Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Franklin County Livestock report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.32/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 477 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $122.54/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 525 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $142.95/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 423 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	773	825	977
Feeder cattle	551	597	825
Slaughter cattle	85	116	97
Replacement cattle	137	112	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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
380	380	1	175.00	$175.00	$665	+11.02
405–445	423	3	162.50–170.00	$166.55	$705	+13.42
455–495	473	6	153.00–162.50	$157.91	$747	—
505–545	518	13	145.00–155.00	$151.65	$786	—
555–595	578	4	135.00–145.00	$139.41	$806	+1.20
605–645	625	2	130.00–137.50	$133.63	$835	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	169.00–171.00	$169.96	$807	+8.02
555–595	575	10	147.50–157.00	$152.39	$876	+1.85
605–645	625	2	143.00–144.00	$143.48	$897	—
655–695	675	2	130.00–140.00	$134.85	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	4	142.50–150.00	$146.16	$694	—
505–545	525	2	138.00–142.50	$140.16	$736	—

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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	325	5	145.00–150.00	$147.44	$479	+1.81
350–395	376	13	137.50–145.00	$140.91	$530	+0.44
405–445	427	22	130.00–140.00	$134.32	$574	-2.67
455–495	477	31	125.00–132.50	$128.32	$612	+0.13
505–545	524	11	115.00–125.00	$120.14	$630	+1.05
555–585	576	13	105.00–115.00	$109.00	$628	-1.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	479	5	135.00–140.00	$136.94	$656	-0.10
505–545	537	17	127.50–136.00	$129.35	$695	-1.88
605–645	623	4	105.00–115.00	$110.41	$688	-7.03
655–695	682	3	100.00–110.00	$103.20	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	580	10	125.00–134.00	$128.59	$746	-5.50
605–645	628	8	118.00–127.00	$121.81	$765	-6.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	5	157.50–162.50	$158.90	$529	+11.14
355–395	377	10	145.00–155.00	$149.40	$563	+7.67
405–445	423	22	137.50–147.50	$142.95	$605	+10.53
455–495	481	19	130.00–137.50	$132.54	$638	+3.93
505–545	525	23	117.50–127.50	$122.54	$643	+1.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	168.00–177.50	$172.40	$474	+1.97
305–345	325	3	165.00–169.00	$167.08	$543	+5.99
405–445	428	7	150.00–152.50	$151.01	$646	+8.32
455–495	488	6	140.00–147.50	$141.16	$689	+4.21
505–545	533	12	130.00–136.00	$131.89	$703	+0.11
555–595	570	15	120.00–130.00	$126.07	$719	+0.92
605–645	625	2	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$744	+1.16
655–695	668	3	107.50–116.00	$113.05	$755	+5.11
755–795	775	3	92.50–102.50	$97.41	$755	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	621	9	122.50–132.50	$128.54	$798	+2.26
655–695	667	11	117.50–127.50	$124.51	$830	+6.76
755–795	769	4	105.00–113.00	$110.18	$847	-1.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1360	1135	80-85%	24	67.00–73.00	$70.47	$800	—
935–1425	1196	80-85%	6	63.00–65.00	$64.30	$769	—
1055–1560	1242	80-85%	8	74.00–77.00	$75.45	$937	+2.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1525	1393	75-80%	13	68.00–74.00	$71.31	$993	—
1405–1590	1498	75-80%	2	75.00–76.00	$75.53	$1,131	+9.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1120	968	85-90%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.58	$528	-1.37
945–1120	1018	85-90%	6	58.00–65.00	$60.79	$619	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1280	1178	2	89.00–91.00	$89.91	$1,059	—
1335–1810	1557	3	103.00–107.00	$104.84	$1,632	—
1390–2060	1628	7	94.00–100.00	$96.91	$1,578	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–965	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–660.00	$655.53
865–1270	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–910.00	$807.71
975–1330	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	860.00–1,030.00	$953.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1185	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	920.00–1,030.00	$953.73
1380–1610	1471	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,080.00–1,240.00	$1,160.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1035–1205	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,030.00–1,190.00	$1,104.01	—

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,340.00	$1,340.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–890	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	770.00–820.00	$794.57	—

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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.