Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.72/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 472 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.11/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 520 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $158.68/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	824	947	950
Feeder cattle	620	665	711
Slaughter cattle	115	151	136
Replacement cattle	89	131	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
365	365	1	192.50	$192.50	$703	—
455	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	+4.25
505–545	538	6	170.00–172.50	$170.39	$917	+3.50
555–595	583	8	160.00–170.00	$163.03	$950	—
605–645	620	4	155.00–160.00	$158.07	$980	-1.54
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	3	180.00	$180.00	$743	±0.00
455–495	480	4	170.00–175.00	$171.80	$825	—
505–545	525	2	160.00–162.50	$161.20	$846	—
605–645	620	4	142.50–152.50	$148.66	$922	—
655–695	675	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$961	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	473	4	155.00–165.00	$160.51	$759	—
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—

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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	22	155.00–162.50	$158.68	$595	+0.36
405–445	432	20	147.50–155.00	$149.80	$647	+1.11
455–495	472	31	140.00–150.00	$145.72	$688	+2.97
505–545	518	7	137.50–143.00	$141.82	$735	+5.50
555–595	570	4	130.00–135.00	$133.06	$758	+2.06
605–645	630	8	120.00–130.00	$123.67	$779	+3.13
655–695	678	6	118.00–122.50	$119.72	$812	+3.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	8	150.00–160.00	$154.88	$503	-2.68
355–395	378	8	140.00–150.00	$144.26	$545	-1.24
405–445	417	18	135.00–145.00	$142.02	$592	+1.43
455–495	474	8	127.50–135.00	$131.18	$622	-0.89
505–545	525	5	122.50–127.50	$124.96	$656	—
605–645	625	2	112.50–118.00	$115.16	$720	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	152.50–155.00	$153.70	$730	+3.54
505–545	525	19	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$774	+1.96
555–595	573	20	137.50–147.00	$142.91	$819	+5.71
605–645	631	4	132.50–140.00	$134.92	$851	+4.25

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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	325	2	175.00–185.00	$179.69	$584	—
355–395	375	4	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$647	-4.72
405–445	435	16	160.00–170.00	$162.41	$706	-6.41
455–495	472	17	155.00–162.00	$159.36	$752	-1.64
505–545	520	22	155.00–160.00	$158.11	$822	+1.51
555–595	587	5	150.00–152.50	$150.47	$883	+4.48
655–695	675	2	137.50–140.00	$138.71	$936	+0.78
705–745	722	3	125.00–135.00	$130.73	$944	—
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	+6.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	187.50	$187.50	$647	—
405–445	429	5	172.50–177.50	$174.43	$748	—
455–495	481	7	167.50–173.00	$169.30	$814	—
505–545	534	9	162.50–169.00	$164.22	$877	-0.48
555–595	579	12	155.00–165.00	$158.89	$920	-0.90
605–645	612	16	148.00–157.50	$155.77	$953	+1.58
655–695	679	8	142.50–152.50	$146.50	$995	+0.33
705–745	732	3	140.00–145.00	$141.61	$1,037	+4.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	167.50–170.00	$168.27	$559	-5.89
355–395	373	10	157.50–162.50	$160.21	$598	-4.62
405–445	428	16	150.00–155.00	$152.07	$651	-5.04
455–495	465	14	142.50–150.00	$148.13	$689	-0.83
505–545	525	4	137.50–145.00	$141.17	$741	-1.24
555–595	575	2	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$790	+0.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1570	1206	80-85%	19	64.00–71.00	$68.50	$826	-7.09
980–1575	1225	80-85%	24	72.00–79.00	$74.59	$914	+4.99
1140–1410	1274	80-85%	4	81.00–83.00	$82.24	$1,048	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1025	930	85-90%	5	55.00–61.00	$56.98	$530	—
855–1165	1018	85-90%	13	62.00–69.00	$65.04	$662	+4.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1685	1473	75-80%	6	73.00–79.00	$75.09	$1,106	—
1450–1505	1478	75-80%	2	67.00–70.00	$68.53	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1710	1470	2	95.00–97.00	$95.84	$1,409	—
1015–2115	1549	16	101.00–108.00	$104.27	$1,615	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1155	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,125.00	$1,014.78
865–1175	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–940.00	$882.38
1190–1300	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,044.28

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1155	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–870.00	$831.54
945–1240	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$844.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
820–995	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	820.00–900.00	$856.14	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.