Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

1,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $210.22/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 580 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $200.48/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 528 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $194.20/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 567 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,535	1,146	1,268
Feeder cattle	1,141	801	985
Slaughter cattle	211	170	175
Replacement cattle	183	175	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	275.00	$275.00	$756	-10.00
385	385	4	250.00	$250.00	$962	-5.00
405–445	425	2	247.50–250.00	$248.69	$1,057	+0.56
455–495	485	4	230.00–235.00	$231.17	$1,121	-11.95
505–545	521	10	220.00–230.00	$225.85	$1,177	-6.57
555–595	574	9	210.00–220.00	$215.14	$1,235	-12.23
615	615	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	-7.38
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	466	8	247.50–255.00	$252.72	$1,178	—
505–545	528	6	240.00–245.00	$242.01	$1,278	-1.62
555–595	571	8	225.00–235.00	$230.87	$1,318	-7.28
605–645	613	5	217.50–220.00	$219.47	$1,345	-8.45
655–695	675	2	210.00–215.00	$212.43	$1,434	-12.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	528	6	247.50–252.50	$249.54	$1,318	—
555–595	583	5	242.50–247.50	$243.95	$1,422	-0.71
605–645	630	8	230.00–237.50	$232.76	$1,466	-11.67
655–695	668	3	227.50–230.00	$229.13	$1,531	-5.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
340–345	343	3	230.00–232.50	$230.83	$792	—
355–395	382	10	225.00–232.50	$227.36	$869	—
405–445	415	11	217.50–225.00	$223.09	$926	-1.81
455–495	475	12	205.00–215.00	$209.86	$997	-1.93
505–545	528	19	197.50–205.00	$200.48	$1,059	-3.66
555–575	567	17	190.00–200.00	$194.20	$1,101	+2.86
605–645	624	8	180.00–190.00	$185.17	$1,155	-3.53
665	665	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	-2.50
725	725	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	10	227.50–230.00	$228.20	$988	-2.79
455–495	475	9	217.50–227.50	$222.43	$1,057	+2.70
555–595	577	10	202.50–210.00	$205.93	$1,188	+0.29
605–645	630	8	195.00–202.50	$197.76	$1,246	+1.63
655–695	675	3	182.50–187.50	$184.95	$1,248	-6.65
705–745	729	4	175.00–182.50	$178.05	$1,298	+2.05
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	633	4	205.00–215.00	$208.02	$1,317	—
655–695	687	5	197.50–202.50	$198.45	$1,363	—
725	725	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,414	—
755–795	782	3	180.00–182.50	$180.80	$1,414	+0.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	265.00	$265.00	$729	—
340	340	5	250.00	$250.00	$850	-15.00
355–395	385	4	240.00–245.00	$241.15	$928	-2.80
420–445	433	2	230.00–235.00	$232.43	$1,006	-0.76
455–495	475	13	217.50–227.50	$222.41	$1,056	+2.81
505–545	529	7	207.50–215.00	$210.31	$1,113	-1.55
555–595	590	11	200.00–205.00	$200.65	$1,184	-2.08
605–645	619	14	190.00–200.00	$196.51	$1,216	-0.87
655–695	673	4	182.50–192.50	$188.04	$1,266	+8.04
705–745	715	4	177.50–180.00	$179.35	$1,282	+1.85
765	765	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	275.00	$275.00	$770	-6.51
485	485	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,128	-3.70
505–545	527	6	217.50–227.50	$222.00	$1,170	+1.42
555–595	580	20	207.50–215.00	$210.22	$1,219	-2.22
605	605	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,270	+1.96
655–695	670	4	200.00–205.00	$203.07	$1,361	+3.07
705–745	725	2	182.50–192.50	$187.36	$1,358	-2.64
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	-0.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	290.00	$290.00	$740	-1.12
305–345	317	5	270.00–280.00	$276.80	$877	-6.01
505–545	525	2	230.00–235.00	$232.40	$1,220	—
555–595	585	4	220.00–225.00	$221.19	$1,294	—
605–645	621	5	215.00–220.00	$217.92	$1,353	+0.47
675	675	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	-2.40
745	745	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,471	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1470	1115	80-85%	40	95.00–102.00	$99.14	$1,105	—
855–1635	1157	80-85%	45	103.00–110.00	$106.46	$1,232	+7.05
1020–1510	1280	80-85%	23	111.00–118.00	$113.64	$1,455	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1665	1378	75-80%	12	104.00–111.00	$108.46	$1,495	—
1070–1680	1388	75-80%	4	100.00–102.00	$100.61	$1,396	—
1245–1580	1398	75-80%	4	113.00–114.00	$113.55	$1,587	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1285	995	85-90%	9	93.00–100.00	$96.22	$957	—
915–1075	1018	85-90%	3	102.00–104.00	$102.95	$1,048	-0.05
920–1215	1047	85-90%	6	88.00–92.00	$89.97	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1900	1607	6	124.00–130.00	$127.29	$2,046	—
1090–2020	1608	6	133.00–137.00	$134.63	$2,165	—
1725–2020	1806	5	140.00–143.00	$140.59	$2,539	+6.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1320	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,304.65
995–1110	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,180.00–1,225.00	$1,201.27
1075–1235	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,340.00–1,525.00	$1,437.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1215	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,633.05
1050–1345	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,575.00–1,750.00	$1,657.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1025	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,565.25	-64.06
905–1145	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,643.86	—
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
755–1025	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,280.00–1,425.00	$1,373.82	—
855–1000	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,300.00	$1,251.48	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
980–1265	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,725.00–1,875.00	$1,794.06	—

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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.