Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.92/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 475 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.71/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 422 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.12/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 531 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	689	891	730
Feeder cattle	503	568	555
Slaughter cattle	118	215	84
Replacement cattle	68	108	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	—
355–395	372	10	167.50–177.50	$173.11	$644	—
455–495	475	2	160.00–165.00	$162.39	$771	—
515	515	1	152.50	$152.50	$785	—
560	560	1	145.00	$145.00	$812	—
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	190.00–192.50	$191.19	$813	—
455–495	468	3	183.00–189.00	$186.89	$875	—
505–545	535	4	170.00–177.50	$171.77	$919	+11.02
555–595	568	3	162.50–168.00	$166.08	$943	+6.08
605	605	1	165.00	$165.00	$998	—
655–695	675	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$1,029	+12.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	182.50	$182.50	$657	—
460	460	1	177.50	$177.50	$816	+15.11
505–545	515	4	156.00–165.00	$162.62	$837	—
625	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	+12.58
745	745	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	+15.00

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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	432	6	147.50–150.00	$148.28	$641	+1.10
455–495	475	21	140.00–150.00	$144.92	$688	+5.00
505–545	518	7	137.50–145.00	$142.41	$738	+12.63
555–595	580	4	130.00–135.00	$131.82	$765	+7.38
605–645	625	3	121.00–130.00	$125.24	$783	+7.18
655–695	673	6	110.00–120.00	$115.32	$776	—
705–745	725	2	102.50–112.50	$107.36	$778	-2.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	4	145.00–150.00	$146.66	$557	+5.20
405–445	422	21	135.00–145.00	$140.71	$594	+5.87
455–495	474	7	128.00–135.00	$131.45	$623	+4.02
505–545	525	2	125.00–130.00	$127.40	$669	+9.21
555–595	579	5	120.00–122.50	$120.96	$700	+9.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	531	19	140.00–151.00	$145.12	$771	+5.42
555	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	+13.60
605–645	625	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$859	+8.97
655–695	678	3	125.00–135.00	$128.89	$874	+7.46
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	+7.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	170.00–172.50	$171.16	$471	—
305–345	326	8	157.50–167.50	$161.97	$528	+0.37
355–395	369	7	155.00–160.00	$158.15	$584	+2.83
405–445	426	12	142.50–150.00	$145.95	$622	+0.32
455–495	478	8	132.50–142.50	$136.80	$654	-0.10
505–545	514	9	130.00–135.00	$133.82	$688	+5.18
605–630	613	3	125.00–130.00	$128.29	$786	+9.80
655–695	668	3	120.00–125.00	$123.27	$823	+12.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	3	170.00–177.50	$174.01	$562	—
355–395	385	4	165.00–167.50	$165.58	$637	—
455–495	479	11	145.00–152.50	$147.90	$708	+0.40
505–545	522	9	139.00–147.50	$144.28	$753	+5.58
555–595	575	10	132.50–142.50	$137.40	$790	+5.50
605–645	635	6	135.00–140.00	$136.20	$865	+7.95
655–695	675	6	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$894	+9.18
705–745	725	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$933	+12.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	6	170.00–177.50	$173.64	$653	—
405–445	426	14	165.00–173.00	$168.57	$718	+1.13
455–495	478	3	157.50–167.50	$161.52	$772	+1.52
505–545	534	5	150.00–157.50	$151.91	$811	—
555–595	577	9	145.00–155.00	$149.34	$862	—
765	765	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,017	+4.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1340	1114	80-85%	30	69.00–76.00	$72.54	$808	+7.83
970–1360	1126	80-85%	9	63.00–68.00	$66.07	$744	+1.36
1015–1495	1256	80-85%	17	77.00–84.00	$79.38	$997	+1.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1535	1340	75-80%	10	72.00–77.00	$74.66	$1,000	—
1080–1550	1374	75-80%	4	64.00–70.00	$68.56	$942	+4.18
1670	1670	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,353	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1060	929	85-90%	5	60.00–67.00	$63.63	$591	—
845–990	934	85-90%	7	55.00–59.00	$57.18	$534	—
1075	1075	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1705	1630	2	98.00–99.00	$98.48	$1,605	—
1180–2245	1691	6	100.00–107.00	$103.80	$1,755	—
1900–2080	1990	2	110.00–111.00	$110.52	$2,199	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–955	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	760.00–900.00	$821.99
760–1070	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	790.00–930.00	$857.07
985–1250	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	830.00–930.00	$882.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–830	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–610.00	$605.17
715–1070	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	720.00–760.00	$732.84
850–1230	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–820.00	$798.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–920	837	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	860.00–960.00	$899.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	980.00–990.00	$985.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,430.00	$1,430.00	—

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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.