Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

1,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $299.39/cwt +24.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $312.12/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 459 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.65/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 432 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,086	1,215	754
Feeder cattle	817	855	570
Slaughter cattle	140	120	114
Replacement cattle	129	240	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	410.00–420.00	$414.86	$1,091	—
450–460	454	4	320.00–335.00	$328.72	$1,492	+11.19
500–535	515	5	300.00–310.00	$305.98	$1,576	+13.37
555–565	558	3	280.00–290.00	$285.03	$1,590	+13.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	277	3	430.00–445.00	$436.51	$1,209	—
400–445	415	3	370.00–385.00	$378.57	$1,571	-1.32
455	455	3	340.00–349.00	$345.33	$1,571	+12.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	330.00–340.00	$334.91	$1,433	-13.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	223	3	335.00–350.00	$341.79	$762	—
255–290	269	6	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$874	+2.61
330–335	331	5	315.00–325.00	$320.02	$1,059	+9.31
355–380	363	11	295.00–305.00	$298.98	$1,085	+5.09
400–445	434	9	280.00–295.00	$287.95	$1,250	+13.20
455–465	456	10	270.00–282.00	$276.71	$1,262	+16.67
500–545	505	9	260.00–270.00	$266.18	$1,344	+20.63
555–565	557	14	250.00–260.00	$255.16	$1,421	+15.11
600–635	618	2	230.00–240.00	$235.14	$1,453	+8.37
660–665	663	2	220.00–230.00	$225.02	$1,492	+11.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	217	3	355.00–365.00	$359.92	$781	+4.92
280–290	282	6	350.00–355.00	$352.49	$994	+10.86
330–335	332	6	340.00–350.00	$341.68	$1,134	+8.01
355–365	357	5	330.00–340.00	$338.01	$1,207	+26.00
410–445	432	15	300.00–310.00	$308.65	$1,333	+5.58
455–480	464	10	283.00–295.00	$289.88	$1,345	+15.96
500–545	504	11	275.00–287.50	$281.64	$1,419	+16.60
555–565	556	9	262.00–272.00	$266.01	$1,479	+12.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	300.00–310.00	$304.91	$839	+21.58
330–339	333	3	295.00–305.00	$299.95	$999	+12.11
355–380	372	6	275.00–290.00	$281.82	$1,048	+6.84
400–445	426	8	265.00–277.00	$268.62	$1,144	+17.41
455–480	465	6	245.00–265.00	$253.32	$1,178	+13.80
500–545	515	14	235.00–255.00	$245.88	$1,266	+10.81
550–565	557	6	235.00–245.00	$240.04	$1,337	+22.54
660–665	663	2	205.00–210.00	$207.51	$1,376	—
770–775	773	2	180.00–185.00	$182.49	$1,411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	430.00–435.00	$432.50	$952	+36.57
260–285	271	4	405.00–415.00	$410.12	$1,111	+34.23
300–335	323	10	390.00–410.00	$400.17	$1,293	+23.48
355–380	363	13	380.00–405.00	$391.88	$1,423	+24.38
400–445	423	13	335.00–355.00	$344.33	$1,457	+1.62
455–480	459	15	305.00–320.00	$312.12	$1,433	+11.02
500–545	519	16	290.00–310.00	$299.39	$1,554	+24.26
555–560	556	7	265.00–280.00	$273.58	$1,521	+7.59
600–645	615	5	240.00–260.00	$244.20	$1,502	-6.46
655–660	658	3	235.00–245.00	$239.99	$1,579	-8.51
700–735	723	3	220.00–235.00	$226.77	$1,640	-10.73
750–770	760	2	220.00–235.00	$227.40	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	360.00–390.00	$371.89	$885	—
260–280	273	3	355.00–380.00	$364.63	$995	+5.27
300–335	323	6	350.00–380.00	$360.96	$1,166	+11.45
355–380	362	6	345.00–370.00	$353.55	$1,280	+8.99
400–445	423	12	300.00–325.00	$309.51	$1,309	+1.79
455–465	458	13	280.00–300.00	$292.32	$1,339	+20.76
500–540	511	11	265.00–280.00	$268.27	$1,371	+11.53
550–575	563	9	240.00–260.00	$248.95	$1,402	+11.24
600–645	614	6	220.00–235.00	$230.03	$1,412	+8.40
660	660	3	210.00–220.00	$213.33	$1,408	-9.97
700–730	713	3	195.00–210.00	$201.61	$1,437	-17.18
790–795	793	3	190.00–192.50	$190.84	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	5	440.00–455.00	$449.96	$1,026	+33.86
260–275	267	3	430.00–450.00	$441.84	$1,180	+25.95
300–345	328	9	425.00–445.00	$434.49	$1,425	+42.12
350–380	361	7	420.00–445.00	$430.80	$1,555	+52.26
400–410	406	6	365.00–380.00	$372.55	$1,513	+6.37
455–460	456	4	330.00–340.00	$332.52	$1,516	+17.52
500–535	513	9	317.50–335.00	$324.63	$1,665	+17.66
555–580	565	9	285.00–300.00	$290.87	$1,643	+11.68
600–645	611	4	270.00–280.00	$272.64	$1,666	+9.70
660–680	670	3	260.00–265.00	$263.31	$1,764	+2.29
700–705	703	2	245.00–250.00	$247.51	$1,740	-5.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1425	1254	80-85%	8	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$1,529	—
1100–1580	1319	80-85%	20	125.00–135.00	$130.09	$1,716	—
1230–1520	1388	80-85%	5	136.00–140.00	$137.33	$1,906	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1100	938	85-90%	6	100.00–108.00	$105.81	$992	—
820–1185	973	85-90%	18	110.00–119.00	$114.46	$1,114	—
1100–1130	1115	85-90%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$1,366	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,750	—
1440–1560	1503	75-80%	3	130.00–135.00	$132.95	$1,998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1540	1250	8	135.00–144.00	$139.78	$1,747	—
1455–1825	1578	9	149.00–158.00	$152.84	$2,412	—
1510–2025	1712	3	168.00–177.00	$171.55	$2,937	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,200.00	$1,083.93
900–1170	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,625.00	$1,478.96
970–1200	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,625.00	$1,374.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1130	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,430.93
1000–1155	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,753.60
1060–1415	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,790.46

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–880	787	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,100.00	$1,026.80

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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
910–1070	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,825.00–2,325.00	$2,012.16	—
1100–1160	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,275.00–2,650.00	$2,467.48	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1460	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,925.00	$2,925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	-188.81
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.