Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

1,329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $221.97/cwt +21.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 475 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $228.46/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 422 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $236.10/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 571 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,329	1,550	1,041
Feeder cattle	980	1,197	805
Slaughter cattle	198	236	132
Replacement cattle	151	117	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 20.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers firm. Replacement cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,121	-2.44
500–525	513	4	264.00–268.00	$265.48	$1,362	+4.12
590–595	593	3	242.50–245.00	$243.50	$1,444	-10.88
615–630	623	3	240.00–244.00	$241.34	$1,504	-3.66
655–665	660	2	230.00–239.00	$234.47	$1,548	+4.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	260.00	$260.00	$910	—
440	440	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	$1,045	-22.50
450–495	467	6	245.00–257.50	$250.50	$1,170	+5.53
500–530	517	3	235.00–240.00	$238.39	$1,232	+2.40
600	600	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,365	+10.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	+5.00
495	495	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,307	+2.47
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-1.07
570	570	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	-1.99
610–645	628	2	230.00–236.00	$233.08	$1,464	+3.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	7	240.00–255.00	$246.81	$795	+15.86
350–395	375	15	230.00–242.50	$235.05	$881	+12.51
400–445	422	31	220.00–235.00	$228.46	$964	+16.84
450–495	475	33	210.00–228.00	$221.97	$1,054	+21.35
500–545	517	15	205.00–219.00	$212.30	$1,098	+22.34
565–595	585	11	192.50–207.50	$201.81	$1,181	+19.93
760–785	770	3	157.50–162.50	$160.03	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	280.00	$280.00	$728	+27.50
300–345	322	10	250.00–265.00	$258.66	$833	+16.25
350–395	375	21	240.00–252.50	$244.36	$916	+12.54
410–445	427	20	230.00–247.50	$238.60	$1,019	+15.90
450–480	460	18	230.00–240.00	$235.06	$1,081	+24.03
500–535	516	17	220.00–228.00	$224.27	$1,157	+22.46
550–585	564	15	210.00–217.50	$212.84	$1,200	+22.84
605–645	615	5	192.50–197.50	$196.52	$1,209	+16.52
675–695	685	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,267	+15.00
770–785	780	3	170.00–172.50	$171.66	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	335.00	$335.00	$938	+62.31
360	360	1	270.00	$270.00	$972	+24.97
425	425	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,084	+19.82
500–540	518	6	230.00–245.00	$235.09	$1,218	+23.24
565–580	573	2	220.00–225.00	$222.47	$1,275	+17.47
610–645	627	13	200.00–210.00	$203.45	$1,276	+7.05
650–695	673	8	190.00–205.00	$197.45	$1,329	+6.24
750–780	765	2	182.50–185.00	$183.73	$1,406	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	222	3	350.00–355.00	$353.42	$785	—
250–295	267	5	335.00–345.00	$339.83	$907	+36.52
305–345	324	10	315.00–330.00	$323.38	$1,048	+24.66
350–395	370	15	280.00–295.00	$286.59	$1,060	+9.11
400–445	414	17	260.00–275.00	$267.56	$1,108	+4.27
450–495	471	10	250.00–265.00	$257.34	$1,212	+5.05
500–545	528	19	240.00–257.50	$246.85	$1,303	+4.86
550–595	571	27	230.00–245.00	$236.10	$1,348	+2.90
600–640	620	17	225.00–235.00	$229.86	$1,425	+2.38
655–695	675	10	215.00–227.50	$221.20	$1,493	-6.31
710	710	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,420	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	3	315.00–330.00	$323.01	$904	+31.62
305–345	326	14	290.00–310.00	$301.78	$984	+25.85
355–395	377	18	260.00–275.00	$266.96	$1,006	+4.20
400–445	421	26	240.00–255.00	$246.55	$1,038	-6.54
450–495	474	22	235.00–247.50	$240.89	$1,142	-1.60
500–545	524	22	220.00–237.50	$229.68	$1,204	-5.06
560–595	578	12	215.00–227.50	$221.64	$1,281	-1.61
600–645	616	10	210.00–222.50	$215.79	$1,329	+3.28
660	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	-4.99
770–795	783	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	300.00–305.00	$302.39	$826	+27.48
325–335	329	5	280.00–290.00	$282.01	$928	+23.88
370–395	386	8	250.00–255.00	$251.83	$972	+0.37
400–445	421	7	230.00–235.00	$233.17	$982	-1.02
450–495	472	19	220.00–230.00	$223.98	$1,057	-8.52
555–595	580	11	200.00–210.00	$202.05	$1,172	-11.99
620–635	627	3	190.00–202.50	$195.88	$1,228	-9.08
735–745	740	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1455	1165	80-85%	32	129.00–138.00	$134.02	$1,561	—
1040–1695	1230	80-85%	21	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$1,415	-15.81
1075–1535	1288	80-85%	16	139.00–146.00	$141.13	$1,818	+1.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1145	995	85-90%	16	105.00–114.00	$107.98	$1,074	-5.87
825–1275	1029	85-90%	7	115.00–123.00	$117.95	$1,214	—
830–1185	1051	85-90%	14	90.00–100.00	$94.94	$998	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1505	1385	75-80%	3	110.00–119.00	$113.14	$1,567	—
1315–1590	1434	75-80%	4	139.00–143.00	$140.36	$2,013	—
1300–1605	1471	75-80%	8	128.00–138.00	$132.86	$1,954	-10.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1410	1251	7	140.00–150.00	$145.64	$1,822	—
1360–1670	1465	3	130.00–139.00	$133.42	$1,955	—
1210–1720	1514	5	165.00–173.00	$169.82	$2,571	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–875	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–1,025.00	$907.18
830–1320	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,213.09
890–1275	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,373.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1020	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,237.96
960–1320	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,595.52
1055–1465	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,725.00–2,050.00	$1,935.59

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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
860–1095	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,140.03	—
965–1150	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,100.00–2,325.00	$2,210.94	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.