Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $130.64/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 422 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.58/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 522 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.43/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 572 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,215	1,198	943
Feeder cattle	904	892	675
Slaughter cattle	143	133	96
Replacement cattle	168	173	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls steady. feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
405–445	420	4	160.00–165.00	$163.04	$685	+9.47
455–495	469	4	150.00–158.00	$155.14	$728	—
555–595	575	4	135.00–137.50	$136.21	$783	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	180.00	$180.00	$738	—
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—
555–595	582	3	147.50–154.00	$149.57	$870	-1.28
650	650	1	137.00	$137.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	182.50	$182.50	$648	+15.00
505–545	525	2	150.00–155.00	$152.40	$800	+7.50
605–645	625	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$859	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	167.50–177.50	$172.12	$392	—
255–295	275	2	160.00–162.50	$161.16	$443	—
305–345	325	7	147.50–153.00	$150.05	$488	—
355–395	383	14	142.50–150.00	$144.73	$554	—
405–445	427	6	137.50–145.00	$140.38	$599	+4.35
455–495	477	25	130.00–140.00	$134.52	$642	+3.04
505–545	516	19	122.50–132.50	$129.78	$670	+3.59
555–595	562	12	112.50–120.00	$118.65	$667	-0.85
605–645	632	3	110.00–115.00	$111.60	$705	+0.91
655–695	665	4	105.00–110.00	$108.69	$723	+4.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	157.50–165.00	$160.92	$362	—
305–345	327	13	135.00–145.00	$139.45	$456	—
355–395	371	16	130.00–140.00	$135.83	$504	+1.00
405–445	422	39	125.00–135.00	$130.64	$551	+1.41
455–495	477	13	120.00–125.00	$122.20	$583	-0.61
505–545	509	9	110.00–120.00	$118.81	$605	+2.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
455–495	475	2	143.00–145.00	$143.96	$684	—
505–545	530	16	135.00–142.00	$137.81	$730	—
555–595	572	27	125.00–133.00	$129.43	$740	-0.71
605–645	621	19	120.00–130.00	$125.82	$781	+2.73
655–695	669	8	117.50–127.50	$124.01	$830	+3.63
705–745	726	5	118.00–125.00	$121.06	$879	+5.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	235	4	192.50–197.50	$193.59	$455	—
255	255	2	187.50	$187.50	$478	+4.09
305–345	319	10	175.00–182.50	$179.85	$574	+12.59
355–395	379	18	165.00–182.50	$174.58	$662	+11.08
405–445	430	12	157.50–167.50	$161.15	$693	+10.92
455–495	480	19	150.00–160.00	$153.58	$737	+12.52
505–545	522	30	140.00–150.00	$145.58	$760	+13.34
555–595	574	18	130.00–137.50	$133.81	$768	+8.78
605–645	621	5	117.50–125.00	$121.93	$757	+2.03
655–695	676	6	112.50–120.00	$116.19	$785	+2.65
705–745	728	6	110.00–116.00	$112.35	$818	+3.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
255–295	271	9	190.00–197.50	$194.63	$527	+2.31
305–345	332	5	185.00–192.50	$187.34	$622	+10.57
355–395	373	18	177.50–187.50	$182.80	$682	+12.85
405–445	425	22	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$743	+10.03
455–495	470	10	162.50–172.50	$168.65	$793	+18.93
505–545	532	11	152.50–162.50	$155.62	$828	+11.15
555–595	589	13	140.00–149.00	$141.40	$833	+4.09
605–645	624	14	130.00–140.00	$135.13	$843	+3.73
655–695	669	13	127.50–132.50	$130.53	$873	+2.00
705–745	730	11	120.00–130.00	$123.72	$903	+6.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	285	4	170.00–172.50	$170.56	$486	—
305–345	323	4	160.00–170.00	$165.46	$534	—
355–395	372	6	152.50–162.50	$158.14	$588	+8.79
405–445	422	16	147.50–155.00	$151.60	$640	+10.52
455–495	477	18	137.50–147.50	$141.98	$677	+14.06
505–545	525	14	127.50–137.50	$132.40	$695	+13.43
555–595	575	4	122.50–125.00	$123.71	$711	+11.28
605–645	630	4	110.00–114.00	$111.58	$703	+3.55
655–695	672	3	100.00–110.00	$105.73	$711	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1270	1117	80-85%	17	54.00–59.00	$56.81	$635	—
1002–1259	1177	80-85%	36	60.00–67.00	$63.96	$753	+3.77
1100–1515	1215	80-85%	11	68.00–75.00	$70.71	$859	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1098	1001	85-90%	13	45.00–52.00	$47.43	$475	—
1015–1180	1084	85-90%	4	53.00–60.00	$56.27	$610	+13.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1510	1463	75-80%	6	63.00–67.00	$65.38	$957	—
1700	1700	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,309	+22.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1043–1181	1123	6	74.00–80.00	$76.24	$856	—
1092–1668	1334	11	82.00–89.00	$85.64	$1,142	—
1530–2105	1890	4	93.00–97.00	$95.36	$1,802	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1370	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	610.00–730.00	$670.87
935–1185	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	550.00–710.00	$644.41
870–1255	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	680.00–850.00	$771.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1195	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	780.00–960.00	$846.71
950–1290	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	770.00–910.00	$833.62
1255–1460	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	890.00–1,080.00	$994.85

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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
1015–1085	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,220.00	$1,158.00	-12.00
1020–1310	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,080.00–1,170.00	$1,119.40	—
1045–1325	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,120.00–1,160.00	$1,137.64	—
1150–1245	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,210.00	$1,152.82	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1300	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,333.90	—
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1130	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	880.00–1,000.00	$924.90	—
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	940.00	$940.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–985	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	740.00–860.00	$806.59	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	740.00	$740.00	—

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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.