Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.03/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 521 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.80/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 585 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.08/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 428 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,507	853	1,545
Feeder cattle	1,188	600	1,267
Slaughter cattle	155	135	168
Replacement cattle	164	118	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with an outstanding individual bringing 81.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
405–445	425	2	192.50–195.00	$193.69	$823	+21.19
505–545	514	7	165.00–175.00	$172.75	$888	+10.35
555–595	572	7	152.50–162.50	$158.08	$904	—
605–645	618	6	145.00–155.00	$151.58	$937	—
655–695	672	7	140.00–148.00	$144.37	$970	—
710	710	1	135.00	$135.00	$958	+1.35
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	3	185.00–190.00	$186.57	$899	+4.07
505–545	525	2	177.00–181.00	$178.92	$939	—
555–595	585	12	165.00–175.00	$167.43	$979	+10.02
605–645	637	5	157.50–160.00	$157.97	$1,006	-2.03
705–745	732	3	145.00–147.00	$145.64	$1,066	—
755	755	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	187.50–188.00	$187.74	$798	—
455–495	471	5	172.50–177.50	$175.44	$826	+12.94
505–545	525	2	155.00–161.00	$157.89	$829	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	—
455–495	474	19	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$676	-2.11
505–545	521	30	130.00–140.00	$136.03	$709	-0.02
555–595	567	12	123.00–132.50	$129.56	$735	+0.70
605–645	625	16	118.00–125.00	$121.09	$757	-2.04
655–695	669	9	113.00–120.00	$117.52	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	12	152.50–162.50	$156.91	$513	—
405–445	428	22	135.00–140.00	$137.08	$587	-4.72
455–495	479	17	127.50–137.50	$131.54	$630	-0.88
505–545	522	13	118.00–125.00	$121.70	$635	—
555–595	576	10	110.00–120.00	$114.76	$661	-3.62
655–695	675	2	107.50–108.00	$107.74	$727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	534	7	142.50–144.00	$142.91	$763	-2.02
555–595	585	26	135.00–143.00	$136.80	$800	-5.59
605–645	613	5	128.00–130.00	$129.58	$794	-0.95
655–695	682	3	122.50–126.00	$123.62	$843	+1.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	7	187.50–195.00	$190.29	$626	+23.89
355–395	379	11	177.50–187.50	$181.49	$688	+22.26
405–445	421	14	170.00–180.00	$175.90	$741	+22.31
455–495	473	8	155.00–165.00	$160.54	$759	+17.17
505–545	524	13	142.50–150.00	$146.28	$767	+12.31
555–595	576	18	130.00–140.00	$134.75	$776	+8.84
605–645	624	16	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$781	+7.76
655–695	668	5	112.50–120.00	$117.42	$784	+0.51
705–745	728	7	107.50–117.50	$111.73	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	+15.00
305–345	321	5	197.50–200.00	$198.93	$639	+16.28
355–395	378	9	190.00–200.00	$193.98	$733	+19.95
405–445	422	15	182.50–192.50	$188.05	$794	+21.74
455–495	475	5	167.50–177.50	$172.35	$819	+16.46
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	+12.09
555–595	581	7	142.50–147.50	$144.24	$838	+2.25
605–645	623	18	132.50–140.00	$136.47	$850	-0.30
655–695	679	12	125.00–135.00	$128.91	$875	+1.48
755–795	775	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$910	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	210.00–214.00	$211.78	$697	+18.24
355–395	376	5	205.00–212.50	$208.44	$784	+23.05
405–445	434	7	195.00–204.00	$197.32	$856	+20.18
455–495	475	2	180.00–185.00	$182.39	$866	+12.94
695	695	2	140.00	$140.00	$973	+1.34
715–745	730	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$982	—
755–795	782	3	125.00–130.00	$126.61	$990	+4.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1290	1120	80-85%	18	55.00–62.00	$59.39	$665	—
905–1530	1228	80-85%	46	63.00–70.00	$66.80	$820	—
970–1455	1269	80-85%	12	71.00–76.00	$72.20	$916	-0.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1220	1007	85-90%	13	45.00–52.00	$49.96	$503	—
835–1250	1025	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$57.73	$592	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$737	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1380	1283	75-80%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.57	$803	—
1090–1745	1461	75-80%	9	66.00–71.00	$69.39	$1,014	—
1420–1550	1477	75-80%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.67	$1,073	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1640	1418	5	84.00–90.00	$87.34	$1,238	—
1515–1765	1668	3	94.00–99.00	$96.78	$1,614	—
1375–2005	1751	4	100.00–104.00	$101.98	$1,786	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1165	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	610.00–720.00	$667.06
795–1105	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	730.00–890.00	$794.02
835–1135	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	690.00–810.00	$753.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
955–1325	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	840.00–940.00	$870.78
965–1255	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–970.00	$925.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	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.