Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

1,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.77/cwt -17.13 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 526 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.24/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 528 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.66/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 474 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,363	1,450	1,371
Feeder cattle	1,125	1,093	1,108
Slaughter cattle	138	227	107
Replacement cattle	100	130	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls 4.00 lower, bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 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
320	320	2	190.00	$190.00	$608	—
355–395	375	2	180.00–182.50	$181.18	$679	+0.48
405–445	440	8	170.00–171.00	$170.12	$749	-2.38
455–495	475	8	162.50–167.50	$164.95	$784	-0.99
505–545	525	9	147.50–157.50	$152.37	$800	-7.63
555–595	570	4	141.00–148.00	$145.42	$829	—
605–645	625	5	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$874	-10.11
655–695	675	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$894	-9.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	-2.50
370	370	1	192.50	$192.50	$712	+0.09
425	425	1	180.00	$180.00	$765	-6.00
475	475	1	172.50	$172.50	$819	±0.00
505–545	533	8	160.00–165.00	$161.52	$861	-2.60
555–595	585	4	150.00–153.00	$150.71	$882	-8.96
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	162.50–167.50	$164.94	$701	+2.56
455–495	467	6	150.00–160.00	$156.97	$733	—
515	515	3	145.00	$145.00	$747	+1.52
610	610	2	130.00	$130.00	$793	-8.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	157.50	$157.50	$536	—
455–495	485	24	130.00–135.00	$131.20	$636	-7.30
505–545	526	36	120.00–130.00	$124.77	$656	-17.13
555–595	570	13	112.50–122.50	$118.58	$676	-5.74
605–645	622	16	107.50–117.50	$113.21	$704	-8.04
655–695	679	10	107.00–113.00	$109.37	$743	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	10	132.50–142.50	$136.17	$517	-8.28
405–445	430	17	125.00–135.00	$128.56	$553	-10.64
455–495	474	31	117.50–127.50	$122.66	$581	-4.53
505–545	538	9	110.00–117.50	$111.32	$599	-10.01
555–595	560	12	105.00–110.00	$109.39	$613	-0.76
605–645	635	4	100.00–105.00	$101.19	$643	-9.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	512	6	132.50–135.00	$134.56	$689	-4.63
555–595	576	14	125.00–130.00	$127.25	$733	-4.35
605–645	633	5	120.00–124.00	$120.76	$764	-9.50
655–695	688	6	115.00–117.50	$115.40	$794	-9.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	175.00	$175.00	$578	+4.39
355–395	376	5	157.50–165.00	$160.84	$605	+2.17
405–445	428	14	145.00–155.00	$149.22	$639	+3.75
455–495	483	16	135.00–145.00	$137.90	$666	+4.60
505–545	528	33	125.00–135.00	$129.24	$682	-0.02
555–595	561	13	115.00–120.00	$119.18	$669	+1.13
605–645	620	12	105.00–115.00	$111.12	$689	-3.77
655–695	667	5	104.00–110.00	$108.24	$722	-5.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	4	170.00–175.00	$171.15	$659	+0.10
505–545	533	5	137.50–147.50	$140.40	$748	+0.59
555–595	573	26	125.00–135.00	$130.41	$747	-1.66
605–645	625	14	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$781	-3.61
655–695	668	3	114.00–120.00	$117.92	$788	-5.20
705–745	736	9	110.00–120.00	$112.16	$825	-6.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	137.00–140.00	$138.45	$796	-2.66
605–645	626	13	132.50–140.00	$135.93	$851	-4.53
655–695	673	10	125.00–135.00	$130.43	$878	-4.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1385	1165	80-85%	19	59.00–66.00	$63.28	$737	—
900–1415	1172	80-85%	47	67.00–74.00	$70.59	$827	—
1040–1390	1271	80-85%	4	75.00–76.00	$75.74	$963	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–845	833	85-90%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.51	$587	—
890–1270	1037	85-90%	9	50.00–55.00	$51.68	$536	-11.72
835–1255	1092	85-90%	8	58.00–65.00	$62.48	$682	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$893	—
1240–1800	1529	75-80%	14	69.00–76.00	$71.69	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2365	1658	4	90.00–92.00	$90.88	$1,507	—
1555–1920	1669	6	95.00–102.00	$98.63	$1,646	—
1750–1900	1825	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,916	-7.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–980	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–650.00	$638.99
865–1080	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	740.00–790.00	$775.82
875–1330	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	740.00–910.00	$822.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1220	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–930.00	$863.15
1090–1235	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$941.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1160	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,170.00	$1,158.98	—
1045–1115	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.91	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-25.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	880.00	$880.00	-52.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.