Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

878 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.71/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 527 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.83/cwt ≈ $610/hd at 470 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.84/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 480 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	878	851	662
Feeder cattle	712	672	568
Slaughter cattle	110	109	39
Replacement cattle	56	70	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with one individual bringing 87.00, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
505	505	1	156.00	$156.00	$788	—
555–595	563	5	147.00–147.50	$147.39	$830	+3.45
605–645	631	11	135.00–144.00	$138.15	$872	+1.19
655–695	671	7	132.50–142.50	$138.50	$929	+6.87
705–745	727	5	128.00–137.50	$132.03	$960	—
755	755	1	132.00	$132.00	$997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	432	3	165.00–170.00	$166.56	$720	+1.80
455–495	475	2	155.00–165.00	$159.79	$759	+7.92
505–545	534	7	145.00–147.50	$145.68	$778	+2.76
555–595	568	3	137.50–140.00	$139.13	$790	—
605–645	627	5	125.00–132.50	$128.43	$805	+2.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	165.00–167.50	$166.18	$623	—
455–495	475	7	142.50–152.50	$147.42	$700	—
505–545	521	7	130.00–140.00	$135.94	$708	—
555–595	579	4	120.00–128.00	$123.15	$713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	489	14	135.00–140.00	$135.68	$663	+13.30
505–545	527	40	127.50–135.00	$130.71	$689	+11.43
555–595	568	12	120.00–128.00	$125.35	$712	+11.46
605–645	632	5	110.00–117.50	$112.42	$710	+0.52
655–675	665	2	109.00–114.00	$111.46	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	18	128.00–137.00	$133.71	$571	—
455–495	470	25	125.00–132.50	$129.83	$610	—
505–545	519	14	115.00–125.00	$121.51	$631	—
555–595	565	4	105.00–110.00	$108.68	$614	—
605–645	632	3	100.00–105.00	$101.60	$642	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	587	10	130.00–133.00	$130.57	$766	+3.28
605–645	627	12	120.00–130.00	$124.51	$781	-1.29
655–695	668	8	120.00–126.00	$124.06	$829	+2.31
705–745	719	7	117.50–125.00	$122.46	$880	+4.77
755–795	775	2	110.00–112.50	$111.22	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	7	145.00–155.00	$149.56	$562	+1.66
405–445	423	14	135.00–145.00	$140.43	$594	+3.01
455–495	480	22	130.00–137.50	$132.84	$638	+2.99
505–545	532	17	120.00–130.00	$123.10	$655	+1.57
555–595	572	21	110.00–120.00	$115.61	$661	—
605–645	611	7	107.50–115.00	$113.87	$696	—
655–695	675	2	105.00–115.00	$109.85	$741	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	167.50	$167.50	$570	+5.13
355–395	382	3	165.00–167.50	$165.78	$633	+7.84
405–445	429	5	147.50–157.50	$151.35	$649	+2.50
455–495	483	11	140.00–147.50	$142.21	$687	+1.17
505–545	523	14	132.50–140.00	$136.55	$714	+6.92
555–595	572	13	125.00–135.00	$130.70	$748	+8.88
605–645	627	15	118.00–128.00	$122.09	$766	+4.29
655–695	678	7	118.00–121.00	$119.24	$808	+4.69
705–745	723	3	110.00–117.50	$114.10	$825	+4.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	581	7	137.50–142.50	$139.24	$809	+4.36
605–645	622	12	130.00–140.00	$135.65	$844	+7.70
655–695	665	8	130.00–137.50	$135.57	$902	+12.72
705–745	725	6	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$906	+5.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1365	1136	80-85%	28	67.00–73.00	$70.36	$799	-2.05
930–1345	1160	80-85%	12	59.00–65.00	$63.21	$733	—
965–1540	1203	80-85%	20	74.00–80.00	$75.91	$913	-3.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1340	1245	75-80%	2	65.00–67.00	$66.08	$823	—
1330–1535	1443	75-80%	10	70.00–75.00	$72.38	$1,044	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–880	873	85-90%	2	55.00–60.00	$57.48	$502	—
825–1110	931	85-90%	7	62.00–68.00	$64.58	$601	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1695	1352	5	88.00–94.00	$91.66	$1,239	—
1105–1780	1656	8	98.00–102.00	$100.05	$1,657	—
1930	1930	1	104.00	$104.00	$2,007	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–855	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	640.00–730.00	$674.59
870–1135	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	720.00–920.00	$820.43
1045–1340	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,010.00	$952.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–970	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–890.00	$862.30
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,095.00	$1,095.00	—

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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.