Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.04/cwt ≈ $663/hd at 484 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.68/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 523 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.38/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 481 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,105	1,363	1,310
Feeder cattle	865	1,125	951
Slaughter cattle	141	138	155
Replacement cattle	99	100	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	3	162.50–170.00	$165.39	$789	-7.11
505–545	525	2	160.00–166.00	$162.89	$855	+1.37
555–595	577	3	152.50–160.00	$155.74	$899	+5.03
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	-5.00
655–695	682	3	140.00–149.00	$142.88	$974	—
725	725	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,000	—
755–795	771	5	134.00–135.00	$134.59	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	3	160.00–170.00	$165.66	$699	-4.46
455–495	465	4	150.00–160.00	$157.34	$732	-7.61
525	525	2	155.00	$155.00	$814	+2.63
605–645	625	2	132.50–140.00	$136.13	$851	-3.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
405–445	432	3	155.00–157.50	$155.78	$673	-9.16
505–545	518	3	140.00–145.00	$143.25	$742	-1.75
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
605–645	627	3	120.00–128.00	$124.25	$779	-5.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	6	152.50–159.00	$156.68	$577	—
405–445	432	3	150.00–154.00	$151.25	$653	—
455–495	484	30	135.00–142.50	$137.04	$663	—
505–545	523	30	130.00–135.00	$132.68	$694	-1.88
555–595	569	22	125.00–133.00	$130.13	$740	+2.88
605–645	623	15	118.00–127.50	$122.98	$766	+2.22
655–695	675	6	115.00–123.00	$118.79	$802	+3.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	369	5	140.00–150.00	$146.35	$540	—
405–445	425	11	135.00–142.50	$138.79	$590	—
455–495	475	20	125.00–132.50	$128.75	$612	-2.45
505–545	521	7	120.00–127.50	$124.54	$649	-0.23
555–595	571	7	117.50–121.00	$119.77	$684	+1.19
605–645	623	9	110.00–115.00	$112.70	$702	-0.51
655–695	675	3	105.00–112.00	$108.60	$733	-0.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	4	140.00–150.00	$142.28	$477	—
355–395	379	10	127.50–137.50	$131.42	$498	-4.75
405–445	430	20	120.00–130.00	$123.78	$532	-4.78
455–495	470	12	115.00–122.50	$119.96	$564	-2.70
505–545	541	9	110.00–115.00	$110.52	$598	-0.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	6	170.00–177.50	$173.52	$564	—
355–395	378	6	165.00–170.00	$168.40	$637	-2.75
405–445	435	11	150.00–159.00	$152.34	$663	—
455–495	481	25	140.00–150.00	$143.38	$690	—
505–545	528	22	130.00–140.00	$134.18	$708	-6.22
555–595	572	16	122.50–132.50	$128.22	$733	-2.19
605–645	625	5	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$765	-2.45
655–695	672	13	112.50–122.50	$118.22	$794	+0.30
705–745	720	10	107.50–115.00	$112.20	$808	+0.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	—
355–395	387	8	170.00–177.50	$171.46	$664	—
405–445	429	17	160.00–170.00	$163.93	$703	—
455–495	473	11	152.50–162.50	$157.88	$747	—
505–545	528	11	142.50–152.50	$146.65	$774	—
555–595	582	19	135.00–145.00	$138.07	$804	-0.38
605–645	624	17	130.00–140.00	$135.22	$844	-0.71
655–695	668	13	125.00–135.00	$131.67	$880	+1.24
700	700	1	127.50	$127.50	$892	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	157.50–160.00	$158.67	$516	-16.33
405–445	431	4	140.00–147.50	$142.38	$614	-6.84
455–495	476	10	127.50–137.50	$132.16	$629	-5.74
505–545	529	13	118.00–127.50	$121.55	$643	-7.69
555–595	569	12	110.00–120.00	$116.35	$662	-2.83
605–645	625	2	107.50–110.00	$108.71	$679	-2.41
655–695	675	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$725	-0.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1390	1182	80-85%	16	54.00–60.00	$58.32	$689	-12.27
920–1570	1205	80-85%	46	61.00–68.00	$65.21	$786	—
995–1615	1284	80-85%	13	69.00–74.00	$70.81	$909	-4.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1605	1122	85-90%	6	48.00–52.00	$50.08	$562	—
1010–1260	1129	85-90%	8	55.00–60.00	$57.21	$646	—
1130–1235	1183	85-90%	2	62.00–64.00	$62.96	$745	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1650	1455	75-80%	2	55.00–60.00	$57.16	$832	—
1155–1750	1498	75-80%	11	64.00–69.00	$66.62	$998	—
1595–1740	1657	75-80%	3	70.00–71.00	$70.35	$1,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1885	1417	9	95.00–101.00	$99.25	$1,406	—
1485–1875	1738	3	92.00–93.00	$92.28	$1,604	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–965	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00–780.00	$733.83
780–1160	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–810.00	$736.64
850–1310	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	720.00–910.00	$793.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1325	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	840.00–900.00	$880.20
1135–1400	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	970.00–1,120.00	$1,037.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1135	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,090.00	$1,041.32	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	-122.91

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1000	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–925.00	$899.29	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.