Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

1,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $227.00/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 582 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.96/cwt ≈ $949/hd at 420 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 563 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,640	1,310	1,106
Feeder cattle	1,153	1,083	819
Slaughter cattle	252	130	147
Replacement cattle	235	97	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	270.00	$270.00	$999	-3.21
445	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	-9.56
463–495	465	16	240.00–246.00	$245.60	$1,142	-1.37
582	582	33	227.00	$227.00	$1,321	-1.44
655–695	675	4	207.50–210.00	$208.71	$1,409	-3.79
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	526	5	225.00–232.50	$228.38	$1,201	+0.38
555–595	574	8	215.00–225.00	$220.21	$1,264	-1.05
605–645	634	5	209.00–216.00	$210.94	$1,337	-4.06
655–695	679	4	200.00–206.00	$202.43	$1,374	-5.07
705–745	725	2	192.50–195.00	$193.72	$1,404	—
755–795	775	2	182.50–185.00	$183.72	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	4	282.50–285.00	$283.72	$1,050	—
405–445	433	4	269.00–278.00	$271.62	$1,176	-5.24
755–795	775	2	198.00–205.00	$201.41	$1,561	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	225.00–230.00	$227.32	$625	—
305–345	326	14	160.00–225.00	$207.18	$675	-6.22
355–395	375	21	207.50–217.50	$212.35	$796	+4.01
405–445	429	14	197.50–207.50	$201.30	$864	+1.50
455–495	479	25	187.50–197.50	$191.33	$916	-1.90
505–545	534	20	180.00–187.50	$182.06	$972	-2.99
555–595	570	19	170.00–180.00	$176.18	$1,004	+1.18
605–625	615	2	165.00–170.00	$167.46	$1,030	-5.63
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	-3.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	11	230.00–235.00	$231.24	$772	+8.74
355–395	376	18	220.00–230.00	$224.69	$845	+8.51
405–445	424	8	210.00–219.00	$215.07	$912	+4.95
455–495	475	4	199.00–205.00	$202.19	$960	-0.60
505–545	536	21	190.00–200.00	$192.21	$1,030	-0.41
555–595	572	7	182.50–187.50	$185.30	$1,060	-0.20
605–645	625	6	172.50–182.50	$177.41	$1,109	-2.56
655–695	673	4	162.50–172.50	$168.04	$1,131	-3.87
705–745	723	3	155.00–162.00	$158.93	$1,149	-1.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–435	420	29	225.00–226.00	$225.96	$949	—
563	563	29	210.00	$210.00	$1,182	+12.50
605–645	635	4	187.50–192.00	$188.57	$1,197	-4.70
655–695	675	3	175.00–185.00	$179.90	$1,214	-6.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	260.00	$260.00	$767	-5.94
305–345	335	4	250.00–252.50	$250.57	$839	-0.79
355–395	385	4	240.00–245.00	$241.15	$928	+1.15
405–445	429	7	227.50–235.00	$230.28	$988	-7.22
455–495	480	11	217.50–227.50	$221.07	$1,061	-1.35
505–545	513	5	205.00–207.50	$206.97	$1,062	-3.40
555–595	571	5	195.00–200.00	$197.92	$1,130	-3.70
605–645	628	4	188.00–195.00	$190.69	$1,198	+0.28
705–745	735	7	167.50–174.00	$169.10	$1,243	-2.09
755–795	775	3	157.50–168.00	$162.58	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	15	272.50–280.00	$277.22	$884	-0.32
355–395	373	9	267.50–275.00	$271.29	$1,012	+1.56
405–445	425	8	255.00–265.00	$259.93	$1,105	+0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	270.00	$270.00	$770	-10.00
305–345	317	9	260.00–270.00	$266.74	$846	+0.61
355–395	375	2	250.00–260.00	$254.73	$955	-0.66
405–445	436	9	240.00–250.00	$242.11	$1,056	-3.63
455–495	475	5	230.00–240.00	$234.83	$1,115	-1.86
525	525	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,168	-1.87
560–595	572	3	207.50–211.00	$209.79	$1,200	-4.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1510	1175	80-85%	59	84.00–90.00	$87.71	$1,031	—
850–1465	1179	80-85%	52	91.00–98.00	$94.27	$1,111	—
1120–1540	1295	80-85%	15	99.00–106.00	$101.94	$1,320	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1020	1003	85-90%	2	90.00–91.00	$90.51	$908	—
825–1395	1047	85-90%	20	82.00–89.00	$84.71	$887	—
890–1274	1087	85-90%	16	73.00–80.00	$76.67	$833	-15.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1585	1435	75-80%	7	101.00–102.00	$101.27	$1,453	+9.52
1265–1810	1444	75-80%	20	93.00–100.00	$96.31	$1,391	—
1345–1600	1478	75-80%	8	86.00–92.00	$88.58	$1,309	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1615	1361	4	105.00–109.00	$106.43	$1,449	—
1550–1900	1688	3	122.00–124.00	$122.94	$2,075	—
1700–1950	1876	4	113.00–120.00	$116.29	$2,182	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1070	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	960.00–1,025.00	$986.47
855–1335	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,073.61
915–1430	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,207.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1230	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,386.21
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1075–1715	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,393.17

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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
1030–1250	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,500.00–1,670.00	$1,609.21	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,780.00	$1,780.00	—
1145–1265	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,613.76	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,470.00	$1,470.00	—
1090–1105	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,425.00	$1,400.17	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1280	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,901.82	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1145	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.