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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $222.34/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 530 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $234.70/cwt -17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 427 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $231.80/cwt -11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 482 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,005 1,100 873
Feeder cattle 803 915 585
Slaughter cattle 157 115 160
Replacement cattle 45 70 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady to 2.00 lower; Replacement cattle steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 —
380–390 387 3 320.00–325.00 $321.64 $1,245 -0.83
420–440 430 4 312.00–317.00 $314.72 $1,353 +9.74
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -1.96
520–540 533 4 270.00–275.00 $271.72 $1,448 -11.23
560–590 578 5 260.00–267.00 $262.74 $1,519 -11.22
640 640 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 -6.98
690 690 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,656 -2.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 -3.30
390 390 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,228 +15.00
490 490 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 -7.68
530–540 535 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,404 -8.34
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 -15.66
675 675 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,586 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 -5.60
420–440 434 5 320.00–325.00 $321.36 $1,395 —
475 475 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 +12.07
590 590 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 -13.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 5 285.00–295.00 $288.90 $815 -8.56
330–340 337 3 270.00–275.00 $271.63 $915 -2.65
370–390 376 7 247.00–255.00 $252.37 $949 -10.10
410–440 427 27 230.00–240.00 $234.70 $1,002 -17.64
460–490 482 21 230.00–237.00 $231.80 $1,117 -11.01
510–540 530 36 220.00–227.00 $222.34 $1,178 -8.89
570–590 577 6 210.00–217.00 $215.14 $1,241 -6.00
630–640 635 2 205.00–207.00 $205.99 $1,308 -9.01
740 740 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 4 300.00–305.00 $302.46 $862 -8.23
330–340 334 7 285.00–295.00 $290.64 $971 +0.41
360–390 383 4 260.00–270.00 $262.35 $1,005 -10.36
430–440 437 7 245.00–247.00 $245.56 $1,073 -17.21
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 -7.11
530–540 537 13 230.00–232.00 $230.61 $1,238 -12.45
560–590 578 17 220.00–227.00 $222.65 $1,287 -9.59
610–640 625 15 210.00–220.00 $214.72 $1,342 -9.25
670–690 680 3 210.00–218.00 $213.29 $1,450 +0.81
730–740 735 2 200.00–202.00 $200.99 $1,477 -5.00
790 790 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,501 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 340.00 $340.00 $816 -5.11
290 290 1 325.00 $325.00 $942 +5.06
320–340 330 4 305.00–315.00 $309.92 $1,023 +6.69
410–440 430 7 250.00–260.00 $252.63 $1,086 -18.47
620–630 627 3 222.00–227.00 $223.65 $1,402 -7.17
670–690 680 3 220.00–225.00 $222.31 $1,512 +1.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $723 -32.55
280–290 284 5 290.00–300.00 $295.92 $840 -30.71
310–340 320 5 285.00–295.00 $291.84 $934 -20.60
360–390 375 8 275.00–285.00 $280.50 $1,052 -16.93
430–440 434 7 270.00–275.00 $272.83 $1,184 -0.46
460–490 479 8 255.00–267.00 $259.16 $1,241 -4.14
520–540 535 12 230.00–235.00 $231.14 $1,237 -20.80
560–590 577 14 220.00–227.00 $222.87 $1,286 -19.59
610–640 633 10 210.00–217.00 $212.36 $1,344 -12.35
670–690 680 4 202.00–207.00 $204.73 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 284 5 310.00–320.00 $312.89 $889 -27.02
320–340 338 17 300.00–310.00 $301.13 $1,018 -23.29
360–390 374 11 290.00–300.00 $295.27 $1,104 -14.62
420–440 432 6 280.00–287.00 $283.10 $1,223 -8.08
470–490 483 9 270.00–280.00 $273.29 $1,320 +0.81
580–590 583 4 230.00–235.00 $233.73 $1,363 -18.56
630–640 633 3 220.00–227.00 $224.64 $1,422 -8.81
660–690 678 9 210.00–219.00 $213.51 $1,448 -10.79
740 740 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,532 -5.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 340.00 $340.00 $816 -44.89
290 290 2 330.00 $330.00 $957 —
330–340 335 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,080 -17.46
360–390 374 10 305.00–315.00 $309.57 $1,158 -15.37
420–440 436 12 290.00–300.00 $292.18 $1,274 -12.70
460–490 476 6 280.00–290.00 $285.94 $1,361 —
640 640 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 -11.53
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -13.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1375 1085 80-85% 24 132.00–139.00 $135.04 $1,465 —
830–1385 1116 80-85% 20 140.00–149.00 $142.55 $1,591 +13.95
1085–1260 1188 80-85% 7 150.00–158.00 $154.21 $1,832 +16.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–960 903 85-90% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,174 +27.03
800–1225 972 85-90% 9 110.00–119.00 $113.24 $1,101 —
790–1220 1001 85-90% 13 120.00–128.00 $123.53 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1615 1415 75-80% 13 150.00–159.00 $155.42 $2,199 +20.68
1410–1505 1443 75-80% 3 144.00–147.00 $145.67 $2,102 +10.93
1380–1575 1469 75-80% 7 161.00–167.00 $164.37 $2,415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1625 1463 4 162.00–167.00 $164.32 $2,404 —
1625–2175 1807 5 172.00–177.00 $175.23 $3,166 -3.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1025 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,550.00 $1,477.94
915–1235 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,850.00 $1,630.87
1115–1345 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,743.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–960 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,170.45
765–1115 932 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,367.18
830–1210 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,469.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
870–1020 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,675.00 $1,663.49 —

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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.