Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.46/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 473 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.62/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 578 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.10/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 574 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	730	758	1,041
Feeder cattle	555	552	872
Slaughter cattle	84	89	99
Replacement cattle	91	117	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher with 2 outstanding individuals bringing 84.00 and 85.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 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
405–445	425	3	165.00–170.00	$167.42	$712	-0.62
555–595	575	2	125.00–135.00	$129.83	$747	—
605–645	625	2	120.00–122.50	$121.21	$758	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	177.50	$177.50	$701	—
605–645	632	3	125.00–130.00	$126.60	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	5	162.50–167.50	$164.85	$453	—
305–345	322	9	155.00–162.50	$159.31	$513	+2.07
355–395	378	10	150.00–160.00	$154.12	$583	+0.84
405–445	426	12	142.50–152.50	$147.21	$627	-0.19
455–495	469	18	132.50–142.50	$138.95	$652	-3.80
505–545	524	12	130.00–138.00	$134.33	$704	-0.93
555–595	574	19	125.00–134.00	$130.10	$747	+1.12
605–645	625	12	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$750	+1.14
655–695	676	9	109.00–118.00	$113.31	$766	-0.02
705–745	725	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$815	+2.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	4	145.00–152.50	$149.25	$482	+1.24
355–395	375	4	145.00–147.50	$146.18	$548	+1.14
405–445	431	7	135.00–141.00	$136.86	$590	+0.66
455–495	466	7	125.00–130.00	$128.51	$599	-3.58
505–545	529	7	120.00–127.50	$123.13	$651	-5.43
555–595	575	2	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$684	-1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	127.50–130.00	$128.69	$547	+0.57
455–475	460	4	119.00–120.00	$119.74	$551	-2.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	180.00–185.00	$182.41	$502	—
305–345	329	5	177.50–182.50	$179.35	$590	-1.16
355–395	383	8	167.50–177.50	$170.51	$653	-1.95
405–445	421	14	160.00–170.00	$165.78	$698	-2.08
505–545	536	16	135.00–140.00	$136.06	$729	—
555–595	578	21	127.50–137.50	$131.62	$761	-1.03
605–645	618	12	122.50–132.50	$129.10	$798	+0.26
655–695	667	10	117.50–127.50	$124.42	$830	-1.04
705–745	725	13	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$833	+4.50
755–795	768	3	106.00–113.00	$110.59	$849	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	7	170.00–177.50	$173.69	$476	-2.89
305–345	329	7	160.00–170.00	$163.78	$539	-6.87
355–395	374	8	155.00–165.00	$160.17	$599	-3.86
405–445	423	13	150.00–157.50	$154.13	$652	-1.80
455–495	473	22	135.00–145.00	$140.46	$664	+3.77
505–545	518	9	126.00–132.50	$130.34	$675	-3.27
555–595	574	9	118.00–125.00	$121.69	$699	-2.43
605–645	624	7	112.50–120.00	$116.37	$726	-2.63
655–695	663	5	114.00–115.00	$114.79	$761	+2.48
705–745	725	4	102.50–107.50	$104.93	$761	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	3	170.00–175.00	$172.35	$388	—
305–345	325	2	147.50–152.50	$149.85	$487	—
355–395	373	6	142.50–152.50	$147.80	$551	-3.38
405–445	432	6	135.00–145.00	$138.19	$597	-3.97
455–495	473	12	125.00–132.50	$129.11	$611	+1.28
505–545	521	5	117.50–120.00	$118.95	$620	-4.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1300	1073	80-85%	4	64.00–66.00	$64.97	$697	—
980–1330	1169	80-85%	21	68.00–75.00	$72.36	$846	+12.35
1030–1525	1288	80-85%	8	76.00–82.00	$78.61	$1,012	+7.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1415	1365	75-80%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.45	$907	—
1315–1815	1499	75-80%	7	69.00–74.00	$70.78	$1,061	—
1205–1740	1537	75-80%	5	76.00–83.00	$78.15	$1,201	+12.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1160	1055	85-90%	2	66.00–68.00	$67.10	$708	—
975–1205	1103	85-90%	3	62.00–63.00	$62.64	$691	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1885	1388	3	85.00–92.00	$88.17	$1,224	+0.86
1230–1910	1578	6	94.00–99.00	$97.42	$1,537	—
1370–2130	1766	7	101.00–107.00	$104.20	$1,840	+3.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1075	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	790.00–930.00	$841.40
785–1250	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	770.00–950.00	$846.86
930–1310	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	860.00–1,030.00	$968.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–875	822	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–660.00	$615.15
750–1170	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$727.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1070	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	970.00–1,070.00	$1,013.83	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–780	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–940.00	$881.94	—

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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.