Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.69/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 576 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.26/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.87/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 523 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	730	1,111
Feeder cattle	830	555	717
Slaughter cattle	130	84	217
Replacement cattle	175	91	177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	578	7	154.00–157.50	$155.44	$898	—
605–645	628	9	145.00–153.00	$148.05	$930	+21.45
655–695	673	8	140.00–149.00	$144.63	$973	—
705–745	722	7	137.00–144.00	$140.79	$1,017	—
755–795	782	3	130.00–136.00	$131.93	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	172.50–175.00	$174.11	$641	—
405–445	425	7	162.50–170.00	$166.34	$707	-1.08
505–545	523	3	150.00–157.50	$154.07	$806	—
605–645	625	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$859	+16.21
655–695	665	4	130.00–137.50	$135.54	$901	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	172.50–180.00	$175.98	$484	—
305–345	325	2	170.00–175.00	$172.35	$560	—
505–545	530	4	142.50–147.00	$144.19	$764	—
555–595	573	3	135.00–142.50	$139.08	$797	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	439	7	147.50–150.00	$147.83	$649	+0.62
455–495	478	6	143.00–147.00	$144.63	$691	+5.68
505–545	541	20	135.00–144.00	$135.91	$735	+1.58
555–595	576	35	125.00–135.00	$129.69	$747	-0.41
605–645	629	24	119.00–128.00	$123.54	$777	+3.61
655–695	676	9	113.00–123.00	$117.29	$793	+3.98
705–745	726	7	110.00–120.00	$114.55	$832	+2.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	16	145.00–152.50	$148.54	$557	+2.36
405–445	427	20	137.50–145.00	$140.67	$601	+3.81
455–495	474	28	132.50–140.00	$136.26	$646	+7.75
505–545	524	16	125.00–132.50	$128.84	$675	+5.71
555–595	567	6	112.50–122.50	$119.50	$678	+0.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	6	150.00–157.50	$154.36	$418	—
305–345	321	17	140.00–150.00	$145.90	$468	—
355–395	368	9	132.50–142.50	$139.10	$512	—
405–445	418	15	125.00–135.00	$131.71	$551	+3.02
455–495	471	11	120.00–130.00	$125.80	$593	+6.06
555–595	575	2	100.00–107.50	$103.62	$596	—

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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	280	4	175.00–180.00	$176.75	$495	+3.06
305–345	326	9	167.50–175.00	$171.02	$558	+7.24
355–395	374	14	155.00–165.00	$160.06	$599	-0.11
405–445	427	23	147.50–157.50	$151.95	$649	-2.18
455–495	479	25	137.50–147.50	$141.30	$677	+0.84
505–545	523	27	127.50–137.50	$132.87	$695	+2.53
555–595	577	17	117.50–127.50	$121.84	$703	+0.15
605–645	614	17	110.00–120.00	$117.87	$724	+1.50
655–695	668	3	105.00–112.50	$109.90	$734	-4.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	182.50–185.00	$183.66	$505	+1.25
305–345	329	10	177.50–182.50	$179.41	$590	+0.06
355–395	376	7	167.50–177.50	$171.94	$646	+1.43
405–445	427	5	160.00–167.50	$163.39	$698	-2.39
505–545	538	10	140.00–150.00	$141.68	$762	+5.62
555–595	584	16	130.00–140.00	$132.75	$775	+1.13
605–645	627	7	122.50–131.00	$125.92	$790	-3.18
655–695	680	14	115.00–125.00	$118.70	$807	-5.72
705–745	722	20	110.00–120.00	$115.71	$835	+0.76
755–795	764	7	105.00–115.00	$112.80	$862	+2.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	213	5	167.50–170.00	$169.42	$361	-2.93
255–295	268	3	165.00–167.50	$166.58	$446	—
305–345	330	4	152.50–162.50	$156.04	$515	+6.19
355–395	382	3	145.00–152.50	$147.33	$563	-0.47
405–445	432	20	135.00–145.00	$138.30	$597	+0.11
455–495	472	22	125.00–135.00	$130.62	$617	+1.51
505–545	516	10	117.50–125.00	$122.94	$634	+3.99
555–595	585	4	110.00–115.00	$111.19	$650	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1310	1131	80-85%	18	63.00–69.00	$66.71	$754	—
940–1465	1176	80-85%	29	70.00–77.00	$74.09	$871	+1.73
1190–1795	1437	80-85%	13	78.00–85.00	$81.69	$1,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1245	977	85-90%	9	55.00–61.00	$58.72	$574	—
805–1340	1027	85-90%	11	62.00–69.00	$65.05	$668	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	75-80%	2	67.00	$67.00	$948	—
1225–1695	1426	75-80%	10	69.00–77.00	$72.48	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2060	1530	4	90.00–94.00	$92.60	$1,417	—
1175–2165	1579	12	95.00–101.00	$98.00	$1,547	+0.58
1325–2090	1720	6	102.00–105.00	$103.14	$1,774	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	830.00–1,025.00	$960.41
845–1400	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	950.00–1,150.00	$1,012.94
1065–1390	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,079.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1300	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	760.00–940.00	$880.45
845–1260	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	810.00–940.00	$882.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1125	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,371.87	—
1050–1130	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,285.00–1,425.00	$1,357.57	—
845–1385	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,346.99	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1180–1295	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,492.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1025	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,196.26	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+168.06
920–1075	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–980.00	$932.45	—

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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.