Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.17/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 474 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.06/cwt -11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 474 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.94/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 515 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,189	1,000	917
Feeder cattle	863	729	664
Slaughter cattle	212	174	130
Replacement cattle	114	97	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	197.50–200.00	$198.67	$646	—
395	395	1	180.00	$180.00	$711	—
405–445	415	4	170.00–175.00	$173.66	$721	-6.34
455–495	470	6	160.00–170.00	$166.41	$782	-7.31
505–545	522	9	155.00–165.00	$160.82	$839	-5.50
555–595	573	3	150.00–157.50	$153.75	$881	-1.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	3	192.50–202.50	$196.48	$743	-1.74
400	400	2	190.00	$190.00	$760	-1.67
555–595	575	2	160.00–168.00	$163.86	$942	-1.14
605–645	625	5	146.00–153.00	$149.76	$936	-5.71
655–695	675	2	148.00–149.00	$148.49	$1,002	-0.37
710	710	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	487	5	150.00–152.50	$150.47	$733	-10.69

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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	438	28	147.50–157.50	$149.29	$654	+5.95
455–495	474	30	140.00–150.00	$145.17	$688	+9.03
505–545	515	29	132.50–142.50	$138.94	$716	+7.71
605–645	632	7	118.00–127.50	$120.73	$763	-2.25
655–695	675	6	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$810	+1.15
705–745	725	5	107.50–112.50	$109.97	$797	-4.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	25	142.50–150.00	$145.49	$550	+6.65
405–445	418	23	137.50–145.00	$142.55	$596	+12.35
455–495	471	8	127.50–137.50	$133.33	$628	+8.33
505–545	525	3	120.00–130.00	$124.87	$656	+4.87
605–645	625	2	112.50–115.00	$113.71	$711	+2.71
655–695	682	3	105.00–110.00	$106.60	$727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	523	10	144.00–148.00	$145.95	$763	+3.82
555–595	582	27	137.50–146.00	$139.89	$814	+1.16
605–645	630	4	130.00–139.00	$133.40	$840	+4.02
755–795	785	4	115.00–118.00	$115.72	$908	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	177.50	$177.50	$612	—
355–395	377	14	167.50–177.50	$171.85	$648	-7.55
405–445	423	26	160.00–167.50	$164.06	$694	-6.99
455–495	474	29	150.00–160.00	$155.06	$735	-11.13
505–545	518	16	142.50–152.50	$149.13	$772	-2.13
555–595	575	4	132.50–142.50	$137.39	$790	-3.35
655–695	675	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$886	+1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	12	170.00–175.00	$172.01	$736	-14.54
455–495	480	19	162.50–172.50	$166.13	$797	-14.42
505–545	537	19	155.00–165.00	$156.92	$843	—
555–595	570	15	145.00–155.00	$151.28	$862	+1.19
605–645	622	14	140.00–148.00	$144.52	$899	+0.05
655–695	677	5	137.50–145.00	$140.93	$954	+4.71
705–745	723	3	127.50–135.00	$131.43	$950	+1.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	17	155.00–165.00	$159.87	$600	-7.09
405–445	424	11	145.00–155.00	$150.12	$637	-9.32
455–495	467	5	137.50–147.50	$144.38	$674	-7.36
505–545	529	4	130.00–137.50	$133.02	$704	-9.23
555–595	565	4	120.00–122.50	$121.84	$688	-9.19
655–695	675	2	112.50–117.50	$114.93	$776	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1385	1129	80-85%	32	79.00–86.00	$83.60	$944	—
945–1500	1195	80-85%	38	87.00–94.00	$89.89	$1,074	+4.61
1095–1440	1269	80-85%	19	95.00–102.00	$97.75	$1,240	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1245	989	85-90%	19	70.00–76.00	$72.84	$720	—
850–1210	1019	85-90%	16	77.00–84.00	$80.17	$817	+11.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1540	1357	75-80%	14	82.00–87.00	$85.49	$1,160	—
1295–1550	1422	75-80%	13	88.00–95.00	$90.73	$1,290	—
1565–1990	1778	75-80%	2	99.00–100.00	$99.56	$1,770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1465	1259	9	108.00–113.00	$110.20	$1,387	—
1035–1920	1509	10	124.00–128.00	$125.01	$1,886	—
1055–2115	1527	11	117.00–123.00	$119.29	$1,822	+6.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–920	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–810.00	$774.89
775–910	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	690.00–850.00	$766.31
835–995	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	760.00–850.00	$793.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
880–1230	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	890.00–1,060.00	$946.23
985–1105	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,070.00–1,100.00	$1,079.98

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645–995	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	950.00–1,155.00	$1,057.56	—
800–1005	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	910.00–1,030.00	$963.91	—
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+385.00
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+327.31
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+277.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165–1295	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,510.00	$1,481.59	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–825	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–870.00	$833.10	—

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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.