Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.85/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 475 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.61/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.21/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 528 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	868	1,469	965
Feeder cattle	640	1,186	709
Slaughter cattle	102	124	143
Replacement cattle	126	159	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
405–445	415	4	136.00–140.00	$138.93	$577	—
455–495	475	7	125.00–135.00	$129.88	$617	-10.53
555–595	575	4	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$660	-6.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	160.00–162.50	$161.18	$604	—
430	430	1	150.00	$150.00	$645	—
455–495	474	6	137.50–145.00	$141.16	$669	-6.36
505–545	529	5	130.00–134.00	$131.53	$696	-9.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	160.00	$160.00	$672	—
455–495	468	3	150.00–156.00	$153.89	$720	—
505–545	518	3	140.00–145.00	$143.25	$742	—
555–595	579	6	130.00–137.00	$132.77	$769	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	18	132.50–142.50	$135.31	$451	—
355–395	368	15	122.50–132.50	$129.18	$475	—
405–445	424	25	117.50–127.50	$122.61	$520	-4.85
455–495	482	10	110.00–117.50	$112.40	$542	-6.89
505–545	527	11	100.00–107.50	$103.30	$544	-10.26
555–595	561	14	95.00–100.00	$99.24	$557	-1.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	135.00–140.00	$136.55	$522	—
405–445	436	9	130.00–134.00	$130.95	$571	—
455–495	475	36	120.00–130.00	$124.85	$593	-3.82
505–545	528	19	110.00–120.00	$114.21	$603	-6.18
555–595	573	6	102.50–110.00	$106.58	$611	-7.98
605–645	639	7	100.00–108.00	$101.08	$646	-8.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	528	9	122.50–131.00	$125.70	$664	-8.00
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	-8.89
610	610	1	117.00	$117.00	$714	—
655–695	675	2	112.50–118.00	$115.17	$777	+2.71
705–745	725	6	102.50–111.00	$106.54	$772	-5.99
755–795	775	2	105.00–107.50	$106.22	$823	-3.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	275	3	167.50–172.50	$170.71	$469	+2.46
305–345	324	5	160.00–167.50	$163.90	$531	+5.00
355–395	375	4	147.50–157.50	$152.33	$571	-0.95
405–445	423	9	135.00–140.00	$137.69	$582	-3.37
455–495	473	17	125.00–135.00	$130.35	$617	-5.86
505–545	534	14	120.00–129.00	$122.45	$654	-9.59
555–595	567	16	110.00–120.00	$116.94	$663	-8.01
605–645	627	7	107.50–115.00	$110.64	$694	-7.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	155.00–157.50	$156.16	$429	+0.18
305–345	327	9	147.50–155.00	$150.72	$493	+1.52
355–395	380	15	135.00–145.00	$138.52	$526	-1.80
405–445	421	15	122.50–132.50	$128.44	$541	-2.98
455–495	479	10	115.00–122.50	$117.94	$565	-5.80
505–545	527	7	112.50–119.00	$115.53	$609	-5.76
555–595	582	3	102.50–106.00	$103.61	$603	-9.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	172.50	$172.50	$518	+3.83
465–495	480	2	138.00–142.50	$140.18	$673	—
505–545	531	7	130.00–136.00	$131.98	$701	—
555–595	581	9	122.50–132.50	$126.04	$732	-8.96
605–645	619	18	117.50–127.50	$123.99	$767	-0.83
655–695	674	12	115.00–125.00	$120.15	$810	+0.29
705–745	734	11	110.00–120.00	$112.67	$827	-3.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1515	1205	80-85%	36	57.00–64.00	$61.18	$737	—
1035–1375	1211	80-85%	11	65.00–72.00	$67.36	$816	—
1165–1515	1263	80-85%	8	50.00–56.00	$53.78	$679	-9.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1850	1440	75-80%	10	57.00–63.00	$59.25	$853	-0.17
1275–1535	1443	75-80%	3	53.00–56.00	$54.36	$784	-5.06
1770	1770	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,239	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1095	973	85-90%	2	40.00–44.00	$41.75	$406	+0.96
805–1215	1018	85-90%	8	51.00–56.00	$53.32	$543	+1.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1630	1600	3	80.00–83.00	$81.34	$1,301	—
1525–1950	1639	4	87.00–91.00	$88.71	$1,454	—
1620–2105	1863	2	94.00–95.00	$94.43	$1,759	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–910	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	620.00–680.00	$649.33
810–1295	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	680.00–850.00	$748.89
955–1380	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	700.00–900.00	$813.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1110	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	730.00–810.00	$763.93
1070–1450	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	910.00–1,090.00	$985.02
985–1370	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	890.00–1,080.00	$957.65

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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
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
960–1205	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,413.69	+234.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1120	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
960–1115	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1080	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,630.50	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1220	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	890.00–950.00	$915.65	—

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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.