Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.85/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 475 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.09/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $121.53/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	851	996	939
Feeder cattle	672	755	700
Slaughter cattle	109	125	127
Replacement cattle	70	116	112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 84.00 to 87.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly 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
555–595	579	8	140.00–149.00	$143.94	$833	-6.82
605–645	629	5	135.00–140.00	$136.96	$861	—
655–695	668	3	130.00–132.50	$131.63	$879	-7.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	3	162.50–166.00	$164.76	$689	-0.24
455–495	487	5	150.00–160.00	$151.87	$740	-0.52
505–535	527	5	140.00–149.00	$142.92	$753	-4.48
605–645	625	2	125.00–127.50	$126.21	$789	-8.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	165.00–167.50	$166.17	$540	—

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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	425	2	139.00–145.00	$141.86	$603	-0.05
455–495	474	28	127.50–133.50	$131.09	$621	-1.54
505–545	520	12	125.00–132.50	$129.80	$675	+1.94
555–595	575	10	122.50–131.00	$127.29	$732	+3.31
605–645	619	7	121.00–128.00	$125.80	$779	+3.52
655–695	668	3	117.50–124.00	$121.75	$813	+7.12
705–745	725	9	115.00–121.00	$117.69	$853	+10.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	8	137.50–147.50	$144.29	$531	+4.01
405–445	428	23	125.00–135.00	$129.12	$553	-0.67
455–495	468	12	117.50–125.00	$122.38	$573	-4.40
505–545	523	6	115.00–123.00	$119.28	$624	+1.80
555–595	574	5	110.00–117.50	$113.89	$654	+1.80
605–645	617	5	105.00–115.00	$111.90	$690	+1.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	7	137.50–147.50	$142.69	$462	+4.15
355–395	377	17	125.00–135.00	$129.42	$488	+0.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	6	160.00–167.50	$164.84	$442	+1.05
305–345	325	9	147.50–157.50	$152.24	$495	-2.66
355–395	373	10	142.50–152.50	$147.90	$552	+6.76
405–445	425	15	132.50–142.50	$137.42	$584	+4.20
455–495	475	35	125.00–135.00	$129.85	$617	+3.92
505–545	519	25	115.00–125.00	$121.53	$631	+3.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	7	160.00–170.00	$162.37	$544	-2.53
355–395	379	10	155.00–162.50	$157.94	$599	+1.01
405–445	429	5	145.00–155.00	$148.85	$639	+6.04
455–495	477	6	137.50–146.00	$141.04	$673	+5.75
505–545	533	8	127.50–135.00	$129.63	$691	+2.56
555–595	578	24	117.50–127.50	$121.82	$704	+0.91
605–645	624	14	112.50–122.00	$117.80	$735	+2.90
655–695	661	7	112.00–115.00	$114.55	$757	-0.07
705–745	725	4	105.00–113.00	$109.44	$793	-2.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	4	167.50–170.00	$168.08	$647	+3.69
405–445	432	3	160.00–168.00	$162.50	$702	+3.98
555–595	575	5	130.00–140.00	$134.88	$776	+2.58
605–645	621	10	125.00–130.00	$127.95	$795	-0.37
655–695	673	16	117.50–127.00	$122.85	$827	-2.91
705–745	727	10	115.00–125.00	$119.41	$868	+2.00
755–795	775	7	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$891	+3.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1515	1135	80-85%	32	68.00–75.00	$72.41	$822	+9.55
975–1330	1135	80-85%	5	65.00–67.00	$65.61	$745	+2.75
1080–1330	1209	80-85%	15	76.00–83.00	$79.00	$955	+9.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1270	967	85-90%	13	55.00–61.00	$58.23	$563	—
975–1305	1070	85-90%	5	64.00–69.00	$66.15	$708	+3.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1420	1328	75-80%	5	69.00–75.00	$70.85	$941	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1430	1189	8	85.00–90.00	$86.50	$1,028	—
1035–2165	1596	7	94.00–99.00	$96.22	$1,536	+8.85
1525–2010	1837	3	103.00–104.00	$103.72	$1,905	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
760–1170	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	640.00–840.00	$726.98
1050–1155	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$815.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1080	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	780.00–850.00	$809.23
990–1200	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	860.00–1,050.00	$945.57
1050–1240	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,004.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–955	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.20	—
870–1135	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–980.00	$977.17	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.