Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.35/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 427 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.40/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 527 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $225.07/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 474 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,133	915	1,075
Feeder cattle	884	634	713
Slaughter cattle	141	174	124
Replacement cattle	108	107	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	335.00	$335.00	$921	—
355–395	371	5	327.50–330.00	$328.94	$1,220	+5.94
405–445	425	2	320.00–325.00	$322.38	$1,370	+17.38
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
505–545	526	7	252.50–272.50	$266.32	$1,401	+6.88
555–595	582	3	249.00–257.50	$251.70	$1,465	+9.20
605–645	628	6	237.50–244.00	$240.21	$1,509	—
655–695	675	2	230.00–240.00	$234.85	$1,585	+8.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
405–445	435	4	315.00–317.00	$315.47	$1,372	+18.09
455–495	475	3	285.00–295.00	$289.86	$1,377	+2.36
505–545	521	5	250.00–260.00	$255.87	$1,333	—
595	595	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,428	—
605–645	625	2	230.00–232.50	$231.21	$1,445	+7.34
655–695	675	2	225.00–228.00	$226.46	$1,529	+6.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	345.00	$345.00	$932	—
375	375	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,266	—
435	435	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,436	+10.00
485	485	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,528	—
505–545	531	4	275.00–283.00	$277.52	$1,474	—
555	555	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,526	+19.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	287.50	$287.50	$762	+14.08
305–345	318	6	265.00–270.00	$268.19	$853	+6.49
355–395	381	8	255.00–262.50	$257.41	$981	+7.09
405–445	427	36	240.00–250.00	$244.35	$1,043	+4.15
455–495	471	11	232.50–242.50	$238.31	$1,122	+10.42
505–545	527	23	225.00–232.50	$228.40	$1,204	+9.58
555–595	573	11	217.50–227.50	$222.88	$1,277	+19.05
605–645	627	10	207.50–215.00	$210.72	$1,321	+18.30
655–685	677	6	195.00–199.00	$196.48	$1,330	+6.48
715	715	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,341	+12.50
775	775	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,356	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	282.50	$282.50	$664	+7.50
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	—
305–345	326	7	250.00–260.00	$254.41	$829	+4.41
355–395	373	19	240.00–250.00	$245.30	$915	+7.12
405–445	424	8	230.00–237.50	$233.97	$992	+5.30
455–495	474	22	220.00–230.00	$225.07	$1,067	+7.73
505–545	527	9	215.00–222.50	$218.28	$1,150	+10.93
555–595	576	8	205.00–215.00	$209.61	$1,207	—
605–645	632	8	197.50–205.00	$199.91	$1,263	+16.98
675	675	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	6	290.00–300.00	$293.58	$822	+11.26
305–345	336	7	285.00–292.50	$286.65	$963	+13.84
355–395	387	11	265.00–275.00	$266.94	$1,033	+6.94
405–445	431	7	252.50–260.00	$254.91	$1,099	+0.96
455–495	484	7	245.00–255.00	$247.76	$1,199	—
505–545	525	7	237.50–245.00	$241.00	$1,265	—
555–595	582	6	230.00–240.00	$233.18	$1,357	+18.21
630	630	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,405	+19.00
730	730	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,478	+17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	340.00–347.50	$343.48	$945	—
305–345	321	13	330.00–337.50	$334.44	$1,074	+10.96
355–395	378	13	325.00–335.00	$329.09	$1,244	+10.34
405–445	433	17	320.00–330.00	$322.81	$1,398	+13.52
455–495	489	7	310.00–312.50	$310.33	$1,518	+15.33
505–545	529	7	262.50–272.50	$266.34	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	330.00	$330.00	$940	+9.35
305–345	313	5	320.00–325.00	$323.90	$1,014	+9.67
355–395	362	6	317.50–320.00	$319.54	$1,157	+11.87
405–445	431	7	312.50–317.00	$314.16	$1,354	+15.62
455–495	475	4	290.00–300.00	$294.87	$1,401	+15.08
505–545	533	10	250.00–260.00	$252.92	$1,348	+9.12
555–595	582	11	240.00–250.00	$243.13	$1,415	+8.43
605–645	625	3	230.00–240.00	$234.89	$1,468	—
655–695	685	4	220.00–225.00	$221.20	$1,515	+7.35
745	745	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	—
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	387	5	310.00–312.50	$310.46	$1,201	+10.46
405–445	422	7	300.00–310.00	$305.48	$1,289	+15.48
455–495	480	6	280.00–288.00	$282.90	$1,358	+14.99
505–545	519	9	237.50–247.50	$243.81	$1,265	+7.52
555–595	575	13	227.50–237.50	$232.43	$1,336	+9.00
605–645	625	11	217.50–225.00	$221.06	$1,382	+6.97
685	685	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	+3.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1455	1159	80-85%	20	98.00–105.00	$102.59	$1,189	—
1010–1545	1215	80-85%	21	107.00–113.00	$109.71	$1,333	—
1070–1510	1348	80-85%	12	114.00–118.00	$115.05	$1,551	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1530	1411	75-80%	4	105.00–106.00	$105.24	$1,485	—
1340–1690	1531	75-80%	12	107.00–112.00	$110.00	$1,684	—
1570–1700	1635	75-80%	4	113.00–120.00	$117.32	$1,918	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1220	1035	85-90%	10	88.00–96.00	$93.54	$968	—
975–1210	1090	85-90%	5	97.00–104.00	$99.76	$1,087	+2.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1555	1350	6	119.00–125.00	$123.43	$1,666	+1.81
1180–2215	1666	8	126.00–132.00	$130.08	$2,167	—
1745–2135	1973	3	135.00–141.00	$138.54	$2,733	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1140	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,280.00	$1,252.64
1195–1365	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,490.00–1,625.00	$1,553.02
1145–1450	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,551.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1110	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,121.38
1025–1145	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,313.87
1165–1330	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,356.61

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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
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	-220.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1070–1140	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,925.00–1,975.00	$1,957.96	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–1075	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,713.58	+5.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1205	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,515.17	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—

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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.