Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.22/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.63/cwt ≈ $878/hd at 667 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.38/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 433 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	702	1,003	1,098
Feeder cattle	458	728	773
Slaughter cattle	120	125	124
Replacement cattle	124	150	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows 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	197.50–202.50	$199.87	$750	+6.23
455–495	476	10	172.50–180.00	$176.03	$838	-5.88
505–545	519	7	170.00–175.00	$173.52	$901	+5.60
555–595	576	7	162.50–168.00	$165.09	$951	+3.14
605	605	1	153.00	$153.00	$926	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	3	175.00–180.00	$177.42	$754	—
505–545	530	4	152.50–162.50	$156.14	$828	—
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
605–645	625	2	138.00–145.00	$141.39	$884	—
670	670	1	142.50	$142.50	$955	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	187.50	$187.50	$628	—
455–480	468	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$713	-9.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	8	162.50–165.00	$163.99	$525	—
355–395	368	13	155.00–163.00	$160.31	$590	+8.61
405–445	433	17	147.50–154.00	$149.38	$647	+2.44
455–495	470	23	140.00–150.00	$146.22	$687	+3.96
505–545	523	12	135.00–140.00	$137.64	$720	+3.16
605–645	625	2	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$744	-3.57
655–695	675	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$807	+2.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	3	162.50–165.00	$164.08	$440	+5.11
305–345	321	10	155.00–160.00	$157.91	$507	+7.17
355–395	371	11	142.50–152.50	$148.40	$551	+6.16
405–445	425	17	135.00–145.00	$139.88	$594	+1.86
455–495	482	6	135.00–137.50	$135.79	$655	+6.73
555–595	582	3	120.00–122.50	$120.80	$703	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	512	11	146.00–150.00	$149.23	$764	+6.52
555–595	585	8	135.00–144.00	$137.32	$803	-2.39
605–645	632	6	127.50–137.50	$130.76	$826	+0.80
665–695	667	17	126.00–132.00	$131.63	$878	—
760	760	1	123.00	$123.00	$935	+4.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	11	180.00–188.00	$183.16	$601	+3.28
355–385	373	6	170.00–180.00	$174.48	$651	+1.79
405–445	435	14	165.00–172.50	$166.89	$726	+4.42
455–495	472	6	157.50–162.50	$160.33	$757	+2.69
505–545	521	4	147.50–155.00	$151.77	$791	+1.05
605–645	625	2	132.50–137.50	$134.92	$843	-2.52
755–795	765	4	114.00–120.00	$118.44	$906	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	187.50	$187.50	$497	+10.46
305–345	321	6	170.00–178.00	$174.63	$561	+5.68
355–395	376	12	160.00–169.00	$164.62	$619	+1.44
405–445	420	8	150.00–160.00	$156.15	$656	+5.07
455–495	465	7	140.00–150.00	$147.39	$685	+2.13
505–545	522	6	133.00–143.00	$138.48	$723	+1.46
555–595	563	5	128.00–133.00	$131.94	$743	+1.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	485	10	165.00–170.00	$166.13	$806	-1.25
505–545	521	5	165.00–167.50	$166.45	$867	+3.61
555–595	580	8	147.50–157.50	$151.29	$877	-3.81
605–645	623	3	142.50–149.00	$146.26	$911	-0.77
655–695	672	6	140.00–145.00	$142.77	$959	—
705–745	735	4	132.50–137.50	$133.70	$983	-5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1450	1151	80-85%	20	71.00–78.00	$75.77	$872	—
985–1390	1187	80-85%	37	79.00–86.00	$82.64	$981	—
1050–1340	1207	80-85%	12	87.00–94.00	$89.70	$1,083	+20.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1210	1070	85-90%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.57	$702	—
935–1305	1084	85-90%	8	70.00–74.00	$71.50	$775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1545	1488	75-80%	2	74.00	$74.00	$1,101	—
1410–1700	1556	75-80%	5	81.00–86.00	$83.74	$1,303	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1430	1400	2	103.00–106.00	$104.53	$1,463	—
1160–2215	1734	9	109.00–116.00	$112.75	$1,955	-6.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1080	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	790.00–950.00	$860.20
915–1295	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	850.00–1,050.00	$964.30
1020–1330	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,152.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–935	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	730.00–760.00	$745.94
850–1055	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	780.00–810.00	$786.82
880–1220	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	810.00–950.00	$892.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–965	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–990.00	$923.79	—
680–780	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	840.00–870.00	$856.49	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–980	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
965–1150	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,130.00	$1,116.95	+3.46
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—

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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.