Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $217.19/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.88/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 531 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $215.90/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 471 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,258	1,321	947
Feeder cattle	874	918	665
Slaughter cattle	160	213	151
Replacement cattle	224	190	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	237.50–245.00	$241.55	$923	—
405–445	425	4	239.00–240.00	$239.48	$1,018	—
455–495	482	3	235.00–240.00	$236.57	$1,140	+10.78
505–545	523	3	222.50–230.00	$226.57	$1,185	—
555–595	575	2	212.50–215.00	$213.71	$1,229	—
605–645	618	3	195.00–205.00	$201.52	$1,245	+2.64
685	685	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,302	-2.50
705–745	723	3	177.50–185.00	$181.60	$1,313	—
775	775	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,337	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	4	242.50–247.50	$245.52	$786	+0.52
355–395	371	5	227.50–235.00	$231.88	$860	-7.03
405–445	425	2	228.00–230.00	$228.95	$973	+4.65
455–495	475	2	222.50–227.50	$224.89	$1,068	+7.50
595	595	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,205	-1.18
605–645	625	2	187.50–191.00	$189.19	$1,182	-0.81
655–695	675	2	182.50–185.00	$183.71	$1,240	—
705–745	725	2	170.00–172.50	$171.22	$1,241	—
795	795	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	265.00	$265.00	$848	—
365	365	1	252.50	$252.50	$922	—
555–595	575	7	220.00–230.00	$224.94	$1,293	+1.68
605–645	623	8	210.00–218.00	$214.17	$1,334	+6.67
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	-3.00
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	220.00	$220.00	$495	-5.00
255–295	264	6	208.00–216.00	$213.91	$565	+1.89
305–345	336	10	200.00–210.00	$202.11	$679	-0.88
355–395	374	13	195.00–202.50	$198.94	$744	+6.41
405–445	418	7	187.50–197.50	$194.14	$812	+3.74
455–495	479	13	180.00–190.00	$183.87	$881	+2.49
505–545	530	10	170.00–180.00	$173.59	$920	+0.96
555–595	562	10	160.00–170.00	$168.16	$945	+5.13
605–645	613	13	150.00–160.00	$157.79	$967	+1.99
655–695	665	4	142.50–150.00	$148.04	$984	+5.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	266	6	220.00–227.50	$225.72	$600	—
305–345	325	4	215.00–220.00	$217.35	$706	+0.77
355–395	372	7	204.00–215.00	$210.43	$783	+3.84
405–445	428	15	200.00–207.50	$203.08	$869	+1.90
455–495	475	16	192.50–202.50	$197.41	$938	+2.46
505–545	513	14	185.00–195.00	$192.97	$990	+9.26
555–595	571	7	175.00–185.00	$181.00	$1,034	+3.60
605–645	620	8	162.00–172.50	$168.62	$1,045	+4.79
655–695	673	4	155.00–162.50	$159.32	$1,072	+9.32
705–745	715	4	140.00–150.00	$147.40	$1,054	—
755	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	360	14	217.00–225.00	$219.49	$790	—
455–495	485	4	205.00–210.00	$206.17	$1,000	+0.61
505–545	531	22	197.50–208.00	$200.88	$1,067	-0.31
555–595	575	5	187.50–198.00	$192.51	$1,107	+2.85
605–645	626	7	180.00–187.50	$183.51	$1,149	+1.09
705–745	730	6	152.50–162.50	$156.14	$1,140	+1.14
755–795	768	3	145.00–147.50	$146.64	$1,126	-6.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	324	13	235.00–240.00	$236.09	$765	-3.91
355–395	371	5	225.00–232.50	$229.38	$851	-0.62
405–445	429	18	220.00–230.00	$223.88	$960	—
455–495	471	20	210.00–220.00	$215.90	$1,017	+4.33
525	525	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	-1.62
555–595	578	4	195.00–203.00	$198.18	$1,145	+6.80
605–645	625	6	182.50–192.50	$187.42	$1,171	+2.10
655–695	679	6	170.00–177.50	$172.86	$1,174	+1.04
705–745	718	3	165.00–170.00	$168.27	$1,208	+0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	-2.28
255–295	275	2	232.50–235.00	$233.66	$643	-6.22
335	335	2	225.00	$225.00	$754	-1.73
355–395	365	19	212.50–220.00	$218.08	$796	-2.00
405–445	418	9	205.00–215.00	$211.57	$884	+0.79
455–495	472	10	197.50–207.50	$203.15	$959	+2.98
505–545	525	4	187.50–192.50	$189.95	$997	-2.03
555–595	583	8	180.00–190.00	$183.01	$1,067	-0.50
605–645	625	2	167.50–173.00	$170.16	$1,064	-2.26
655–695	679	4	160.00–167.50	$163.04	$1,107	+1.64
705–745	730	4	150.00–155.00	$151.83	$1,108	—
755–795	778	8	140.00–150.00	$144.06	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	286	7	255.00–260.00	$255.98	$732	—
305–345	320	4	245.00–255.00	$251.04	$803	—
355–395	379	5	235.00–239.00	$236.74	$897	—
404–445	408	12	232.50–235.00	$233.33	$952	—
455–495	468	3	222.50–225.00	$224.12	$1,049	—
505–545	521	23	212.50–221.00	$217.19	$1,132	+1.44
555–595	579	5	205.00–215.00	$208.90	$1,210	—
605–645	632	6	195.00–204.00	$198.11	$1,252	+4.42
655–695	683	4	185.00–194.00	$187.79	$1,283	+0.36
705–745	723	3	172.50–180.00	$176.60	$1,277	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1410	1060	80-85%	31	81.00–89.00	$86.08	$912	—
945–1700	1207	80-85%	26	90.00–97.00	$92.56	$1,117	—
1085–1455	1293	80-85%	10	98.00–103.00	$99.54	$1,287	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1260	966	85-90%	12	82.00–89.00	$85.16	$823	-1.11
835–1305	1000	85-90%	12	74.00–81.00	$77.87	$779	-0.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1365	1334	75-80%	4	87.00–90.00	$88.26	$1,177	—
1280–1745	1430	75-80%	9	92.00–96.00	$94.16	$1,346	—
1525–1605	1565	75-80%	2	102.00–105.00	$103.54	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1985	1318	9	107.00–114.00	$109.80	$1,447	-1.31
1190–1900	1556	8	115.00–122.00	$118.18	$1,839	-2.31
1630–2075	1747	5	123.00–130.00	$126.23	$2,205	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1035	854	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–990.00	$899.49
740–980	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	820.00–910.00	$861.49
895–1315	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	910.00–1,100.00	$1,022.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1195	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,075.00
950–1410	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,125.00–1,375.00	$1,220.86

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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
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
910–1075	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,952.39	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1080	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,667.06	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–1155	894	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,429.53	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–925	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,141.52	+135.93
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+99.48

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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.