Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 15, 2024

1,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.16/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 509 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $244.00/cwt ≈ $1,444/hd at 592 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $231.29/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 472 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,427	978	1,282
Feeder cattle	1,128	720	1,028
Slaughter cattle	168	140	144
Replacement cattle	131	118	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls firm, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$856	—
350–395	379	5	275.00–285.00	$280.96	$1,065	—
410–415	412	3	270.00–275.00	$273.32	$1,126	+3.32
450–490	478	4	257.50–267.50	$263.66	$1,260	-0.74
505–545	529	5	255.00–257.50	$255.99	$1,354	+2.62
565–595	592	27	240.00–247.50	$244.00	$1,444	—
600–635	621	4	230.00–235.00	$231.27	$1,436	+1.27
660–675	668	2	220.00–221.00	$220.51	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	305.00	$305.00	$915	—
415	415	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,162	-5.00
450–482	479	23	270.00–275.00	$270.20	$1,294	-4.80
500–540	515	4	260.00–265.00	$263.15	$1,355	+0.64
555–580	566	7	247.50–255.00	$251.05	$1,421	-2.26
610–645	628	3	237.50–245.00	$241.74	$1,518	-5.76
650–665	657	3	230.00–237.50	$234.19	$1,539	—
715–745	728	3	220.00–225.00	$221.99	$1,616	—
760	760	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	372	3	300.00–310.00	$305.04	$1,135	—
555–565	560	3	260.00–265.00	$261.65	$1,465	-2.05
700	700	11	239.00	$239.00	$1,673	—
790	790	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,778	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	331	10	270.00–290.00	$276.82	$916	+1.17
350–365	353	10	260.00–275.00	$268.04	$946	+1.81
455	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	—
500–540	509	50	230.00–235.00	$232.16	$1,182	+0.56
550–580	571	10	220.00–230.00	$222.92	$1,273	-1.98
600–625	612	5	210.00–215.00	$213.00	$1,304	+3.00
660–690	676	4	200.00–202.50	$201.28	$1,361	—
710–730	720	2	187.50–205.00	$196.13	$1,412	—
780	780	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,424	—
830	830	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	283	4	270.00–275.00	$272.43	$771	—
320–335	328	4	265.00	$265.00	$869	±0.00
350–390	385	9	250.00–255.00	$253.93	$978	+3.93
405–445	438	6	235.00–240.00	$239.23	$1,048	—
450–495	469	9	225.00–237.50	$231.57	$1,086	+0.49
515–545	540	6	220.00–225.00	$224.21	$1,211	+0.18
550–595	566	15	205.00–217.50	$211.59	$1,198	-0.89
600–645	618	10	200.00–207.50	$203.13	$1,255	-2.71
670–690	679	7	187.50–198.00	$193.49	$1,314	-1.55
790	790	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	—
805–810	808	2	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	—
305–340	312	5	245.00–255.00	$252.82	$789	—
385–395	393	8	240.00–245.00	$240.62	$946	+0.21
410–445	419	14	220.00–232.50	$230.23	$965	-0.27
450–455	453	2	220.00–225.00	$222.49	$1,008	-1.59
505–535	517	9	208.00–217.50	$212.37	$1,098	-0.37
555–595	576	7	205.00–207.50	$206.44	$1,189	+1.80
645	645	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,226	-4.02
650–690	673	6	185.00–195.00	$187.93	$1,265	+7.93
725	725	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,262	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	330.00–340.00	$335.22	$771	+30.22
285–295	290	2	325.00–330.00	$327.54	$950	+37.54
305–335	325	6	310.00–320.00	$315.03	$1,024	+35.03
350–380	369	7	300.00–315.00	$307.73	$1,136	+35.34
405–445	430	23	245.00–265.00	$256.16	$1,101	-6.66
450–495	474	10	240.00–252.50	$249.79	$1,184	-2.43
500–545	524	23	222.50–240.00	$234.36	$1,228	-9.62
550–595	569	22	220.00–230.00	$224.40	$1,277	-8.13
605–645	624	18	210.00–222.00	$214.82	$1,340	-9.09
650–695	663	7	197.50–207.50	$204.50	$1,356	-6.76
720	720	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	8	340.00–355.00	$344.88	$924	—
330–345	339	4	330.00–340.00	$333.69	$1,131	+38.80
350–365	359	8	320.00–335.00	$327.79	$1,177	+45.28
400–445	419	20	260.00–275.00	$266.49	$1,117	-5.98
455–485	467	14	255.00–265.00	$259.95	$1,214	-3.76
500–540	518	18	242.50–255.00	$248.25	$1,286	-4.80
550–590	567	10	232.50–242.50	$236.69	$1,342	-4.98
605–620	615	3	225.00–232.50	$229.14	$1,409	-4.94
655–685	669	10	210.00–225.00	$218.62	$1,463	—
710–735	720	3	200.00–210.00	$203.29	$1,464	—
760–765	763	2	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	332	6	290.00–305.00	$300.23	$997	+25.23
360–395	380	11	280.00–290.00	$282.60	$1,074	+17.60
400–435	419	13	230.00–250.00	$240.07	$1,006	-11.16
450–495	472	25	225.00–240.00	$231.29	$1,092	-11.63
510–545	529	15	215.00–227.50	$221.37	$1,171	-10.87
565–595	576	8	207.50–217.50	$210.31	$1,211	-11.36
600–635	618	4	200.00–207.50	$203.05	$1,255	-10.32
705–745	725	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	-17.50
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1225	1028	80-85%	21	105.00–115.00	$111.75	$1,149	—
860–1360	1092	80-85%	35	116.00–127.00	$121.66	$1,329	+16.12
1000–1560	1206	80-85%	28	128.00–138.00	$133.12	$1,605	+9.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1015	927	85-90%	8	113.00–118.00	$115.12	$1,067	—
760–1190	970	85-90%	28	100.00–110.00	$105.54	$1,024	+2.69
960–1105	1026	85-90%	4	90.00–99.00	$92.85	$953	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1525	1407	75-80%	3	120.00–128.00	$124.49	$1,752	+10.56
1470	1470	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,690	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,950	-10.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1590	1299	5	135.00–148.00	$144.74	$1,880	—
1280–1740	1554	9	150.00–160.00	$155.33	$2,414	—
1300–2005	1602	5	162.00–169.00	$164.57	$2,636	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
850–1145	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,322.83
920–1215	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,384.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1340	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,727.81
1090–1500	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,525.00–1,800.00	$1,632.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–870	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,150.91
795–880	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,325.00	$1,102.35
630–955	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,079.59

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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
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	+481.87
1115–1305	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,325.00–2,625.00	$2,432.11	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1115	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,997.49	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1015	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,412.22	—

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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.