Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

1,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $210.00/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 499 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.50/cwt +12.56 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 484 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $165.75/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 472 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,075	719	1,578
Feeder cattle	713	512	1,124
Slaughter cattle	124	104	239
Replacement cattle	238	103	215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 104.00 to 105.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	220.00–225.00	$222.37	$834	—
499	499	27	210.00	$210.00	$1,048	+12.01
505–545	535	4	190.00–195.00	$191.18	$1,023	+8.58
555–595	575	2	182.00–182.50	$182.24	$1,048	+7.36
650	650	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,060	+1.00
760	760	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	225.00	$225.00	$686	—
360	360	1	215.00	$215.00	$774	—
445	445	1	205.00	$205.00	$912	—
455–495	475	2	187.50–190.00	$188.70	$896	+6.35
520	520	1	185.00	$185.00	$962	+7.50
555–595	575	2	167.50–172.50	$169.91	$977	+5.99
630	630	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,040	+10.02
740	740	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	4	162.50–166.00	$164.19	$944	+11.78

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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	325	4	165.00–175.00	$169.85	$552	+10.53
355–395	384	7	160.00–165.00	$161.36	$620	+13.01
405–445	432	15	145.00–155.00	$148.26	$640	+5.57
455–495	477	20	137.50–147.50	$141.88	$677	+2.65
505–545	523	10	127.50–137.50	$132.84	$695	+3.36
555–595	572	6	120.00–130.00	$125.69	$719	+4.57
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	+6.67
705–745	727	6	115.00–120.00	$118.29	$860	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	+9.05
484	484	21	168.50	$168.50	$816	+12.56
505–545	518	9	152.00–156.00	$154.60	$801	+3.26
555–595	575	12	145.00–155.00	$149.93	$862	+4.28
605–645	632	6	139.00–146.00	$141.23	$893	+0.81
655–695	682	6	134.00–142.50	$136.84	$933	—
710	710	1	132.50	$132.50	$941	—
775	775	1	125.00	$125.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	11	170.00–176.00	$173.61	$642	+13.92
405–445	423	5	157.50–167.50	$162.87	$689	+8.00
455–495	487	14	150.00–158.00	$151.42	$737	+2.07
505–545	525	15	140.00–150.00	$144.87	$761	+1.21
555–595	573	5	132.50–142.50	$137.91	$790	+2.17
605–645	628	6	130.00–138.00	$133.35	$837	+1.45
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	-0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	210.00	$210.00	$598	+5.36
305–345	335	4	200.00–205.00	$201.14	$674	+10.12
355–395	371	4	187.50–195.00	$191.73	$711	+10.18
405–445	427	14	175.00–185.00	$179.35	$766	—
455–495	472	20	160.00–170.00	$165.75	$782	+3.74
505–545	526	8	150.00–160.00	$154.56	$813	+4.59
555–595	575	2	150.00–152.50	$151.21	$869	+9.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	220.00–225.00	$221.51	$625	+4.01
305–345	325	2	210.00–215.00	$212.35	$690	+7.93
355–395	382	3	200.00–205.00	$201.55	$770	+5.37
405–445	418	6	190.00–195.00	$193.27	$808	+7.35
455–495	483	8	175.00–185.00	$178.02	$860	+6.58
505–530	518	4	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$893	+10.25
555–595	579	14	159.00–167.50	$163.24	$945	+10.82
605–645	625	2	147.50–151.00	$149.19	$932	+6.74
705–745	725	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$1,019	+2.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	+5.10
355–395	375	6	210.00–220.00	$214.80	$806	+9.98
405–445	417	12	200.00–210.00	$206.96	$863	+10.35
455–495	475	2	193.00–198.00	$195.39	$928	+10.74
505–545	520	3	177.00–181.00	$179.28	$932	+7.40
555–595	575	2	168.00–177.00	$172.34	$991	+9.40
605–645	625	7	158.00–162.50	$160.15	$1,001	+6.79
655–695	672	6	153.00–157.50	$155.47	$1,045	+5.47
725	725	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,080	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1230	1066	80-85%	11	77.00–83.00	$81.15	$865	—
855–1555	1126	80-85%	28	84.00–91.00	$86.29	$972	+2.78
1125–1410	1265	80-85%	14	92.00–99.00	$95.83	$1,212	+4.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1170	1003	85-90%	4	69.00–74.00	$72.11	$723	+5.00
830–1475	1007	85-90%	10	75.00–82.00	$79.07	$796	+11.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1525	1384	75-80%	8	85.00–92.00	$88.56	$1,226	—
1275–1605	1422	75-80%	3	93.00–98.00	$95.53	$1,358	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1485	1310	3	99.00–101.00	$100.04	$1,311	—
1230–1810	1479	7	105.00–112.00	$109.38	$1,618	—
1070–2205	1706	9	115.00–118.00	$116.42	$1,986	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–995	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	770.00–810.00	$792.21
730–1045	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	790.00–930.00	$871.84
865–1100	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	870.00–1,050.00	$959.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1075	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	870.00–950.00	$908.33
915–1120	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	960.00–1,020.00	$987.17
985–1240	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,231.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–900	839	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,190.65	+73.79
790–1065	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,085.65	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–1065	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	880.00–1,060.00	$950.53	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	970.00	$970.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–920	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+125.00

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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.