Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $243.98/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 518 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $262.82/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 423 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $291.14/cwt +18.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 443 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	978	674	1,213
Feeder cattle	720	524	859
Slaughter cattle	140	87	156
Replacement cattle	118	63	198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeders were firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,056	—
420–445	443	13	290.00–295.00	$291.14	$1,290	+18.66
560–575	568	2	260.00–267.50	$263.70	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,165	+20.00
430	430	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,226	+20.00
475	475	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,306	—
530–545	536	4	260.00–267.50	$262.51	$1,407	+19.00
555–575	567	3	250.00–255.00	$253.31	$1,436	+18.73
620	620	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,534	+23.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	+20.00
465–495	488	4	262.50–267.50	$264.40	$1,290	+21.94
515–545	525	3	250.00–255.00	$253.37	$1,330	+20.92
640	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	379	6	240.00–242.50	$240.41	$911	+0.41
415–425	418	5	230.00–232.50	$230.50	$963	-3.30
450–490	469	9	220.00–229.00	$224.08	$1,051	+1.50
505–545	526	10	210.00–217.50	$212.74	$1,119	+0.23
550–585	565	7	200.00–207.50	$204.64	$1,156	+1.09
610–635	622	5	190.00–195.00	$194.02	$1,207	-0.15
655–685	666	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,199	-5.00
715–730	723	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,229	—
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	265.00	$265.00	$901	+3.76
375	375	1	250.00	$250.00	$938	±0.00
455–495	477	7	230.00–235.00	$231.08	$1,102	-1.43
505–545	519	5	220.00–227.50	$224.03	$1,163	+1.81
550–590	576	10	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,224	-0.68
620–630	623	3	202.50–207.50	$205.84	$1,282	+3.36
675–695	685	2	192.50–197.50	$195.04	$1,336	-1.21
720–745	733	2	180.00–185.00	$182.54	$1,338	+0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	300.00–305.00	$302.58	$720	—
255–260	258	2	280.00	$280.00	$722	—
320–345	333	4	275.00–277.50	$275.65	$918	+5.65
360–370	365	2	265.00–267.50	$266.23	$972	+3.66
520–545	528	5	230.00–233.00	$231.60	$1,223	+1.60
550–585	563	3	220.00–227.50	$224.90	$1,266	—
600–615	607	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,275	-2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	305.00	$305.00	$717	—
290	290	1	290.00	$290.00	$841	—
310–335	323	2	280.00	$280.00	$904	-5.00
350–385	366	4	270.00–275.00	$272.39	$997	+2.39
400–445	423	15	260.00–265.00	$262.82	$1,112	+0.30
455–480	463	8	250.00–257.50	$252.22	$1,168	+1.40
500–540	518	17	240.00–247.50	$243.98	$1,264	+3.98
550–575	561	9	230.00–237.50	$232.53	$1,304	+0.05
600–645	617	7	220.00–227.50	$223.91	$1,382	-0.46
650–665	658	2	210.00–212.50	$211.26	$1,390	-0.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	290.00–300.00	$294.89	$997	+3.61
360–395	375	6	280.00–285.00	$282.51	$1,059	-0.97
410–440	428	8	270.00–277.50	$272.47	$1,166	—
450–475	466	4	260.00–267.50	$263.71	$1,229	+3.71
500–540	521	5	250.00–255.00	$253.05	$1,318	—
550–560	553	3	240.00–242.50	$241.67	$1,336	-0.83
605–635	615	11	230.00–237.50	$234.08	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	275.00	$275.00	$921	+2.54
350–395	378	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,002	-2.50
415–430	423	2	250.00–252.50	$251.23	$1,063	-1.22
465–495	479	7	240.00–247.50	$242.92	$1,164	+2.92
505–535	522	6	230.00–235.00	$232.24	$1,212	+1.37
555–580	567	6	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$1,257	-0.87
625–640	630	3	210.00–217.50	$213.37	$1,344	-0.40
660–698	680	4	200.00–205.00	$201.28	$1,369	-3.72
720–725	723	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,428	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1340	1057	80-85%	13	100.00–109.00	$105.54	$1,116	—
780–1335	1130	80-85%	31	110.00–120.00	$116.02	$1,311	+10.49
885–1600	1217	80-85%	22	121.00–129.00	$123.87	$1,507	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1145	951	85-90%	6	90.00–98.00	$93.09	$885	—
780–1170	987	85-90%	15	100.00–108.00	$102.85	$1,015	—
930–1215	1079	85-90%	7	110.00–118.00	$114.80	$1,239	+19.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1515	1417	75-80%	3	110.00–117.00	$113.93	$1,614	-5.82
1350–1465	1418	75-80%	4	120.00–127.00	$122.96	$1,744	+3.21
1520–1545	1533	75-80%	2	136.00–145.00	$140.54	$2,154	+28.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1645	1219	5	120.00–133.00	$127.56	$1,555	—
1295–1750	1481	9	140.00–149.00	$144.30	$2,137	—
1365–1960	1660	6	155.00–163.00	$157.69	$2,618	+5.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1195	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,475.00	$1,336.95
1045–1335	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,469.47
1200–1360	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,532.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–1005	849	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	875.00–1,175.00	$1,001.86
745–1045	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	825.00–1,075.00	$986.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1280	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00–2,425.00	$2,343.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1035	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,725.00–2,000.00	$1,859.50	—
1240–1325	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,025.00	$1,986.26	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–895	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,666.75	—

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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.