Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.72/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.44/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.59/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	726	1,215	939
Feeder cattle	420	904	742
Slaughter cattle	83	143	117
Replacement cattle	223	168	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends are available due to the market being closed the last two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	187.50	$187.50	$638	—
455–495	475	2	165.00–167.50	$166.20	$789	—
605–645	625	2	137.50–141.00	$139.19	$870	—
655–695	675	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$928	+0.43
720	720	1	134.00	$134.00	$965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	165.00–172.50	$168.21	$718	—
483	483	2	152.50	$152.50	$737	—
525–540	533	2	142.50–147.50	$144.96	$773	-7.44
660	660	1	127.00	$127.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
455–495	469	4	140.00–147.50	$144.89	$680	-10.25
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$534	-2.30
405–445	430	11	135.00–140.00	$136.73	$588	-3.65
455–495	479	11	127.50–135.00	$130.40	$625	-4.12
505–545	524	13	117.50–127.50	$122.59	$642	-7.19
555–595	573	4	115.00–122.50	$119.31	$684	+0.66
605–645	626	7	110.00–117.50	$113.51	$711	+1.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	11	130.00–137.50	$133.98	$501	-1.85
405–445	426	16	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$531	-5.92
455–495	476	13	117.50–125.00	$120.89	$575	-1.31
505–545	525	4	107.50–115.00	$111.17	$584	-7.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	530	4	130.00–134.00	$131.57	$697	-6.24
555–595	580	4	125.00–132.50	$128.67	$746	-0.76
605–645	618	3	120.00–130.00	$126.52	$782	+0.70
655–695	678	4	115.00–125.00	$119.29	$809	-4.72
705–745	725	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$815	-8.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	197.50	$197.50	$474	-2.50
255–295	277	6	185.00–195.00	$189.36	$525	-5.27
305–345	323	4	172.50–182.50	$177.96	$575	-9.38
355–395	373	8	165.00–175.00	$170.53	$636	-12.27
405–445	425	4	169.00–172.50	$170.67	$725	-4.23
455–495	475	8	152.50–162.50	$157.37	$748	-11.28
505–545	523	9	142.50–147.50	$145.18	$759	-10.44
555–595	570	11	132.50–142.50	$138.55	$790	-2.85
605–645	624	9	130.00–137.50	$133.83	$835	-1.30
705–745	718	3	122.50–125.00	$124.14	$891	+0.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	180.00–182.50	$181.16	$498	-6.34
355–395	368	3	157.50–160.00	$159.11	$586	-15.47
405–445	431	5	152.50–160.00	$154.91	$668	-6.24
455–495	473	15	140.00–150.00	$145.44	$688	-8.14
505–545	523	10	130.00–140.00	$135.41	$708	-10.17
605–645	613	5	118.00–120.00	$119.58	$733	-2.35
655–695	682	3	112.00–117.50	$113.76	$776	-2.43
705–745	725	3	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$815	+0.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	177.50	$177.50	$364	—
455–495	482	3	130.00–137.50	$132.36	$638	-9.62
505–545	531	4	120.00–127.50	$122.41	$650	-9.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1233	1152	80-85%	10	56.00–63.00	$61.02	$703	-2.94
920–1275	1178	80-85%	21	64.00–71.00	$67.97	$801	+4.01
1056–1445	1218	80-85%	16	72.00–79.00	$73.65	$897	+2.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1078	85-90%	6	53.00–57.00	$54.92	$592	-1.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$896	—
1340–1645	1491	75-80%	5	66.00–73.00	$69.08	$1,030	+3.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1085	1080	4	83.00–86.00	$84.50	$913	—
1450–2060	1699	7	88.00–95.00	$91.83	$1,560	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1175	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	720.00–840.00	$788.26
865–1145	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	725.00–775.00	$750.25
835–1545	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	825.00–1,050.00	$968.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1355	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	850.00–1,000.00	$911.41
950–1100	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,170.56
1060–1405	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–885.00	$879.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–970	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,150.00	$1,092.79	—
775–1200	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,132.04	—
865–1085	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,084.59	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–895	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,359.94	—
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
885–1365	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,255.46	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1010–1220	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,557.07	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—
945–990	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	+185.00

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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.