Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.41/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 420 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.06/cwt +14.46 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 504 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.19/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 576 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,144	1,075	1,036
Feeder cattle	813	713	768
Slaughter cattle	178	124	145
Replacement cattle	153	238	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	±0.00
355–395	370	4	215.00–225.00	$221.32	$819	+6.32
420–445	435	4	205.00–210.00	$206.82	$900	+1.82
455–495	483	4	197.50–207.50	$200.49	$968	+11.79
580	580	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,000	+2.59
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	202.50–210.00	$206.05	$773	—
415	415	2	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
455–495	475	3	185.00–195.00	$189.86	$902	—
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	230.00–232.50	$231.17	$751	—
405–425	412	3	212.50–228.00	$221.02	$911	—
560	560	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,086	+11.76
665	665	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,077	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	4	190.00–196.00	$193.47	$522	—
305–345	326	13	182.50–193.00	$187.23	$610	—
355–395	383	13	177.50–185.00	$179.55	$688	+5.94
405–445	420	34	170.00–180.00	$175.41	$737	+12.54
455–495	480	15	157.50–167.50	$161.07	$773	+9.65
505–545	523	20	145.00–155.00	$150.41	$787	+5.54
555–595	568	6	135.00–142.50	$139.92	$795	+2.01
605–645	632	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$832	-1.75
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	-5.00
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	472	11	170.00–180.00	$175.60	$829	+7.10
500–545	504	23	160.00–170.00	$169.06	$852	+14.46
555–595	574	15	145.00–155.00	$150.40	$863	+0.47
605–645	629	9	137.50–148.00	$141.37	$889	+0.14
655–695	678	7	132.50–142.00	$136.66	$927	-0.18
705–745	728	4	130.00–137.50	$134.33	$978	+1.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	190.00–197.50	$193.42	$435	—
255–295	275	2	180.00–188.00	$183.71	$505	—
305–345	325	9	175.00–180.00	$177.42	$577	+7.57
355–395	371	17	165.00–175.00	$170.90	$634	+9.54
405–445	429	8	157.50–167.50	$161.48	$693	+13.22
455–495	476	20	145.00–155.00	$149.63	$712	+7.75
505–545	525	8	137.50–142.50	$139.95	$735	+7.11
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	269	8	222.50–230.00	$227.38	$612	+5.87
305–345	329	7	210.00–220.00	$213.74	$703	+1.39
405–445	428	11	195.00–205.00	$199.20	$853	+5.93
455–495	478	4	182.00–192.50	$186.63	$892	+8.61
505–545	529	18	170.00–180.00	$173.91	$920	+1.47
555–595	576	20	162.50–172.50	$167.19	$963	+3.95
605–645	620	13	152.00–162.50	$158.71	$984	+9.52
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	210.00	$210.00	$578	±0.00
305–345	335	8	200.00–205.00	$201.14	$674	±0.00
355–395	372	7	190.00–200.00	$195.51	$727	+3.78
405–445	428	8	180.00–190.00	$184.19	$788	+4.84
455–495	477	17	170.00–180.00	$174.27	$831	+8.52
505–545	529	13	160.00–169.00	$163.88	$867	+9.32
555–595	573	17	150.00–160.00	$155.31	$890	+4.10
605–645	632	3	140.00–150.00	$143.19	$905	—
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	9	222.50–232.50	$226.83	$742	+6.83
355–395	369	19	215.00–225.00	$221.48	$817	+6.68
405–445	418	8	210.00–218.00	$215.43	$900	+8.47
505–545	518	3	185.00–187.50	$186.62	$967	+7.34
555–595	575	2	174.00–184.00	$178.83	$1,028	+6.49
605–645	625	2	165.00–167.00	$165.97	$1,037	+5.82
655–695	683	5	155.00–160.00	$156.35	$1,068	+0.88
725	725	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,051	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1495	1122	80-85%	32	82.00–89.00	$86.29	$968	±0.00
935–1480	1198	80-85%	24	90.00–97.00	$93.08	$1,115	—
1040–1430	1277	80-85%	6	98.00–105.00	$103.14	$1,317	+7.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1710	1373	75-80%	14	85.00–90.00	$88.28	$1,212	-0.28
1215–2020	1488	75-80%	11	91.00–98.00	$94.47	$1,406	—
1235–1820	1541	75-80%	9	99.00–105.00	$101.77	$1,568	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1200	1057	85-90%	12	67.50–75.00	$72.53	$767	—
940–1145	1058	85-90%	8	77.00–84.00	$80.26	$849	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1920	1451	7	103.00–108.00	$104.64	$1,518	-4.74
1320–2050	1582	6	110.00–116.00	$114.73	$1,815	—
1675–2135	1886	4	118.00–120.00	$119.04	$2,245	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1020	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–860.00	$821.26
825–1045	939	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	810.00–870.00	$839.67
805–1095	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	820.00–940.00	$884.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1145	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–1,100.00	$981.38
1010–1230	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	960.00–1,160.00	$1,064.95
980–1375	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	990.00–1,175.00	$1,066.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1040	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,110.00–1,220.00	$1,160.19	+74.54
895–1190	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,030.00–1,140.00	$1,092.78	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–830	776	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	890.00–950.00	$913.20	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1260	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,260.00–1,390.00	$1,330.88	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,610.00	$1,610.00	—

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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.