Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

1,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $292.17/cwt +19.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 519 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $263.82/cwt +15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 533 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.14/cwt +20.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,446	971	1,446
Feeder cattle	986	741	986
Slaughter cattle	227	111	227
Replacement cattle	233	119	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340 value added	323	2	380.00–400.00	$389.46	$1,258	+2.20
375	375	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,369	—
375–380 value added	378	2	375.00–385.00	$379.97	$1,436	—
450	450	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,418	+25.00
450 value added	450	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,508	—
500–505	503	2	300.00–305.00	$302.49	$1,522	—
585	585	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,580	—
620	620	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$1,628	—
655–675	665	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,662	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	360.00	$360.00	$918	+28.12
420	420	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,386	+50.00
450–480	469	4	285.00–295.00	$289.93	$1,360	+21.58
515–530	525	3	270.00–280.00	$273.37	$1,435	+14.98
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	+3.75
600–620	610	2	240.00–245.00	$242.54	$1,479	-2.46
685	685	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	—
770	770	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,204	+30.00
410	410	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,414	+50.00
465–495	480	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,440	+17.56
510–530	520	3	290.00–295.00	$292.52	$1,521	+20.08
610–620	615	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,568	+2.50
655–675	665	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,596	-2.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	267	9	315.00–325.00	$323.24	$863	+19.33
300–340	321	5	305.00–315.00	$311.85	$1,001	+20.60
350–375	362	9	295.00–305.00	$299.13	$1,083	+16.79
400–420	407	16	275.00–285.00	$281.56	$1,146	+29.31
450–495	471	21	255.00–265.00	$261.14	$1,230	+20.45
500–545	519	9	245.00–252.50	$248.64	$1,290	+16.12
555–595	577	15	225.00–235.00	$229.47	$1,324	+9.49
605–645	624	4	205.00–220.00	$213.13	$1,330	-3.10
650–675	663	2	207.50–212.50	$210.05	$1,393	+10.05
715–740	728	3	195.00–202.00	$197.29	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	227	6	315.00–325.00	$322.43	$732	+21.25
280–295	288	3	305.00–315.00	$309.97	$893	+14.88
310–340	333	8	290.00–305.00	$296.99	$989	+16.91
350–395	370	21	270.00–290.00	$282.02	$1,043	+13.16
415–445	433	9	255.00–275.00	$263.91	$1,143	+21.91
455–495	476	11	235.00–255.00	$243.48	$1,159	+12.72
505–545	528	17	230.00–240.00	$236.15	$1,247	+17.14
550–595	574	4	210.00–220.00	$217.60	$1,249	+8.53
605–645	625	2	205.00–207.50	$206.29	$1,289	+3.75
660–695	676	5	195.00–205.00	$198.99	$1,345	+13.53
710–740	725	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$1,359	+10.98
760–790	775	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	4	345.00–350.00	$347.35	$795	—
255–290	267	7	330.00–345.00	$334.95	$894	+18.71
305–315	308	5	325.00–335.00	$327.97	$1,010	+22.94
350–380	367	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,138	+22.52
410–415	414	6	285.00–295.00	$288.75	$1,195	+25.62
450–490	464	9	265.00–282.50	$270.39	$1,255	+15.37
500–540	516	11	252.50–260.00	$258.07	$1,332	+18.07
550–595	566	7	237.50–252.50	$242.48	$1,372	+9.41
600–615	607	3	227.50–235.00	$230.86	$1,401	+5.88
665–685	675	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,502	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	223	3	370.00–380.00	$375.15	$837	—
265–290	278	3	360.00–370.00	$365.09	$1,015	-7.39
320–330	324	4	350.00–365.00	$356.24	$1,154	+1.08
355–395	379	10	340.00–355.00	$344.94	$1,307	+34.94
400–440	422	11	325.00–340.00	$332.17	$1,402	+27.30
450–495	477	9	265.00–280.00	$273.33	$1,304	+14.91
510–545	533	21	255.00–270.00	$263.82	$1,406	+15.65
550–590	576	15	247.50–260.00	$255.98	$1,474	+17.08
600–645	614	7	235.00–250.00	$242.18	$1,487	+12.54
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	+5.81
760–795	770	4	185.00–200.00	$196.13	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	390.00–405.00	$397.71	$1,086	+0.70
