Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.08/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 490 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.23/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $194.34/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 377 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	990	1,096	1,000
Feeder cattle	747	822	729
Slaughter cattle	172	176	174
Replacement cattle	71	98	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	255.00–262.50	$258.60	$711	+2.44
370	370	2	240.00	$240.00	$888	—
405–445	425	3	227.50–232.50	$230.25	$979	—
455–495	485	18	220.00–225.00	$221.04	$1,072	-6.39
525	525	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,116	-8.70
555–595	572	3	199.00–209.00	$204.87	$1,172	—
655–695	675	2	182.50–185.00	$183.71	$1,240	-12.43
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	255.00–262.50	$257.30	$854	—
355–395	368	3	250.00–259.00	$255.78	$941	+7.40
405–445	425	2	237.50–240.00	$238.69	$1,014	-3.47
505–545	525	3	215.00–220.00	$217.60	$1,142	-15.85
605–645	622	7	200.00–210.00	$205.66	$1,279	-13.34
655–695	673	3	195.00–202.50	$199.42	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	235.00	$235.00	$705	-0.77
435	435	3	220.00	$220.00	$957	—
455–495	475	3	212.50–217.50	$214.93	$1,021	-4.71
535	535	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—
635	635	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,127	-15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	220.00	$220.00	$506	—
255–295	275	2	212.50–215.00	$213.66	$588	—
305–345	325	16	202.50–212.50	$207.39	$674	—
355–395	377	20	190.00–200.00	$194.34	$733	-1.65
405–445	422	19	185.00–195.00	$190.64	$805	+2.29
455–495	474	20	177.50–187.50	$182.68	$866	+2.37
505–545	524	21	170.00–180.00	$175.23	$918	+3.69
555–595	568	10	160.00–170.00	$166.57	$946	+2.01
605–645	628	6	152.50–159.00	$155.44	$976	+0.86
655–695	676	8	147.50–154.00	$150.78	$1,019	+5.78
705–745	720	4	140.00–150.00	$146.15	$1,052	+2.01
755–795	775	2	140.00–147.50	$143.65	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	14	202.50–212.50	$207.03	$778	—
405–445	423	13	197.50–205.00	$201.68	$853	+6.30
455–495	490	31	190.00–200.00	$191.08	$936	+1.10
505–545	534	9	182.50–192.50	$185.19	$989	+2.98
555–595	572	7	172.50–182.50	$178.13	$1,019	+3.26
605–645	623	10	160.00–170.00	$165.48	$1,031	+0.83
655–695	671	5	157.50–162.50	$160.46	$1,077	+3.53
705–725	715	3	154.00–160.00	$157.14	$1,124	+4.67
755–795	773	6	153.00–160.00	$156.70	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	207.50–210.00	$208.64	$469	-11.36
255–295	277	9	200.00–210.00	$204.19	$566	+1.20
305–345	327	13	190.00–200.00	$194.27	$635	-0.52
405–445	435	4	180.00–182.50	$180.58	$786	+4.71
455–495	474	8	164.00–172.50	$168.72	$800	-0.88
505–545	530	8	157.50–167.50	$161.19	$854	+1.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	3	240.00–250.00	$244.70	$551	+1.92
255–295	271	5	230.00–240.00	$235.65	$639	+5.65
305–345	323	9	220.00–230.00	$225.35	$728	-3.05
355–395	378	10	215.00–225.00	$219.16	$828	-1.60
405–445	438	11	210.00–215.00	$210.86	$924	-0.10
455–495	473	15	195.00–205.00	$200.49	$948	-0.53
505–545	523	5	187.50–197.50	$192.90	$1,009	-1.31
555–595	574	10	180.00–190.00	$185.14	$1,063	-3.28
640	640	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,088	-4.84
655–695	675	2	160.00–168.00	$163.88	$1,106	-6.12
745	745	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,125	—
755–795	782	3	142.00–150.00	$144.58	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	245.00–255.00	$249.82	$687	+5.39
310	310	3	245.00	$245.00	$760	+7.15
355–395	381	7	230.00–239.00	$233.33	$889	+3.33
405–445	434	15	217.50–227.50	$220.27	$956	-2.79
470	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	+1.58
505–545	520	13	200.00–210.00	$206.25	$1,072	+1.77
555–595	574	11	195.00–202.50	$199.02	$1,142	-2.24
605–645	629	5	180.00–190.00	$183.91	$1,157	-5.61
655–695	668	3	170.00–180.00	$176.53	$1,179	-3.47
725	725	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,196	-7.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	15	247.50–257.50	$252.22	$822	+3.65
355–395	372	6	240.00–250.00	$245.68	$914	-1.82
525	525	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,134	-4.11
605–645	625	4	192.50–195.00	$193.71	$1,211	-3.23
675	675	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	-3.26
725	725	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,254	-12.00
760	760	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1280	1100	80-85%	11	90.00–97.00	$95.28	$1,048	-3.20
895–1345	1122	80-85%	33	98.00–105.00	$101.87	$1,143	+3.39
980–1585	1256	80-85%	40	106.00–113.00	$109.13	$1,371	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1160	952	85-90%	17	90.00–97.00	$93.61	$891	+4.23
935–1295	1070	85-90%	16	82.00–89.00	$85.89	$919	+3.81
1115	1115	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,093	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,152	—
1150–1700	1425	75-80%	11	100.00–106.00	$104.09	$1,483	-0.43
1225–1565	1441	75-80%	4	107.00–112.00	$109.65	$1,580	+5.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1780	1368	3	110.00–112.00	$111.14	$1,520	+1.49
1350–1790	1613	5	116.00–122.00	$119.49	$1,927	—
1655–1900	1756	4	123.00–130.00	$126.80	$2,227	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1040	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	910.00–1,010.00	$972.41
950–1175	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,080.00–1,240.00	$1,186.86
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1000	879	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–920.00	$847.01
860–1020	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	930.00–1,020.00	$978.83

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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
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+115.32

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+76.40

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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.