Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.44/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 522 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.93/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 475 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $153.92/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 529 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,378	1,268	790
Feeder cattle	1,109	985	639
Slaughter cattle	168	175	72
Replacement cattle	101	108	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 6.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 lower, 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
355–395	373	5	182.50–190.00	$186.37	$695	-3.63
405–445	425	6	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$743	-8.96
455–495	479	7	165.00–175.00	$168.84	$809	-7.54
505–545	526	15	160.00–170.00	$165.34	$870	-5.04
555–595	580	11	150.00–157.50	$152.67	$885	-8.45
605–645	613	9	142.50–150.00	$148.56	$911	-10.41
655–695	675	4	145.00–147.50	$146.21	$987	—
715	715	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	182.50–187.50	$184.44	$784	-8.86
475	475	1	177.50	$177.50	$843	-9.48
555–595	572	7	163.00–170.00	$166.80	$954	-7.24
605–645	630	12	155.00–160.00	$156.83	$988	-7.42
655–695	671	11	150.00–156.00	$153.31	$1,029	—
705–745	721	4	147.50–154.00	$151.31	$1,091	—
755–765	760	2	152.00–154.00	$153.01	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	187.50–190.00	$188.66	$519	—
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
355–395	378	4	170.00–180.00	$174.23	$659	-5.77
455–495	468	4	153.00–162.50	$159.36	$746	-2.21
505–545	526	16	145.00–155.00	$149.63	$787	-10.19
555–595	571	4	137.50–145.00	$141.78	$810	-8.13
605–645	618	3	137.50–140.00	$139.13	$860	-8.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	18	152.50–157.50	$154.55	$661	-5.62
455–495	474	17	142.50–150.00	$146.23	$693	-9.17
503–545	522	48	135.00–145.00	$140.44	$733	-3.48
555–595	570	19	127.50–137.50	$133.62	$762	-6.94
605–645	617	7	125.00–132.50	$130.30	$804	-6.24
655–695	668	3	120.00–122.50	$121.63	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	7	148.00–158.00	$154.54	$569	+0.31
405–445	431	22	140.00–150.00	$143.23	$617	-8.01
455–495	475	44	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$641	-7.80
505–545	523	23	122.50–132.50	$127.83	$669	-7.37
555–595	582	3	120.00–125.00	$121.59	$708	-9.00
605–645	618	3	117.50–120.00	$119.13	$736	-3.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	5	153.00–160.00	$155.54	$743	—
555–595	578	10	139.00–143.00	$140.76	$814	-9.98
605–645	627	10	135.00–138.00	$136.26	$854	—
655–695	675	11	129.00–135.00	$132.07	$891	-5.26

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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	268	3	177.50–182.50	$180.67	$484	-2.71
305–345	314	8	170.00–180.00	$177.66	$558	+0.75
355–395	373	8	160.00–170.00	$165.41	$617	-3.92
405–445	419	7	152.50–160.00	$157.41	$660	+0.05
455–495	476	17	145.00–155.00	$149.66	$712	-1.48
505–545	526	20	140.00–147.50	$143.67	$756	+0.23
555–595	579	14	127.50–137.50	$131.55	$762	-9.09
605–645	622	14	122.50–132.50	$128.14	$797	-6.13
655–695	679	5	120.00–125.00	$121.93	$828	-8.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	4	187.50–195.00	$189.82	$533	-4.94
305–345	325	2	185.00–190.00	$187.35	$609	+1.63
355–395	378	9	175.00–182.00	$177.95	$673	-3.16
405–445	419	9	162.50–172.50	$168.77	$707	-0.47
455–495	483	11	157.50–165.00	$159.50	$770	-6.63
505–545	529	25	150.00–160.00	$153.92	$814	-1.67
555–595	583	5	140.00–145.00	$141.45	$825	-8.94
605–645	632	11	135.00–142.50	$137.44	$869	-5.85
655–695	676	10	127.50–137.50	$132.19	$894	-10.07
705–745	723	4	122.50–130.00	$126.82	$917	-4.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	197.00	$197.00	$611	—
365	365	1	187.00	$187.00	$683	—
405–445	430	17	175.00–180.00	$176.85	$760	-2.88
455–495	470	13	167.50–177.50	$173.78	$817	-1.50
555–595	571	4	152.50–160.00	$156.78	$895	-5.03
655–695	675	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$961	—
705–745	732	3	135.00–137.00	$135.64	$993	-3.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1590	1191	80-85%	61	73.00–80.00	$76.21	$908	—
950–1430	1204	80-85%	16	65.00–72.00	$68.52	$825	—
905–1625	1266	80-85%	27	81.00–85.00	$82.64	$1,046	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1820	1487	75-80%	9	75.00–80.00	$76.63	$1,139	-7.05
1435–1525	1488	75-80%	4	71.00–74.00	$72.76	$1,083	-10.92
1500	1500	75-80%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,260	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1170	1055	85-90%	5	60.00–64.00	$62.23	$657	—
1040–1130	1076	85-90%	6	67.00–74.00	$70.56	$759	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1785	1503	3	94.00–100.00	$98.15	$1,475	—
1360–1920	1641	8	102.00–109.00	$105.87	$1,737	—
1500–2000	1740	5	110.00–113.00	$111.62	$1,942	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1055	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–800.00	$744.11
725–1135	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–850.00	$776.05
735–1250	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	790.00–940.00	$849.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1160	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	830.00–1,030.00	$908.25
975–1385	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	870.00–1,040.00	$942.30
900–1355	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	970.00–1,120.00	$1,019.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–880	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,005.03	+9.77

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	940.00	$940.00	—
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	840.00	$840.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,330.00	$1,330.00	—

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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.