Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

1,079 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.50/cwt ≈ $1,281/hd at 702 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $181.92/cwt +10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $204.34/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,079	1,246	579
Feeder cattle	736	924	459
Slaughter cattle	204	188	53
Replacement cattle	139	134	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 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	4	250.00–255.00	$252.37	$946	—
455–495	475	2	222.50–224.00	$223.22	$1,060	+7.34
505–545	515	4	210.00–220.00	$217.35	$1,119	+10.43
555–595	575	2	200.00–207.50	$203.62	$1,171	+7.93
605–645	625	2	195.00–197.50	$196.21	$1,226	—
685–695	693	4	180.00–182.50	$180.62	$1,252	—
702	702	20	182.50	$182.50	$1,281	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	255.00	$255.00	$625	—
305–345	325	2	245.00–250.00	$247.35	$804	+16.84
355–395	375	2	230.00–240.00	$234.73	$880	—
405–445	425	4	220.00–228.00	$223.77	$951	—
535	535	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,083	+8.80
570	570	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,069	—
615	615	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,122	—
665	665	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	240.00	$240.00	$624	—
305–345	318	3	230.00–240.00	$236.39	$752	—
405–445	425	2	212.50–215.00	$213.69	$908	+12.76
455–495	475	2	200.00–205.00	$202.39	$961	+7.39
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	+10.88
595	595	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,056	—
635	635	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	6	195.00–202.50	$198.27	$551	+0.41
305–345	323	10	190.00–198.00	$194.28	$628	+10.33
355–395	373	13	180.00–190.00	$185.41	$692	+7.30
405–445	422	9	172.50–182.50	$178.24	$752	+7.77
455–495	476	6	165.00–172.50	$168.66	$803	+8.65
525	525	1	157.50	$157.50	$827	+5.68
555–595	571	4	145.00–153.00	$149.52	$854	—
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	200.00–205.00	$202.35	$658	+5.45
355–395	374	8	192.50–202.50	$197.65	$739	+7.53
405–445	434	10	185.00–195.00	$187.64	$814	+5.30
455–495	471	18	178.00–185.00	$181.92	$857	+10.18
505–545	523	4	165.00–175.00	$170.47	$892	+4.74
585	585	1	160.00	$160.00	$936	+2.86
605–645	625	2	150.00–155.00	$152.42	$953	+4.92
665	665	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,011	+12.51
715	715	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,037	+11.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	524	10	177.50–186.00	$181.56	$951	+9.59
555–595	568	10	170.00–180.00	$176.62	$1,003	+8.88
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	—
655–695	675	2	160.00–162.50	$161.21	$1,088	+9.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	266	7	220.00–230.00	$226.94	$604	+8.33
305–345	313	5	215.00–220.00	$218.90	$685	+10.00
355–395	377	16	200.00–210.00	$204.34	$770	+5.41
405–445	425	9	195.00–203.00	$198.87	$845	+7.47
455–495	473	10	177.50–187.50	$182.89	$865	+5.03
505–545	532	3	175.00–177.50	$175.79	$935	+3.13
555–595	580	4	162.50–172.50	$166.66	$967	+9.62
625	625	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,016	+10.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	245.00	$245.00	$588	—
255–295	273	9	235.00–245.00	$240.36	$656	+10.36
305–345	322	6	230.00–237.50	$234.50	$755	+13.67
355–395	375	3	217.50–222.50	$219.91	$825	+8.07
405–434	425	12	205.00–215.00	$208.45	$886	+6.75
455–495	468	3	190.00–200.00	$196.48	$920	+7.93
505–545	535	4	187.50–189.00	$187.85	$1,005	+5.99
555–595	567	6	177.50–185.00	$182.85	$1,037	+9.83
605–645	618	3	174.00–175.00	$174.65	$1,079	+9.09
655–695	675	2	163.00–172.50	$167.61	$1,131	+13.37
705–745	718	3	150.00–158.00	$155.23	$1,115	+5.23
765	765	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	+7.66
305–345	326	9	240.00–250.00	$244.54	$797	+10.12
355–395	368	3	230.00–237.50	$234.82	$864	+9.92
455–495	475	15	202.50–213.00	$207.45	$985	+4.23
505–545	519	12	198.00–205.00	$202.27	$1,050	+5.22
555–595	582	3	188.00–197.50	$191.02	$1,112	+3.61
605–645	625	2	178.00–180.00	$178.97	$1,119	+7.35
705–745	718	3	162.50–167.50	$165.77	$1,190	+7.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1240	1090	80-85%	22	89.00–94.00	$91.90	$1,002	—
970–1360	1136	80-85%	43	95.00–102.00	$98.84	$1,123	+9.95
860–1595	1234	80-85%	42	103.00–110.00	$105.83	$1,306	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1355	1301	75-80%	4	90.00–95.00	$92.56	$1,204	—
1125–1595	1348	75-80%	10	98.00–103.00	$101.07	$1,362	—
1305–1690	1482	75-80%	15	104.00–110.00	$105.69	$1,566	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1045	928	85-90%	10	83.00–88.00	$85.45	$793	—
860–1175	978	85-90%	8	75.00–80.00	$78.85	$771	+1.55
945–1125	1039	85-90%	4	91.00–94.00	$92.78	$964	+9.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1540	1244	6	106.00–111.00	$108.42	$1,349	—
1380–1635	1483	4	115.00–119.00	$116.10	$1,722	—
1485–1945	1671	5	124.00–129.00	$126.24	$2,109	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–935	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–970.00	$894.87
845–1080	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	890.00–1,100.00	$997.18
815–1130	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,060.00	$980.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1275	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	990.00–1,100.00	$1,054.40
980–1105	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,140.00–1,180.00	$1,157.37
1065–1190	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,280.00	$1,174.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–845	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,160.00	$1,155.03	—
730–1085	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,070.00–1,200.00	$1,133.54	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1060	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,260.00–1,325.00	$1,297.21	—
930–1115	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,392.31	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–955	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,000.00	$967.14	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280–1485	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,675.00–1,690.00	$1,683.06	—

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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.