Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.19/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 524 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.66/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 430 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.40/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	985	976	1,440
Feeder cattle	719	684	1,020
Slaughter cattle	193	203	285
Replacement cattle	73	89	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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
305–345	330	4	265.00–270.00	$266.89	$881	+14.39
395	395	1	250.00	$250.00	$988	+7.63
420	420	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,029	—
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	+1.00
505	505	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,149	+0.82
555–595	573	4	210.00–220.00	$215.53	$1,235	—
655–695	679	5	188.00–200.00	$193.65	$1,315	-1.30
755–795	768	3	172.50–177.50	$175.78	$1,350	+3.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	267.50	$267.50	$736	—
325	325	1	257.50	$257.50	$837	—
355–395	375	2	240.00–245.00	$242.37	$909	—
405–445	419	8	230.00–240.00	$237.35	$994	—
495	495	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,077	-10.00
505–545	525	2	210.00–212.50	$211.20	$1,109	—
555–595	575	2	200.00–208.00	$203.86	$1,172	-2.35
625	625	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,212	-3.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	242.50–245.00	$243.70	$1,158	—
545	545	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,267	—
605–645	625	4	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$1,328	—
655–695	675	2	200.00–207.50	$203.64	$1,375	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	230.00–235.00	$232.32	$639	+5.98
305–345	325	2	222.50–227.50	$224.85	$731	+9.60
355–395	373	10	212.50–222.50	$217.82	$812	+6.04
405–445	430	18	205.00–214.00	$208.66	$897	+4.04
455–495	473	17	195.00–205.00	$200.40	$948	+5.06
505–545	524	20	185.00–195.00	$190.19	$997	+5.56
555–595	567	12	175.00–185.00	$182.02	$1,032	+3.34
605–645	630	4	165.00–170.00	$166.94	$1,052	+4.52
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	227.50	$227.50	$603	+14.12
305–345	315	5	210.00–220.00	$217.31	$685	+13.47
355–395	388	17	200.00–210.00	$201.24	$781	+4.51
405–445	424	14	195.00–202.50	$199.05	$844	+9.46
455–495	472	10	182.50–192.50	$188.12	$888	+9.00
505–545	525	8	172.50–182.50	$177.38	$931	+3.77
555–595	566	8	160.00–170.00	$167.00	$945	+6.44
605–645	615	5	150.00–160.00	$157.40	$968	+8.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	487	5	210.00–212.50	$210.47	$1,025	+6.77
505–545	532	15	197.50–207.50	$200.79	$1,068	+1.55
555–595	578	12	187.50–197.50	$191.59	$1,107	+2.94
605–645	632	11	180.00–190.00	$183.09	$1,157	+10.26
655–695	671	5	167.50–170.00	$168.96	$1,134	+1.56
705	705	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,181	+6.93
775	775	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,182	+6.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	6	260.00–265.00	$261.94	$728	+11.94
305	305	2	260.00	$260.00	$793	—
355–395	376	8	237.50–247.50	$242.05	$910	+6.40
405–445	422	6	225.00–235.00	$230.72	$974	+7.72
455–495	475	14	212.50–222.50	$217.40	$1,033	+4.99
505–545	520	13	202.50–212.50	$208.77	$1,086	+3.52
555–595	577	14	190.00–200.00	$194.36	$1,121	-0.17
605–645	626	7	182.50–190.00	$186.03	$1,165	+2.45
655–695	682	6	180.00–185.00	$181.60	$1,239	+7.51
705–745	720	4	170.00–175.00	$173.08	$1,246	+10.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	240.00–245.00	$242.38	$667	-0.67
305–345	325	2	235.00–240.00	$237.35	$771	+4.39
355–395	372	6	225.00–235.00	$230.71	$858	+9.89
405–445	431	12	215.00–222.50	$217.60	$938	+5.97
455–495	475	16	200.00–210.00	$204.86	$973	+4.74
505–545	518	9	190.00–200.00	$196.50	$1,018	+5.15
555–595	575	2	185.00–189.00	$186.93	$1,075	+5.47
655–695	673	3	165.00–172.50	$169.09	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	5	265.00–269.00	$266.22	$887	+2.21
355–395	375	10	260.00–267.50	$263.66	$989	+18.66
405–445	425	7	240.00–250.00	$244.90	$1,041	—
505–545	528	12	215.00–225.00	$219.11	$1,157	+4.68
555–595	570	10	202.50–210.00	$207.20	$1,181	-0.25
605–645	627	3	194.00–201.00	$197.26	$1,237	+1.95
655–695	668	3	189.00–196.00	$193.57	$1,293	+9.85
715	715	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1240	1064	80-85%	17	90.00–97.00	$94.09	$1,001	+4.21
910–1400	1121	80-85%	47	98.00–105.00	$102.40	$1,148	—
975–1665	1266	80-85%	40	106.00–113.00	$108.86	$1,378	+3.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1060	909	85-90%	7	82.00–90.00	$87.40	$794	—
815–1275	1025	85-90%	9	91.00–98.00	$94.10	$965	+5.35
1050	1050	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,050	+5.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1505	1358	75-80%	9	99.00–105.00	$102.24	$1,388	+2.75
1420	1420	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,349	—
1375–1650	1489	75-80%	7	108.00–112.00	$109.74	$1,634	+6.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2005	1533	6	116.00–123.00	$119.42	$1,831	—
1385–1830	1556	4	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$2,008	—
1425–2115	1771	8	131.00–137.00	$133.43	$2,363	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100–1245	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,110.00–1,210.00	$1,176.52
1065–1320	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,160.00–1,275.00	$1,223.15

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
750–990	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	830.00–970.00	$895.89
960–1195	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	960.00–1,080.00	$1,022.93

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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
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1180–1300	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,225.00–2,300.00	$2,264.31	—
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,460.00	$2,460.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–740	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,000.00	$950.67	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-12.86

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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.