Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $319.52/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 461 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $283.13/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 559 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $304.97/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,100	1,086	837
Feeder cattle	864	817	649
Slaughter cattle	127	140	119
Replacement cattle	109	129	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 7.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	267	3	460.00–465.00	$463.44	$1,237	+26.93
300–335	310	4	445.00–455.00	$451.37	$1,399	—
350–355	353	2	425.00–440.00	$432.45	$1,527	—
400–415	409	7	405.00–430.00	$417.10	$1,706	+38.53
455–460	458	5	350.00–355.00	$350.99	$1,608	+5.66
500–525	508	3	325.00–337.50	$329.30	$1,673	—
555–565	558	4	310.00–320.00	$315.51	$1,761	—
600	600	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,860	—
665	665	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,845	—
715	715	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,895	—
755	755	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	430.00	$430.00	$882	—
250–290	270	2	430.00–440.00	$435.37	$1,175	+20.51
300–335	322	3	395.00–410.00	$403.60	$1,300	—
355	355	2	400.00–405.00	$402.50	$1,429	—
410–440	425	2	367.50–395.00	$380.76	$1,618	—
455–465	459	5	330.00–335.00	$332.80	$1,528	+4.08
500–545	509	5	302.00–320.00	$311.86	$1,587	+5.88
555–560	557	3	290.00–295.00	$291.68	$1,625	+6.65
710	710	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	335.00	$335.00	$787	-6.79
330–335	333	2	330.00–340.00	$335.04	$1,116	+15.02
355–365	357	9	310.00–325.00	$318.01	$1,135	+19.03
400–440	419	15	290.00–300.00	$295.75	$1,239	+7.80
455–465	461	7	280.00–290.00	$284.33	$1,311	+7.62
500–545	516	8	267.00–272.00	$269.05	$1,388	+2.87
555–565	560	11	250.00–265.00	$255.96	$1,433	+0.80
610–640	620	3	230.00–235.00	$233.28	$1,446	-1.86
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	-0.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	360.00	$360.00	$774	+0.08
250–290	270	2	350.00–370.00	$360.74	$974	+8.25
300–310	307	5	345.00–364.00	$351.80	$1,080	+10.12
355–380	360	7	328.00–340.00	$333.33	$1,200	-4.68
400–440	411	7	310.00–320.00	$311.95	$1,282	+3.30
455–465	458	6	295.00–310.00	$299.68	$1,373	+9.80
500–510	501	8	275.00–290.00	$279.62	$1,401	-2.02
555–565	559	7	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,537	+8.99
600	600	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,590	—
710	710	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	329	8	300.00–315.00	$305.09	$1,004	+5.14
355–370	358	6	280.00–300.00	$291.72	$1,044	+9.90
400–445	426	7	275.00–285.00	$278.58	$1,187	+9.96
455–465	463	4	250.00–270.00	$260.05	$1,204	+6.73
555–575	559	5	230.00–240.00	$233.05	$1,303	-6.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,001	+12.50
260–290	280	3	420.00–445.00	$427.74	$1,198	+17.62
330–335	333	5	400.00–425.00	$412.99	$1,375	+12.82
355–380	360	10	390.00–415.00	$402.47	$1,449	+10.59
400–445	427	13	340.00–380.00	$357.73	$1,528	+13.40
455–480	461	23	310.00–330.00	$319.52	$1,473	+7.40
500–545	520	18	300.00–315.00	$304.97	$1,586	+5.58
555–575	559	20	275.00–295.00	$283.13	$1,583	+9.55
600–645	610	9	255.00–275.00	$266.80	$1,627	+22.60
655–665	659	5	240.00–250.00	$245.00	$1,615	+5.01
715	715	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,680	+8.23
760	760	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,786	+7.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	450.00–465.00	$454.88	$1,260	+13.04
305–345	324	8	435.00–460.00	$447.96	$1,451	+13.47
355–380	361	7	420.00–440.00	$427.09	$1,542	-3.71
400–445	424	10	390.00–420.00	$404.40	$1,715	+31.85
455–465	457	6	335.00–350.00	$341.64	$1,561	+9.12
500–545	526	14	320.00–335.00	$328.61	$1,728	+3.98
555–575	567	12	300.00–320.00	$307.83	$1,745	+16.96
600–645	606	8	280.00–290.00	$284.38	$1,723	+11.74
660–675	663	9	260.00–270.00	$266.13	$1,764	+2.82
710	710	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,775	+2.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	3	370.00–390.00	$376.73	$1,251	+15.77
355–390	363	9	365.00–385.00	$375.21	$1,362	+21.66
440–445	443	6	310.00–335.00	$322.53	$1,429	+13.02
455–465	460	11	280.00–300.00	$291.78	$1,342	-0.54
500–545	526	7	270.00–290.00	$277.31	$1,459	+9.04
555–575	563	12	255.00–270.00	$261.74	$1,474	+12.79
600–645	605	9	235.00–250.00	$241.18	$1,459	+11.15
660–675	665	3	220.00–230.00	$223.38	$1,485	+10.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1465	1204	80-85%	18	128.00–138.00	$134.34	$1,617	—
1040–1670	1260	80-85%	30	139.00–149.00	$143.25	$1,805	+21.29
1035–1580	1328	80-85%	13	150.00–159.00	$153.13	$2,034	+23.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1240	972	85-90%	15	121.00–131.00	$126.87	$1,233	+12.41
900–1160	1003	85-90%	4	117.00–120.00	$118.54	$1,189	—
905–1190	1071	85-90%	5	133.00–139.00	$135.50	$1,451	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1750	1647	75-80%	3	140.00–145.00	$142.94	$2,354	—
1460–2120	1790	75-80%	2	151.00–160.00	$156.33	$2,798	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1960	1609	5	144.00–155.00	$149.63	$2,408	—
1580–2030	1901	10	157.00–167.00	$162.47	$3,089	—
1680–2130	1905	2	177.00–184.00	$180.91	$3,446	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1140	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,475.00–1,825.00	$1,669.12
1000–1375	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,660.19
905–1345	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,525.00–1,925.00	$1,828.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1250	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,875.00–2,325.00	$2,087.76
960–1300	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,100.00	$1,949.64
1060–1435	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,276.42

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–860	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,514.16

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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
1070–1125	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—
940–1210	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,944.05	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1010	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–2,625.00	$2,513.35	+501.19
945–1110	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,025.00–2,625.00	$2,247.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675–730	703	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,675.00	$1,422.78	—
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–940	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,675.00–2,750.00	$2,711.48	—

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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.