Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

1,550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $232.50/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 476 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $252.29/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 465 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $233.20/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 574 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,550	1,427	1,349
Feeder cattle	1,197	1,128	1,027
Slaughter cattle	236	168	175
Replacement cattle	117	131	147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cattle and bulls 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle 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
315–330	323	2	325.00–330.00	$327.44	$1,058	—
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	-5.04
410–440	426	4	280.00–285.00	$282.46	$1,203	—
455–465	460	2	270.00–275.00	$272.53	$1,254	—
505–545	528	6	260.00–265.00	$261.36	$1,380	—
550–580	563	8	250.00–262.50	$254.38	$1,432	-7.27
605	605	3	242.50–247.50	$245.00	$1,482	—
665–680	673	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,161	-10.00
455–495	474	8	255.00–265.00	$261.53	$1,240	-8.67
500–545	528	12	250.00–257.50	$251.07	$1,326	-12.08
560–595	580	5	240.00–245.00	$241.99	$1,404	-9.06
610	610	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,403	-11.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
415	415	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,079	-13.32
480–490	483	3	240.00–255.00	$244.97	$1,183	-18.69
500–545	528	8	230.00–245.00	$235.99	$1,246	-20.00
575–590	583	2	230.00–237.50	$233.80	$1,363	-10.20
605–630	613	3	210.00–220.00	$216.71	$1,328	-14.56
650–665	658	3	210.00–217.50	$212.47	$1,398	-8.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	4	270.00–280.00	$272.69	$747	—
310–340	323	8	260.00–265.00	$260.96	$843	-15.86
355–375	365	5	240.00–250.00	$245.03	$894	-23.01
400–445	421	10	230.00–240.00	$235.18	$990	—
500–535	514	8	210.00–215.00	$211.85	$1,089	-20.31
550–595	570	21	200.00–211.00	$205.00	$1,168	-17.92
600–645	626	7	190.00–200.00	$196.40	$1,229	-16.60
655–670	663	2	187.50–195.00	$191.21	$1,268	-10.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	255.00	$255.00	$523	—
275–290	283	2	250.00–255.00	$252.57	$715	-7.43
310–340	328	5	230.00–235.00	$230.95	$758	-21.87
350–385	373	9	220.00–227.50	$222.54	$830	-18.08
405–445	429	12	210.00–215.00	$211.62	$908	-18.61
450–495	465	12	200.00–207.50	$200.62	$933	-21.87
505–545	527	12	185.00–197.50	$189.96	$1,001	-22.41
550–590	568	5	170.00–185.00	$181.88	$1,033	-24.56
655–665	660	2	160.00–162.50	$161.26	$1,064	-26.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$745	-19.93
300–335	322	3	240.00–245.00	$242.41	$781	-22.59
355–395	373	7	230.00–235.00	$231.82	$865	-22.11
400–440	421	10	220.00–227.50	$222.70	$938	-16.53
450–495	469	12	210.00–215.00	$211.03	$990	-20.54
510–545	529	11	200.00–207.50	$201.81	$1,068	-22.40
555–575	565	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,074	-21.59
605–635	618	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,112	-23.13
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	-23.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	272	3	300.00–310.00	$303.31	$825	-41.57
300–345	328	8	290.00–300.00	$298.72	$980	-34.97
355–395	375	16	270.00–285.00	$277.48	$1,041	-50.31
400–440	416	15	260.00–270.00	$263.29	$1,095	-3.20
450–490	465	24	250.00–257.50	$252.29	$1,173	-7.66
500–545	522	19	240.00–247.50	$241.99	$1,263	-6.26
550–595	574	21	230.00–240.00	$233.20	$1,339	-3.49
610–640	624	5	222.50–230.00	$227.48	$1,419	-1.66
670–680	675	3	225.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,536	+8.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	300.00–305.00	$302.56	$681	-32.66
250–275	265	4	285.00–295.00	$291.39	$772	-36.15
310–345	329	10	270.00–285.00	$275.93	$908	-39.10
365–395	379	8	260.00–267.50	$262.76	$996	-44.97
405–435	417	16	250.00–259.00	$253.09	$1,055	-3.07
450–495	474	13	240.00–247.50	$242.49	$1,149	-7.30
500–545	523	21	230.00–238.00	$234.74	$1,228	+0.38
550–595	570	13	220.00–227.50	$223.25	$1,273	-1.15
610–615	613	2	210.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,303	-2.31
650–680	667	3	212.50–217.50	$214.99	$1,434	+10.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$667	—
260–295	283	4	270.00–280.00	$274.91	$778	—
310–345	329	5	250.00–265.00	$258.13	$849	-42.10
355–395	376	7	250.00–255.00	$251.46	$945	-31.14
400–445	425	20	230.00–245.00	$234.19	$995	-5.88
450–495	476	25	227.50–237.50	$232.50	$1,107	+1.21
500–545	515	14	220.00–225.00	$221.97	$1,143	+0.60
565–575	570	2	210.00–218.00	$214.04	$1,220	+3.73
605–645	622	5	200.00–210.00	$204.96	$1,275	+1.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1665	1212	80-85%	30	114.00–124.00	$118.94	$1,442	-14.18
980–1580	1221	80-85%	50	125.00–135.00	$130.83	$1,597	-2.29
970–1520	1287	80-85%	23	136.00–146.00	$139.35	$1,793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1195	961	85-90%	16	95.00–108.00	$103.46	$994	-2.08
870–1130	980	85-90%	4	123.00–130.00	$126.13	$1,236	+20.59
775–1170	993	85-90%	26	110.00–120.00	$113.85	$1,131	+8.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1710	1483	75-80%	3	141.00–145.00	$143.82	$2,133	+28.82
1095–1830	1503	75-80%	13	130.00–139.00	$133.17	$2,002	+3.17
1425–1700	1516	75-80%	4	122.00–129.00	$125.34	$1,900	-4.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1775	1608	7	150.00–158.00	$154.55	$2,485	-10.02
1525–2115	1829	7	172.00–177.00	$174.64	$3,194	—
1790–2285	2037	8	160.00–170.00	$164.21	$3,345	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–945	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,175.00	$1,017.91
720–1095	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,146.31
855–1045	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,382.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1130	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,625.00	$1,427.02
1015–1285	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,736.57
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1165–1215	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,025.00–2,150.00	$2,091.31	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–1145	929	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,325.00–1,725.00	$1,626.18	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+602.51
1170–1210	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,451.68	+651.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

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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.