Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

873 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Franklin County Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.26/cwt ≈ $1,270/hd at 582 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.16/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 526 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $216.01/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 520 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	873	914	848
Feeder cattle	585	657	689
Slaughter cattle	160	122	102
Replacement cattle	128	76	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, 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
385–395	390	4	260.00–262.50	$261.23	$1,019	—
405–415	408	3	260.00–262.50	$261.65	$1,068	+10.87
505–525	515	4	240.00–242.50	$241.23	$1,242	-0.72
625	625	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	250.00–257.50	$253.55	$951	—
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	+6.31
455–495	473	6	235.00–245.00	$240.30	$1,137	-2.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	—
555–595	571	4	238.00–245.00	$241.91	$1,381	-3.09
610	610	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	+2.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	240.00	$240.00	$804	—
405–445	437	5	222.50–227.50	$223.43	$976	+2.24
455–495	477	9	215.00–220.00	$217.14	$1,036	+2.93
505–545	526	18	207.50–217.50	$212.16	$1,116	+3.30
555–595	572	13	197.50–207.50	$203.17	$1,162	+2.60
605–645	624	6	187.50–195.00	$191.18	$1,193	-1.24
655–695	682	3	187.50–190.00	$188.30	$1,284	+3.30
705–745	718	3	180.00–182.50	$181.64	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	3	225.00–235.00	$228.95	$751	+2.78
355–395	374	11	217.50–225.00	$221.48	$828	-0.90
405–445	425	14	210.00–220.00	$214.86	$913	+1.80
455–495	474	5	205.00–212.50	$208.93	$990	+2.55
505–545	528	8	200.00–205.00	$202.11	$1,067	+2.96
555–595	575	2	190.00–192.50	$191.21	$1,099	+2.08
605–645	625	2	180.00–182.50	$181.21	$1,133	+3.76
655–695	675	2	170.00–177.50	$173.64	$1,172	—
705	705	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,198	—
775	775	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	579	5	210.00–220.00	$213.89	$1,238	+5.16
605–645	631	13	200.00–210.00	$203.39	$1,283	+2.54
655–695	684	7	200.00–205.00	$201.37	$1,377	+8.46
755–795	785	4	177.50–180.00	$178.10	$1,398	+0.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	3	257.50–260.00	$259.13	$731	—
305–345	327	5	250.00–257.50	$253.36	$828	+0.17
395	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	—
405–445	425	3	232.50–242.50	$237.34	$1,009	+2.50
455–495	475	2	220.00–222.50	$221.20	$1,051	—
505–545	520	17	210.00–220.00	$216.01	$1,123	+4.29
555–595	573	12	200.00–210.00	$205.26	$1,176	-0.33
605–645	619	9	190.00–200.00	$196.25	$1,215	+0.62
685	685	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	-4.90
715	715	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,269	-2.50
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	260.00	$260.00	$858	—
395	395	1	250.00	$250.00	$988	—
415	415	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,048	+2.50
505–545	524	6	222.50–230.00	$226.17	$1,185	—
555–595	582	18	215.00–225.00	$218.26	$1,270	—
605–645	635	8	205.00–210.00	$206.19	$1,309	—
655–695	676	9	190.00–200.00	$194.62	$1,316	-0.17
705–745	725	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$1,359	—
765	765	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	245.00–250.00	$247.32	$680	-5.00
305–345	327	3	237.50–245.00	$240.68	$787	-4.32
355–395	375	8	227.50–235.00	$231.14	$867	-2.00
405–445	433	12	217.50–227.50	$220.32	$954	-2.88
455–495	483	4	207.50–217.50	$210.49	$1,017	+1.19
505–545	529	9	197.50–207.50	$201.32	$1,065	-2.65
555–595	568	3	190.00–197.50	$194.88	$1,107	+0.34
605–645	632	3	180.00–187.50	$182.39	$1,153	-3.86
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1305	1093	80-85%	13	97.00–105.00	$102.81	$1,124	—
880–1355	1115	80-85%	53	106.00–113.00	$110.06	$1,227	+10.14
965–1700	1249	80-85%	44	114.00–122.00	$117.08	$1,462	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$998	—
1115–1770	1361	75-80%	9	110.00–114.00	$112.56	$1,532	+4.55
1215–1645	1452	75-80%	7	116.00–120.00	$117.19	$1,702	+4.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1105	979	85-90%	4	94.00–99.00	$96.58	$946	-0.94
855–1230	1026	85-90%	4	84.00–86.00	$84.93	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,254	—
1270–1880	1580	10	127.00–134.00	$131.16	$2,072	-0.15
1575–2005	1785	6	136.00–143.00	$140.31	$2,505	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1080	897	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,117.37
890–1120	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,040.00–1,270.00	$1,141.66
1070–1225	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,410.00	$1,332.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1150	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,388.21
1060–1465	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,470.00–1,650.00	$1,549.01
1150–1335	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,540.00	$1,452.07

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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
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
875–1060	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,625.00–1,790.00	$1,722.70	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–1040	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,425.00–1,575.00	$1,513.43	-0.12
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1045	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,090.00–2,100.00	$2,095.51	—
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
925–975	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,340.00	$1,340.00	—

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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.