Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

1,513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $151.06/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 571 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $145.86/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 471 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.27/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 419 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,513	1,106	1,299
Feeder cattle	1,232	819	943
Slaughter cattle	180	147	134
Replacement cattle	101	140	222

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends are available due to this market being closed the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	187.50	$187.50	$825	-3.17
455–495	476	11	175.00–183.00	$178.61	$850	-2.17
505–545	529	5	176.00–180.00	$177.36	$938	+5.74
555–595	580	4	170.00–175.00	$171.82	$997	+8.57
605–645	625	6	152.50–157.50	$154.97	$969	+1.90
670 value added	670	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,156	—
685	685	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,045	+3.57
710–745 value added	725	3	157.50–165.00	$160.90	$1,167	—
750 value added	750	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	187.50	$187.50	$591	+0.68
355–395	375	3	167.50–172.50	$169.91	$637	-9.04
405–445	422	3	157.50–167.50	$163.16	$689	-7.27
455–495	467	5	152.50–162.50	$159.38	$744	—
505–545	528	7	150.00–155.00	$152.08	$803	+8.91
555–595	575	4	147.50–152.50	$149.96	$862	+9.96
605–645	625	4	137.50–140.00	$138.71	$867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	192.50	$192.50	$635	—
355–395	385	4	180.00–182.50	$180.58	$695	-9.42
405–445	425	11	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$743	-4.16
505–545	525	2	167.50–172.50	$169.90	$892	+11.71
555–595	578	3	155.00–164.00	$158.72	$917	+8.72
615	615	1	147.50	$147.50	$907	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	17	152.50–162.50	$157.08	$512	+2.08
355–395	376	14	145.00–155.00	$149.50	$562	+3.88
405–445	419	25	135.00–145.00	$141.27	$592	+1.93
455–495	471	17	125.00–135.00	$130.78	$616	-0.38
505–545	531	25	120.00–127.50	$122.62	$651	-2.22
555–595	568	15	110.00–120.00	$116.61	$662	+1.78
605–645	629	10	105.00–115.00	$108.91	$685	-0.64
655–695	669	9	100.00–110.00	$106.31	$711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	159.00	$159.00	$596	—
405–445	422	7	147.50–150.00	$148.87	$628	-1.05
455–495	481	12	140.00–149.00	$143.41	$690	-1.98
505–545	534	20	130.00–140.00	$132.68	$709	-7.42
555–595	581	8	122.50–132.50	$125.88	$731	-4.59
605–645	624	12	117.50–127.50	$122.65	$765	+0.23
655–695	668	3	115.00–120.00	$118.27	$790	—
705–745	725	2	110.00–117.50	$113.65	$824	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	487	3	137.50–142.50	$139.11	$677	—
505	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	+9.08
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	+4.56
605–645	628	4	133.00–140.00	$135.69	$852	+3.19
655–695	682	3	125.00–127.00	$125.64	$857	—
700 value added	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
705–745	718	6	120.00–130.00	$126.58	$909	—
755 value added	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—
755–795	775	2	120.00–127.50	$123.65	$958	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	195.00	$195.00	$673	—
405–445	437	5	172.50–177.50	$173.43	$758	-11.00
455–495	483	16	165.00–175.00	$167.88	$811	-2.12
505–545	528	18	155.00–165.00	$159.23	$841	—
555–595	571	29	145.00–155.00	$151.06	$863	+2.16
605–645	630	22	140.00–150.00	$143.67	$905	+1.23
655–695	672	10	135.00–145.00	$140.68	$945	+3.25
705–745	735	7	130.00–137.50	$131.74	$968	—
755–795	770	4	127.50–132.50	$130.58	$1,005	+4.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	190.00–195.00	$191.90	$535	—
305–345	319	11	182.50–190.00	$187.12	$597	-2.88
355–395	386	19	170.00–180.00	$172.13	$664	-4.65
405–445	428	24	160.00–170.00	$164.22	$703	-9.05
455–495	470	16	152.50–162.50	$158.68	$746	+1.32
505–545	523	8	147.50–152.50	$150.28	$786	+2.58
555–595	576	17	135.00–142.50	$138.61	$798	+0.85
605–645	626	7	127.50–137.50	$132.07	$827	+0.87
655–695	675	2	130.00–133.00	$131.46	$887	+5.26
705–745	725	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$888	+3.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	190.00–192.50	$191.14	$430	—
255–295	279	5	180.00–185.00	$181.83	$507	-6.10
305–345	321	5	170.00–175.00	$172.85	$555	-5.07
355–395	382	10	157.50–165.00	$159.69	$610	-8.12
405–445	420	8	150.00–157.50	$154.52	$649	-4.77
455–495	471	25	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$687	+2.06
505–545	528	13	130.00–140.00	$134.10	$708	+0.94
555–595	573	12	120.00–130.00	$125.51	$719	-1.04
605–645	621	5	117.50–125.00	$121.93	$757	+1.97
655–695	675	3	112.50–117.50	$114.95	$776	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1425	1132	80-85%	15	64.00–69.00	$67.14	$760	-6.41
855–1580	1176	80-85%	54	70.00–77.00	$73.96	$870	—
865–1550	1312	80-85%	11	78.00–83.00	$79.40	$1,042	-2.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1445	1358	75-80%	3	67.00–68.00	$67.32	$914	—
1320–1695	1481	75-80%	12	70.00–77.00	$73.44	$1,088	+0.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1100	1028	85-90%	3	70.00–73.00	$71.07	$731	+15.39
805–1225	1067	85-90%	6	63.00–68.00	$64.90	$692	+1.67
905–1275	1138	85-90%	4	54.00–58.00	$55.60	$633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1590	1318	5	90.00–92.00	$90.31	$1,190	—
1435–1675	1558	4	97.00–104.00	$100.37	$1,564	—
1265–2255	1661	7	105.00–115.00	$107.87	$1,792	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
895–1295	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	910.00–1,000.00	$955.90
925–1300	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,030.00	$929.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1230	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,202.94
1070–1230	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$988.37
1200–1300	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,263.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,280.00	$1,280.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.