Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.87/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.35/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 472 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $171.44/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 487 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	719	1,366	1,278
Feeder cattle	512	1,030	1,033
Slaughter cattle	104	169	165
Replacement cattle	103	167	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
410	410	1	212.50	$212.50	$871	—
455–495	475	4	192.50–203.00	$197.99	$940	—
505–545 value added	525	4	200.00–210.00	$204.90	$1,076	—
505–545	525	3	180.00–185.00	$182.60	$959	—
555–595	575	3	170.00–180.00	$174.88	$1,006	+2.47
605–645	625	5	162.00–166.00	$163.95	$1,025	+1.45
650	650	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	200.00	$200.00	$810	-2.38
455–495	485	4	180.00–190.00	$182.35	$884	—
525	525	1	177.50	$177.50	$932	+1.30
555–595	573	3	160.00–167.00	$163.92	$939	—
615–640	628	2	154.00–156.00	$154.98	$973	—
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	368	3	185.00–195.00	$191.61	$705	—
455–495	468	3	170.00–178.00	$175.18	$820	-3.78
555–595	575	2	150.00–155.00	$152.41	$876	—
680–690	685	2	142.00–144.00	$143.01	$980	—
740	740	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,014	—
790	790	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,027	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	172.50	$172.50	$388	-24.78
305–345	325	5	162.50–168.00	$165.06	$536	-3.92
355–395	382	10	157.50–165.00	$159.69	$610	-1.69
405–445	425	18	150.00–160.00	$154.87	$658	+0.75
455–495	472	14	145.00–153.00	$149.35	$705	+3.84
505–545	525	12	140.00–147.50	$143.66	$754	+6.75
555–595	572	6	130.00–140.00	$135.74	$776	+4.61
605–645	625	4	129.00–135.00	$131.90	$824	+7.03
655–695	678	3	122.00–130.00	$125.25	$849	+5.32
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	162.50–167.50	$164.82	$453	-3.02
305–345	315	4	157.50–160.00	$159.32	$502	+1.39
355–395	381	5	145.00–155.00	$148.35	$565	+0.70
405–445	431	9	140.00–147.50	$142.69	$615	+1.13
455–495	473	7	135.00–142.50	$139.23	$659	+8.05
505–545	527	6	125.00–135.00	$129.48	$682	+3.79
555–595	575	2	117.50–125.00	$121.12	$696	+3.26
605–645	627	5	115.00–122.00	$118.33	$742	—
655–695	677	3	110.00–117.00	$113.10	$766	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	172.50–177.00	$174.16	$575	—
405–445	425	2	165.00–167.00	$165.95	$705	+3.26
455–495	482	3	155.00–158.00	$155.94	$752	+1.44
505–545	533	5	150.00–155.00	$151.34	$807	+3.16
555–595	582	10	142.50–152.00	$145.65	$848	+4.36
605–645	630	4	138.00–145.00	$140.42	$885	+5.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	217.50	$217.50	$609	+2.99
305–345	327	6	200.00–210.00	$204.42	$668	-5.09
355–395	375	2	195.00–197.50	$196.18	$736	-7.57
405–445	417	5	182.50–187.50	$185.92	$775	-2.28
455–495	487	12	170.00–178.00	$171.44	$835	-2.90
505–545	526	12	157.50–167.50	$162.19	$853	-1.96
555–595	575	9	147.50–157.50	$152.42	$876	+0.35
605–630	618	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$880	-2.47
705–745	720	4	135.00–140.00	$137.95	$993	-1.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	212.50–217.50	$214.90	$698	-6.28
355–395	375	3	200.00–210.00	$204.82	$768	-11.79
405–445	418	3	195.00–197.50	$196.61	$822	-7.44
455–495	469	4	180.00–187.00	$184.65	$866	—
505–545	537	5	170.00–180.00	$171.88	$923	-1.07
555–595	567	5	160.00–165.00	$162.94	$924	-5.97
605–645	631	7	150.00–159.00	$153.36	$968	-4.09
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	200.00–210.00	$204.64	$563	+3.66
305–345	325	2	187.50–195.00	$191.02	$621	-8.58
355–395	382	3	180.00–185.00	$181.55	$694	-7.41
455–495	483	7	160.00–167.00	$162.01	$783	-1.34
505–545	525	7	147.50–152.50	$149.97	$787	+0.41
555–595	575	2	140.00–144.00	$141.93	$816	-1.03
615	615	2	137.50	$137.50	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1655	1128	80-85%	20	80.00–87.00	$83.51	$942	+9.77
855–1710	1189	80-85%	15	74.00–79.00	$75.62	$899	—
1065–1550	1264	80-85%	9	88.00–95.00	$91.58	$1,158	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–995	880	85-90%	4	56.00–60.00	$58.50	$515	—
640–1265	1011	85-90%	9	65.00–70.00	$67.11	$678	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1575	1470	75-80%	2	73.00–79.00	$75.79	$1,114	—
1235–1740	1527	75-80%	7	81.00–86.00	$83.52	$1,275	+3.75
1640–1725	1683	75-80%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$1,506	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1820	1581	4	97.00–102.00	$99.56	$1,574	—
1275–1790	1586	4	106.00–110.00	$108.23	$1,717	—
1550–1900	1750	4	111.00–115.00	$112.85	$1,975	+1.79

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–1040	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$796.16
755–905	849	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–770.00	$711.80
830–1225	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	790.00–960.00	$853.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1340	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,100.00	$1,041.39
1020–1435	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	970.00–1,170.00	$1,111.61

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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
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–885	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,110.00–1,125.00	$1,116.86	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,420.00	$1,420.00	—

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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.