Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.60/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 426 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $145.98/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 360 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $153.47/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	889	1,440	981
Feeder cattle	584	1,020	667
Slaughter cattle	225	285	186
Replacement cattle	80	135	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls 5.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows significantly higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	162.50	$162.50	$780	—
510–545	535	6	158.00–162.50	$160.09	$856	-0.16
555–590	571	4	155.00–161.00	$158.72	$906	-1.55
680–690	685	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$969	—
795	795	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
410–445	432	5	160.00–167.50	$164.04	$709	-2.15
460–490	477	3	152.50–157.50	$155.03	$739	-3.76
560–590	575	2	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$848	—
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	525	4	145.00–147.00	$145.49	$764	—
620–645	633	2	137.50–139.00	$138.26	$875	+3.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	4	155.00–160.00	$157.52	$430	—
305–320	313	9	150.00–155.00	$151.85	$475	+3.17
355–380	360	18	142.50–148.00	$145.98	$526	+6.75
405–445	426	24	130.00–140.00	$135.60	$578	+4.07
460–495	469	7	125.00–130.00	$128.87	$604	+6.22
505–540	518	6	120.00–127.50	$122.46	$634	+8.30
560–580	570	2	120.00–122.50	$121.23	$691	+11.23
610–640	623	4	112.50–119.00	$115.37	$719	+6.42
690	690	3	110.00	$110.00	$759	+8.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	7	150.00	$150.00	$562	+2.15
405–430	419	17	142.50–147.50	$145.85	$611	+3.03
455–490	468	11	135.00–140.00	$138.10	$646	+1.95
505–540	520	11	130.00–137.50	$132.47	$689	+4.28
610–645	628	2	120.00–124.00	$122.06	$767	+5.70
740–745	743	3	115.00–117.50	$116.67	$867	—
790–795	793	2	105.00–115.00	$109.98	$872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	150.00	$150.00	$660	-2.16
455–490	468	14	141.00–148.00	$143.95	$674	-0.49
505–540	520	11	138.00–143.00	$141.51	$736	+3.57
555–580	565	11	135.00–142.00	$138.47	$782	+4.39
635–645	640	3	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$816	-6.69
660–680	670	2	120.00–122.50	$121.27	$813	—
780–790	785	2	117.50–119.00	$118.25	$928	—
830–845	838	2	110.00–119.00	$114.54	$960	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	5	173.00–175.00	$174.43	$576	+14.58
360–380	370	8	160.00–165.00	$162.21	$600	+5.71
405–440	420	17	150.00–157.50	$153.47	$645	+3.55
455–495	467	11	140.00–147.50	$144.57	$675	+5.20
505–540	514	10	135.00–138.00	$136.62	$702	+5.78
555–590	568	9	130.00–139.00	$133.38	$758	+12.42
605–645	618	16	120.00–127.00	$124.39	$769	+5.97
660–690	680	3	115.00–117.50	$116.69	$793	+2.15
705–745	720	6	112.00–117.50	$113.39	$816	-1.34
755–795	770	7	107.50–113.00	$109.90	$846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	170.00–175.00	$171.58	$652	+1.58
405–440	429	9	160.00–167.50	$161.36	$692	-1.03
455–480	466	7	150.00–157.50	$154.24	$719	+3.81
505–540	518	3	147.50–150.00	$148.37	$769	+3.17
555–590	576	10	140.00–145.00	$142.63	$822	+8.90
640–645	643	4	137.50–139.00	$138.25	$889	+11.65
660–690	676	5	120.00–125.00	$122.30	$827	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	-2.20
460	460	2	160.00	$160.00	$736	—
510–530	520	6	152.50–162.50	$155.79	$810	—
655–680	667	5	130.00–140.00	$134.00	$894	-3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1625	1170	80-85%	54	83.00–90.00	$85.49	$1,000	—
950–1605	1199	80-85%	7	92.00–99.00	$95.59	$1,146	—
920–1515	1216	80-85%	32	76.00–82.00	$79.44	$966	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1185	949	85-90%	5	60.00–67.00	$64.26	$610	—
825–1325	988	85-90%	16	70.00–77.00	$73.82	$729	+1.26
1040–1265	1110	85-90%	4	78.00–81.00	$79.00	$877	+12.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1510	1408	75-80%	2	93.00–97.00	$95.15	$1,340	+14.86
1345–1595	1460	75-80%	3	76.00–81.00	$78.87	$1,152	+6.02
1110–1855	1475	75-80%	12	82.00–88.00	$84.73	$1,250	+11.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1750	1496	5	101.00–104.00	$102.34	$1,531	—
755–2190	1629	7	107.00–114.00	$111.72	$1,820	-0.57
1280–1820	1667	5	115.00–118.00	$116.66	$1,945	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1040	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	610.00–890.00	$797.10
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1025–1315	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	790.00–990.00	$863.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1335	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	960.00–1,050.00	$1,015.97

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–765	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	690.00–760.00	$724.30
755–810	783	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–630.00	$627.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1225–1325	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,280.00	$1,234.55	—
1350–1595	1495	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,562.24	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1130–1235	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	920.00–1,150.00	$1,075.66	-160.45

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.