Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

1,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $151.14/cwt -12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 470 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.07/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $154.23/cwt -8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 377 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,268	756	1,261
Feeder cattle	985	546	985
Slaughter cattle	175	122	165
Replacement cattle	108	88	111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower with an exceptional individual bringing 96.00, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	210.00	$210.00	$724	-9.00
355–395	372	5	195.00–202.50	$199.42	$742	-4.58
405–445	426	8	190.00–197.50	$193.30	$823	-4.66
455–495	477	17	182.50–192.50	$186.98	$892	-5.26
505–545	523	13	177.50–185.00	$181.67	$950	—
555–595	578	6	170.00–180.00	$174.04	$1,006	—
605–645	631	7	162.50–167.50	$164.25	$1,036	—
655–695 value added	675	4	166.00–172.50	$168.95	$1,140	—
705–745 value added	724	5	164.00–170.00	$166.96	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	—
405–445	424	5	180.00–187.50	$183.86	$780	-5.27
455–495	469	5	170.00–180.00	$176.38	$827	-8.62
505–545	523	5	165.00–175.00	$170.38	$891	—
555–595	575	9	157.50–165.00	$161.12	$926	—
605–645	625	2	158.00–160.00	$158.97	$994	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	180.00	$180.00	$693	—
405–445	425	4	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$733	-12.56
455–495	482	3	160.00–165.00	$161.57	$779	-17.13
505–545	525	4	157.00–162.50	$159.82	$839	-9.18
555–595	575	4	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$862	-7.59
605–645	625	3	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$922	-0.05
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	—

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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	326	10	157.50–166.00	$161.14	$525	-7.07
355–395	377	22	150.00–160.00	$154.23	$581	-8.18
405–445	420	17	145.00–155.00	$151.24	$635	-6.32
455–495	474	10	137.50–147.50	$142.73	$677	-2.67
505–545	518	3	130.00–138.00	$135.20	$700	+3.93
555–595	585	4	130.00–132.50	$130.59	$764	+3.87
605–645	629	4	120.00–127.50	$123.04	$774	-1.96
705–745	725	2	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$823	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	162.50–167.50	$164.87	$618	—
405–445	430	9	157.50–165.00	$160.17	$689	-0.17
455–495	473	15	150.00–160.00	$155.40	$735	+1.05
505–545	529	7	140.00–150.00	$143.92	$761	-1.83
555–595	571	15	135.00–143.00	$140.56	$803	+6.94
605–645	624	11	132.50–140.00	$136.54	$852	+6.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	529	9	154.00–156.00	$154.76	$819	+2.84
555–595	571	8	145.00–155.00	$150.74	$861	+6.30
605–645 value added	625	5	157.00–167.50	$162.32	$1,014	—
655–695	668	3	137.00–137.50	$137.33	$917	+3.24
705–745	720	4	132.50–138.00	$135.82	$978	+7.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	190.00–200.00	$194.76	$536	—
305–345	327	9	182.50–190.00	$185.72	$607	—
355–395	370	8	175.00–185.00	$181.11	$670	—
405–445	428	15	165.00–175.00	$169.24	$724	-11.22
455–495	470	10	160.00–170.00	$166.13	$781	-5.57
505–545	535	4	155.00–157.50	$155.59	$832	-8.30
555–595	573	16	145.00–155.00	$150.39	$862	-8.40
605–645	631	14	140.00–150.00	$143.29	$904	-2.92
655–695	677	12	140.00–145.00	$142.26	$963	+2.26
705–745	721	5	129.00–132.50	$131.05	$945	+1.05
755–795	775	2	122.50–125.00	$123.72	$959	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	267	5	180.00–185.00	$183.38	$490	-12.11
305–345	317	6	170.00–180.00	$176.91	$561	-8.09
355–395	367	13	162.50–172.50	$169.33	$621	-14.22
405–445	425	9	152.50–162.50	$157.36	$669	-13.80
455–495	470	30	145.00–155.00	$151.14	$710	-12.19
505–545	531	12	140.00–150.00	$143.44	$762	-9.18
555–595	564	7	135.00–142.50	$140.64	$793	-8.16
605–645	622	8	130.00–137.50	$134.27	$835	-1.56
655–695	673	6	125.00–134.00	$130.20	$876	+0.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	13	177.50–185.00	$179.73	$778	—
455–495	480	14	172.50–180.00	$175.28	$841	-4.72
505–545	524	27	165.00–175.00	$170.07	$891	-3.18
555–595	578	8	157.50–167.50	$161.81	$935	-8.19
705–745	727	6	135.00–145.00	$139.44	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1320	1077	80-85%	20	69.00–76.00	$73.89	$796	—
860–1430	1149	80-85%	42	77.00–84.00	$80.37	$923	—
1080–1560	1319	80-85%	21	85.00–92.00	$86.84	$1,145	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1260	1036	85-90%	9	59.00–65.00	$61.86	$641	-14.27
800–1310	1046	85-90%	20	68.00–75.00	$71.64	$749	-4.49
1100–1180	1140	85-90%	2	77.00–81.00	$78.93	$900	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1450	1403	75-80%	2	77.00–79.00	$77.97	$1,094	—
1220–1700	1475	75-80%	10	81.00–85.00	$83.68	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1610	1428	4	98.00–105.00	$102.69	$1,466	—
1100–1980	1469	7	109.00–113.00	$111.66	$1,640	—
1440–1795	1660	4	114.00–115.00	$114.27	$1,897	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–905	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	720.00–820.00	$778.35
855–1070	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$802.84
960–1185	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–940.00	$907.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1175	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	930.00	$930.00
1115–1245	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	940.00–1,125.00	$1,022.62
1120–1245	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	960.00–1,090.00	$1,034.79

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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
780–985	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,354.68	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+410.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
850–945	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	990.00–1,000.00	$995.26	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695–755	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	870.00–930.00	$898.76	—

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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.