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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $284.29/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 468 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.00/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 431 lb · 43 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,779/hd at 757 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 926 1,005 1,027
Feeder cattle 667 803 725
Slaughter cattle 173 157 188
Replacement cattle 86 45 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Replacement cattle steady, Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 -24.72
467–495 468 46 280.00–285.00 $284.29 $1,330 -5.71
505 505 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 -1.72
555 555 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 -2.74
605–615 610 2 250.00–252.50 $251.24 $1,533 +1.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 418 3 300.00–305.00 $301.61 $1,261 -19.75
455 455 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,320 -25.00
655 655 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —
757 757 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 300.00 $300.00 $915 -20.00
355–365 360 2 290.00–295.00 $292.47 $1,053 -22.53
405–445 425 2 280.00–287.50 $283.57 $1,205 —
505–525 515 2 265.00–267.50 $266.23 $1,371 +3.75
555–595 582 3 247.70–250.00 $248.43 $1,446 -1.57
605 605 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,446 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 310.00–315.00 $312.45 $812 +9.99
335–345 342 3 285.00–290.00 $286.63 $980 -4.01
355–395 382 6 270.00–277.50 $272.80 $1,042 +10.45
405–445 431 43 260.00–267.50 $264.00 $1,138 +18.44
455–495 483 5 250.00–255.00 $251.43 $1,214 +6.43
505–545 529 7 240.00–248.00 $242.91 $1,285 +12.30
555–595 578 4 230.00–238.00 $233.76 $1,351 +11.11
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 +5.28
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 -3.29
755–785 770 2 190.00–197.50 $193.68 $1,491 +3.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 305.00 $305.00 $808 +16.10
305–345 318 3 275.00–280.00 $278.19 $885 +6.56
355–385 378 4 260.00–265.00 $261.18 $987 +8.81
405–445 427 10 250.00–257.50 $253.14 $1,081 +18.44
455–495 486 13 240.00–247.50 $242.04 $1,176 +10.24
505–525 518 3 230.00–235.00 $231.62 $1,200 +9.28
555–575 570 4 220.00–225.00 $221.22 $1,261 +6.08
605–615 609 5 210.00–212.50 $211.49 $1,288 +5.50
655–675 665 2 202.50–207.50 $204.96 $1,363 —
705–745 725 2 192.50–199.00 $195.66 $1,419 -1.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 271 5 320.00–325.00 $320.94 $870 -4.06
305–345 333 5 300.00–310.00 $302.81 $1,008 -7.11
353–365 354 18 282.50–285.00 $284.86 $1,008 —
405–415 410 2 275.00–277.50 $276.23 $1,133 +23.60
455 455 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,183 —
505 505 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,275 —
555–565 560 2 240.00–242.50 $241.24 $1,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 268 6 320.00–330.00 $323.17 $866 +27.25
305 305 1 325.00 $325.00 $991 +33.16
355–395 380 8 300.00–310.00 $303.57 $1,154 +23.07
405–445 418 3 280.00–290.00 $286.45 $1,197 +13.62
455–495 475 4 267.50–277.50 $273.64 $1,300 +14.48
505–545 535 9 250.00–260.00 $252.14 $1,349 +21.00
575–595 591 5 240.00–245.00 $240.97 $1,424 +18.10
635 635 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,499 +23.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 350.00–355.00 $352.46 $1,093 +30.00
355–395 371 5 330.00–340.00 $335.74 $1,246 +26.17
405–445 425 3 320.00–330.00 $324.84 $1,381 +32.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 +38.87
355–395 379 5 315.00–325.00 $318.85 $1,208 +23.58
405–435 415 3 305.00–310.00 $308.25 $1,279 +25.15
755 755 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1685 1156 80-85% 29 148.00–158.00 $152.86 $1,767 -1.35
1055–1595 1300 80-85% 20 159.00–168.00 $163.78 $2,129 —
1035–1685 1352 80-85% 28 170.00–180.00 $173.88 $2,351 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1580 1480 75-80% 2 156.00–159.00 $157.60 $2,332 -6.77
1315–1690 1508 75-80% 3 170.00–173.00 $171.12 $2,580 —
1200–1785 1536 75-80% 10 160.00–166.00 $163.84 $2,517 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1170 998 85-90% 6 125.00–132.00 $127.95 $1,277 +14.71
1060 1060 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,579 —
955–1250 1094 85-90% 5 138.00–145.00 $141.37 $1,547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1865 1465 4 170.00–179.00 $172.36 $2,525 +8.04
1465–2045 1712 8 183.00–189.00 $186.62 $3,195 —
1880 1880 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,628 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1085 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,375.00–1,625.00 $1,491.77
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,740.00 $1,740.00
1125–1635 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,000.00–2,575.00 $2,216.41
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–810 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 910.00–1,200.00 $1,024.81
905–1060 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,311.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1230 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,606.22
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365–1460 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,720.65 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1130 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,951.18 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -238.49

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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.