295 value added	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	-4.16
305–340	321	9	380.00–395.00	$387.10	$1,243	-0.38
305–335 value added	323	3	400.00–405.00	$401.57	$1,297	+1.57
350 value added	350	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,365	-1.05
355–370	365	10	375.00–385.00	$381.48	$1,392	+35.82
400–410	406	4	355.00–365.00	$357.52	$1,452	+17.57
450–495	470	11	290.00–305.00	$297.70	$1,399	+18.59
490 value added	490	2	315.00–320.00	$317.50	$1,556	—
500–530 value added	514	4	300.00–310.00	$303.81	$1,562	—
500–545	520	17	285.00–295.00	$289.43	$1,505	+16.59
550–565	554	5	275.00–285.00	$279.99	$1,551	+15.70
610–635	624	4	262.50–270.00	$266.86	$1,665	+15.07
655	655	2	247.50–250.00	$248.75	$1,629	+4.78
705–730	718	2	235.00–245.00	$239.91	$1,723	+4.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	395.00	$395.00	$790	+1.18
290	290	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,102	-5.00
305–345	324	5	365.00–375.00	$370.99	$1,202	+0.99
350–390	376	11	355.00–375.00	$362.27	$1,362	+30.24
400–435	415	10	345.00–350.00	$348.49	$1,446	+26.04
450–490	471	13	280.00–290.00	$283.80	$1,337	+13.37
500–545	523	13	270.00–280.00	$277.30	$1,450	+16.06
550–575	556	7	265.00–270.00	$266.42	$1,481	+15.18
605–625	617	6	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,573	+15.01
650–690	663	3	230.00–235.00	$233.37	$1,547	-1.63
705–730	718	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,598	—
770	770	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1520	1206	80-85%	44	119.00–126.00	$120.99	$1,459	-8.54
900–1535	1209	80-85%	63	110.00–118.00	$114.57	$1,385	-14.96
965–1515	1256	80-85%	11	102.00–109.00	$105.81	$1,329	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1190	940	85-90%	13	110.00–117.00	$112.94	$1,062	—
800–1205	1012	85-90%	24	100.00–109.00	$102.21	$1,034	—
960–1270	1141	85-90%	8	90.00–98.00	$93.18	$1,063	-20.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1715	1493	75-80%	13	113.00–120.00	$117.24	$1,750	—
1575–1620	1598	75-80%	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,678	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1690	1436	10	135.00–143.00	$138.55	$1,990	—
1260–2005	1712	11	144.00–153.00	$147.92	$2,532	—
1815–2040	1917	3	162.00–165.00	$163.94	$3,143	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1230	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,525.00	$1,381.82
930–1360	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,500.00–1,825.00	$1,685.98
935–1270	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,400.00–1,875.00	$1,664.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
985–1240	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,025.00–2,225.00	$2,077.97
1105–1660	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,750.00–2,200.00	$2,004.54

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1065	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,290.75
810–1135	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,237.03
735–1190	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,283.13

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–900	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–950.00	$873.30
670–1020	836	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$957.98
650–935	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–1,100.00	$1,006.26

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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
840–955	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,075.00–2,525.00	$2,224.94	—
715–1135	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,900.00–2,525.00	$2,165.24	—
945–1340	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,825.00–2,100.00	$1,938.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–1150	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,631.26	—
830–1175	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,843.95	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–875	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,725.00–3,000.00	$2,859.28	—
945–1210	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–2,725.00	$2,644.36	—
1110–1255	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,800.00–3,025.00	$2,924.50	—

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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.