Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

1,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.03/cwt +7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 475 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $117.65/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 524 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $120.11/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 574 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,371	868	838
Feeder cattle	1,108	640	655
Slaughter cattle	107	102	86
Replacement cattle	156	126	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
310–345	328	2	162.50	$162.50	$533	—
355–395	372	6	155.00–160.00	$157.85	$587	-3.33
405–445	421	10	147.50–155.00	$151.89	$639	+1.89
455–495	471	9	140.00–150.00	$145.99	$688	+4.83
505–545	530	12	137.50–142.50	$139.34	$739	+7.81
555–595	574	18	130.00–137.50	$133.97	$769	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	—
405–445	435	4	157.50–160.00	$158.08	$688	-1.92
455–495	475	2	151.00–157.50	$154.11	$732	+0.22
605–645	619	14	130.00–135.00	$133.16	$824	—
655–695	682	5	125.00–132.50	$127.42	$869	—
705–745	718	6	122.50–130.00	$127.41	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	-7.50
355–395	375	2	145.00–150.00	$147.37	$553	—
405–445	425	6	137.50–145.00	$141.13	$600	+2.20
455–495	468	3	135.00–137.50	$136.62	$639	+6.74
505–545	521	10	127.50–135.00	$131.93	$687	—
555–595	568	3	120.00–126.00	$123.91	$704	+9.08

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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	325	2	135.00–145.00	$139.69	$454	+4.38
355–395	383	11	130.00–137.50	$132.17	$506	+2.99
405–445	421	24	122.50–132.50	$128.36	$540	+5.75
455–495	475	47	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$570	+7.63
505–545	516	17	110.00–117.50	$115.37	$595	+12.07
555–595	583	13	100.00–105.00	$101.48	$592	+2.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	9	133.00–137.50	$134.80	$576	+3.85
455–495	486	9	127.50–132.50	$128.56	$625	+3.71
505–545	536	24	120.00–125.00	$121.11	$649	+6.90
555–595	579	20	112.50–122.50	$116.58	$675	+10.00
605–645	624	17	100.00–110.00	$105.23	$657	+4.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	623	13	115.00–122.50	$119.16	$742	+2.16
655–695	675	2	115.00–117.50	$116.21	$784	+1.04
705–745	726	6	102.50–110.00	$106.19	$771	-0.35

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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	273	3	150.00–157.50	$153.98	$420	-2.18
305–345	318	6	140.00–150.00	$146.47	$466	-4.25
355–395	376	14	132.50–142.50	$136.98	$515	-1.54
405–445	428	12	127.50–135.00	$130.54	$559	+2.10
455–495	483	17	120.00–130.00	$122.82	$593	+4.88
505–545	524	31	112.50–122.50	$117.65	$616	+2.12
555–595	569	18	105.00–112.50	$109.93	$626	+6.32
605–645	625	7	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	152.50–155.00	$154.10	$490	-9.80
355–395	368	9	145.00–155.00	$151.53	$558	-0.80
405–445	427	11	140.00–147.50	$143.26	$612	+5.57
455–495	477	9	132.50–140.00	$135.71	$647	+5.36
505–545	534	10	125.00–135.00	$127.61	$681	+5.16
555–595	574	25	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$689	+3.17
605–645	623	10	108.00–117.50	$112.97	$704	+2.33
655–695	673	8	102.50–110.00	$106.50	$717	—
705–745	718	3	102.50–105.00	$104.14	$748	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	162.50	$162.50	$569	—
405–445	428	6	150.00–157.50	$153.66	$658	—
450	450	3	147.50	$147.50	$664	+7.32
555–595	575	8	127.50–135.00	$131.21	$754	+5.17
605–645	635	20	120.00–130.00	$122.57	$778	-1.42
655–695	674	24	115.00–125.00	$120.17	$810	+0.02
705–745	720	10	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$837	+3.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1435	1115	80-85%	11	49.00–55.00	$52.67	$587	—
935–1500	1154	80-85%	22	56.00–63.00	$59.40	$685	—
1005–1815	1354	80-85%	4	64.00–68.00	$64.93	$879	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1170	940	85-90%	6	40.00–46.00	$43.83	$412	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$621	—
860–1270	1090	85-90%	8	47.00–54.00	$50.80	$554	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1635	1432	75-80%	12	57.00–62.00	$59.60	$853	+0.35
1470–1740	1605	75-80%	2	56.00	$56.00	$899	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1850	1233	6	77.00–81.00	$79.25	$977	—
1275–1950	1550	7	83.00–88.00	$85.94	$1,332	—
1645–1810	1728	2	93.00	$93.00	$1,607	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–945	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	680.00–740.00	$714.47
620–1215	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	670.00–870.00	$755.16
730–1630	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	730.00–910.00	$837.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1355	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,090.00	$988.87
940–1510	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,040.00	$968.09

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	—
875–1050	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,120.00	$1,081.82	—
1020–1290	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,080.00	$1,046.10	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,330.00	$1,330.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	840.00	$840.00	—

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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.