Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Franklin County Livestock report →

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.16/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 434 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.14/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 478 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.12/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 434 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	848	708	825
Feeder cattle	689	549	597
Slaughter cattle	102	89	116
Replacement cattle	57	70	112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 104.00, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	197.50	$197.50	$622	—
365	365	1	187.50	$187.50	$684	—
405–445	425	3	177.50–182.50	$179.92	$765	+3.17
455–495	467	14	173.00–180.00	$175.38	$819	+1.64
505–545	530	4	165.00–175.00	$168.64	$894	+6.22
555–595	575	2	160.00–162.50	$161.21	$927	+18.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	+2.62
455–495	466	9	160.00–170.00	$167.13	$779	+9.84
505–545	532	3	157.50–162.50	$159.08	$846	+17.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	207.50	$207.50	$706	—
555–595	582	3	167.50–172.50	$169.09	$984	+5.71
605–645	625	2	160.00–164.00	$161.94	$1,012	+6.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	6	150.00–160.00	$152.76	$509	-11.18
355–395	378	9	145.00–152.50	$148.24	$560	-0.38
405–445	434	15	140.00–148.00	$142.12	$617	-1.80
455–495	478	18	130.00–140.00	$134.14	$641	+1.32
505–545	525	6	127.50–135.00	$131.19	$689	+6.77
555–595	573	9	120.00–127.50	$124.10	$711	+5.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	372	6	155.00–165.00	$160.77	$598	-1.61
405–448	434	25	150.00–160.00	$156.16	$678	+2.20
455–495	473	9	142.50–152.50	$147.94	$700	+3.62
505–545	521	9	137.50–145.00	$141.85	$739	+3.61
555–595	575	6	130.00–140.00	$134.83	$775	+6.65
605–645	620	4	125.00–134.00	$130.65	$810	+5.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	162.50–165.00	$163.69	$696	—
455–495	485	8	155.00–162.50	$156.79	$760	-0.71
505–545	526	13	147.50–157.00	$152.16	$800	+4.52
555–595	572	12	142.50–151.00	$146.93	$840	+3.98
605–645	622	6	135.00–145.00	$140.77	$876	—
650	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	—
705–745	725	2	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$935	—

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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	324	5	182.50–190.00	$186.31	$604	+11.95
355–395	373	9	174.00–182.50	$178.83	$667	+10.19
405–445	423	13	167.50–177.50	$172.81	$731	+11.62
455–495	479	9	165.00–170.00	$166.86	$799	+11.66
505–545	523	8	155.00–165.00	$160.56	$840	+13.64
555–595	584	7	145.00–152.50	$147.07	$859	+8.95
605–645	622	9	140.00–148.00	$144.48	$899	+10.63
655–695	667	5	135.00–141.00	$139.04	$927	+12.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	4	194.00–198.00	$194.91	$653	+14.91
355–395	373	12	185.00–190.00	$187.61	$700	—
405–445	429	11	180.00–187.50	$183.07	$785	+10.42
555–595	580	13	155.00–165.00	$158.55	$920	+9.12
605–645	635	6	155.00–160.00	$156.20	$992	+13.20
660	660	1	147.50	$147.50	$974	+9.91
705–745	725	2	140.00–142.00	$140.97	$1,022	+11.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	6	165.00–172.50	$166.98	$640	+8.52
405–445	431	8	155.00–165.00	$158.32	$682	+8.46
455–495	477	13	150.00–160.00	$154.46	$737	+14.09
505–545	526	11	142.50–152.50	$147.18	$774	+12.81
555–595	568	3	135.00–140.00	$138.26	$785	+13.36
605–645	621	7	130.00–137.50	$134.56	$836	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1475	1112	80-85%	19	79.00–86.00	$83.85	$932	—
960–1495	1219	80-85%	24	87.00–94.00	$90.28	$1,101	—
1090–1605	1315	80-85%	11	95.00–102.00	$98.26	$1,292	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1180	1009	85-90%	10	76.00–83.00	$79.20	$799	+8.46
845–1275	1039	85-90%	8	68.00–75.00	$72.13	$749	+7.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1455	1390	75-80%	3	86.00–92.00	$88.41	$1,229	—
1395–1695	1545	75-80%	2	81.00–83.00	$82.10	$1,268	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1115	1065	2	108.00–109.00	$108.52	$1,156	—
1115–1960	1522	5	110.00–116.00	$112.92	$1,719	—
1130–2190	1783	4	119.00–124.00	$122.08	$2,177	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–970	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	710.00–850.00	$778.37
775–1085	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–810.00	$748.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1065	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	840.00–960.00	$910.02
1120–1200	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,070.00	$1,033.79
1190–1225	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1210	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,330.00	$1,305.05	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.