Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

1,706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $269.37/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 497 lb · 72 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.89/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 481 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $210.90/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 531 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,706	1,501	1,576
Feeder cattle	1,289	1,126	1,073
Slaughter cattle	181	155	226
Replacement cattle	236	220	277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold with a lower undertone. Feeder calves and replacement cattle were unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	295.00	$295.00	$959	—
365–370	368	2	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$1,040	+9.93
430–440	435	2	270.00–272.00	$271.01	$1,179	+11.01
485–497	497	72	260.00–269.50	$269.37	$1,339	+16.91
500–520	510	3	250.00–258.00	$252.72	$1,289	+7.72
555–590	570	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	+6.64
600–640	609	10	231.00–233.00	$232.40	$1,415	+12.40
660–675	668	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,476	—
705–720	715	3	210.00–217.50	$214.20	$1,532	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	300.00	$300.00	$705	—
270–290	280	2	290.00	$290.00	$812	—
355	355	1	275.00	$275.00	$976	+10.00
400–445	428	4	260.00–265.00	$263.83	$1,129	+13.83
470–485	478	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,195	+10.00
500–545	527	10	240.00–247.50	$243.66	$1,284	+10.64
550–595	574	14	230.00–239.00	$232.86	$1,337	+12.24
600–645	620	11	220.00–227.50	$221.46	$1,373	+8.96
680–690	685	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	335.00	$335.00	$821	—
340–345	343	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,029	—
370	370	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,092	+10.00
410–440	422	3	280.00–285.00	$281.62	$1,188	+4.12
475–490	483	4	272.50	$272.50	$1,316	+12.50
510	510	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	+5.00
555	555	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,415	+12.47
610	610	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,464	+8.35
655–695	683	6	230.00–236.00	$234.07	$1,599	+9.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	4	275.00	$275.00	$778	-10.00
305–330	319	4	265.00–267.50	$265.62	$847	—
350–390	377	8	250.00–255.00	$251.56	$948	-9.12
405–445	426	8	240.00–260.00	$246.37	$1,050	-7.29
455–481	481	59	230.00–237.00	$236.89	$1,139	—
505	505	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	-10.82
555–570	560	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	-11.85
600–636	633	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,266	—
655	655	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,277	—
700–710	705	2	183.00–188.00	$185.48	$1,308	-9.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	265.00	$265.00	$662	—
340–345	343	2	255.00	$255.00	$875	-7.40
355–395	366	8	240.00–245.00	$240.67	$881	-13.04
410–445	428	6	232.50–237.50	$235.81	$1,009	-7.31
450–455	452	3	220.00–225.00	$223.34	$1,009	-8.14
500–549	531	28	210.00–215.00	$210.90	$1,120	-12.23
550–595	570	12	200.00–207.50	$201.88	$1,151	-11.87
600–645	619	7	190.00–198.00	$193.28	$1,196	-6.72
650–685	671	4	180.00–187.50	$183.15	$1,229	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	-11.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	255.00	$255.00	$676	-6.57
350–395	370	8	230.00–235.00	$232.52	$860	-11.26
405–445	428	7	220.00–227.50	$222.45	$952	-10.14
450–495	464	12	210.00–217.50	$212.69	$987	-11.03
500–545	522	17	200.00–207.50	$202.52	$1,057	-9.99
555–595	579	4	190.00–197.50	$193.81	$1,122	-8.02
600–640	620	6	180.00–187.50	$183.74	$1,139	-9.17
660–675	668	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,153	-13.22
705–735	718	3	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,167	-14.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	+5.00
355–395	381	7	260.00–265.00	$262.45	$1,000	+10.74
400–445	420	10	250.00–257.50	$253.28	$1,064	+11.22
470–485	475	4	240.00–245.00	$241.28	$1,146	+8.35
505–540	521	10	230.00–239.00	$233.88	$1,219	+11.63
550–580	566	9	220.00–227.50	$223.04	$1,262	+10.54
600–640	619	11	210.00–217.50	$214.00	$1,325	+11.58
660–680	670	6	200.00–205.00	$202.94	$1,360	+7.26
715–725	718	3	192.50–197.50	$195.68	$1,405	+13.17
750–780	765	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,434	+15.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	285.00	$285.00	$627	+10.00
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	+10.00
325–345	334	4	260.00–265.00	$263.76	$881	+12.18
355–370	362	3	250.00	$250.00	$905	+7.62
410–440	421	6	240.00–247.50	$242.55	$1,021	+11.14
460–495	480	3	232.50–235.00	$233.34	$1,120	+10.50
500–545	519	11	220.00–227.50	$220.89	$1,146	+6.65
555–595	578	9	210.00–217.50	$215.29	$1,244	+12.49
610–635	623	7	200.00–207.50	$201.78	$1,257	+11.78
665–685	675	2	190.00–193.00	$191.52	$1,293	+11.52
710–715	713	2	180.00–187.50	$183.74	$1,310	+12.92
790	790	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	+6.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
335–345	339	5	280.00–285.00	$282.49	$958	+8.71
350–395	371	4	270.00–275.00	$272.56	$1,011	+9.45
405–445	426	6	260.00–265.00	$263.36	$1,122	+13.36
450–470	457	3	250.00–257.50	$252.46	$1,154	—
500–535	517	7	240.00–245.00	$240.72	$1,245	+9.06
565	565	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	+8.60
600–620	608	5	220.00–225.00	$222.02	$1,350	+8.09
660	660	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,436	+13.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1385	1154	80-85%	27	100.00–109.00	$105.09	$1,213	-8.57
1035–1590	1259	80-85%	52	110.00–119.00	$114.27	$1,439	—
1220–1645	1383	80-85%	16	120.00–126.00	$121.56	$1,681	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–1070	947	85-90%	5	105.00–111.00	$106.95	$1,013	-6.67
755–1225	984	85-90%	9	90.00	$90.00	$886	-30.96
870–1295	1070	85-90%	13	93.00–100.00	$97.06	$1,039	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1475	1430	75-80%	3	105.00–106.00	$105.34	$1,506	—
1430–1585	1522	75-80%	6	112.00–119.00	$114.78	$1,747	-22.58
1725	1725	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,156	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1460	1352	5	130.00–136.00	$133.25	$1,802	—
1800–1815	1808	2	168.00–173.00	$170.51	$3,083	—
1600–1970	1814	8	160.00–167.00	$164.02	$2,975	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1325	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,514.49
1070–1490	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,625.00–1,925.00	$1,728.28
1240–1425	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,925.00–2,200.00	$2,036.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1255	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,221.26
800–1300	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,325.00–1,650.00	$1,450.97
1085–1410	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,625.00–1,900.00	$1,754.57

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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
1030–1120	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,100.00–2,525.00	$2,407.49	-404.36
1090–1175	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–2,525.00	$2,512.97	-158.92
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1100	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,675.00–1,950.00	$1,830.56	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
665–1245	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,513.62	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	-100.00

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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.