Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

1,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $238.71/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 468 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.21/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.81/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 422 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,009	1,260	1,230
Feeder cattle	676	909	773
Slaughter cattle	149	201	296
Replacement cattle	184	150	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	255.00	$255.00	$790	—
368	368	8	251.00	$251.00	$924	-2.68
467–495	468	33	230.00–239.00	$238.71	$1,117	+1.95
505–545	525	2	220.00–225.00	$222.40	$1,168	—
570–595	573	10	215.00–222.50	$221.72	$1,270	—
605–645	625	2	203.00–209.00	$205.90	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	240.00	$240.00	$900	-5.00
405–445	425	3	230.00–235.00	$232.42	$988	-1.24
455–495	475	2	220.00–227.50	$223.59	$1,062	-0.72
515	515	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	-3.14
565	565	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,186	+3.70
605	605	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,165	-2.50
685	685	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,308	+11.00
705–745	725	2	168.00–175.00	$171.40	$1,243	+1.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	240.00	$240.00	$780	-1.17
405–445	432	3	220.00–225.00	$221.56	$957	-1.33
535	535	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	-5.73
620	620	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,162	+2.50
685	685	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	-3.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	230.00	$230.00	$506	—
305–345	316	5	208.00–211.00	$209.76	$663	+9.07
355–395	372	14	197.50–207.50	$203.10	$756	+7.99
405–445	424	22	185.00–195.00	$190.21	$806	+1.28
455–495	467	11	177.50–187.50	$184.45	$861	+2.50
505–545	518	3	175.00–182.50	$179.87	$932	+7.62
555–595	573	12	165.00–175.00	$170.58	$977	+5.63
605–645	625	2	153.00–155.00	$153.97	$962	-1.24
655–695	680	4	140.00–147.50	$142.80	$971	-8.65
705–745	735	5	130.00–140.00	$132.42	$973	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–445	422	21	197.50–207.00	$202.81	$856	+4.40
455–495	478	18	190.00–200.00	$194.23	$928	+1.32
505–545	524	8	185.00–192.50	$188.99	$990	—
555–595	575	9	177.50–187.50	$182.41	$1,049	+7.30
605–645	625	5	172.50–177.50	$174.94	$1,093	+8.04
670	670	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,106	+3.80
705–745	729	11	146.00–149.00	$146.68	$1,069	-7.27
755–795	768	3	132.50–140.00	$137.41	$1,055	-11.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	215.00	$215.00	$505	—
255–295	280	4	205.00–210.00	$206.75	$579	+7.12
305–345	323	6	195.00–205.00	$200.30	$647	+6.98
355–395	374	20	185.00–195.00	$190.28	$712	+5.60
425	425	6	180.00	$180.00	$765	+8.17
455–495	474	10	165.00–175.00	$170.16	$807	+0.56
505–545	512	6	160.00–170.00	$168.22	$861	+4.82
555–595	568	3	152.50–160.00	$157.38	$894	+7.09
605–645	621	5	140.00–150.00	$145.89	$906	—
655–695	675	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$894	-9.74

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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	268	3	235.00–240.00	$238.17	$638	+0.85
305–345	324	7	227.50–235.00	$231.26	$749	+2.19
355–395	388	11	215.00–225.00	$216.71	$841	-6.30
405–445	431	16	205.00–215.00	$208.51	$899	-3.41
455–495	460	16	197.50–200.00	$199.66	$918	-0.81
505–545	540	8	190.00–191.00	$190.12	$1,027	+1.43
555–595	568	3	180.00–185.00	$183.26	$1,041	+1.52
635	635	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	-2.74
685	685	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	-3.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	4	240.00–245.00	$241.14	$808	-0.89
375	375	1	235.00	$235.00	$881	+2.27
405–445	425	2	220.00–222.50	$221.19	$940	-0.84
455–495	475	2	207.50–210.00	$208.70	$991	-2.31
505–545	526	7	200.00–210.00	$204.54	$1,076	+4.62
555–595	580	8	190.00–197.50	$192.75	$1,118	+1.16
635	635	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	-2.42
655–695	675	2	170.00–177.50	$173.64	$1,172	-0.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	252.50	$252.50	$871	+1.36
355–395	375	2	245.00–250.00	$247.37	$928	-2.54
555–595	578	4	200.00–210.00	$204.41	$1,181	—
605–645	632	3	190.00–200.00	$193.19	$1,221	—
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
705–745	725	2	177.50–182.50	$179.93	$1,304	+9.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1370	1092	80-85%	40	92.00–99.00	$94.40	$1,031	+4.33
850–1635	1143	80-85%	26	84.00–91.00	$88.94	$1,017	-8.32
995–1740	1256	80-85%	12	100.00–105.00	$101.67	$1,277	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1515	1018	85-90%	16	82.00–89.00	$85.00	$865	-1.56
1060	1060	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$965	—
905–1515	1074	85-90%	9	74.00–81.00	$78.40	$842	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,264	-1.09
1280–1600	1459	75-80%	4	102.00–107.00	$104.00	$1,517	+1.29
1190–1735	1460	75-80%	8	94.00–99.00	$96.34	$1,407	-6.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1470	1235	4	110.00–112.00	$110.47	$1,364	—
1480–1780	1658	4	117.00–122.00	$119.56	$1,982	—
1650–1985	1793	5	124.00–129.00	$126.72	$2,272	-0.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1065	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00–1,030.00	$911.83
795–1070	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,050.00	$941.91
835–1275	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,068.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–900	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	810.00–840.00	$826.82
780–940	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	810.00–860.00	$833.98
865–1105	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	840.00–990.00	$921.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–1030	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,675.00–1,900.00	$1,780.89	—
865–960	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,775.00	$1,761.85	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–820	752	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,130.00–1,160.00	$1,143.08	—
625–955	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	960.00–1,100.00	$1,036.92	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–910	777	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,295.20	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1095	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,519.60	+70.92

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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.