Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

1,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $170.47/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 423 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $171.74/cwt +12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 478 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.73/cwt +15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 520 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,246	1,082	1,262
Feeder cattle	924	678	846
Slaughter cattle	188	240	207
Replacement cattle	134	164	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	6	210.00–217.50	$212.41	$809	+2.41
405–445	437	5	200.00–205.00	$200.93	$878	-1.57
455	455	1	195.00	$195.00	$887	—
505–545	518	3	177.50–180.00	$179.12	$928	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	463	9	215.00–216.00	$215.88	$1,000	-2.65
505–545	525	2	205.00–209.00	$206.92	$1,086	-11.78
555–595	575	2	194.00–197.50	$195.69	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	2	235.00	$235.00	$665	-2.50
305–345	328	4	227.50–235.00	$230.51	$756	+5.51
455–495	475	2	200.00–209.00	$204.31	$970	-5.69
505–545	525	4	192.50–195.00	$193.70	$1,017	—
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	—

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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	11	203.00–207.50	$205.68	$555	+9.93
305–345	321	10	192.50–200.00	$196.90	$632	+14.58
355–395	374	11	185.00–195.00	$190.12	$711	+17.75
405–445	426	18	177.50–188.00	$182.34	$777	+11.69
455–495	478	22	167.50–177.50	$171.74	$821	+12.52
505–545	520	22	160.00–170.00	$165.73	$862	+15.77
555–595	566	9	150.00–160.00	$157.14	$889	+17.18
625	625	2	147.50	$147.50	$922	+10.04
655–695	675	2	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$942	-0.51
705–745	727	3	130.00–137.50	$133.26	$969	-4.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	3	200.00–207.50	$202.21	$469	+12.21
255–295	266	10	192.50–200.00	$197.86	$526	+17.81
305–345	328	6	180.00–190.00	$183.95	$603	+15.76
355–395	369	7	175.00–180.00	$178.11	$657	+16.56
405–445	423	25	165.00–175.00	$170.47	$721	+12.19
455–495	475	22	155.00–165.00	$160.01	$760	+10.71
505–545	522	8	147.50–155.00	$151.82	$793	+17.01
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	6	202.50–207.00	$204.01	$677	+10.23
355–395	373	10	197.50–199.00	$197.64	$737	+14.79
405–445	425	2	190.00–192.50	$191.19	$813	+11.32
495	495	1	180.00	$180.00	$891	+6.99
505–545	518	3	171.00–172.50	$171.97	$891	+14.56
555–595	574	14	163.00–173.00	$167.74	$963	+16.94
605	605	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,022	+21.44
655–695	675	2	149.00–155.00	$151.91	$1,025	—
705–745	735	4	139.00–145.00	$140.44	$1,032	—
755–795	779	5	134.00–139.00	$135.94	$1,059	—

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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	274	10	225.00–235.00	$230.00	$630	+6.02
305–345	321	10	215.00–225.00	$220.83	$709	+1.10
355–395	377	10	207.50–217.50	$211.84	$799	+0.41
405–445	438	18	200.00–210.00	$201.70	$883	-1.61
455–495	480	17	185.00–195.00	$188.55	$905	-3.42
505–545	527	13	177.50–187.50	$181.86	$958	+1.23
555–595	578	13	170.00–177.50	$173.02	$1,000	+2.22
605–635	613	8	160.00–167.50	$165.56	$1,015	+3.11
655–695	677	5	150.00–159.00	$154.24	$1,044	-8.26
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
255–295	265	4	215.00–220.00	$218.61	$579	+1.11
305–345	313	5	205.00–210.00	$208.90	$654	+5.19
355–395	379	19	195.00–205.00	$198.93	$754	+1.15
405–445	429	15	187.50–197.50	$191.40	$821	-1.82
455–495	471	11	175.00–180.00	$177.86	$838	-4.98
505–545	523	10	170.00–175.00	$172.66	$903	+2.72
555–595	570	7	152.50–160.00	$157.04	$895	-0.37
605–645	618	3	150.00–152.50	$151.63	$937	-0.59
705–745	725	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	6	237.50–245.00	$242.34	$649	+6.90
305–345	327	12	230.00–240.00	$234.42	$767	+6.42
355–385	373	8	220.00–230.00	$224.90	$839	+2.53
455–495	482	6	200.00–210.00	$203.22	$980	—
505–545	516	7	190.00–200.00	$197.05	$1,017	+3.80
555–595	575	2	185.00–190.00	$187.41	$1,078	+7.65
605–645	632	6	170.00–175.00	$171.62	$1,085	-3.57
655–695	674	10	162.50–169.00	$166.15	$1,120	-6.85
735	735	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,161	—
765	765	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,186	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1470	1121	80-85%	33	85.00–92.00	$88.89	$996	+1.59
1020–1375	1196	80-85%	8	101.00–108.00	$102.81	$1,230	+8.37
990–1555	1271	80-85%	31	93.00–100.00	$96.74	$1,230	-5.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1925	1422	75-80%	11	86.00–93.00	$90.20	$1,283	-6.45
1295–1930	1512	75-80%	21	94.00–101.00	$97.43	$1,473	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1145	971	85-90%	13	73.00–80.00	$77.30	$751	+1.90
865–1360	1009	85-90%	17	81.00–88.00	$83.75	$845	+1.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1965	1385	11	113.00–120.00	$116.49	$1,613	+13.10
1420	1420	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,491	—
1715–1865	1790	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$2,228	+4.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–935	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	730.00–910.00	$805.21
715–1085	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	790.00–990.00	$873.41
865–1005	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	910.00–1,000.00	$949.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1165	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,079.98
885–1310	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,170.00	$1,101.46
975–1370	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,070.00–1,175.00	$1,129.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1010	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,090.00–1,240.00	$1,183.44	—
875–1040	962	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,120.00–1,210.00	$1,147.30	+23.83

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–875	717	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	890.00–950.00	$914.42	—
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	—

Medium and Large 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	1,290.00	$1,290.00	—

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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.