Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.74/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 434 lb · 39 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $232.27/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 576 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $313.99/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 429 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	1,133	1,144
Feeder cattle	1,257	884	813
Slaughter cattle	152	141	178
Replacement cattle	130	108	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,089	—
355–395	380	14	320.00–327.50	$322.77	$1,227	+2.77
405–445	432	27	310.00–316.00	$315.36	$1,362	-0.11
455–495	473	9	300.00–308.00	$304.26	$1,439	+14.40
585	585	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,536	+22.50
605–645	630	4	245.00–250.00	$246.82	$1,555	+15.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	11	320.00–330.00	$323.39	$1,368	+1.01
475	475	1	313.00	$313.00	$1,487	+8.00
505–545	516	7	280.00–290.00	$286.98	$1,481	+20.66
555–595	575	2	275.00–280.00	$277.41	$1,595	+25.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,544	+10.00
505–545	526	8	292.50–302.50	$297.10	$1,563	+19.58
555–595	575	2	282.50–292.50	$287.33	$1,652	+12.33

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	5	270.00–280.00	$274.71	$755	-12.79
305–345	318	9	265.00–270.00	$268.23	$853	+0.04
355–395	382	21	250.00–267.50	$253.48	$968	-3.93
405–445	434	39	240.00–250.00	$242.74	$1,053	-1.61
455–495	479	16	237.50–247.50	$241.49	$1,157	+3.18
505–545	525	23	227.50–237.50	$232.33	$1,220	+3.93
555–595	583	13	217.50–225.00	$219.55	$1,280	-3.33
605–645	616	12	205.00–215.00	$212.23	$1,307	+1.51
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	+2.50
755–795	775	2	177.50–185.00	$181.15	$1,404	+6.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	260.00–265.00	$262.39	$743	-7.61
305–345	324	8	247.50–257.50	$252.69	$819	-1.72
355–395	379	17	237.50–245.00	$240.39	$911	-4.91
405–445	424	17	230.00–237.50	$234.01	$992	+0.04
455–495	472	18	225.00–235.00	$230.74	$1,089	+5.67
505–545	525	23	215.00–225.00	$219.91	$1,155	+1.63
555–595	577	10	210.00–215.00	$212.17	$1,224	+2.56
605–645	625	2	200.00–202.50	$201.21	$1,258	+1.30
655–695	668	3	190.00–192.50	$191.63	$1,280	+1.63
705–745	720	4	180.00–185.00	$183.08	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	275.00–277.50	$276.17	$898	-10.48
350–395	363	8	262.50–272.50	$269.50	$978	+2.56
405–445	427	3	253.00–260.00	$255.89	$1,093	+0.98
495	495	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,238	+2.24
515	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	+9.00
555–595	583	5	230.00–240.00	$232.69	$1,357	-0.49
605–625	615	2	223.00–227.50	$225.21	$1,385	+2.21
655–695	675	3	210.00–214.00	$212.13	$1,432	—
705	705	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	+7.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	340.00	$340.00	$833	—
255–295	285	4	330.00–335.00	$331.12	$944	—
305–345	320	6	317.50–325.00	$321.93	$1,030	—
355–395	374	14	307.50–317.50	$312.55	$1,169	+2.09
405–445	436	10	300.00–307.50	$301.66	$1,315	-3.82
455–495	481	4	290.00–297.50	$292.40	$1,406	+9.50
505–545	529	21	237.50–245.00	$240.31	$1,271	-3.50
555–595	576	29	227.50–237.50	$232.27	$1,338	-0.16
605–645	628	4	217.50–225.00	$220.56	$1,385	-0.50
655–695	675	2	210.00–212.50	$211.21	$1,426	+1.21
705–745	725	2	200.00–202.50	$201.22	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	350.00	$350.00	$822	—
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	+10.00
305–345	325	2	330.00–340.00	$334.69	$1,088	+10.79
355–395	376	7	320.00–327.50	$323.50	$1,216	+3.96
405–445	429	28	310.00–320.00	$313.99	$1,347	-0.17
455–495	475	12	300.00–310.00	$304.89	$1,448	+10.02
505–545	532	15	250.00–260.00	$253.26	$1,347	+0.34
555–595	588	6	240.00–250.00	$241.57	$1,420	-1.56
605–645	629	16	229.00–239.00	$233.62	$1,469	-1.27
655–695	675	2	221.00–222.00	$221.49	$1,495	+0.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	355.00	$355.00	$976	+11.52
435	435	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,403	-0.31
505–545	518	3	262.50–270.00	$267.37	$1,385	+1.03
655–695	682	3	228.00–234.00	$229.92	$1,568	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1550	1162	80-85%	20	96.00–103.00	$99.84	$1,160	-2.75
890–1750	1244	80-85%	33	104.00–111.00	$108.02	$1,344	-1.69
1155–1495	1333	80-85%	3	112.00–113.00	$112.71	$1,502	-2.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1545	1214	75-80%	4	95.00–103.00	$99.75	$1,211	—
1170–1695	1415	75-80%	17	104.00–111.00	$107.96	$1,528	+2.72
1470–1725	1629	75-80%	4	112.00–115.00	$113.29	$1,845	-4.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1225	982	85-90%	9	91.00–98.00	$95.18	$935	—
1015–1250	1071	85-90%	7	84.00–90.00	$86.80	$930	-12.96
1325	1325	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,378	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1865	1544	4	119.00–125.00	$121.88	$1,882	—
1590–1635	1612	3	129.00–135.00	$131.69	$2,123	—
1965–2165	2065	2	138.00–144.00	$140.85	$2,909	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1145	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,246.66
995–1185	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,459.06
1060–1225 fancy	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,925.00–2,100.00	$2,015.72
960–1270 fancy	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,825.00–2,100.00	$2,015.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1100	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00–1,150.00	$1,054.95
825–1225	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,276.52
925–1240	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,187.67

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1420	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,175.00–2,250.00	$2,209.27	—
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1225	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,582.40	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.