Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

1,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.19/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 530 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.81/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 473 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.14/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 577 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,198	1,299	1,271
Feeder cattle	892	943	1,006
Slaughter cattle	133	134	140
Replacement cattle	173	222	125

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 to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	5	168.00	$168.00	$798	-0.70
555–596	591	25	143.00–152.00	$150.85	$892	+7.14
605–645	618	3	139.00–141.00	$140.30	$867	+2.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	167.50	$167.50	$628	—
405–445	425	3	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$690	-1.27
455–495	475	5	147.50–157.50	$152.33	$724	—
505–545	525	4	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$761	+2.46
555–595	565	5	130.00–140.00	$137.39	$776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	150.00–157.50	$153.57	$653	-2.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	436	9	135.00–140.00	$136.03	$593	-1.89
455–495	487	21	130.00–137.50	$131.48	$640	+0.07
505–545	530	40	122.50–132.50	$126.19	$669	+4.07
555–595	572	16	115.00–122.50	$119.50	$684	+2.90
605–645	622	10	105.00–115.00	$110.69	$688	-2.57
655–695	679	9	100.00–110.00	$103.80	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	23	130.00–140.00	$134.83	$506	+0.73
405–445	423	25	125.00–132.50	$129.23	$547	+3.66
455–495	473	37	117.50–127.50	$122.81	$581	+2.55
505–545	520	11	110.00–120.00	$116.24	$604	+2.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	577	27	125.00–134.00	$130.14	$751	+6.93
605–645	623	12	118.00–127.50	$123.09	$767	-0.74
655–695	678	6	117.50–125.00	$120.38	$816	+5.60
705–745	720	4	110.00–119.00	$115.93	$835	+3.99

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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	279	5	182.50–185.00	$183.41	$512	-1.59
305–345	315	4	160.00–170.00	$167.26	$527	-9.51
355–395	366	7	160.00–165.00	$163.50	$598	-7.22
405–445	434	16	147.50–157.50	$150.23	$652	-10.93
455–495	470	19	135.00–145.00	$141.06	$663	-4.83
505–545	526	15	127.50–137.50	$132.24	$696	-2.80
555–595	574	16	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$718	-0.88
605–645	625	16	115.00–125.00	$119.90	$749	+3.09
655–695	681	9	110.00–120.00	$113.54	$773	+1.11
705–745	713	5	102.50–110.00	$108.43	$773	-0.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	190.00–195.00	$192.32	$529	—
305–345	328	8	172.50–182.50	$176.77	$580	-10.14
355–395	375	5	167.50–172.50	$169.95	$637	-9.89
405–445	425	14	160.00–170.00	$164.87	$701	-7.92
455–495	482	11	147.50–155.00	$149.72	$722	-10.16
505–545	527	18	140.00–150.00	$144.47	$761	-3.82
555–595	575	5	132.50–143.00	$137.31	$790	+1.23
605–645	625	14	127.50–136.00	$131.40	$821	-0.47
655–695	666	14	125.00–130.00	$128.53	$856	+1.47
705–745	726	7	113.00–123.00	$116.94	$849	-4.48
755–795	775	6	110.00–119.00	$114.79	$890	-4.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	367	5	142.50–152.50	$149.35	$548	-5.77
405–445	420	13	135.00–145.00	$141.08	$593	-5.65
455–495	473	9	122.50–132.50	$127.92	$605	-5.90
505–545	529	8	115.00–125.00	$118.97	$629	-3.64
555–595	575	12	107.50–117.50	$112.43	$646	-0.95
605–645	615	4	102.50–110.00	$108.03	$664	+0.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1235	1176	80-85%	37	56.00–63.00	$60.19	$708	—
1147–1460	1251	80-85%	6	51.00–55.00	$53.40	$668	—
1251–1448	1332	80-85%	20	64.00–71.00	$67.01	$893	+1.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1606	1521	75-80%	12	57.00–63.00	$61.03	$928	+2.14
1330–1710	1545	75-80%	3	66.00–68.00	$67.02	$1,035	+8.13
1705	1705	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$938	-9.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–950	893	85-90%	3	49.00–55.00	$52.74	$471	—
960–1260	1058	85-90%	4	40.00–46.00	$42.85	$453	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1400	1248	4	75.00–80.00	$78.45	$979	—
1280–1890	1610	9	83.00–89.00	$86.51	$1,393	—
1535–2075	1713	5	90.00–96.00	$92.76	$1,589	-0.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1210	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	765.00–810.00	$789.52
810–1380	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	780.00–960.00	$842.52
1025–1450	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	890.00–1,090.00	$940.08

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–955	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–610.00	$557.40
680–1220	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	570.00–740.00	$667.97
925–1300	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	680.00–860.00	$759.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–1110	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	920.00–1,130.00	$1,026.49	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	+60.00
920–1075	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,130.00	$1,046.48	-3.52
755–1255	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,020.00–1,110.00	$1,078.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–935	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,170.00–1,190.00	$1,180.39	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,170.00	$1,170.00	-148.45

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	-94.27

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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.