Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $303.91/cwt ≈ $830/hd at 273 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.25/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 422 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $270.43/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	971	1,005	1,640
Feeder cattle	741	818	1,153
Slaughter cattle	111	107	252
Replacement cattle	119	80	235

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cattle steady to mostly 3.00 higher, Feeder cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement Cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	340.00–345.00	$342.50	$839	—
250–280	266	5	330.00–335.00	$331.88	$883	—
300–305	304	4	310.00–320.00	$317.49	$965	-22.51
410	410	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	-19.33
470–480	475	3	260.00–275.00	$268.35	$1,275	-1.69
520–545	537	3	255.00–265.00	$258.39	$1,388	-2.59
570–590	579	4	240.00–255.00	$246.25	$1,426	-5.66
635	635	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,556	+1.92
730–745	738	2	215.00–225.00	$220.05	$1,624	-3.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	3	340.00–345.00	$343.43	$910	—
320	320	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,072	—
435	435	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,283	-15.00
470–495	483	2	280.00–285.00	$282.44	$1,364	-2.13
505–530	518	2	270.00–275.00	$272.44	$1,411	+0.81
605	605	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,528	—
680–690	685	2	240.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	3	350.00–365.00	$355.09	$976	—
305–325 value added	315	2	380.00–395.00	$387.26	$1,220	—
420	420	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,260	—
460	460	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,334	-6.40
655–660	658	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,661	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	234	4	295.00–305.00	$301.18	$705	+18.79
285–295	290	2	290.00–300.00	$295.09	$856	+23.49
300–345	331	11	270.00–285.00	$280.08	$927	+18.36
355–395	385	12	260.00–275.00	$268.86	$1,035	+18.86
420–445	431	5	235.00–245.00	$242.00	$1,043	+9.61
450–495	485	10	225.00–235.00	$230.76	$1,119	+9.57
505–545	525	5	215.00–225.00	$219.01	$1,150	+7.59
550–590	570	5	205.00–212.50	$209.07	$1,192	+9.09
625–640	630	3	200.00–207.50	$202.54	$1,276	+12.54
660–685	674	6	180.00–190.00	$185.46	$1,250	+4.35
715–745	729	5	170.00–187.50	$176.47	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	13	300.00–310.00	$303.91	$830	—
320–345	331	4	290.00–295.00	$291.25	$964	+21.40
350–390	366	4	275.00–285.00	$282.34	$1,033	+17.81
400–445	422	13	247.50–257.50	$252.25	$1,064	+10.75
450–495	478	11	237.50–245.00	$240.69	$1,150	+8.33
500–545	525	8	227.50–237.50	$232.52	$1,221	+6.52
560–590	574	5	217.50–222.50	$219.98	$1,263	+7.99
600–615	608	2	215.00–217.50	$216.23	$1,315	+14.73
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	+7.65
830	830	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	8	310.00–325.00	$316.24	$882	+21.18
300–335	318	5	300.00–310.00	$305.03	$970	+18.38
355–360	358	2	285.00–290.00	$287.48	$1,029	+14.69
400–435	416	7	260.00–270.00	$263.13	$1,095	+9.97
450–480	462	9	250.00–265.00	$255.02	$1,178	+10.43
505–525	515	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	+6.74
550–570	559	9	230.00–237.50	$233.07	$1,303	+8.49
600–630	612	5	220.00–230.00	$224.98	$1,377	+11.57
665–685	675	2	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$1,434	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280 value added	268	3	410.00–417.50	$414.16	$1,110	—
265–295	283	5	390.00–400.00	$397.01	$1,124	—
300–325 value added	313	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,252	+39.33
325–340	335	6	380.00–390.00	$387.48	$1,298	+20.14
350–360 value added	356	4	380.00–399.00	$391.05	$1,392	—
365–390	380	7	340.00–355.00	$345.66	$1,314	+23.95
400–425	410	5	335.00–345.00	$339.95	$1,394	+27.56
460–485	473	6	275.00–285.00	$279.11	$1,320	-4.42
500–545	531	8	270.00–280.00	$272.84	$1,449	-0.74
550–595	566	8	260.00–270.00	$264.29	$1,496	+13.31
600–645	624	7	250.00–262.50	$251.79	$1,571	+13.03
650–685	672	5	240.00–250.00	$243.97	$1,639	+13.97
705–710	708	2	230.00–240.00	$235.02	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	213	4	390.00–395.00	$393.82	$839	—
255–295	275	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,059	+25.00
340	340	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,258	+20.02
365–385	375	5	330.00–335.00	$332.03	$1,245	+33.61
400–405	403	2	315.00–330.00	$322.45	$1,299	+42.04
450–495	473	12	265.00–275.00	$270.43	$1,279	-0.68
515–545	534	8	255.00–267.50	$261.24	$1,395	-0.54
550–590	571	10	247.50–255.00	$251.24	$1,435	+8.79
600–625	612	5	237.50–245.00	$239.99	$1,469	+7.95
670	670	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,574	+13.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	370.00–375.00	$372.48	$1,035	+22.48
305–320	310	3	350.00–365.00	$355.16	$1,101	+15.06
365–385	375	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,162	+30.76
400–430	417	5	300.00–315.00	$304.87	$1,271	+36.85
455–495	473	6	255.00–265.00	$258.42	$1,222	-0.16
505–545	526	11	245.00–250.00	$248.17	$1,305	-0.04
550–595	570	9	230.00–245.00	$238.90	$1,362	+8.15
600–640	617	8	220.00–235.00	$229.64	$1,417	+7.14
685–690	688	3	210.00–225.00	$219.19	$1,508	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1495	1131	80-85%	37	116.00–124.00	$120.30	$1,361	+5.60
980–1420	1181	80-85%	13	107.00–115.00	$111.54	$1,317	—
845–1565	1207	80-85%	14	125.00–133.00	$129.53	$1,563	+6.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1255	972	85-90%	6	85.00–90.00	$87.13	$847	—
855–1330	1069	85-90%	10	99.00–109.00	$101.51	$1,085	-10.42
905–1305	1114	85-90%	8	110.00–117.00	$113.56	$1,265	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1465	1318	75-80%	6	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$1,614	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1365	1290	2	131.00–132.00	$131.47	$1,696	—
1130–1960	1506	4	140.00–150.00	$145.05	$2,184	—
1475–2080	1771	4	160.00–169.00	$165.03	$2,923	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
930–1465	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,138.46
1000–1480	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,876.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–985	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,576.30
905–1330	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,625.00–1,925.00	$1,773.25
935–1420	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,657.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–875	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$932.88
820–1120	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,272.12
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,775.00	$1,721.43	—
970–1305	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,825.00	$1,739.73	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1075	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,025.00	$2,013.71	—
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.