Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

1,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.29/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 478 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.56/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 576 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.74/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 479 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,469	790	1,576
Feeder cattle	1,186	639	1,201
Slaughter cattle	124	72	149
Replacement cattle	159	79	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly 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
455–495	479	5	146.00–150.00	$147.52	$707	-6.20
505–545	535	4	140.00–146.00	$141.42	$757	—
555–595	581	10	132.50–138.00	$134.26	$780	+1.34
605–645	634	8	129.00–133.00	$130.10	$825	+3.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	375	5	152.50–160.00	$155.90	$585	-8.46
455–495	473	6	135.00–145.00	$140.41	$664	—
505–545	525	2	130.00–135.00	$132.40	$695	-2.47
555–595	582	3	120.00–124.00	$121.27	$706	+0.70
605–645	625	2	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$747	-1.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	682	6	124.00–134.00	$127.93	$872	-4.50
705–745	721	5	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$899	-5.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	432	12	125.00–133.00	$127.46	$551	+0.48
455–495	478	47	115.00–125.00	$119.29	$570	-0.74
505–545	521	29	107.50–117.50	$113.56	$592	+2.12
555–595	580	22	97.50–107.50	$101.08	$586	-0.24
605–645	621	19	95.00–102.50	$99.57	$618	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	485	4	127.50–132.50	$128.67	$624	-1.25
505–545	542	24	120.00–125.00	$120.39	$653	-2.17
555–595	576	36	110.00–120.00	$114.56	$660	-1.44
605–645	625	20	105.00–115.00	$109.95	$687	-1.79
655–695	674	8	97.50–105.00	$101.18	$682	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	132.50–135.00	$133.70	$702	+0.91
570–595	574	7	122.50–130.00	$128.89	$740	+3.58
655–695	675	11	107.50–117.50	$112.46	$759	-5.19
705–745	718	5	108.00–115.00	$112.53	$808	-2.64
755–795	771	4	105.00–113.00	$109.67	$846	—

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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	275	2	152.50–160.00	$155.98	$429	—
305–345	321	4	145.00–152.50	$149.20	$479	-4.47
355–395	378	13	137.50–145.00	$140.32	$530	-7.65
405–445	429	26	127.50–137.50	$131.42	$564	-9.22
455–495	479	34	120.00–130.00	$123.74	$593	-5.33
505–545	530	26	117.50–127.50	$121.29	$643	+1.94
555–595	581	34	110.00–120.00	$113.47	$659	-1.47
605–645	620	12	100.00–110.00	$106.17	$658	-0.73
655–695	673	10	96.00–102.50	$100.07	$673	-2.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	167.50–170.00	$168.25	$474	-5.44
305–345	324	5	155.00–162.50	$158.90	$515	-4.37
355–395	382	3	152.50–155.00	$153.28	$586	-4.72
405–445	436	9	140.00–145.00	$141.06	$615	-9.06
455–495	480	13	132.50–142.50	$136.21	$654	-7.34
505–545	528	12	130.00–135.00	$132.04	$697	+0.61
555–595	575	10	122.50–127.50	$124.95	$718	-0.40
605–645	622	20	112.50–122.50	$118.19	$735	-1.44
655–695	682	11	105.00–114.00	$108.01	$737	-6.52
705–745	729	4	100.00–107.50	$103.05	$751	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	167.50–170.00	$168.67	$548	—
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	-0.39
605–645	612	6	124.00–125.00	$124.82	$764	-5.68
655–695	675	21	115.00–125.00	$119.86	$809	-5.05
705–745	718	11	110.00–120.00	$116.65	$838	-6.62
755–795	775	5	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$852	-11.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1680	1177	80-85%	57	55.00–62.00	$58.93	$694	—
1125–1560	1261	80-85%	6	63.00–64.00	$63.53	$801	—
1010–1755	1374	80-85%	4	50.00–54.00	$52.92	$727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1560	1408	75-80%	14	56.00–63.00	$59.42	$837	-5.20
1445–1580	1500	75-80%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.67	$820	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1165	988	85-90%	3	40.00–42.00	$40.79	$403	—
995–1125	1042	85-90%	7	48.00–55.00	$52.05	$542	+2.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1685	1338	4	75.00–82.00	$77.75	$1,040	—
1010–2100	1565	11	84.00–89.00	$86.57	$1,355	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1095	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	630.00–760.00	$716.44
820–1220	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	730.00–920.00	$818.38
880–1315	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	770.00–900.00	$831.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1140	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–990.00	$877.48
1025–1330	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	940.00–1,125.00	$1,019.28
1225–1465	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,170.00–1,200.00	$1,186.34

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1190	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,120.00–1,225.00	$1,178.80	-70.06
1000–1205	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,110.00–1,235.00	$1,173.56	-75.30

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–940	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,090.00	$1,036.95	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00	-150.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1015	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	820.00–900.00	$857.29	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.