Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $194.17/cwt -10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 615 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $203.55/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	674	1,159	1,341
Feeder cattle	524	898	940
Slaughter cattle	87	150	157
Replacement cattle	63	111	244

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Replacement cattle were weaker. Feeder calves 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
380	380	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,045	-5.00
420–440	432	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,145	-8.75
500–535	517	5	240.00–245.00	$243.51	$1,259	-11.50
555–585	567	6	230.00–237.50	$234.58	$1,330	-7.92
600–645	623	6	220.00–228.00	$224.30	$1,397	-6.99
660–690	677	3	210.00–217.50	$213.28	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,097	—
410–415	413	2	270.00–275.00	$272.48	$1,125	-10.02
505–545	524	5	250.00–255.00	$251.96	$1,320	-9.88
615–645	630	4	230.00–235.00	$231.84	$1,461	—
680	680	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	-12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	-10.00
455–470	463	2	240.00–245.00	$242.46	$1,123	-10.49
510–530	520	2	230.00–235.00	$232.45	$1,209	-7.55
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	265.00	$265.00	$716	-6.14
300–340	316	4	250.00–255.00	$253.81	$802	-10.43
385–395	390	2	240.00	$240.00	$936	-10.71
400–440	417	8	230.00–237.50	$233.80	$975	-8.62
455–480	465	3	220.00–227.50	$222.58	$1,035	-9.36
505–530	516	4	210.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,097	-9.66
555–595	573	10	200.00–207.50	$203.55	$1,166	-9.03
600–630	615	12	190.00–197.50	$194.17	$1,194	-10.34
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	4	260.00–265.00	$261.24	$857	-10.24
375–395	382	3	250.00	$250.00	$955	-12.48
450–455	453	2	230.00–235.00	$232.51	$1,053	—
500–545	525	3	220.00–227.00	$222.22	$1,167	-7.78
565–595	580	4	210.00–217.50	$213.16	$1,236	-10.60
610–645	626	4	200.00–205.00	$202.48	$1,268	-12.52
650–655	653	2	195.00–197.50	$196.25	$1,282	-8.75
720–740	732	3	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	270.00	$270.00	$810	—
355–390	370	4	260.00–265.00	$262.57	$972	-7.43
415–430	420	3	250.00–252.50	$250.82	$1,053	-11.92
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	-10.00
600–605	603	2	210.00–215.00	$212.49	$1,281	-15.01
745	745	2	190.00–192.50	$191.25	$1,425	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	285.00	$285.00	$906	—
395	395	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	-14.61
405–410	408	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$1,071	-8.56
455–475	462	3	250.00–252.50	$250.82	$1,159	-13.46
505	505	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	—
550–595	566	9	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,316	-7.52
605–625	618	8	222.50–227.50	$224.37	$1,387	—
660–675	667	5	210.00–217.50	$211.99	$1,414	—
720	720	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	270.00–275.00	$272.46	$926	—
375	375	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,003	-4.20
405–420	413	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,043	-7.55
450	450	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,080	-12.99
505–540	519	6	230.00–235.00	$230.87	$1,198	-9.98
550–595	576	7	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,282	-7.46
605–620	613	2	212.50–215.00	$213.77	$1,310	-7.49
650	650	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,332	-6.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
305–340	331	4	290.00–295.00	$291.28	$964	-8.72
355–375	366	5	280.00–287.50	$283.48	$1,038	-8.46
450–455	453	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,178	-10.83
555	555	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,346	—
655	655	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,441	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1270	1102	80-85%	10	102.00–108.00	$105.53	$1,163	+4.30
1040–1375	1160	80-85%	19	110.00–119.00	$114.83	$1,332	—
975–1450	1198	80-85%	10	120.00–128.00	$122.79	$1,471	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1175	1058	85-90%	5	80.00–85.00	$81.88	$866	-21.56
980–1150	1062	85-90%	11	90.00–100.00	$95.29	$1,012	-8.15
955–1215	1108	85-90%	3	103.00–106.00	$104.96	$1,163	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1455	1421	75-80%	4	119.00–120.00	$119.75	$1,702	—
1445–1580	1513	75-80%	2	110.00–115.00	$112.39	$1,700	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1880	1415	7	135.00–143.00	$139.71	$1,977	—
1520–1680	1600	2	130.00	$130.00	$2,080	—
1295–2035	1668	4	150.00–156.00	$152.49	$2,544	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–840	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–810.00	$747.80
715–885	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	830.00–990.00	$918.50
875–1055	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,073.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1150	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,397.73
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1185–1190	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,600.11

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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
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
815–1025	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,512.61	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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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.