Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

1,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $290.64/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 461 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.48/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 565 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $267.80/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 560 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,163	1,446
Feeder cattle	893	986
Slaughter cattle	153	227
Replacement cattle	117	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,330	+15.00
410	410	3	360.00–375.00	$366.67	$1,503	—
455–490	469	7	325.00–335.00	$329.98	$1,548	+14.98
500–535	512	3	300.00–305.00	$301.74	$1,545	-0.75
555–565	558	4	295.00–300.00	$296.27	$1,653	+26.27
600–645	620	6	260.00–265.00	$262.40	$1,627	-0.10
665	665	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,729	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,314	—
430–445	438	4	345.00–350.00	$347.46	$1,522	+2.46
455–475	462	3	315.00–325.00	$318.43	$1,471	+18.43
500–535	513	8	287.50–297.50	$291.89	$1,497	-0.63
555–580	572	3	270.00–277.50	$275.07	$1,573	—
700	700	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	-30.00
500–535	518	2	277.00–280.00	$278.55	$1,443	+5.18
555–575	562	3	250.00–260.00	$255.06	$1,433	+5.06
600	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	-2.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	10	310.00–320.00	$313.97	$1,014	+2.12
355–390	374	8	285.00–295.00	$289.30	$1,082	-9.83
435–445	440	8	275.00–285.00	$280.74	$1,235	-0.82
455–480	466	8	255.00–265.00	$258.91	$1,207	-2.23
500–545	534	8	240.00–250.00	$247.66	$1,323	-0.98
550–575	565	22	230.00–240.00	$235.48	$1,330	+6.01
600–645	618	5	210.00–225.00	$217.09	$1,342	+3.96
660–675	670	3	210.00–215.00	$213.36	$1,430	+3.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	8	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$959	-1.99
355–365	359	11	270.00–280.00	$274.08	$984	-7.94
400–445	437	9	245.00–267.00	$256.91	$1,123	-7.00
455–465	459	13	235.00–250.00	$240.75	$1,105	-2.73
500–545	521	10	230.00–240.00	$235.04	$1,225	-1.11
555–565	561	10	210.00–222.00	$216.41	$1,214	-1.19
600–635	618	4	205.00–207.00	$206.03	$1,273	-0.26
755	755	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,359	-5.00

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	+0.05
330–335	333	6	325.00–335.00	$329.34	$1,097	+1.37
355–365	359	9	300.00–315.00	$306.19	$1,099	-3.81
400–445	436	8	285.00–295.00	$290.53	$1,267	+1.78
455–465	460	6	270.00–290.00	$281.65	$1,296	+11.26
500–545	526	13	255.00–265.00	$259.33	$1,364	+1.26
555–590	570	6	245.00–255.00	$250.03	$1,425	+7.55
600–645	608	6	230.00–237.50	$231.66	$1,408	+0.80
740	740	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,554	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	370.00–395.00	$384.07	$1,037	+4.07
330–345	334	4	365.00–376.00	$370.56	$1,238	-0.43
355–365	356	7	355.00–365.00	$359.31	$1,279	-2.96
400–445	429	11	330.00–345.00	$334.01	$1,433	-14.48
455–465	461	24	285.00–300.00	$290.64	$1,340	+6.84
500–545	509	5	270.00–277.00	$272.79	$1,389	-4.51
555–565	560	18	260.00–275.00	$267.80	$1,500	+1.38
600–645	615	7	240.00–250.00	$243.64	$1,498	-11.36
655–665	659	5	230.00–235.00	$231.99	$1,529	-1.38
700–745	730	3	215.00–225.00	$221.80	$1,619	-0.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	8	385.00–410.00	$397.32	$1,303	+10.22
355–380	361	9	375.00–385.00	$379.53	$1,370	-1.95
400–445	411	6	355.00–365.00	$361.57	$1,486	+4.05
455–466	460	7	315.00–325.00	$318.62	$1,466	+20.92
500–530	515	12	282.50–295.00	$288.71	$1,487	-0.72
555–570	564	11	275.00–285.00	$280.19	$1,580	+0.20
600–610	604	9	255.00–262.50	$259.19	$1,566	-7.67
655–675	664	5	252.00–257.00	$254.21	$1,688	+5.46
700–735	717	6	235.00–242.50	$240.26	$1,723	+0.35
760	760	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	274	5	345.00–365.00	$353.10	$967	-11.99
300–330	321	7	340.00–360.00	$348.27	$1,118	-7.97
355–380	366	15	335.00–350.00	$341.67	$1,251	-3.27
400–445	431	8	305.00–325.00	$317.55	$1,369	-14.62
455	455	8	265.00–280.00	$269.38	$1,226	-3.95
500–545	506	7	250.00–275.00	$260.64	$1,319	-3.18
555–575	559	10	250.00–255.00	$251.49	$1,406	-4.49
600–645	630	3	235.00–237.00	$236.37	$1,489	-5.81
655–665	660	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,502	+2.50
700	700	4	202.00–225.00	$214.25	$1,500	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1540	1184	80-85%	7	124.00–129.00	$126.00	$1,492	—
1000–1465	1203	80-85%	38	115.00–123.00	$118.88	$1,430	-2.11
1200–1660	1334	80-85%	7	105.00–110.00	$107.75	$1,437	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–975	920	85-90%	3	90.00–100.00	$96.47	$888	-16.47
900–1220	1068	85-90%	9	107.00–112.00	$109.39	$1,168	—
1050–1135	1093	85-90%	2	117.00–119.00	$117.96	$1,289	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,772	—
1200–1730	1407	75-80%	5	114.00–120.00	$116.45	$1,638	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1990	1443	12	128.00–140.00	$133.93	$1,933	-4.62
1445–2025	1729	7	143.00–151.00	$146.80	$2,538	-1.12
1775	1775	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,822	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1250	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,200.00–1,455.00	$1,328.81
800–1280	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,480.54
925–1225	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,630.00	$1,478.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1225	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,025.00	$1,831.13
1050–1155	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,775.00	$1,660.78
1120–1480	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,825.00

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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
1160–1305	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,073.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–800	767	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,288.70	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–665	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,625.00	$1,528.10	—
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.