Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

1,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.70/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 476 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.20/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 531 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.98/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 576 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,345	1,545	1,551
Feeder cattle	1,006	1,267	1,225
Slaughter cattle	135	168	191
Replacement cattle	204	110	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	379	5	160.00–165.00	$161.93	$614	—
405–445	418	3	148.00–152.50	$150.90	$631	+2.67
455–495	470	13	135.00–145.00	$141.26	$664	+2.05
505–545	523	8	125.00–132.50	$129.30	$676	-1.90
555–595	582	3	120.00–123.00	$120.95	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	581	11	135.00–145.00	$138.35	$804	—
605–645	622	7	130.00–140.00	$135.60	$843	—
655–695	671	4	127.50–135.00	$131.79	$884	-1.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	172.50–175.00	$173.68	$651	—
410	410	2	160.00	$160.00	$656	+1.87
505–545	522	7	140.00–146.00	$143.35	$748	+1.76
555–595	575	2	125.00–130.00	$127.41	$733	-8.53
605–645	632	3	120.00–128.00	$122.55	$775	-3.58

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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	319	4	140.00–147.50	$144.84	$462	—
355–395	384	8	135.00–142.50	$137.07	$526	—
405–445	428	24	125.00–135.00	$129.21	$553	—
455–495	476	35	115.00–125.00	$119.70	$570	+1.78
505–545	520	19	105.00–115.00	$111.32	$579	-3.22
555–595	570	8	100.00–110.00	$106.13	$605	-0.86
605–645	625	2	95.00–100.00	$97.42	$609	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	9	136.00–142.00	$138.28	$589	—
455–495	468	10	130.00–138.00	$135.35	$633	—
505–545	531	25	117.50–122.00	$119.20	$633	-0.89
555–595	576	24	112.50–120.00	$115.98	$668	-0.48
605–645	629	12	109.00–117.50	$112.52	$708	-0.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	677	12	110.00–120.00	$114.44	$775	-6.37
705–745	725	3	109.00–115.00	$112.11	$813	-4.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	283	5	170.00–180.00	$172.77	$489	-2.23
305–345	325	3	165.00–170.00	$167.40	$544	-1.57
355–395	377	9	157.50–167.50	$161.82	$610	+2.27
405–445	421	7	147.50–157.50	$153.44	$646	+0.76
455–495	473	11	137.50–141.00	$139.34	$659	—
505–545	522	21	125.00–135.00	$130.74	$682	+4.32
555–595	573	14	117.50–127.50	$122.97	$705	+1.78
605–645	640	8	120.00–122.50	$120.30	$770	+2.11
655–695	678	7	106.00–115.00	$109.52	$743	-2.53
705–745	736	8	100.00–107.50	$101.52	$747	-3.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	157.50–167.50	$161.16	$450	-2.92
305–345	322	3	152.50–162.50	$158.11	$509	+2.60
355–395	375	4	147.50–155.00	$151.05	$566	+3.37
405–445	427	14	135.00–145.00	$139.34	$595	+2.54
455–495	470	19	128.00–135.00	$131.93	$620	+4.09
505–545	521	17	112.50–122.50	$118.43	$617	+0.10
555–595	573	9	105.00–115.00	$110.46	$633	+0.39
605–635	623	14	100.00–110.00	$104.57	$651	+0.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	5	175.00–180.00	$177.85	$571	+0.35
355–395	381	8	170.00–180.00	$173.32	$660	+1.48
405–445	419	5	160.00–170.00	$166.37	$697	-1.40
505–545	535	7	137.50–145.00	$140.63	$752	—
555–595	575	9	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$762	+0.94
605–645	620	12	125.00–135.00	$131.17	$813	+2.79
655–695	670	14	117.50–125.00	$122.09	$818	+0.64
705–745	726	8	110.00–120.00	$114.58	$832	-5.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062–1220	1153	80-85%	13	45.00–50.00	$47.78	$551	—
1104–1380	1172	80-85%	37	51.00–58.00	$54.63	$640	—
1296–1495	1351	80-85%	15	59.00–63.00	$60.88	$822	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$513	—
905–1065	972	85-90%	7	44.00–51.00	$46.96	$456	—
965–1038	1016	85-90%	7	39.00–43.00	$40.26	$409	+2.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1490	1384	75-80%	8	51.00–58.00	$55.10	$763	—
1570–1660	1615	75-80%	2	61.00–63.00	$62.03	$1,002	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1535	1256	7	73.00–78.00	$75.64	$950	—
1370–1854	1595	10	82.00–87.00	$84.68	$1,351	—
1723–2160	1903	4	89.00–95.00	$90.97	$1,731	+0.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
805–1490	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	630.00–780.00	$703.49
965–1485	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	710.00–850.00	$765.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1095–1445	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	820.00–1,010.00	$908.02
1195–1450	1308	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,010.00	$944.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1115	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–930.00	$920.77	—
935–1255	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	910.00–1,100.00	$970.58	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–930	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	810.00–890.00	$860.06	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1275	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,160.00–1,200.00	$1,180.65	-41.41

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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.