Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $250.21/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 474 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $240.07/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.80/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 378 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,214	1,243	1,009
Feeder cattle	725	918	676
Slaughter cattle	248	158	149
Replacement cattle	241	167	184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
355–395	370	4	340.00–350.00	$346.06	$1,280	+6.95
405–445	421	4	330.00–341.00	$336.34	$1,416	+14.85
485	485	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,567	+5.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,121	+7.65
405–445	425	2	320.00–322.50	$321.19	$1,365	—
455–495	470	4	310.00–315.00	$313.05	$1,471	+9.67
545	545	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,635	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	218	3	300.00–310.00	$306.26	$668	+0.12
265	265	4	300.00	$300.00	$795	+6.39
305–345	339	7	280.00–285.00	$280.64	$951	-0.71
355–395	376	7	270.00–280.00	$274.41	$1,032	+1.20
405–445	422	12	257.50–265.00	$261.59	$1,104	+0.16
455–495	474	23	245.00–255.00	$250.21	$1,186	-1.57
505–545	524	18	235.00–245.00	$240.07	$1,258	-0.71
565	565	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	-3.38
615	615	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	-2.42
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—
705–745	732	3	200.00–205.00	$201.61	$1,476	+3.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	320.00	$320.00	$720	+6.06
275	275	3	310.00	$310.00	$852	+5.76
305–345	324	13	295.00–302.50	$298.97	$969	+4.34
355–395	378	16	282.50–292.50	$286.80	$1,084	+4.41
405–445	430	15	270.00–280.00	$273.52	$1,176	+0.89
455–495	479	7	257.50–265.00	$260.29	$1,247	-3.63
505–545	529	8	247.50–257.50	$251.55	$1,331	-3.33
555–595	572	7	235.00–242.50	$239.23	$1,368	-4.69
605–645	625	6	225.00–232.50	$228.70	$1,429	—
685	685	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	—
725	725	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	330	12	295.00–316.00	$307.75	$1,016	+1.60
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	+6.29
405–445	413	5	282.50–285.00	$284.46	$1,175	+0.92
555–595	565	4	247.50–250.00	$249.34	$1,409	-8.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,139	—
355–395	368	13	330.00–340.00	$336.64	$1,239	+6.85
405–445	429	5	320.00–325.00	$321.93	$1,381	+3.92
455–495	475	2	310.00–312.50	$311.20	$1,478	-2.31
505–545	528	7	300.00–310.00	$304.19	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	345.00–347.50	$346.16	$952	—
305–345	332	3	330.00–335.00	$331.53	$1,101	+5.46
355–395	361	7	320.00–325.00	$324.22	$1,170	+7.34
405–445	426	5	307.50–315.00	$310.92	$1,325	+6.12
455–495	473	5	295.00–305.00	$300.41	$1,421	+1.05
505–545	525	2	285.00–287.50	$286.20	$1,503	+4.88
555–595	575	2	280.00–282.50	$281.21	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	345.00–350.00	$347.37	$1,303	+5.00
405–445	427	3	337.50–346.00	$341.03	$1,456	+6.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1475	1129	80-85%	69	122.00–130.00	$126.49	$1,428	-6.45
1015–1770	1269	80-85%	31	131.00–139.00	$134.20	$1,703	—
1260–1495	1390	80-85%	6	140.00–148.00	$142.04	$1,974	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1195	1010	85-90%	23	115.00–122.00	$117.72	$1,189	—
840–1250	1034	85-90%	17	107.00–114.00	$111.16	$1,149	—
1065–1070	1068	85-90%	2	123.00–126.00	$124.50	$1,330	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1800	1422	75-80%	13	132.00–139.00	$135.57	$1,928	—
1200–1820	1423	75-80%	13	124.00–131.00	$128.92	$1,835	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1690	1438	10	143.00–151.00	$147.75	$2,125	—
1040–1950	1684	4	153.00–158.00	$156.04	$2,628	-6.14
1530–1825	1690	4	160.00–166.00	$162.53	$2,747	+0.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1060	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,414.63
965–1210	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,527.98
975–1270	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,425.00–1,650.00	$1,544.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1110–1255	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,825.00–1,875.00	$1,859.41
995–1445	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,725.00–1,940.00	$1,826.71

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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
950–1380	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	2,950.00–3,175.00	$3,083.93	—
895–1320	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,925.00–3,175.00	$3,104.25	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1290	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,825.00–2,875.00	$2,842.23	—
890–1195	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,812.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–1040	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,350.00–2,525.00	$2,473.10	—
890–1140	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,525.00	$2,525.00	+521.01
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,225.00	$2,225.00	+569.82
805–1135	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,193.61	—
1060–1150	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,102.04	—

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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.