Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

1,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.99/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 473 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.01/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 523 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $147.64/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,346	1,012	996
Feeder cattle	907	759	755
Slaughter cattle	262	165	125
Replacement cattle	177	88	116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with exceptional individuals bringing 106-107, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	212.00–220.00	$215.75	$701	+2.18
355–395	370	4	200.00–210.00	$206.06	$762	—
455–495	473	5	186.00–196.00	$190.71	$902	+0.82
505–545	518	3	175.00–177.50	$176.62	$915	—
555–595	567	5	167.50–172.50	$170.94	$969	-8.96
605–645	625	2	162.00–169.00	$165.39	$1,034	-7.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	202.50	$202.50	$638	—
455–495	475	4	175.00–182.00	$178.67	$849	+0.15
505–545	518	3	167.50–170.00	$169.12	$876	-9.62
620	620	1	152.50	$152.50	$946	-10.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	465	4	160.00–170.00	$167.34	$778	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	-6.54
655–695	675	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$961	—

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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	331	10	167.50–172.00	$169.14	$560	-2.57
355–395	372	14	160.00–170.00	$165.55	$616	+3.26
405–445	435	8	155.00–162.50	$156.79	$682	-3.18
455–495	473	31	147.50–157.50	$152.99	$724	+2.50
505–545	529	13	142.50–150.00	$145.52	$770	+2.42
555–595	573	6	135.00–145.00	$140.18	$803	+5.27
605–645	624	7	130.00–138.00	$134.03	$836	+3.20
655–695	679	5	125.00–134.00	$128.81	$875	+2.42
705–745	725	4	120.00–122.50	$121.22	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	9	155.00–165.00	$160.11	$519	—
355–385	377	10	150.00–155.00	$151.44	$571	+0.56
405–445	424	22	142.50–152.50	$147.64	$626	+1.47
455–495	466	9	135.00–145.00	$142.13	$662	+1.41
505–545	523	13	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$707	+1.67
555–595	580	8	120.00–130.00	$123.64	$717	-0.12
605–645	625	2	117.50–120.00	$118.71	$742	-0.91
655–695	679	4	115.00–122.50	$117.80	$800	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	172.50–175.00	$173.28	$662	—
555–595	581	19	147.50–157.50	$150.84	$876	+7.53
635	635	1	145.00	$145.00	$921	—
655–695	675	3	138.00–143.00	$140.28	$947	—
755–795	775	2	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$1,026	+1.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	7	180.00–187.00	$184.14	$595	—
355–395	378	5	167.50–175.00	$170.42	$644	-0.95
405–445	425	17	157.50–167.50	$162.43	$690	+0.07
455–495	477	21	150.00–160.00	$154.40	$736	+0.34
505–545	523	16	140.00–150.00	$145.49	$761	-2.56
555–595	577	15	132.50–142.50	$136.94	$790	-3.39
605–645	624	10	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$843	+4.78
655–695	675	2	127.50–130.00	$128.71	$869	—
705–745	722	3	122.00–127.00	$124.95	$902	+2.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	3	200.00–207.50	$203.15	$563	—
305–345	323	4	190.00–197.50	$194.25	$627	—
355–395	373	3	180.00–187.00	$183.87	$686	+0.77
405–445	422	15	170.00–180.00	$175.69	$741	+1.91
455–495	476	12	162.50–170.00	$165.93	$790	-1.89
505–545	523	26	152.50–162.50	$158.01	$826	-1.10
555–595	574	8	145.00–155.00	$150.19	$862	-3.05
605–645	622	9	143.00–152.50	$148.45	$923	+3.50
655–695	673	6	137.50–145.00	$141.62	$953	+5.92
705–745	725	2	133.00–137.50	$135.19	$980	+2.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	6	200.00–210.00	$203.07	$674	+0.57
355–395	382	6	190.00–199.00	$193.03	$737	-5.97
405–445	432	6	182.50–190.00	$184.82	$798	-0.18
455–495	477	9	175.00–185.00	$179.34	$855	+3.17
505–545	526	14	165.00–170.00	$167.25	$880	-3.81
555–595	575	21	157.50–167.50	$162.43	$934	-2.23
605–635	617	10	157.00–165.00	$161.74	$998	+3.59
655–695	675	8	150.00–155.00	$153.40	$1,035	+3.52
705–745	725	2	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$1,069	-2.57
755–795	771	5	140.00–147.50	$144.34	$1,113	-3.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1570	1137	80-85%	65	82.00–89.00	$85.82	$976	—
975–1450	1212	80-85%	44	90.00–97.00	$93.46	$1,133	—
1015–1485	1271	80-85%	18	98.00–105.00	$100.57	$1,278	+6.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1095	963	85-90%	12	72.00–79.00	$75.41	$726	-9.86
830–1185	1016	85-90%	27	80.00–86.00	$82.68	$840	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	89.00	$89.00	$988	+12.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1575	1376	75-80%	5	82.00–85.00	$83.28	$1,146	-9.42
1090–1600	1400	75-80%	19	89.00–96.00	$92.17	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1745	1381	6	106.00–109.00	$107.19	$1,480	—
1050–1945	1538	13	111.00–117.00	$114.91	$1,767	—
1305–1880	1653	8	118.00–125.00	$120.45	$1,991	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–975	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–930.00	$842.92
815–1155	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	780.00–970.00	$859.93
890–1295	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	900.00–1,100.00	$997.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1195	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	990.00–1,175.00	$1,062.79
900–1305	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,134.95
1100–1360	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,233.69

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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
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,370.00	$1,370.00	—
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
795–1235	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,275.00–1,475.00	$1,369.17	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–910	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,020.00	$966.28	+86.28
650–1010	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	875.00–1,000.00	$925.24	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1105	959	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,090.00–1,225.00	$1,162.34	-37.66
1080–1185	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,270.00	$1,194.14	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1315	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,530.00	$1,514.35	—

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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.