Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

1,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.36/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 473 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.75/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 574 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $130.05/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 424 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,364	1,105	1,199
Feeder cattle	1,016	865	921
Slaughter cattle	177	141	107
Replacement cattle	171	99	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher with an outstanding individual bringing 85.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	3	150.00–160.00	$154.86	$736	-2.48
505–545	525	2	150.00–154.00	$151.92	$798	-3.08
555–595	575	2	141.00–145.00	$142.93	$822	—
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	+3.87
655–695	668	4	130.00–140.00	$136.77	$914	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	160.00–162.50	$161.20	$846	-1.69
555–595	577	3	150.00–159.00	$153.89	$888	-1.85
605–645	628	3	148.00–156.00	$151.24	$950	+6.24
705–745	725	3	141.00–149.00	$144.93	$1,051	+6.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	-5.78
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	-3.25
555–595	575	3	128.00–133.00	$130.28	$749	-9.72
605–645	625	4	129.00–130.00	$129.48	$809	+5.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	540	30	135.00–139.00	$135.53	$732	+2.85
555–595	574	41	127.50–137.50	$132.75	$762	+2.62
605–645	627	19	125.00–133.00	$128.46	$805	+5.48
655–695	677	17	124.00–130.00	$126.87	$859	+8.08
705–745	725	2	117.50–125.00	$121.15	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	6	137.50–140.00	$138.69	$589	-0.10
455–495	473	44	130.00–140.00	$135.36	$640	+6.61
505–545	521	19	122.50–132.50	$128.44	$669	+3.90
555–595	576	8	118.00–125.00	$120.96	$697	+1.19
605–645	615	6	114.00–120.00	$118.53	$729	+5.83
655–695	684	8	110.00–118.00	$112.18	$767	+3.58
705–745	729	5	105.00–114.00	$108.73	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	7	145.00–152.50	$148.11	$486	+5.83
355–395	383	17	135.00–145.00	$137.85	$528	+6.43
405–445	424	35	125.00–135.00	$130.05	$551	+6.27
455–495	471	14	117.50–125.00	$121.69	$573	+1.73
505–545	521	8	110.00–120.00	$115.77	$603	+5.25
555–595	582	3	110.00–111.00	$110.32	$642	—
605–645	618	10	102.50–110.00	$107.44	$664	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	367	10	160.00–167.50	$165.14	$606	-3.26
405–445	426	9	150.00–160.00	$154.55	$658	+2.21
455–495	476	22	137.50–147.50	$142.07	$676	-1.31
505–545	526	30	130.00–140.00	$134.65	$708	+0.47
555–595	574	25	122.50–132.50	$127.65	$733	-0.57
605–645	627	30	117.50–125.00	$120.62	$756	-1.82
655–695	669	15	112.00–120.00	$117.24	$784	-0.98
705–745	728	12	106.00–115.00	$109.55	$798	-2.65
755–795	787	5	105.00–109.00	$105.77	$832	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	2	170.00	$170.00	$462	—
305–345	326	11	155.00–165.00	$159.65	$520	+0.98
355–395	381	22	147.50–157.50	$150.94	$575	—
405–445	421	11	137.50–147.50	$143.28	$603	+0.90
455–495	480	15	125.00–135.00	$128.58	$617	-3.58
505–545	534	34	120.00–127.50	$122.14	$652	+0.59
555–595	572	26	110.00–120.00	$115.63	$661	-0.72
605–645	622	28	107.50–115.00	$111.10	$691	+2.39
655–695	660	8	106.00–110.00	$109.47	$723	+2.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	5	172.50–180.00	$175.88	$663	+4.42
405–445	427	23	165.00–175.00	$169.45	$724	+5.52
455–495	476	10	150.00–160.00	$154.69	$736	-3.19
505–545	525	3	142.50–147.50	$144.94	$761	-1.71
555–595	587	9	135.00–145.00	$136.88	$803	-1.19
645	645	2	130.00	$130.00	$838	-5.22
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	-6.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1345	1198	80-85%	19	55.00–62.00	$59.97	$718	+1.65
860–1560	1266	80-85%	43	63.00–70.00	$67.05	$849	-3.76
1055–1730	1383	80-85%	17	71.00–76.00	$73.17	$1,012	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1130	1022	85-90%	6	53.00–59.00	$55.83	$571	—
860–1390	1062	85-90%	17	44.00–51.00	$48.86	$519	—
1160	1160	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$719	-0.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1560	1418	75-80%	5	63.00–64.00	$63.63	$902	—
1330–1795	1571	75-80%	13	66.00–71.00	$68.51	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2145	1624	6	85.00–91.00	$87.40	$1,419	—
1665–1695	1680	2	94.00–97.00	$95.51	$1,605	—
1915	1915	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,953	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1110	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	620.00–760.00	$697.09
780–1210	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	710.00–840.00	$784.16
780–1190	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	750.00–920.00	$834.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1210	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	880.00–1,050.00	$943.41
945–1230	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	810.00–960.00	$867.27
910–1430	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,000.00	$977.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1145	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,010.00–1,200.00	$1,104.47	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1285	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,490.81	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–990.00	$970.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,290.00	$1,290.00	—

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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.