Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

1,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.70/cwt -21.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 424 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $234.86/cwt ≈ $1,221/hd at 520 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $223.52/cwt ≈ $1,296/hd at 580 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,202	926	1,297
Feeder cattle	814	667	928
Slaughter cattle	238	173	152
Replacement cattle	150	86	217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were unevenly steady. Replacement cattle were moderately steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	335.00	$335.00	$988	—
300–335	318	2	315.00–320.00	$317.64	$1,010	—
350–385	362	5	300.00–307.50	$302.50	$1,095	—
410–420	415	2	290.00–295.00	$292.47	$1,214	-9.14
545	545	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,499	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	410	4	280.00–285.00	$283.77	$1,163	-6.23
450–455	453	2	270.00–272.50	$271.26	$1,229	-13.03
530	530	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,378	-10.00
555	555	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,415	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	-8.57
490–495	492	3	260.00–265.00	$261.66	$1,287	—
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-16.23
640	640	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,408	-19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	270.00	$270.00	$764	-42.45
360–380	373	4	250.00–257.50	$254.34	$949	-18.46
400–445	424	32	235.00–247.50	$242.70	$1,029	-21.30
450–495	478	12	230.00–237.50	$233.72	$1,117	-17.71
500–530	515	16	220.00–227.50	$224.70	$1,157	-18.21
560–595	581	11	210.00–218.00	$213.66	$1,241	-20.10
600–640	618	17	200.00–210.00	$202.36	$1,251	-17.64
655–695	676	4	192.50–197.50	$194.99	$1,318	-15.01
755–775	765	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,320	-21.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	300.00	$300.00	$645	—
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	$770	-40.94
300–315	308	2	270.00–275.00	$272.44	$839	-30.37
355–390	366	4	260.00–267.50	$264.27	$967	-20.59
425	425	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	-26.23
450–485	461	10	240.00–247.50	$241.75	$1,114	-18.25
500–545	518	14	230.00–237.00	$231.84	$1,201	-20.66
550–595	562	19	220.00–227.50	$223.27	$1,255	-17.97
610	610	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	—
650–680	662	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,324	—
710–740	725	2	190.00–197.50	$193.67	$1,404	—
780	780	2	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	$770	-25.00
305–315	310	2	250.00–265.00	$257.62	$799	-20.57
355–395	374	6	240.00	$240.00	$898	-21.18
410–440	424	6	230.00–250.00	$235.40	$998	-17.74
450–480	464	6	220.00–242.50	$230.67	$1,070	-11.37
500–515	508	2	230.00–232.50	$231.27	$1,175	-0.35
560–565	563	3	220.00–227.50	$224.18	$1,262	+2.96
610–645	620	4	190.00–210.00	$201.14	$1,247	-10.35
650–680	662	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,324	-4.96
710–740	725	2	190.00–197.50	$193.67	$1,404	-1.99
780	780	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,443	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	270.00	$270.00	$864	-70.00
380–390	385	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	-58.85
400–445	431	14	250.00–257.50	$252.37	$1,088	-55.88
460–495	479	15	240.00–247.50	$242.47	$1,161	—
500–545	520	24	230.00–237.50	$234.86	$1,221	—
560–595	580	22	220.00–228.00	$223.52	$1,296	—
600–640	624	4	210.00–215.00	$211.26	$1,318	—
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—
705–720	712	3	192.50–195.00	$194.17	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	225	3	320.00	$320.00	$720	—
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
305–345	334	5	285.00–295.00	$289.01	$965	-63.45
350–395	377	9	270.00–280.00	$272.06	$1,026	-63.68
400–445	419	14	260.00–267.50	$262.89	$1,102	-61.95
455–490	471	8	250.00–257.50	$253.73	$1,195	—
500–530	517	7	240.00–247.50	$243.62	$1,260	—
550–585	559	8	230.00–235.00	$233.61	$1,306	—
600–645	622	10	220.00–227.50	$223.86	$1,392	—
655–680	668	2	217.00–217.50	$217.25	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	285.00	$285.00	$741	-38.17
345	345	1	260.00	$260.00	$897	—
365–395	381	7	250.00–257.50	$251.76	$959	-51.81
400–445	424	11	240.00–247.50	$242.32	$1,027	-44.13
455–490	479	13	230.00–237.50	$233.69	$1,119	-39.95
500–530	514	7	220.00–225.00	$220.73	$1,135	-31.41
550–595	572	9	210.00–217.50	$213.50	$1,221	-27.47
635	635	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,286	-33.50
655–695	678	3	192.50–195.00	$194.20	$1,317	—
720	720	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,296	—
780	780	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,384	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1325	1019	80-85%	9	130.00–137.00	$133.32	$1,359	—
910–1505	1214	80-85%	46	150.00–159.00	$153.28	$1,861	—
1090–1530	1308	80-85%	19	160.00–169.00	$162.27	$2,122	-1.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–1100	897	85-90%	20	130.00–138.00	$133.52	$1,198	—
715–1145	985	85-90%	13	120.00–129.00	$122.72	$1,209	-5.23
850–1235	988	85-90%	7	140.00–147.00	$143.56	$1,418	+15.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1525	1376	75-80%	7	150.00–159.00	$154.87	$2,131	—
1265–1565	1425	75-80%	3	144.00–147.00	$145.10	$2,068	—
1365–1755	1526	75-80%	11	160.00–167.50	$162.99	$2,487	-0.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1565	1353	8	160.00–169.00	$164.20	$2,222	—
1475–1970	1753	11	180.00–189.00	$185.08	$3,244	—
2000–2050	2028	3	190.00–195.00	$192.99	$3,914	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–955	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,283.38
920–1160	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,444.54
930–1245	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,669.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1175	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,625.00–1,844.00	$1,718.54
1010–1140	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,675.00–1,875.00	$1,780.34
1165–1180	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,050.32

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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
760–915	812	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,825.00–1,925.00	$1,892.23	—
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1060–1070	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,975.00–2,025.00	$2,000.12	+48.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
690–1015	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,630.00–1,800.00	$1,718.84	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1020	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,212.89	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–875	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,435.87	—
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,424	—
1270–1390	1330	80-85%	2	154.00–155.00	$154.52	$2,055	—

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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.