Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

1,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.36/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 425 lb · 29 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $210.25/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 324 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $213.92/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 479 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,008	1,189	702
Feeder cattle	741	678	458
Slaughter cattle	188	280	120
Replacement cattle	79	231	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher wit exceptional individuals bringing 111.00 to 113.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
405–445	425	4	247.00–249.00	$247.95	$1,054	—
455–495	478	7	237.50–247.00	$241.45	$1,154	—
505–545	521	5	230.00–236.00	$233.49	$1,216	+6.09
555–595	575	2	225.00–230.00	$227.41	$1,308	+3.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	246.00–249.00	$247.42	$928	—
405–445	415	4	235.00–241.00	$239.39	$993	-1.07
455–495	468	3	227.50–230.00	$229.12	$1,072	-2.08
595	595	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,250	—
640	640	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,312	+11.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	235.00–242.50	$238.55	$895	-0.10
530	530	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,113	—
645	645	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,226	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	235.00	$235.00	$482	+16.82
255–295	275	2	215.00–220.00	$217.32	$598	+6.59
305–345	324	25	205.00–215.00	$210.25	$681	+5.52
355–395	372	19	197.50–207.50	$203.01	$755	+3.95
405–445	430	13	190.00–200.00	$193.69	$833	+2.57
455–495	472	6	177.50–182.50	$180.37	$851	+0.18
505–545	520	8	170.00–180.00	$176.18	$916	+4.34
555–595	567	7	165.00–172.50	$170.30	$966	+9.72
605–645	635	4	160.00–162.50	$160.60	$1,020	+12.34
655–695	668	3	150.00–152.50	$151.63	$1,013	—
705–745	725	2	142.50–145.00	$143.72	$1,042	+6.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	268	3	230.00–232.50	$231.58	$621	+11.58
305–345	332	3	217.50–220.00	$218.27	$725	+4.64
355–395	386	18	210.00–219.00	$212.06	$819	+3.31
405–445	425	29	202.50–212.50	$207.36	$881	+7.81
455–495	475	7	190.00–200.00	$194.82	$925	+1.93
505–545	521	13	182.50–190.00	$186.85	$973	+6.46
555–595	582	9	180.00–185.00	$181.61	$1,057	+4.24
605–645	625	2	165.00–172.50	$168.63	$1,054	+4.70
675	675	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	474	10	202.50–210.00	$206.51	$979	+5.45
505–545	526	10	195.00–205.00	$199.66	$1,050	+2.44
555–595	578	8	187.50–197.50	$191.79	$1,109	+0.39
605–645	629	5	177.50–187.50	$181.43	$1,141	+3.13
690	690	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,159	+4.73
705–745	725	2	162.50–166.00	$164.20	$1,190	+7.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	240.00	$240.00	$672	+5.00
305–345	331	15	227.50–237.50	$230.90	$764	+1.69
355–395	379	18	217.50–227.50	$221.30	$839	+1.43
405–445	428	13	210.00–217.50	$213.13	$912	+1.25
455–495	472	13	197.50–207.50	$203.16	$959	+0.13
505–545	520	6	190.00–200.00	$196.55	$1,022	+6.00
555–595	569	8	180.00–190.00	$186.49	$1,061	-0.43
625	625	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,094	+3.40
655–695	675	3	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$1,097	-0.05
740	740	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,128	—
755–795	775	3	143.00–147.50	$145.13	$1,125	+2.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	242.50	$242.50	$812	+3.99
355–395	384	5	230.00–237.50	$231.88	$890	+1.46
405–445	433	19	220.00–230.00	$222.93	$965	+0.52
455–495	479	24	210.00–220.00	$213.92	$1,025	-4.45
505–545	525	11	205.00–212.50	$208.78	$1,096	-1.97
555–595	565	4	195.00–200.00	$198.68	$1,123	+1.29
605–645	623	6	182.50–190.00	$186.57	$1,162	+5.97
695	695	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,199	-2.50
705–745	723	3	162.50–170.00	$166.60	$1,205	+5.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	489	7	222.50–225.00	$222.83	$1,090	-4.20
505–545	528	16	215.00–225.00	$219.28	$1,158	+0.84
555–595	582	3	205.00–212.50	$207.39	$1,207	-3.07
605–645	616	7	195.00–200.00	$198.53	$1,223	—
655–695	679	5	185.00–195.00	$188.73	$1,281	—
705–745	725	2	172.50–182.50	$177.36	$1,286	—
755–795	782	3	167.50–170.00	$168.30	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1375	1106	80-85%	26	85.00–93.00	$89.74	$993	—
880–1485	1116	80-85%	46	94.00–101.00	$97.60	$1,089	—
945–1565	1287	80-85%	32	102.00–109.00	$105.06	$1,352	+4.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1090	936	85-90%	12	70.00–83.00	$79.01	$740	—
845–1120	964	85-90%	15	84.00–91.00	$87.61	$845	+1.08
950–1030	1002	85-90%	3	93.00–95.00	$93.68	$939	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1475	1306	75-80%	10	96.00–101.00	$99.38	$1,298	—
1325–1775	1516	75-80%	7	104.00–109.00	$106.49	$1,614	—
1595	1595	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,420	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1730	1391	4	109.00–115.00	$112.43	$1,564	—
1475–1720	1573	4	119.00–123.00	$120.45	$1,895	—
1580–2195	1831	6	125.00–132.00	$128.39	$2,351	+1.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–990	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	790.00–930.00	$853.69
745–1140	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	890.00–1,100.00	$994.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1115	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,100.00	$1,044.15
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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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
985–1100	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,430.00–1,470.00	$1,448.90	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1110	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,260.00–1,360.00	$1,314.15	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–865	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,074.56	—

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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.