Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.86/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 425 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.15/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 482 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.04/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 471 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,261	878	1,129
Feeder cattle	985	712	920
Slaughter cattle	165	110	109
Replacement cattle	111	56	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with two outstanding individuals bringing 82.00 and 85.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 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
605–645	623	9	142.50–152.50	$147.98	$922	+9.83
655–685	673	6	142.50–151.00	$147.67	$994	+9.17
700–725	713	2	140.00	$140.00	$998	+7.97
755–780	768	2	138.00–141.00	$139.48	$1,071	+7.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	7	147.50–157.50	$150.64	$726	+3.22
505–545	530	8	140.00–150.00	$143.63	$761	+7.69
555–595	582	3	130.00–132.50	$130.80	$761	+7.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	175.00	$175.00	$674	—
555–595	581	8	140.00–150.00	$143.37	$833	+4.24
605–645	620	4	130.00–140.00	$136.14	$844	+7.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	6	137.50–142.00	$139.44	$527	—
405–445	425	42	130.00–140.00	$134.86	$573	+1.15
455–495	471	36	120.00–130.00	$126.04	$594	-3.79
505–545	522	21	115.00–125.00	$120.64	$630	-0.87
555–595	578	16	110.00–120.00	$114.14	$660	+5.46
605–645	618	3	105.00–110.00	$108.26	$669	+6.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	21	132.50–141.00	$134.88	$650	-0.80
505–545	522	30	127.50–135.00	$131.76	$688	+1.05
555–595	570	14	122.50–130.00	$127.24	$725	+1.89
605–645	631	9	117.50–125.00	$119.96	$757	+7.54
655–695	669	11	110.00–120.00	$117.92	$789	+6.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	577	11	132.50–135.00	$133.59	$771	+3.02
605–645	622	11	127.50–137.50	$133.13	$828	+8.62
655–695	682	11	128.00–132.50	$129.11	$881	+5.05
705–745	732	3	115.00–117.50	$115.80	$848	-6.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	160.00–170.00	$164.73	$618	-1.05
405–445	430	6	150.00–160.00	$153.56	$660	+2.21
455–495	482	36	140.00–148.00	$143.15	$690	+0.94
505–545	533	26	135.00–145.00	$137.93	$735	+1.38
555–595	580	24	130.00–137.50	$132.84	$770	+2.14
605–645	616	13	122.50–130.00	$127.82	$787	+5.73
655–695	670	11	120.00–127.50	$124.72	$836	+5.48
705–745	721	4	115.00–122.50	$119.30	$860	+5.20
755–795	775	2	111.00–115.00	$112.95	$875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	160.00–162.50	$161.17	$524	—
355–395	382	7	147.50–157.50	$150.57	$575	+1.01
405–445	429	22	137.50–145.00	$141.14	$605	+0.71
455–495	471	24	127.50–137.50	$133.33	$628	+0.49
505–545	524	19	122.50–132.50	$127.54	$668	+4.44
555–595	574	11	115.00–125.00	$120.14	$690	+4.53
605–645	631	14	110.00–120.00	$113.47	$716	-0.40
655–695	669	8	106.00–115.00	$111.63	$747	+1.78
705–745	732	3	107.00–111.00	$108.28	$793	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	167.50–172.50	$169.88	$722	—
555–595	581	7	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$823	+2.48
605–645	629	9	135.00–145.00	$138.80	$873	+3.15
655–695	680	15	130.00–140.00	$133.58	$908	-1.99
705–745	731	7	125.00–130.00	$126.73	$926	+1.79
755–795	783	5	120.00–125.00	$121.46	$951	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1415	1177	80-85%	41	65.00–72.00	$68.80	$810	+5.59
980–1460	1181	80-85%	18	57.00–64.00	$61.66	$728	-1.55
1040–1490	1261	80-85%	19	73.00–78.00	$74.38	$938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1220	1014	85-90%	9	54.00–59.00	$56.47	$573	—
870–1165	1048	85-90%	13	62.00–67.00	$64.56	$677	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1410	1400	75-80%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.50	$903	—
1250–1610	1407	75-80%	12	66.00–73.00	$69.60	$979	—
1500–1700	1620	75-80%	3	77.00–79.00	$78.04	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1710	1306	14	87.00–94.00	$90.28	$1,179	—
1275–2000	1619	7	95.00–102.00	$98.13	$1,589	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1135	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	790.00–940.00	$888.68
980–1380	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	840.00–950.00	$898.59
1005–1540	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,100.00	$979.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
840–1225	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	690.00–830.00	$763.51
1010–1225	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–860.00	$830.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1240	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,080.00–1,200.00	$1,152.07	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.