Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

1,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $185.45/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 523 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.50/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 573 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $186.58/cwt -11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 578 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,349	1,282	1,364
Feeder cattle	1,027	1,028	1,016
Slaughter cattle	175	144	177
Replacement cattle	147	110	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 7.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	17	258.00	$258.00	$1,272	-6.45
573	573	24	247.50	$247.50	$1,418	-1.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	275.00	$275.00	$866	-5.00
395	395	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,017	-9.91
445	445	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,101	-2.50
455–495	479	5	242.50–247.50	$244.44	$1,171	+4.44
505–545	524	12	230.00–237.50	$233.90	$1,226	—
555–595	575	4	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,279	-4.95
605–645	623	3	210.00–217.50	$214.08	$1,334	-4.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	267.50–275.00	$271.05	$1,016	—
535	535	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,300	—
555–595	576	8	227.50–237.50	$232.12	$1,337	-4.79
605–645	638	7	220.00–230.00	$221.71	$1,415	-8.29
655	655	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,434	—
745	745	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	225.00	$225.00	$686	-4.15
355–395	371	8	207.50–215.00	$211.77	$786	-12.38
405–445	425	13	197.50–205.00	$201.06	$855	-13.79
455–495	471	21	187.50–197.50	$193.37	$911	-9.36
505–545	523	31	180.00–190.00	$185.45	$970	-9.53
555–595	576	15	170.00–180.00	$174.69	$1,006	-18.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	212.50	$212.50	$924	-12.50
455–495	475	5	200.00–205.00	$202.42	$961	-10.91
505–545	533	8	192.50–197.50	$194.02	$1,034	-12.34
555–595	578	23	182.50–192.50	$186.58	$1,078	-11.39
605–645	629	9	170.00–180.00	$173.78	$1,093	-19.16
655–695	671	5	165.00–170.00	$167.93	$1,127	-17.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	8	208.00	$208.00	$1,040	—
605–645	635	4	182.50–185.00	$183.10	$1,163	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	255.00–260.00	$256.53	$852	-8.47
355	355	1	252.50	$252.50	$896	+0.68
405–445	425	2	230.00–235.00	$232.38	$988	-9.42
455–495	482	3	220.00–222.50	$220.79	$1,064	-8.95
505–545	527	11	207.50–217.50	$211.98	$1,117	-8.85
555–595	584	7	200.00–210.00	$202.72	$1,184	-8.78
605–645	622	3	190.00–200.00	$195.72	$1,217	-3.90
655–695	679	8	180.00–190.00	$183.98	$1,249	-7.62
705–745	734	9	167.50–177.50	$170.24	$1,250	-11.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	267.50–272.50	$269.90	$877	-10.10
455	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	-3.07
505–545	538	6	220.00–222.50	$220.39	$1,186	-11.32
552–595	579	13	212.50–222.50	$216.26	$1,252	-5.25
605–645	623	8	205.00–212.50	$209.01	$1,302	-5.90
655–695	678	4	197.50–205.00	$200.57	$1,360	-3.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	277.50	$277.50	$930	-16.25
355	355	1	277.50	$277.50	$985	-3.14
595	595	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,339	-9.17
605–645	624	5	215.00–222.50	$218.90	$1,366	-10.05
655–695	679	7	207.50–217.50	$211.37	$1,435	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1104	80-85%	19	79.00–85.00	$82.89	$915	—
930–1515	1192	80-85%	40	86.00–93.00	$89.97	$1,072	+5.47
980–1450	1253	80-85%	15	94.00–101.00	$96.01	$1,203	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1230	1223	75-80%	2	86.00	$86.00	$1,052	—
1230–1655	1427	75-80%	14	88.00–94.00	$90.73	$1,295	-4.44
1330–1655	1450	75-80%	7	95.00–98.00	$96.48	$1,399	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1155	977	85-90%	14	70.00–77.00	$73.83	$721	-5.75
870–1200	1018	85-90%	8	78.00–85.00	$80.44	$819	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1520	1249	6	103.00–108.00	$105.29	$1,315	—
1195–1755	1506	8	109.00–116.00	$111.59	$1,681	+3.72
1705–1950	1850	3	119.00–120.00	$119.34	$2,208	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1005	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,080.00	$1,065.34
860–1165	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,114.13
1105–1310	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,278.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1425	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,485.21
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,290.00	$1,290.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1215	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,381.88	—
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	-15.69
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
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.