Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $189.13/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 447 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $160.34/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 402 lb · 22 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $168.21/cwt ≈ $560/hd at 333 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	756	1,209	878
Feeder cattle	546	889	712
Slaughter cattle	122	196	110
Replacement cattle	88	124	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly 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
405–449	447	31	189.00–192.50	$189.13	$845	+4.10
455	455	1	185.00	$185.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	14	219.00	$219.00	$690	+2.20
362	362	7	204.00	$204.00	$738	—
405–435	420	4	196.00–200.00	$197.96	$831	—
455–495	475	2	192.00–192.50	$192.24	$913	+2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	197.50–207.50	$202.14	$556	—
305–345	325	3	190.00–200.00	$193.79	$630	—
405	405	1	185.00	$185.00	$749	—
455–495	475	2	177.50–180.00	$178.70	$849	+5.82
505	505	1	169.00	$169.00	$853	+5.66
555	555	1	157.50	$157.50	$874	-3.31
605	605	1	147.50	$147.50	$892	-5.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	182.50	$182.50	$374	—
265	265	8	169.00	$169.00	$448	—
331–345	333	16	165.00–168.50	$168.21	$560	—
355–395	375	3	160.00–165.00	$162.41	$609	+9.88
405–445	420	4	155.00–159.00	$157.56	$662	+15.61
455–495	467	5	140.00–147.50	$145.40	$679	+8.43
505–545	532	3	130.00–134.00	$131.27	$698	-2.31
555–595	575	2	126.00–127.50	$126.72	$729	-1.86
605	605	2	125.00	$125.00	$756	+1.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–405	402	22	160.00–167.50	$160.34	$645	+8.07
455–495	476	8	150.00–158.00	$154.35	$735	+7.59
505–545	515	6	140.00–147.50	$145.75	$751	+3.58
555–595	575	2	130.00–137.50	$133.62	$768	-3.56
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	-0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	533	11	150.00–157.50	$151.92	$810	+4.88
555–595	578	9	140.00–150.00	$144.44	$835	-1.07
605–645	625	3	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$859	-7.04
655–695	675	3	130.00–137.50	$134.09	$905	+3.68
705–725	715	3	122.50–132.50	$127.95	$915	—
755–795	775	2	120.00–127.50	$123.65	$958	—

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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	4	192.50–200.00	$195.49	$538	—
305	305	1	185.00	$185.00	$564	+0.90
355–395	375	2	180.00–187.50	$183.55	$688	+9.41
405–445	435	4	170.00–175.00	$171.16	$745	+9.89
455–495	475	8	160.00–167.50	$163.33	$776	+9.22
505–545	529	5	150.00–156.00	$152.62	$807	+4.24
555–595	585	4	147.50–153.00	$148.80	$870	+7.19
605–645	619	8	130.00–140.00	$135.83	$841	—
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	-2.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	437	5	180.00–182.50	$180.46	$789	+7.25
455–495	486	7	170.00–177.50	$171.70	$834	+7.52
505–545	525	5	160.00–167.50	$163.89	$860	+5.98
555–595	580	13	155.00–165.00	$158.79	$921	+9.65
605–645	625	2	145.00–147.50	$146.21	$914	+2.67
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
705	705	2	130.00	$130.00	$916	-2.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	180.00	$180.00	$819	—
505–545	518	3	170.00–175.00	$173.25	$897	+7.17
555	555	4	170.00	$170.00	$944	+12.16
605–645	625	7	150.00–155.00	$152.45	$953	+2.45
655–695	668	6	145.00–151.00	$149.30	$997	+3.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1390	1170	80-85%	25	73.00–80.00	$77.59	$908	—
915–1625	1223	80-85%	37	81.00–88.00	$84.42	$1,032	+7.57
1055–1485	1283	80-85%	15	89.00–96.00	$90.80	$1,165	+2.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1075	877	85-90%	7	65.00–70.00	$66.94	$587	—
850–1205	1041	85-90%	8	73.00–78.00	$76.13	$793	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1625	1200	3	106.00–107.00	$106.55	$1,279	—
1020–1990	1532	8	111.00–118.00	$114.76	$1,758	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1200	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–920.00	$900.13
935–1240	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,100.00	$1,047.01
900–1475	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,074.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
905–1225	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	820.00–990.00	$920.54

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1010	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	740.00–790.00	$773.25

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–810	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$727.84

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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
940–1170	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,050.00	$1,045.55	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1085	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	890.00–900.00	$895.08	—
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	740.00	$740.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	730.00	$730.00	—

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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.