Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.79/cwt ≈ $553/hd at 426 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $125.93/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 471 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $133.22/cwt -9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 422 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	996	773	1,194
Feeder cattle	755	551	926
Slaughter cattle	125	85	151
Replacement cattle	116	137	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
505–545	538	18	153.00–160.00	$158.90	$855	—
555–595	577	5	149.00–153.00	$150.76	$870	-1.63
655–695	682	3	137.00–143.00	$138.92	$947	+4.07
750	750	1	128.00	$128.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	165.00	$165.00	$676	-1.55
455–495	475	2	150.00–155.00	$152.39	$724	-5.52
505–545	525	2	145.00–150.00	$147.40	$774	-4.25
555–595	575	2	135.00–145.00	$139.83	$804	+0.42
605–645	625	3	130.00–140.00	$134.89	$843	+1.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	485	5	135.00–145.00	$137.38	$666	-8.78
505–545	525	2	135.00–137.50	$136.20	$715	-3.96

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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	284	7	152.50–162.00	$155.11	$441	—
305–345	321	7	145.00–155.00	$150.96	$485	—
355–385	370	12	135.00–145.00	$140.28	$519	—
405–445	426	38	125.00–135.00	$129.79	$553	—
455–495	468	24	120.00–130.00	$126.78	$593	-10.16
505–545	515	5	110.00–120.00	$117.48	$605	-11.87
555–595	577	6	108.00–117.50	$112.09	$647	—
605–645	625	7	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$687	-0.47
655–695	680	4	101.00–108.00	$103.68	$705	+0.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	161.00	$161.00	$491	—
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
405–445	425	2	140.00–144.00	$141.91	$603	—
455–495	477	22	131.00–135.00	$132.63	$633	—
505–545	525	29	122.50–132.50	$127.86	$671	—
555–595	579	16	120.00–130.00	$123.98	$718	-4.61
605–645	627	11	118.00–127.50	$122.28	$767	+0.47
655–695	676	7	110.00–120.00	$114.63	$775	—
705–745	725	4	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$779	—
755–795	771	4	97.00–105.00	$101.67	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	145.00–150.00	$146.83	$410	—
305–345	320	13	132.50–142.50	$138.54	$443	-8.90
355–395	374	18	125.00–132.50	$128.90	$482	-12.01
405–445	438	6	120.00–122.00	$120.31	$527	-14.01
455–495	468	3	115.00–117.50	$116.62	$546	-11.70
605–645	625	5	97.50–102.50	$99.97	$625	—

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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	270	4	170.00–180.00	$176.00	$475	+3.60
305–345	319	6	160.00–167.50	$164.90	$526	-2.18
355–395	373	17	150.00–162.50	$156.93	$585	—
405–445	433	11	140.00–150.00	$142.81	$618	-8.20
455–495	484	22	132.50–142.50	$135.29	$655	-5.87
505–545	537	26	125.00–135.00	$127.07	$682	-4.82
555–595	571	17	115.00–125.00	$120.91	$690	-5.16
605–645	625	4	110.00–120.00	$114.90	$718	-4.07
655–695	670	7	110.00–117.50	$114.62	$768	+1.57
705–745	725	4	111.00–112.50	$111.73	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	269	5	157.50–167.50	$163.79	$441	—
305–345	325	3	152.50–157.50	$154.90	$503	-4.00
355–395	380	14	137.50–147.50	$141.14	$536	-8.26
405–445	422	30	127.50–137.50	$133.22	$562	-9.73
455–495	471	31	120.00–130.00	$125.93	$593	-6.61
505–545	521	25	112.50–122.50	$118.32	$616	-4.22
555–595	575	2	110.00–112.50	$111.21	$639	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	8	172.50–182.50	$177.13	$577	—
355–395	379	14	162.50–167.50	$164.39	$623	—
405–445	421	9	152.50–162.50	$158.52	$667	—
555–595	574	7	127.50–136.00	$132.30	$759	—
605–645	621	11	122.50–132.50	$128.32	$797	-0.22
655–695	669	7	120.00–129.00	$125.76	$841	+1.25
705–745	729	10	114.00–123.00	$117.41	$856	—
755–795	778	4	110.00–113.00	$111.23	$865	+1.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1310	1103	80-85%	12	60.00–65.00	$62.86	$693	-7.61
975–1535	1224	80-85%	40	66.00–73.00	$69.70	$853	-5.75
1040–1505	1253	80-85%	13	74.00–79.00	$76.41	$957	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1210	1045	85-90%	7	51.00–58.00	$56.10	$586	-4.69
965–1235	1067	85-90%	11	60.00–66.00	$62.58	$668	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1735	1508	75-80%	9	67.00–72.00	$69.80	$1,053	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,344	—
1055–1940	1503	9	93.00–100.00	$96.15	$1,445	—
1020–2300	1598	3	85.00–92.00	$87.37	$1,396	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1220	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	700.00–900.00	$789.43
965–1115	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–785.00	$703.81
990–1240	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	770.00–910.00	$803.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1115–1530	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	960.00–1,120.00	$1,046.94
1225–1470	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,190.00	$1,108.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1025	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,105.94	-4.06
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–875	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	890.00–990.00	$953.27	+158.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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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.