Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.12/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 482 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.47/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.87/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 429 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	737	1,513	1,198
Feeder cattle	545	1,232	892
Slaughter cattle	94	180	133
Replacement cattle	98	101	173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher wit an exceptional individual bringing 96.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly 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	468	3	175.00–180.00	$178.24	$834	—
505–545	525	3	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$853	-7.46
575	575	1	155.00	$155.00	$891	-3.72
645	645	1	149.00	$149.00	$961	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	197.50	$197.50	$849	+10.00
505–545	533	5	167.50–177.50	$170.28	$908	-7.08
575	575	1	162.50	$162.50	$934	-9.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	180.00–183.00	$181.48	$617	-6.02
355	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	+20.09
425	425	2	175.00	$175.00	$744	+11.84
455–495	475	2	165.00–167.50	$166.20	$789	+6.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	167.50–172.50	$169.92	$552	—
355–395	376	7	160.00–167.50	$163.50	$615	+4.50
405–445	429	13	150.00–160.00	$153.87	$660	+5.00
455–495	482	21	140.00–150.00	$143.12	$690	-0.29
505–545	522	13	130.00–140.00	$135.68	$708	+3.00
555–595	563	5	125.00–130.00	$128.94	$726	+3.06
605–645	625	4	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$765	-0.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	5	162.50–167.50	$164.43	$697	—
505–545	521	5	142.50–145.00	$143.95	$750	-11.05
555–595	579	10	132.50–140.00	$135.46	$784	-9.54
605–645	623	9	127.00–133.00	$130.30	$812	-5.39
655–695	675	8	127.50–130.00	$128.71	$869	+3.07
705–745	723	6	122.50–130.00	$126.63	$916	+0.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$503	-2.29
355–395	379	5	145.00–150.00	$146.87	$557	-2.63
405–445	420	11	137.50–147.50	$143.51	$603	+2.24
455–495	473	4	130.00–138.00	$134.41	$636	+3.63
505–545	535	4	120.00–122.50	$120.59	$645	-2.03
555–595	587	5	110.00–118.00	$111.51	$655	-5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	314	8	210.00–220.00	$217.68	$684	+22.68
355–395	382	3	200.00–210.00	$203.10	$776	—
405–445	432	3	182.50–191.00	$185.16	$800	+11.73
455–495	475	9	167.50–177.50	$172.41	$819	+4.53
505–545	525	13	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$827	-1.76
555–595	573	6	149.00–157.50	$153.94	$882	+2.88
605–645	628	4	143.00–151.00	$146.43	$920	+2.76
655–695	670	4	134.00–140.00	$137.94	$924	-2.74
755–795	775	2	122.50–124.00	$123.23	$955	-7.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	200.00–207.50	$203.52	$661	+16.40
355–395	376	8	185.00–195.00	$189.51	$713	+17.38
405–445	419	5	170.00–180.00	$176.37	$739	+12.15
455–495	474	9	155.00–165.00	$160.20	$759	+1.52
505–545	515	8	147.50–152.50	$151.18	$779	+0.90
555–595	568	3	140.00–145.00	$143.26	$814	+4.65
605–645	624	5	130.00–138.00	$134.10	$837	+2.03
655–695	675	2	127.50–130.00	$128.71	$869	-2.75
705–745	732	3	120.00–122.50	$120.80	$884	-1.63
755–795	775	3	115.00–119.00	$116.97	$907	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	+8.86
255–295	275	2	192.50–200.00	$195.98	$539	+14.15
305–345	322	3	185.00–195.00	$190.61	$614	+17.76
355–395	382	6	180.00–182.50	$180.78	$691	+21.09
405–445	424	9	157.50–167.50	$162.65	$690	+8.13
455–495	476	5	145.00–152.50	$148.37	$706	+2.51
505–545	532	3	135.00–140.00	$136.58	$727	+2.48
555–595	579	5	125.00–132.50	$127.92	$741	+2.41
605–645	628	4	118.00–125.00	$120.69	$758	-1.24
655–695	668	5	112.50–120.00	$117.42	$784	+2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1335	1122	80-85%	22	73.00–80.00	$75.98	$852	+8.84
995–1365	1171	80-85%	7	82.00–87.00	$84.05	$984	+10.09
1090–1340	1211	80-85%	8	68.00–72.00	$70.31	$851	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1180	981	85-90%	4	66.00–71.00	$69.06	$677	—
905–1195	1051	85-90%	4	58.00–63.00	$60.17	$632	-4.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1445	1377	75-80%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.32	$996	+5.00
1375–1615	1503	75-80%	5	78.00–80.00	$79.17	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,100	—
1180	1180	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,345	—
1420–1775	1627	3	102.00–105.00	$103.38	$1,682	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1235	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	990.00–1,175.00	$1,043.42
900–1360	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$870.28
1130–1400	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,010.00–1,175.00	$1,104.27

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1130	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	780.00–925.00	$870.76
900–1240	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	800.00–960.00	$901.38
1055–1215	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–830.00	$792.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1035	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.