Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.34/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 472 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $229.75/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 613 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $236.66/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,084	1,329	1,310
Feeder cattle	781	980	1,083
Slaughter cattle	179	198	130
Replacement cattle	124	151	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cattle weak, Replacement Cattle Firm, Feeder Steers firm, Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	-15.00
480	480	2	275.00–290.00	$282.50	$1,356	—
500–545	522	6	275.00–280.00	$278.34	$1,453	+12.86
550	550	2	265.00–273.00	$269.00	$1,480	—
665–670	668	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,620	+8.03
710	710	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–585	571	4	249.00–250.00	$249.74	$1,426	+9.74
600–640	615	4	247.50–249.00	$247.87	$1,524	+14.79
690	690	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,587	—
725–745	738	3	222.50–228.00	$225.17	$1,662	—
780	780	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	3	265.00–275.00	$270.94	$1,165	+33.44
535	535	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,338	+11.61
555–560	558	2	237.50–240.00	$238.76	$1,332	—
615–640	623	3	225.00–242.50	$231.61	$1,443	+4.11
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	—
730	730	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,588	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	5	260.00–265.00	$261.99	$844	+3.33
355–380	373	8	250.00–257.50	$252.84	$943	+8.48
400–440	413	6	240.00–245.00	$241.71	$998	+3.11
450–495	472	23	230.00–237.50	$232.34	$1,097	-2.72
505–545	522	12	220.00–227.50	$224.15	$1,170	-0.12
550–595	576	16	210.00–217.50	$212.18	$1,222	-0.66
600–620	605	6	200.00–205.00	$201.24	$1,218	+4.72
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	+5.00
700–715	710	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	5	250.00–257.50	$251.53	$838	+4.72
365–395	374	4	240.00–248.00	$242.11	$905	+7.06
400–440	421	14	230.00–237.50	$234.65	$988	+6.19
455–480	468	7	220.00–227.50	$224.33	$1,050	+2.36
510–535	524	8	210.00–217.50	$211.93	$1,111	-0.37
550–580	571	9	200.00–205.00	$201.39	$1,150	-0.42
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	—
655–685	667	5	180.00–185.00	$183.04	$1,221	—
740–745	743	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,263	—
755–760	758	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,213	-0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	360	3	260.00–265.00	$262.47	$945	-7.53
400–415	405	3	250.00–257.00	$252.30	$1,022	-2.70
450–465	458	6	240.00–242.50	$240.41	$1,101	—
500–530	513	12	230.00–240.00	$232.08	$1,191	-3.01
550–595	565	10	220.00–225.00	$221.26	$1,250	-1.21
600–645	618	6	210.00–225.00	$214.26	$1,324	+10.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	340.00–345.00	$342.46	$993	+2.63
305–340	327	6	330.00–335.00	$332.50	$1,087	+9.12
355–395	377	7	295.00–300.00	$299.25	$1,128	+12.66
405–440	428	10	275.00–290.00	$281.96	$1,207	+14.40
450–475	460	11	260.00–272.50	$266.61	$1,226	+9.27
510–545	526	8	242.50–252.50	$247.51	$1,302	+0.66
550–580	561	14	237.50–245.00	$240.35	$1,348	+4.25
600–640	613	19	225.00–235.00	$229.75	$1,408	-0.11
650–695	668	8	210.00–225.00	$217.43	$1,452	-3.77
700–730	719	4	200.00–210.00	$204.92	$1,473	+4.92
760–790	783	4	187.50–200.00	$196.85	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	325.00–330.00	$327.41	$917	+4.40
320–340	332	5	320.00–325.00	$321.02	$1,066	+19.24
360–395	381	6	280.00–295.00	$286.75	$1,093	+19.79
400–445	417	11	257.50–270.00	$262.74	$1,096	+16.19
450–490	474	11	245.00–260.00	$251.51	$1,192	+10.62
500–540	525	11	230.00–240.00	$238.11	$1,250	+8.43
550–590	575	14	217.50–235.00	$225.20	$1,295	+3.56
605–645	625	9	205.00–222.50	$215.48	$1,347	-0.31
655–695	667	6	197.50–205.00	$201.29	$1,343	-8.71
705–710	709	4	180.00–195.00	$189.52	$1,344	—
750–790	773	3	170.00–177.50	$172.52	$1,334	-7.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	320.00	$320.00	$944	+17.61
315–320	317	3	310.00–315.00	$313.34	$993	+31.33
350–395	375	3	260.00–275.00	$266.96	$1,001	+15.13
410–445	421	7	240.00–255.00	$247.08	$1,040	+13.91
450–495	476	17	230.00–245.00	$236.66	$1,127	+12.68
515–535	527	6	215.00–230.00	$221.27	$1,166	—
560–585	572	6	200.00–215.00	$206.63	$1,182	+4.58
605–645	628	6	195.00–202.50	$198.32	$1,245	+2.44
655–695	676	4	180.00–195.00	$185.48	$1,254	—
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1505	1178	80-85%	17	100.00–110.00	$107.38	$1,265	-26.64
915–1550	1212	80-85%	31	113.00–120.00	$117.20	$1,420	+2.18
1065–1630	1357	80-85%	19	121.00–128.00	$123.69	$1,678	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1230	973	85-90%	9	107.00–115.00	$109.57	$1,066	+1.59
955–1155	1068	85-90%	11	90.00–98.00	$93.46	$998	-1.48
795–1390	1083	85-90%	22	99.00–106.00	$101.76	$1,102	+6.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1725	1533	75-80%	6	115.00–122.00	$118.45	$1,816	—
1375–2115	1652	75-80%	3	105.00–112.00	$109.08	$1,802	—
1590–1835	1714	75-80%	4	123.00–130.00	$126.28	$2,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1540	1264	8	130.00–136.00	$132.36	$1,673	-13.28
1070–2255	1822	10	140.00–145.00	$142.65	$2,599	—
1650–1970	1847	3	149.00–154.00	$151.18	$2,792	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1305	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,725.00–2,175.00	$1,971.36
1025–1510	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,825.00–2,325.00	$2,093.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1065	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,332.91
905–1305	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,275.00–1,675.00	$1,479.97
980–1255	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,485.30

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1080	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,175.00	$1,175.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
825–1155	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,124.64

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–700	653	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	420.00–469.00	$446.28
665	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
710–795	738	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	511.00–947.00	$781.40

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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
885–1185	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–3,200.00	$3,028.99	—
855–1280	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,525.00–2,800.00	$2,701.42	+490.48
925–1250	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00–3,275.00	$2,901.26	+690.32

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–1340	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–2,400.00	$1,997.09	+297.09
1010–1105	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.