Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.86/cwt -2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 431 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.31/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 481 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.66/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 466 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	1,230	977
Feeder cattle	797	773	737
Slaughter cattle	137	296	125
Replacement cattle	164	161	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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
305–345	335	6	200.00–205.00	$201.16	$674	—
355–395	375	2	195.00–200.00	$197.37	$740	—
405–445	425	4	187.50–197.50	$192.26	$817	+2.23
455–495	477	3	180.00–187.50	$183.06	$873	—
505–545	525	3	172.50–176.00	$174.12	$914	-3.71
555–595	565	4	170.00–173.00	$172.21	$973	+5.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	182.50–185.00	$183.69	$781	+5.48
455–495	475	2	174.00–176.00	$174.96	$831	+13.13
505–545	525	2	167.50–169.00	$168.22	$883	+7.82
555–595	568	3	160.00–165.00	$163.26	$927	+10.85
630–635	633	2	152.50–156.00	$154.24	$976	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	175.00–180.00	$177.37	$665	—
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	+2.62
495	495	1	165.00	$165.00	$817	+12.80
595	595	1	153.00	$153.00	$910	—

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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	377	5	150.00–157.50	$153.38	$578	—
405–445	431	36	142.50–152.50	$145.86	$629	-2.49
455–495	466	29	132.50–142.50	$139.66	$651	-3.39
505–545	514	11	128.00–135.00	$133.40	$686	-5.80
555–595	575	5	120.00–130.00	$124.86	$718	-9.55
605–645	618	3	120.00–125.00	$123.26	$762	—
655–695	668	9	115.00–120.00	$118.28	$790	-2.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	152.50–162.50	$158.07	$430	—
305–345	335	6	145.00–150.00	$146.21	$490	-4.61
355–395	378	27	137.50–146.00	$141.54	$535	-3.83
405–445	417	21	130.00–140.00	$136.74	$570	-5.46
455–495	470	4	125.00–130.00	$128.05	$602	-7.24
605–645	630	4	110.00–115.00	$111.82	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	484	18	145.00–150.00	$146.35	$708	—
505–545	535	24	140.00–146.00	$141.72	$758	-5.65
555–595	575	16	132.50–140.00	$136.16	$783	-3.65
605–645	633	5	130.00–135.00	$131.45	$832	-1.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	185.00–187.50	$186.18	$698	+2.13
405–445	432	18	175.00–185.00	$178.24	$770	±0.00
505–545	531	27	154.00–162.00	$156.04	$829	-2.05
555–595	580	27	150.00–159.00	$153.71	$892	-0.37
605–645	624	11	142.50–152.00	$147.58	$921	+4.25
655–695	672	14	137.50–147.50	$143.14	$962	+2.21
705–745	728	4	130.00–137.50	$133.07	$969	+3.07
755	755	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,000	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	6	180.00–187.50	$183.56	$505	+0.54
305–345	327	17	167.50–177.50	$171.75	$562	-0.30
355–395	374	22	157.50–167.50	$162.59	$608	+1.21
405–445	422	26	150.00–160.00	$155.59	$657	+2.85
455–495	469	15	145.00–152.50	$149.94	$703	+5.07
505–545	533	5	130.00–140.00	$132.88	$708	+1.44
555–595	575	2	122.50–132.50	$127.33	$732	-2.84
605–645	625	3	125.00–129.00	$126.96	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	187.50	$187.50	$572	—
355–395	386	9	170.00–180.00	$172.04	$664	-3.81
405–445	426	13	162.50–172.50	$167.23	$712	+3.30
455–495	481	30	155.00–165.00	$158.31	$761	+1.97
505–545	517	17	145.00–152.50	$150.23	$777	-3.20
555–595	569	8	140.00–147.50	$144.94	$825	+1.17
605–645	615	4	130.00–140.00	$137.38	$845	-1.10
655–695	675	3	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$894	—
705–745	723	4	120.00–127.50	$124.32	$899	—
755–795	775	2	115.00–122.00	$118.41	$918	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1430	1122	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$77.45	$869	—
960–1590	1257	80-85%	29	80.00–87.00	$83.05	$1,044	—
1020–1555	1355	80-85%	6	88.00–92.00	$89.25	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1125	963	85-90%	10	66.00–73.00	$70.78	$682	-11.20
850–1135	1016	85-90%	10	74.00–81.00	$76.56	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1595	1399	75-80%	5	72.00–79.00	$76.99	$1,077	—
1240–1635	1455	75-80%	10	80.00–86.00	$82.34	$1,198	—
1845	1845	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,697	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,351	—
1180–1700	1418	3	104.00–108.00	$106.49	$1,510	—
1150–2100	1690	9	110.00–117.00	$112.95	$1,909	-12.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–965	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	720.00–820.00	$759.28
715–1190	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	810.00–940.00	$883.83
885–1100	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	720.00–870.00	$812.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1090	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–910.00	$876.56
905–1255	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	970.00–1,050.00	$1,003.53
1030–1290	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	910.00–1,100.00	$1,000.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
805–975	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	920.00–1,050.00	$972.05	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1310	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,130.00–1,265.00	$1,204.10	—
1060–1190	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,172.83	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1105–1230	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,710.28	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.