Feeder cattle	552	1,053	694
Slaughter cattle	89	138	116
Replacement cattle	117	139	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 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
305–345	325	2	170.00–180.00	$174.69	$568	-1.38
405–445	420	4	165.00–170.00	$168.04	$706	+12.27
505–545	525	5	140.00–148.00	$144.08	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	5	165.00–172.50	$168.84	$631	+17.16
455–495	480	4	147.50–152.00	$149.18	$716	+16.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	579	6	140.00–147.00	$142.77	$827	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	5	155.00–164.00	$160.12	$437	+17.54
305–345	328	4	145.00–152.50	$148.01	$485	+14.39
355–395	375	6	143.00–147.50	$145.04	$544	+9.89
405–445	434	11	135.00–140.00	$136.20	$591	+3.37
455–495	476	23	127.50–137.50	$132.09	$629	+4.55
505–545	521	20	122.50–132.50	$128.56	$670	+4.41
555–595	575	11	119.00–122.50	$120.78	$694	+4.11
605–645	626	7	105.00–112.50	$108.51	$679	-7.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	7	155.00–164.00	$157.24	$527	+15.06
355–395	368	12	150.00–155.00	$153.28	$564	+11.66
405–445	435	8	145.00–155.00	$147.40	$641	+6.42
455–495	473	8	140.00–145.00	$142.75	$675	+5.43
505–545	541	9	135.00–137.50	$135.26	$732	+2.32
555–595	579	16	125.00–135.00	$128.98	$747	+5.53
605–645	630	11	115.00–125.00	$118.79	$748	-3.08
655–695	677	11	110.00–117.00	$113.33	$767	+1.16
705–745	732	3	109.00–112.50	$110.12	$806	-1.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	8	130.00–137.50	$133.62	$502	+10.20
405–445	419	7	125.00–130.00	$128.12	$537	+2.85
455–495	465	8	115.00–125.00	$122.39	$569	+4.34
505–535	517	10	110.00–120.00	$116.41	$602	+4.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	3	175.00–177.50	$176.58	$473	+12.78
305–345	334	7	170.00–172.50	$170.65	$570	+17.43
355–395	373	3	160.00–167.50	$164.03	$612	+11.87
405–445	420	6	150.00–160.00	$155.93	$655	+13.09
455–495	488	7	135.00–145.00	$136.69	$667	+3.83
505–545	529	27	128.00–138.00	$133.61	$707	+6.54
555–595	568	21	117.50–127.50	$124.12	$705	+0.96
605–645	619	8	112.50–122.50	$119.00	$737	-2.42
655–695	681	4	110.00–117.00	$112.31	$765	-6.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	4	177.50–185.00	$180.51	$592	+14.46
355–395	382	10	170.00–178.00	$172.46	$659	+7.74
405–445	425	2	165.00–171.00	$167.86	$713	—
555–595	581	14	130.00–138.00	$132.65	$771	+0.56
605–645	625	15	125.00–133.00	$128.84	$805	+1.51
655–695	673	9	120.00–130.00	$125.46	$844	+3.48
705–745	720	4	107.00–112.50	$110.45	$795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	162.50–170.00	$165.98	$456	—
355–395	375	2	150.00–152.50	$151.18	$567	+13.45
405–445	426	10	137.50–147.50	$142.16	$606	+9.05
455–495	473	17	122.50–132.50	$127.83	$605	+4.01
505–545	523	16	117.50–127.50	$123.02	$643	+2.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1275	1187	80-85%	5	58.00–61.00	$60.01	$712	-5.30
955–1780	1236	80-85%	22	62.00–69.00	$66.04	$816	—
1075–1470	1280	80-85%	9	70.00–74.00	$71.59	$916	-4.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$620	+7.87
815–1240	973	85-90%	8	50.00–56.00	$53.44	$520	—
920–1240	1049	85-90%	15	57.00–64.00	$59.82	$628	-3.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1805	1504	75-80%	8	63.00–69.00	$65.79	$989	—
1780	1780	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,299	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1690	1379	7	84.00–89.00	$87.31	$1,204	—
1165–1925	1489	5	93.00–99.00	$95.55	$1,423	—
1615–1930	1773	2	100.00–101.00	$100.46	$1,781	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1155	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	870.00–970.00	$932.84
995–1415	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	950.00–1,150.00	$1,043.83
1185–1415	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,010.00–1,200.00	$1,050.91

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1045	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–720.00	$714.01
990–1355	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	830.00–990.00	$918.49
985–1375	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	770.00–940.00	$869.78

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–1030	842	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,010.00–1,085.00	$1,048.37	—
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,245.00	$1,245.00	—
1000–1250	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,325.00	$1,261.11	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	—
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	880.00	$880.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.