Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.69/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 428 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.95/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 477 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $121.07/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 531 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	825	1,135	1,110
Feeder cattle	597	830	853
Slaughter cattle	116	130	138
Replacement cattle	112	175	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	3	162.50–165.00	$164.11	$686	—
455–495	468	3	160.00–163.00	$161.94	$758	—
505–545	518	3	157.50–160.00	$159.12	$824	—
555–595	572	3	145.00–155.00	$150.54	$861	-4.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	3	160.00–170.00	$163.98	$620	-10.13
405–445	432	3	150.00–160.00	$153.13	$662	-13.21
555–595	572	3	132.50–142.50	$138.21	$791	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	137.50–140.00	$138.69	$589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	11	142.50–150.00	$145.63	$476	-0.27
355–395	378	13	137.50–145.00	$140.47	$531	+1.37
405–445	428	12	135.00–140.00	$136.99	$586	+5.28
455–495	476	14	124.00–132.50	$128.19	$610	+2.39
505–545	523	6	115.00–122.50	$119.09	$623	—
555–595	582	3	110.00–112.50	$110.80	$645	+7.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	484	17	135.00–143.00	$137.04	$663	+0.78
505–545	519	9	125.00–135.00	$131.23	$681	+2.39
555–595	568	12	115.00–125.00	$121.82	$692	+2.32
605–645	625	5	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$734	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	6	137.50–142.50	$139.94	$735	+4.03
555–595	568	12	127.50–137.50	$134.09	$762	+4.40
605–645	623	4	124.00–132.50	$128.64	$801	+5.10
655–695	671	5	117.00–120.00	$118.76	$797	+1.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	182.50	$182.50	$374	—
255–295	279	4	167.50–175.00	$170.43	$475	-6.32
305–345	325	6	157.50–165.00	$161.09	$524	-9.93
355–395	374	19	147.50–157.50	$152.64	$571	-7.42
405–445	428	24	139.00–147.50	$142.69	$611	-9.26
455–495	477	21	132.50–142.50	$136.95	$653	-4.35
505–545	531	14	130.00–135.00	$131.78	$700	-1.09
555–595	584	12	122.50–132.50	$125.15	$731	+3.31
605–645	624	17	112.50–121.00	$117.81	$735	-0.06
655–695	675	2	106.00–110.00	$107.94	$729	-1.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	7	157.50–167.50	$162.29	$446	-4.29
305–345	333	6	145.00–155.00	$147.76	$492	-8.28
355–395	371	12	137.50–145.00	$141.73	$526	-5.60
405–445	418	16	127.50–135.00	$132.42	$554	-5.88
455–495	466	17	125.00–130.00	$128.61	$599	-2.01
505–545	531	20	117.50–127.50	$121.07	$643	-1.87
555–595	566	17	110.00–120.00	$117.30	$664	+6.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	185.00	$185.00	$509	+1.34
305–345	321	5	175.00–180.00	$177.91	$571	-1.50
355–395	381	7	160.00–170.00	$163.46	$623	-8.48
405–445	435	6	150.00–155.00	$151.18	$658	-12.21
455–495	485	4	145.00–150.00	$146.17	$709	—
555–595	575	2	135.00–145.00	$139.83	$804	+7.08
605–645	632	3	125.00–129.00	$126.28	$798	+0.36
655–695	679	8	115.00–122.50	$117.75	$800	-0.95
705–745	720	10	110.00–117.50	$114.61	$825	-1.10
755–795	773	3	107.50–115.00	$111.77	$864	-1.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1465	1157	80-85%	24	64.00–69.00	$66.61	$771	-7.48
1020–1490	1210	80-85%	35	70.00–77.00	$72.70	$880	—
1285–1400	1343	80-85%	2	83.00–85.00	$84.04	$1,129	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–970	950	85-90%	3	52.00–59.00	$55.95	$532	-2.77
905–1245	1050	85-90%	12	60.00–67.00	$62.28	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1585	1448	75-80%	11	68.00–74.00	$70.52	$1,021	-1.96
1355–1570	1481	75-80%	4	65.00–67.00	$66.24	$981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,286	—
1385–1830	1668	4	103.00–106.00	$104.05	$1,736	—
1395–2180	1678	7	96.00–100.00	$97.46	$1,635	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1235	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	810.00–970.00	$886.15
1115–1390	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	935.00–1,130.00	$1,024.82
1175–1310	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	930.00–950.00	$936.48

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1015	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	640.00–800.00	$708.90
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
800–1295	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	770.00–920.00	$840.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–820	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	760.00	$760.00	—
935–970	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–940.00	$920.37	—

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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.