Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.35/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 481 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $262.95/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 423 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $252.42/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,253	1,214	1,194
Feeder cattle	952	725	839
Slaughter cattle	153	248	207
Replacement cattle	148	241	148

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	350.00–351.00	$350.30	$988	—
345	345	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,173	-5.00
375	375	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,256	—
445	445	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,424	-1.19
455–495	474	8	310.00–317.50	$314.00	$1,488	+0.95
525	525	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,601	+5.00
585	585	1	291.00	$291.00	$1,702	—
625	625	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	381	5	350.00–360.00	$353.35	$1,346	—
425	425	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,466	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,208	—
365	365	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,259	-1.06
445	445	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	-6.34
505–545	525	2	310.00–315.00	$312.40	$1,640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	300.00	$300.00	$735	-6.26
255–295	271	5	290.00–300.00	$295.79	$802	-4.21
305–345	328	9	280.00–290.00	$284.00	$932	+3.36
355–395	366	16	270.00–280.00	$277.19	$1,015	+2.78
405–445	423	27	257.50–267.50	$262.95	$1,112	+1.36
455–495	475	24	247.50–257.50	$252.42	$1,199	+2.21
505–545	522	18	240.00–250.00	$245.69	$1,283	+5.62
555–595	575	5	227.50–237.50	$232.41	$1,336	+2.41
605–645	628	4	220.00–229.00	$224.01	$1,407	+4.01
655–695	668	3	215.00–217.50	$216.63	$1,447	+6.63
705–745	725	2	200.00–207.50	$203.65	$1,476	+2.04
765	765	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	315.00	$315.00	$740	-5.00
255–295	265	4	307.50–310.00	$309.30	$820	-0.70
305–345	326	8	292.50–302.50	$297.06	$968	-1.91
355–395	380	8	282.50–292.50	$286.02	$1,087	-0.78
405–445	433	12	270.00–280.00	$272.99	$1,182	-0.53
455–495	481	34	260.00–269.00	$263.35	$1,267	+3.06
505–545	521	18	252.50–262.50	$258.53	$1,347	+6.98
555–595	578	14	240.00–250.00	$244.16	$1,411	+4.93
605–645	629	7	232.50–240.00	$235.32	$1,480	+6.62
655–695	675	2	222.50–230.00	$226.14	$1,526	+11.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	335.00	$335.00	$687	—
255–295	275	2	316.00–320.00	$317.85	$874	—
305–345	326	9	305.00–315.00	$309.51	$1,009	+1.76
355–395	375	3	295.00–300.00	$297.41	$1,115	-2.59
405–445	425	2	282.50–285.00	$283.69	$1,206	-0.77
455–495	475	3	275.00–284.00	$279.54	$1,328	—
505–545	532	6	265.00–275.00	$268.17	$1,427	—
555–595	575	3	260.00–265.00	$262.44	$1,509	+13.10
635	635	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,480	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	4	345.00–350.00	$347.28	$781	—
255–295	268	6	335.00–340.00	$338.17	$906	-7.99
305–345	316	6	322.50–330.00	$327.76	$1,036	-3.77
355–395	371	5	315.00–325.00	$320.74	$1,190	-3.48
405–445	425	11	305.00–315.00	$309.83	$1,317	-1.09
455–495	468	14	292.50–300.00	$297.42	$1,392	-2.99
505–545	521	13	280.00–290.00	$285.86	$1,489	-0.34
555–595	580	7	270.00–277.50	$272.79	$1,582	-8.42
605–645	618	3	263.00–265.00	$264.30	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	7	345.00–355.00	$348.40	$979	—
305–345	320	8	335.00–340.00	$337.98	$1,082	-2.02
355–395	376	10	330.00–337.50	$333.66	$1,255	-2.98
405–445	424	9	317.50–327.50	$322.67	$1,368	+0.74
455–495	471	5	307.50–312.50	$310.44	$1,462	-0.76
505–545	532	10	294.00–302.50	$296.90	$1,580	-7.29
595	595	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,681	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	8	345.00–355.00	$348.31	$1,153	—
355–395	373	12	340.00–350.00	$345.30	$1,288	-2.07
405–445	419	7	330.00–340.00	$336.24	$1,409	-4.79
475	475	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,544	—
505–545	532	3	310.00–315.00	$311.58	$1,658	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1510	1110	80-85%	37	124.00–132.00	$128.71	$1,429	+2.22
925–1540	1196	80-85%	23	132.50–140.00	$136.28	$1,630	—
1270–1465	1338	80-85%	8	142.00–149.00	$145.53	$1,947	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1025	927	85-90%	9	110.00–116.00	$112.97	$1,047	—
900–1240	1040	85-90%	15	117.00–124.00	$119.81	$1,246	+8.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1510	1407	75-80%	3	142.00–143.00	$142.30	$2,002	+6.73
1240–1730	1423	75-80%	10	133.00–140.00	$136.01	$1,935	+7.09
1245–1810	1433	75-80%	9	126.00–132.00	$130.15	$1,865	+1.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1870	1381	6	142.00–149.00	$145.28	$2,006	—
1680–1995	1810	5	159.00–164.00	$161.33	$2,920	—
1820	1820	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,857	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1180	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,780.80
1020–1260	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,988.53
1060–1320	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,925.00–2,050.00	$1,978.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
850–1240	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,625.00	$1,549.98
925–1255	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,581.97

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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
870–1125	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,450.00–2,625.00	$2,558.49	—
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1110	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,675.00–1,900.00	$1,795.11	-429.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.