Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $236.29/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 519 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $318.75/cwt +30.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 380 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.82/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	915	837	719
Feeder cattle	634	649	512
Slaughter cattle	174	119	104
Replacement cattle	107	69	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 6.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 127.00, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady, steer calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull calves 10.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, heifer calves 10.00 higher, 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
355	355	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,147	+37.10
445	445	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,357	+30.00
505–545	522	5	255.00–262.50	$259.44	$1,354	+5.20
595	595	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,443	-3.26
655–695	675	2	225.00–228.00	$226.46	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	—
405–445	425	2	295.00–300.00	$297.38	$1,264	+33.27
455	455	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,308	+34.75
605–645	625	2	220.00–228.00	$223.87	$1,399	+0.55
665	665	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,463	—
700	700	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,470	+6.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	405	1	315.00–320.00	$320.00	$1,296	+29.23
555–595	582	3	252.50–262.50	$255.68	$1,488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	285.00	$285.00	$613	—
255–295	266	7	270.00–275.00	$273.42	$727	+18.42
305–345	332	7	260.00–265.00	$261.70	$869	—
355–395	373	13	245.00–255.00	$250.32	$934	+10.32
405–445	424	16	235.00–245.00	$240.20	$1,018	+9.45
455–495	483	5	225.00–235.00	$227.89	$1,101	+5.28
505–545	520	21	212.50–223.00	$218.82	$1,138	+5.49
555–595	579	5	200.00–210.00	$203.83	$1,180	-2.75
605–645	625	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$1,203	—
665	665	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,264	+6.87
725	725	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	3	275.00	$275.00	$591	—
325	325	6	250.00	$250.00	$812	+14.24
355–395	362	6	230.00–240.00	$238.18	$862	+7.17
405–445	426	14	225.00–232.50	$228.67	$974	+7.43
455–495	476	17	212.70–223.00	$217.34	$1,035	+5.16
505–545	515	12	200.00–210.00	$207.35	$1,068	+3.70
605–645	629	5	180.00–187.50	$182.93	$1,151	-0.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	280.00–285.00	$282.32	$776	—
305–345	333	5	270.00–280.00	$272.81	$908	—
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	—
405–445	425	2	253.00–255.00	$253.95	$1,079	+11.45
555–595	575	6	212.50–217.50	$214.97	$1,236	+1.67
635	635	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,295	+1.50
745	745	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,378	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	320.00	$320.00	$688	—
255	255	1	310.00	$310.00	$790	+30.00
305–345	332	3	300.00–305.00	$301.53	$1,001	+31.53
355–395	378	7	295.00–305.00	$300.00	$1,134	+35.00
425	425	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,232	+34.22
455–495	479	5	265.00–272.50	$267.91	$1,283	+27.26
505–545	519	27	230.00–240.00	$236.29	$1,226	+7.02
555–595	576	17	220.00–227.50	$223.43	$1,287	+4.15
605–645	628	9	210.00–220.00	$214.09	$1,344	+8.52
655–695	663	5	203.00–207.50	$206.56	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	6	317.50–325.00	$320.65	$888	+30.65
305–345	322	8	310.00–317.50	$314.23	$1,012	+28.70
355–395	380	8	305.00–312.50	$307.67	$1,169	+32.87
405–445	426	9	295.00–302.50	$298.54	$1,272	+28.70
455–495	475	4	275.00–285.00	$279.79	$1,329	+29.79
505–545	535	4	242.50–248.00	$243.80	$1,304	—
555–595	576	12	230.00–240.00	$234.70	$1,352	+5.61
655–695	675	2	209.00–219.00	$213.85	$1,443	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	320.00–329.00	$323.48	$1,064	+25.03
355–395	380	22	315.00–325.00	$318.75	$1,211	+30.97
405–445	428	12	305.00–315.00	$309.29	$1,324	+24.35
495	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	+17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1400	1134	80-85%	32	106.00–113.00	$109.26	$1,239	+4.73
935–1425	1147	80-85%	13	97.00–105.00	$101.70	$1,166	-2.83
1040–1500	1272	80-85%	24	114.00–121.00	$116.35	$1,480	+5.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1035	985	85-90%	2	104.00–105.00	$104.47	$1,029	+1.47
825–1275	1061	85-90%	14	88.00–94.00	$91.31	$969	+2.92
820–1295	1069	85-90%	8	95.00–102.00	$96.79	$1,035	+8.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1515	1347	75-80%	3	98.00–107.00	$102.91	$1,386	—
1125–1940	1463	75-80%	13	108.00–115.00	$111.37	$1,629	—
1325–1620	1489	75-80%	6	116.00–119.00	$117.68	$1,752	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1915	1369	7	119.00–124.00	$121.62	$1,665	—
1020–1900	1553	3	128.00–133.00	$131.91	$2,049	—
1725–2110	1947	7	137.00–144.00	$140.92	$2,744	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1080	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,080.20
920–1270	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,262.99
845–1220	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,350.00	$1,248.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1105	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,335.44
985–1345	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,471.01
1165–1385	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,585.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,270.00	$2,270.00	—
1200–1350	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1465	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1080	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–1,775.00	$1,707.67	—
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1000–1110	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.