Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $173.78/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 430 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.91/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 574 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.72/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 468 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,012	848	773
Feeder cattle	759	689	551
Slaughter cattle	165	102	85
Replacement cattle	88	57	137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	200.00	$200.00	$780	+12.50
405–445	415	4	192.50–195.00	$194.33	$806	+14.41
468–495	475	12	178.00–180.00	$178.52	$848	+3.14
515–525	520	2	177.50–180.00	$178.74	$929	+10.10
555–595	578	12	165.00–182.50	$172.99	$1,000	+11.78
605–645	618	3	160.00–165.00	$163.26	$1,009	—
705–745	725	4	149.00–155.00	$151.92	$1,101	—
755–770	763	2	147.50–151.00	$149.23	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	4	207.50–217.50	$213.57	$683	+6.07
405–445	432	6	197.50–207.00	$200.67	$867	—
455–495	475	8	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$902	—
555–595	575	10	175.00–185.00	$179.90	$1,034	+10.81
605–645	621	5	170.00–175.00	$172.95	$1,074	+11.01
655	655	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,140	—
710	710	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	4	180.00–190.00	$183.57	$698	—
515–545	525	3	160.00–170.00	$166.54	$874	+7.46
555–595	568	3	150.00–160.00	$156.51	$889	—

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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	330	11	170.00–175.00	$171.71	$567	—
355–395	378	6	160.00–166.00	$162.29	$613	+1.52
405–445	425	8	157.50–162.50	$159.97	$680	+3.81
455–495	472	13	147.50–153.00	$150.49	$710	+2.55
505–545	532	15	140.00–150.00	$143.10	$761	+1.25
555–595	574	19	130.00–139.00	$134.91	$774	+0.08
605–645	621	14	125.00–135.00	$130.83	$812	+0.18
655–695	669	5	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	13	147.50–157.50	$150.88	$575	+2.64
405–445	424	16	142.50–150.00	$146.17	$620	+4.05
455–495	468	19	135.00–145.00	$140.72	$659	+6.58
505–545	526	17	130.00–137.50	$133.56	$703	+2.37
555–595	576	6	120.00–128.00	$123.76	$713	-0.34
605–645	621	5	115.00–123.00	$119.62	$743	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	581	16	140.00–150.00	$143.31	$833	-3.62
705–745	735	4	130.00–133.00	$130.72	$961	+1.75
755	755	1	131.00	$131.00	$989	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	195.00–197.50	$196.14	$441	—
255–295	275	2	190.00–195.00	$192.32	$529	—
355–395	373	10	167.50–175.00	$171.37	$639	+4.39
405–445	425	16	157.50–167.50	$162.36	$690	+4.04
455–495	478	18	150.00–160.00	$154.06	$736	-0.40
505–545	515	8	142.50–150.00	$148.05	$762	+0.87
555–595	573	12	135.00–145.00	$140.33	$804	+2.07
605–645	629	6	127.50–135.00	$130.36	$820	-4.20
705–745	725	3	120.00–126.00	$122.78	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	180.00–190.00	$183.10	$699	+4.27
405–445	430	20	170.00–180.00	$173.78	$747	+0.97
455–495	473	6	162.50–172.50	$167.82	$794	+0.96
505–545	528	12	155.00–165.00	$159.11	$840	-1.45
555–595	577	3	150.00–157.50	$153.24	$884	+6.17
605–645	625	3	142.50–147.50	$144.95	$906	+0.47
655–695	678	4	133.00–140.00	$135.70	$920	-3.34
705–745	725	2	127.50–137.50	$132.36	$960	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	202.50	$202.50	$648	+7.59
355	355	1	199.00	$199.00	$706	+11.39
425	425	1	185.00	$185.00	$786	+1.93
455–495	485	4	175.00–180.00	$176.17	$854	—
505–545	525	18	167.50–175.00	$171.06	$898	—
555–595	576	10	160.00–170.00	$164.66	$948	+6.11
605–645	619	7	155.00–160.00	$158.15	$979	+1.95
655–695	675	5	145.00–155.00	$149.88	$1,012	+2.38
715	715	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,072	+9.03
770	770	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,136	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1450	1098	80-85%	24	82.00–89.00	$86.28	$947	—
895–1705	1263	80-85%	34	90.00–97.00	$93.77	$1,184	—
1115–1755	1331	80-85%	24	98.00–105.00	$101.53	$1,351	+3.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1510	1290	75-80%	7	82.00–88.00	$85.06	$1,097	—
1210–1630	1369	75-80%	11	89.00–96.00	$92.70	$1,269	+4.29
1370–1705	1528	75-80%	4	98.00–104.00	$100.75	$1,539	+18.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1135	996	85-90%	6	82.00–89.00	$85.27	$849	—
880–1395	1120	85-90%	11	72.00–78.00	$76.03	$852	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1350	1186	4	105.00–109.00	$106.95	$1,268	—
1255–2185	1593	13	110.00–117.00	$114.09	$1,817	—
1920–1990	1955	2	119.00–122.00	$120.47	$2,355	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1130	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,025.00	$967.26
1175–1280	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,060.00–1,230.00	$1,129.38
1055–1345	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,080.00–1,240.00	$1,181.21

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–975	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–820.00	$763.71
820–1095	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	820.00–875.00	$844.97
945–1145	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	780.00–980.00	$883.45

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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
875–1280	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,410.31	+105.26
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+190.00
1005–1020	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,170.00–1,200.00	$1,184.89	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00	$880.00	—

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	1,520.00	$1,520.00	—

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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.