Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

1,213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $222.11/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $217.20/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 516 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $225.68/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 528 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,213	1,341	1,363
Feeder cattle	859	940	1,125
Slaughter cattle	156	157	138
Replacement cattle	198	244	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 104.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	262.00–265.00	$263.44	$1,251	—
505–545	518	3	254.00–258.00	$256.60	$1,329	—
595	595	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,413	-3.71
605–645	625	4	230.00–237.50	$233.81	$1,461	-0.44
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	-5.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	285.00	$285.00	$912	—
505–545	532	3	240.00–245.00	$241.58	$1,285	+0.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	267.50	$267.50	$976	—
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
535	535	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,230	+2.65
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	+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
305–345	323	8	230.00–237.50	$234.25	$757	-3.10
355–395	369	9	222.50–232.50	$228.80	$844	+13.48
405–445	419	11	212.50–222.50	$219.00	$918	+0.22
455–495	482	13	200.00–210.00	$203.15	$979	-2.32
505–545	528	12	190.00–200.00	$194.03	$1,024	-3.40
555–595	563	13	182.50–190.00	$188.41	$1,061	-2.29
605–645	620	11	180.00–187.50	$184.69	$1,145	+3.09
655–695	675	2	170.00–178.00	$173.88	$1,174	+1.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	4	240.00–245.00	$243.63	$767	—
355–395	375	8	235.00–242.50	$238.64	$895	—
405–415	413	5	230.00–232.00	$230.39	$952	+0.39
455–495	484	5	212.50–220.00	$214.41	$1,038	—
505–545	528	8	202.50–212.50	$206.75	$1,092	—
562	562	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,124	+0.29
605–645	629	5	190.00–195.00	$191.92	$1,207	-2.40
655–695	683	5	185.00–190.00	$186.55	$1,274	+6.55
735	735	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,286	+0.09
785	785	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,316	—
735	735	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,341	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	270.00	$270.00	$878	—
405–445	429	12	230.00–240.00	$233.85	$1,003	-1.15
455–495	476	16	217.50–227.50	$222.11	$1,057	-1.55
505–545	516	14	210.00–220.00	$217.20	$1,121	+4.58
555–595	573	9	200.00–210.00	$205.38	$1,177	+4.43
605–645	625	5	190.00–200.00	$195.08	$1,219	+0.24
655–695	684	8	180.00–190.00	$182.79	$1,250	-0.48
705–745	732	3	170.00–180.00	$173.21	$1,268	—
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	5	275.00–282.50	$279.40	$900	+1.96
355–385	370	2	260.00–265.00	$262.60	$972	-2.40
405–445	425	10	230.00–250.00	$241.20	$1,025	+1.20
455	455	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	±0.00
505–545	528	13	222.50–230.00	$225.68	$1,192	+4.48
555–595	569	7	215.00–222.50	$219.95	$1,252	+3.04
605–645	619	7	205.00–215.00	$211.36	$1,308	-1.14
695	695	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,355	-5.00
735	735	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,360	+3.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	290.00–295.00	$291.89	$963	-6.85
385	385	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,068	-8.77
495	495	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,213	—
555–595	578	5	225.00–232.50	$227.95	$1,318	+3.71
605–645	625	6	218.00–227.50	$222.51	$1,391	+1.95
745	745	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,453	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1620	1143	80-85%	39	85.00–92.00	$88.64	$1,013	—
975–1570	1156	80-85%	10	78.00–84.00	$82.02	$948	—
945–1395	1204	80-85%	21	93.00–99.00	$95.20	$1,146	+9.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1650	1428	75-80%	12	88.00–93.00	$91.11	$1,301	+3.97
1310–1540	1453	75-80%	3	83.00–85.00	$84.31	$1,225	—
1345–1700	1539	75-80%	6	94.00–100.00	$96.19	$1,480	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1295	1041	85-90%	6	77.00–84.00	$79.23	$825	-5.77
945–1340	1116	85-90%	4	69.00–74.00	$72.12	$805	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1705	1342	5	106.00–109.00	$107.12	$1,438	—
1590–1680	1635	2	123.00–124.00	$123.49	$2,019	—
1605–1795	1699	4	112.00–117.00	$114.52	$1,946	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1070	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	930.00–1,070.00	$986.70
855–1275	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,040.00–1,175.00	$1,095.13
1155–1460	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,170.00–1,300.00	$1,236.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1250	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,601.21
1030–1340	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,352.18

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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
765–1165	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,657.72	—
900–1340	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,700.00–1,860.00	$1,767.93	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1000–1105	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,514.37	-85.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1140	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,047.22	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+200.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.