Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

1,278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.41/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 481 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.05/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 426 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.56/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 520 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,278	277	868
Feeder cattle	1,033	167	681
Slaughter cattle	165	57	106
Replacement cattle	80	53	81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 6.00 higher with an individual bringing 92.00, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
355–395	375	2	191.00–192.50	$191.71	$719	+1.71
405–445	427	3	185.00–193.00	$188.37	$804	—
455–495	470	4	175.00–185.00	$181.13	$851	—
505–545	524	9	165.00–172.00	$168.79	$884	—
605–645	626	7	145.00–154.00	$149.34	$935	—
655–695	675	2	140.00–150.00	$144.85	$978	—
755	755	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	182.50–185.00	$183.68	$689	+11.18
405–445	425	2	172.50–180.00	$176.07	$748	+16.07
455–495	475	5	167.50–172.50	$169.96	$807	+19.96
505–545	525	4	157.50–162.00	$159.83	$839	—
555–595	572	7	145.00–155.00	$150.70	$862	+9.62
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—
655–695	668	3	135.00–138.00	$136.96	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	187.50–192.50	$189.88	$522	—
305–345	325	3	177.50–185.00	$181.51	$590	—
455–495	473	6	152.50–160.00	$156.58	$741	—
505–545	518	3	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$768	—

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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	439	20	150.00–158.00	$151.15	$664	+0.58
455–495	481	35	140.00–150.00	$143.41	$690	+3.45
505–545	518	24	130.00–140.00	$136.55	$707	+0.42
555–595	573	16	123.00–132.50	$128.11	$734	—
605–645	632	3	120.00–125.00	$121.60	$769	+2.60
655–695	675	4	115.00–119.00	$116.94	$789	—
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	26	147.50–157.50	$150.51	$576	+4.46
405–445	426	33	137.50–147.50	$142.05	$605	+3.16
455–495	475	13	130.00–137.50	$133.77	$635	—
505–545	526	11	120.00–127.50	$123.55	$650	—
555–595	570	8	110.00–120.00	$116.09	$662	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	532	6	142.50–145.00	$143.29	$762	+0.79
555–595	574	8	135.00–144.00	$140.00	$804	-0.80
605–645	630	10	128.00–137.50	$131.49	$828	+1.49
705–745	725	9	117.50–125.00	$121.07	$878	+5.07
765–780	773	2	122.50–123.00	$122.75	$949	+5.75

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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	284	7	185.00–190.00	$186.34	$529	-2.39
305–345	324	9	180.00–187.50	$183.78	$595	+2.67
355–395	371	12	175.00–182.50	$179.51	$666	-0.49
405–445	425	17	165.00–175.00	$169.90	$722	+2.03
455–495	477	13	152.50–162.50	$157.03	$749	-2.86
505–545	520	28	142.50–152.50	$148.56	$773	-0.14
555–595	573	24	135.00–145.00	$140.46	$805	+1.33
605–645	623	6	133.00–140.00	$136.69	$852	+7.56
655–675	667	12	130.00–135.00	$132.05	$881	—
705–745	725	5	117.50–123.00	$120.34	$872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	262	6	175.00–180.00	$179.06	$469	—
305–345	327	7	167.50–175.00	$170.64	$558	—
355–395	367	17	160.00–170.00	$166.75	$612	-4.03
405–445	427	20	152.50–162.50	$156.98	$670	—
455–495	476	21	140.00–150.00	$144.60	$688	-3.64
505–545	522	28	130.00–140.00	$135.70	$708	+0.70
555–595	572	9	122.50–132.50	$128.28	$734	—
605–645	632	7	120.00–129.00	$122.93	$777	—
655–695	673	3	115.00–122.50	$119.09	$801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
355–395	375	10	185.00–187.50	$186.18	$698	—
405–445	425	22	177.50–187.50	$182.28	$775	—
455–495	486	7	165.00–174.00	$166.91	$811	-2.95
505–545	529	6	155.00–162.50	$157.85	$835	-2.10
555–595	583	12	147.50–158.00	$150.54	$878	-4.42
605–645	625	5	142.50–148.00	$145.06	$907	—
655–695	661	7	138.00–140.00	$139.70	$923	+12.27
705–745	725	3	125.00–130.00	$127.29	$923	—
755–795	785	4	119.00–122.50	$119.84	$941	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1455	1177	80-85%	15	68.00–74.00	$70.79	$833	-1.42
910–1475	1188	80-85%	40	75.00–82.00	$77.59	$922	+5.38
1130–1740	1343	80-85%	27	83.00–90.00	$85.87	$1,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1245	1057	85-90%	11	68.00–75.00	$71.17	$752	—
965–1290	1119	85-90%	9	60.00–67.00	$63.87	$715	-0.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1715	1426	75-80%	9	77.00–83.00	$80.73	$1,151	—
1440–1540	1494	75-80%	5	75.00–76.00	$75.20	$1,123	—
1905	1905	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,695	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1680	1356	4	94.00–101.00	$96.85	$1,313	—
1225–1750	1538	6	102.00–109.00	$104.77	$1,611	—
2005–2250	2128	2	114.00–116.00	$114.94	$2,446	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
845–1320	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	820.00–910.00	$865.82
955–1220	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	810.00–975.00	$895.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1165	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–960.00	$941.94
1290–1565	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,145.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
935–1285	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,079.16	+29.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1130–1195	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,324.30	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1070	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	890.00–1,020.00	$946.40	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.