Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

1,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $143.80/cwt -16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 479 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.34/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.39/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,106	1,507	1,345
Feeder cattle	819	1,188	1,006
Slaughter cattle	147	155	135
Replacement cattle	140	164	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 6.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	189.00–192.50	$190.67	$810	—
455–495	470	8	175.00–184.00	$180.78	$850	-5.79
505–525	518	3	170.00–175.00	$171.62	$889	-7.30
554–595	568	3	160.00–165.00	$163.25	$927	-4.18
605–645	624	8	150.00–156.00	$153.07	$955	-4.90
655–695	673	3	145.00–152.00	$148.93	$1,002	—
705–745	725	3	140.00–144.00	$142.13	$1,030	-3.51
755–795	775	3	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$1,065	-10.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	4	185.00–187.50	$186.82	$588	—
355–395	379	8	175.00–185.00	$178.95	$678	—
405–445	421	5	167.50–172.50	$170.43	$718	-17.31
505–545	532	3	140.00–150.00	$143.17	$762	-14.72
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
665	665	1	128.00	$128.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	—
405–445	432	3	177.50–182.50	$179.06	$774	-14.63
455–495	480	4	167.50–172.50	$169.30	$813	—
505–545	522	3	152.50–162.50	$158.19	$826	-14.56
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	-8.08
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	-6.58
655–695	675	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$928	-6.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	6	155.00–162.50	$156.91	$446	—
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	-1.91
355–395	378	7	142.50–150.00	$145.62	$550	—
405–445	427	20	135.00–145.00	$139.34	$595	+2.26
455–495	474	6	127.50–135.00	$131.16	$622	-0.38
505–545	525	7	120.00–130.00	$124.84	$655	+3.14
555–595	575	4	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$660	+0.07
605–645	628	6	107.50–112.50	$109.55	$688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	8	147.50–155.00	$149.92	$646	—
455–495	473	15	140.00–150.00	$145.39	$688	+2.82
505–545	514	14	132.50–142.50	$140.10	$720	+4.07
555–595	573	8	125.00–135.00	$130.47	$748	+0.91
605–645	618	5	117.50–125.00	$122.42	$757	+1.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	533	14	144.00–149.00	$145.92	$778	+3.01
555–595	583	14	137.50–147.00	$140.44	$819	+3.64
640	640	2	132.50	$132.50	$848	+2.92

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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	279	4	185.00–192.50	$187.93	$524	—
305–345	333	4	175.00–185.00	$177.92	$592	-12.37
355–395	379	5	165.00–172.50	$167.81	$636	-13.68
405–445	419	8	155.00–162.50	$159.29	$667	-16.61
455–495	479	41	140.00–150.00	$143.80	$689	-16.74
505–545	532	13	130.00–140.00	$133.16	$708	-13.12
555–595	568	12	120.00–130.00	$126.55	$719	-8.20
605–645	625	4	117.50–122.50	$119.96	$750	-5.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	190.00	$190.00	$618	-8.93
355–395	380	4	175.00–180.00	$176.78	$672	-17.20
405–445	427	6	170.00–177.50	$173.27	$740	-14.78
455–495	468	3	152.50–160.00	$157.36	$736	-14.99
505–545	529	9	145.00–152.50	$147.70	$781	-12.30
555–595	567	9	132.50–140.00	$137.76	$781	-6.48
605–645	630	12	127.50–137.50	$131.20	$827	-5.27
655–695	685	4	125.00–130.00	$126.20	$864	-2.71
705–745	716	7	117.50–120.00	$119.26	$854	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	4	190.00–192.50	$190.58	$734	-17.86
405–445	427	11	180.00–190.00	$184.43	$788	-12.89
495	495	1	170.00	$170.00	$842	-12.39
555–595	579	5	145.00–155.00	$148.90	$862	—
605–645	632	12	140.00–147.50	$142.44	$900	—
655–695	675	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$928	-2.57
755–795	782	3	125.00–127.00	$125.64	$983	-0.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1390	1073	80-85%	9	64.00–69.00	$66.18	$710	—
955–1605	1149	80-85%	25	70.00–77.00	$73.55	$845	+14.16
1045–1595	1338	80-85%	15	78.00–85.00	$81.66	$1,093	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1225	1008	85-90%	6	52.00–59.00	$55.68	$561	+5.72
880–1260	1069	85-90%	7	60.00–67.00	$63.23	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,003	-4.67
1310–1565	1478	75-80%	4	70.00–76.00	$73.18	$1,082	+0.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1575	1374	5	92.00–99.00	$95.76	$1,316	—
1160–1805	1600	6	100.00–106.00	$103.55	$1,657	—
1305–2005	1743	6	108.00–114.00	$110.48	$1,926	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–935	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	670.00–750.00	$709.33
935–1040	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–770.00	$741.59
865–1370	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	710.00–850.00	$809.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1295–1380	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	990.00–1,125.00	$1,055.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1035	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,010.00–1,100.00	$1,056.00	-94.00

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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.