Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.11/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 481 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.55/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 533 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $273.29/cwt -16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 429 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,100	1,205	855
Feeder cattle	915	908	657
Slaughter cattle	115	244	122
Replacement cattle	70	53	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,122	-45.00
380–390	385	2	320.00–325.00	$322.47	$1,242	-35.81
410–440	429	10	300.00–312.00	$304.98	$1,308	—
470–490	482	13	290.00–295.00	$291.96	$1,407	-15.51
520–540	533	8	280.00–287.00	$282.95	$1,508	-10.78
570–590	580	3	270.00–277.00	$273.96	$1,589	-11.04
620–640	630	4	255.00–259.00	$256.98	$1,619	—
680–690	685	2	240.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,661	—
730–740	735	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,709	—
790	790	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	9	320.00–325.00	$323.30	$1,077	—
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	—
410–440	426	5	290.00–298.00	$294.94	$1,256	-15.06
460–490	483	12	280.00–289.00	$282.68	$1,365	-9.79
530–540	538	6	270.00–275.00	$270.82	$1,457	-12.65
570–580	577	3	265.00–267.00	$265.66	$1,533	-8.82
630–640	633	3	240.00–247.00	$244.64	$1,549	-17.84
675	675	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,613	-12.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	3	332.00–340.00	$335.60	$1,275	-34.40
470–490	484	5	300.00–310.00	$302.93	$1,466	—
520–540	538	12	290.00–293.00	$290.41	$1,562	—
560–590	580	4	280.00–290.00	$283.66	$1,645	—
690	690	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	—
790	790	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	320.00	$320.00	$768	—
270–290	278	6	305.00–315.00	$310.69	$864	-12.59
310–340	328	5	285.00–297.00	$290.23	$952	-5.92
360–390	378	5	270.00–277.00	$272.71	$1,031	+0.90
410–440	428	12	260.00–267.00	$262.77	$1,125	-2.23
460–490	481	35	250.00–257.00	$252.11	$1,213	-4.16
510–540	532	21	240.00–248.00	$243.06	$1,293	-5.57
560–590	582	14	230.00–239.00	$232.24	$1,352	-9.70
620–640	632	6	220.00–229.00	$223.97	$1,415	-10.69
680–690	685	2	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,455	-11.35
730–740	735	2	205.00–207.00	$205.99	$1,514	-9.01
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	-4.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	340.00–350.00	$345.11	$811	+0.22
280–290	287	3	315.00–325.00	$319.94	$918	-12.52
320–340	333	9	300.00–310.00	$303.23	$1,010	-5.82
370–390	383	14	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$1,079	—
420–440	435	8	270.00–275.00	$271.10	$1,179	+1.10
490	490	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,274	-3.48
510–540	533	34	250.00–257.00	$251.55	$1,341	-4.86
560–590	578	5	240.00–250.00	$243.72	$1,409	-8.93
630–640	638	6	230.00–235.00	$230.82	$1,473	-9.18
680–690	687	3	220.00–222.00	$220.66	$1,516	-13.11
730–740	735	4	210.00–212.00	$210.99	$1,551	-11.99
775	775	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,643	-2.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	300.00	$300.00	$720	-17.45
280–290	285	2	295.00–300.00	$297.46	$848	-10.00
320–340	331	8	270.00–280.00	$274.28	$908	-5.72
380–390	385	4	260.00–265.00	$262.47	$1,011	-1.61
410–440	430	15	250.00–257.00	$252.34	$1,085	-2.87
470–490	484	13	240.00–247.00	$242.81	$1,175	-3.25
510–540	535	11	230.00–237.00	$231.23	$1,237	-3.99
570–590	585	6	220.00–225.00	$221.14	$1,294	-10.87
640	640	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,376	-8.74
690	690	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	-12.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	340.00	$340.00	$816	-11.62
280–290	287	3	325.00–330.00	$326.63	$937	-20.67
330–340	333	4	305.00–315.00	$312.44	$1,040	-27.45
360–380	365	8	290.00–300.00	$297.43	$1,086	-35.99
410–440	429	24	270.00–280.00	$273.29	$1,172	-16.67
460–490	481	16	260.00–269.00	$263.30	$1,266	-3.30
510–540	533	8	250.00–259.00	$251.94	$1,343	-0.45
560–590	580	22	240.00–247.00	$242.46	$1,406	+2.45
620–640	628	4	220.00–227.00	$224.71	$1,411	+0.13
740	740	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,517	+3.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	365.00	$365.00	$876	—
270–290	280	4	335.00–345.00	$339.91	$952	-24.95
320–340	331	11	320.00–330.00	$324.42	$1,074	-32.70
370–390	380	5	305.00–315.00	$309.89	$1,178	-37.98
410–440	425	13	287.00–295.00	$291.18	$1,238	-15.23
460–490	481	20	270.00–280.00	$272.48	$1,311	-3.88
520–540	528	9	260.00–265.00	$262.96	$1,388	-4.26
560–590	580	9	250.00–257.00	$252.29	$1,463	-0.19
610–640	627	6	230.00–237.00	$233.45	$1,464	-2.52
670–690	680	3	220.00–227.00	$224.30	$1,525	—
730–740	735	2	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,562	—
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	380.00–390.00	$384.89	$904	-0.11
320–340	330	4	335.00–345.00	$339.92	$1,122	-32.44
380–390	385	2	320.00–330.00	$324.94	$1,251	-39.80
420–440	433	4	300.00–315.00	$304.88	$1,320	-25.06
520–540	532	17	270.00–275.00	$271.91	$1,447	-3.22
560–580	575	11	265.00–270.00	$266.25	$1,531	+0.04
620–640	633	9	240.00–245.00	$241.53	$1,529	—
670–690	680	3	230.00–237.00	$233.30	$1,586	—
740	740	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,650	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1515	1109	80-85%	18	117.00–124.00	$121.54	$1,348	-5.69
820–1480	1115	80-85%	30	125.00–134.00	$128.60	$1,434	+1.37
880–1445	1190	80-85%	15	135.00–144.00	$137.97	$1,642	+1.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1565	1440	75-80%	4	134.00–136.00	$134.74	$1,940	-7.41
1450–1560	1508	75-80%	6	138.00–145.00	$140.30	$2,116	—
1470–1715	1630	75-80%	3	150.00–160.00	$154.55	$2,519	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,109	—
750–1125	925	85-90%	3	100.00–105.00	$102.97	$952	—
840–1140	1056	85-90%	8	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,241	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1820	1437	5	148.00–155.00	$150.64	$2,165	—
1090–1795	1645	5	162.00–170.00	$166.56	$2,740	+9.24
1835	1835	1	179.00	$179.00	$3,285	+2.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–785	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,114.69
780–1350	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,453.97
925–1300	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,598.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1125	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,442.96
980–1290	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,825.00–2,125.00	$1,939.01
985–1410	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,725.00–2,250.00	$1,938.60

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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
935–1335	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–2,225.00	$2,003.98	—
1075–1160	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,070.04	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1030	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–2,675.00	$2,602.41	+795.18
1040–1185	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,825.00–2,900.00	$2,864.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–795	756	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,875.00	$1,603.14	-347.19
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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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.