Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Franklin County Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.45/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 575 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $152.62/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.88/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 615 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,410	1,316	932
Feeder cattle	1,120	969	711
Slaughter cattle	144	221	116
Replacement cattle	146	126	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 90.00 to 94.00, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	4	227.50–230.00	$229.32	$722	—
375	375	1	220.00	$220.00	$825	—
405–445	425	2	207.50–212.50	$209.88	$892	-0.12
455–495	473	3	192.50–200.00	$196.56	$930	-0.94
505–545	532	3	182.50–184.00	$182.97	$973	+2.97
614–645	615	27	164.00–167.00	$166.88	$1,026	—
655–695	675	6	147.00–155.00	$150.59	$1,016	-4.58
720	720	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	210.00	$210.00	$788	—
435	435	2	197.50	$197.50	$859	—
455–498	493	10	180.00–188.00	$186.69	$920	+3.29
505–545	525	3	172.50–177.00	$174.44	$916	+1.94
555–595	582	3	160.00–165.00	$161.59	$940	—
605–645	628	3	145.00–155.00	$149.22	$937	-0.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	182.50–190.00	$186.05	$794	-3.95
455–495	471	5	172.50–177.50	$175.44	$826	—
530	530	1	164.00	$164.00	$869	—
555–595	575	3	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$877	+2.44
625	625	2	140.00	$140.00	$875	+2.58

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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	321	5	170.00–175.00	$172.91	$555	—
355–395	376	10	162.50–172.50	$167.16	$629	—
405–445	426	15	152.50–160.00	$155.93	$664	-3.22
455–495	480	21	145.00–155.00	$148.69	$714	-3.23
505–545	524	20	135.00–145.00	$140.16	$734	-2.67
555–595	571	20	128.00–135.00	$131.85	$753	-4.75
605–645	624	7	125.00–135.00	$130.31	$813	+2.86
655–685	672	6	120.00–130.00	$124.59	$837	-0.58
705–745	730	11	115.00–125.00	$118.93	$868	—
755–795	775	4	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	10	160.00–167.50	$164.15	$530	+3.99
355–395	367	20	150.00–160.00	$156.85	$576	+3.33
405–445	424	14	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$615	-2.66
455–495	467	5	135.00–140.00	$138.33	$646	+0.92
505–545	521	20	122.50–132.50	$128.45	$669	+0.39
555–595	573	8	120.00–125.00	$122.74	$703	+0.57
605–648	634	3	115.00–122.00	$117.23	$743	-2.36
655–695	668	6	110.00–115.00	$113.27	$757	-0.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	382	7	175.00	$175.00	$668	—
413	413	8	168.00	$168.00	$694	—
505 value added	505	4	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
555–595	582	3	142.50–145.00	$143.30	$834	-8.70
623	623	24	142.00	$142.00	$885	—
740	740	3	135.00	$135.00	$999	+5.00
755–795	769	4	130.00–137.50	$134.93	$1,038	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	217.50	$217.50	$642	+0.92
355–395	372	3	197.50–207.50	$203.14	$756	+13.47
405–445	427	5	185.00–195.00	$189.35	$809	+5.84
455–495	475	14	172.50–182.50	$177.36	$842	+5.33
505–545	528	21	160.00–170.00	$164.17	$867	+5.14
555–595	575	27	147.50–157.50	$152.45	$877	+1.97
605–645	619	21	135.00–145.00	$141.48	$876	-2.52
655–695	679	13	130.00–140.00	$133.93	$909	—
705–745	721	8	125.00–135.00	$130.89	$944	+2.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	215.00	$215.00	$516	—
255–295	273	3	207.50–215.00	$211.48	$577	+9.80
305–345	325	2	200.00–205.00	$202.35	$658	+13.83
355–395	375	6	185.00–195.00	$189.82	$712	+9.76
405–445	427	19	170.00–180.00	$174.47	$745	+1.56
455–495	477	18	160.00–170.00	$164.30	$784	+4.36
505–545	524	27	147.50–157.50	$152.62	$800	+5.55
555–595	564	9	140.00–145.00	$143.83	$811	—
605–645	626	10	125.00–132.50	$128.70	$806	+3.61
655–695	673	3	120.00–127.50	$124.09	$835	+2.90
705–745	725	3	117.00–122.50	$119.78	$868	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	220.00–227.50	$222.95	$734	+4.89
355–395	377	5	210.00–220.00	$214.38	$808	+11.07
445	445	2	197.50	$197.50	$879	-1.19
505–545	529	5	172.00–173.00	$172.38	$912	+2.14
555–585	578	10	160.00–165.00	$161.47	$933	+3.21
605–645	629	5	147.50–150.00	$148.46	$934	-0.23
705–745	733	5	140.00–145.00	$141.46	$1,037	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1360	1089	80-85%	14	65.00–71.00	$68.31	$744	—
905–1600	1125	80-85%	33	72.00–79.00	$75.78	$853	—
1000–1515	1276	80-85%	22	80.00–86.00	$82.51	$1,053	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1150	1014	85-90%	9	62.00–68.00	$63.62	$645	—
860–1235	1028	85-90%	8	55.00–60.00	$58.47	$601	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$979	+12.00
1235–1530	1363	75-80%	6	76.00–79.00	$77.96	$1,063	+17.96
1445–1650	1557	75-80%	6	83.00–86.00	$84.83	$1,321	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1510	1379	4	94.00–98.00	$96.49	$1,331	—
1145–1750	1527	9	100.00–107.00	$103.96	$1,587	+6.23
1615–1990	1783	3	109.00–115.00	$111.26	$1,984	+4.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1100	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	820.00–1,020.00	$892.65
815–1245	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	770.00–920.00	$821.13
1070–1330	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	920.00–960.00	$940.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1040	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	650.00–760.00	$726.85
865–1050	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–790.00	$746.02
985–1160	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	760.00–850.00	$826.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
950–1295	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,046.90	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	880.00	$880.00	±0.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—

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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.