Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

1,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $291.06/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 519 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $364.86/cwt -24.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 361 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $279.99/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 560 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,410	1,789	1,539
Feeder cattle	1,092	1,182	1,257
Slaughter cattle	190	316	152
Replacement cattle	128	291	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	405.00–415.00	$411.52	$1,284	—
360–375	368	3	380.00–390.00	$386.61	$1,423	—
455–470	463	3	320.00–337.50	$329.13	$1,524	—
505–530	515	3	315.00–320.00	$318.37	$1,640	+15.94
555–560	558	2	300.00–305.00	$302.49	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	282	3	425.00–430.00	$428.28	$1,208	—
360–380	372	3	400.00–405.00	$403.30	$1,500	—
400–415	408	2	370.00–380.00	$375.09	$1,530	—
510–545	528	3	322.00–325.00	$322.97	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	350.00–365.00	$357.35	$1,315	-7.65
455–485	467	3	295.00–315.00	$306.86	$1,433	—
575–590	585	4	250.00–265.00	$256.27	$1,499	-16.22
660–690	675	2	240.00–250.00	$244.89	$1,653	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	3	320.00–330.00	$323.36	$705	-35.11
265–290	279	9	315.00–325.00	$319.45	$891	-30.08
330–335	332	6	300.00–310.00	$305.03	$1,013	-25.00
355–390	368	6	295.00–305.00	$299.82	$1,103	-14.52
400–445	423	8	285.00–295.00	$292.63	$1,238	-2.33
455–465	462	12	270.00–285.00	$277.08	$1,280	-8.19
500–545	521	13	250.00–260.00	$254.59	$1,326	-4.76
554–555	555	8	245.00–255.00	$249.37	$1,384	-5.97
600–630	608	5	225.00–240.00	$233.47	$1,419	—
655–690	678	6	220.00–230.00	$224.91	$1,525	+0.89
710–730	720	4	215.00–225.00	$220.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	229	4	300.00–315.00	$308.80	$707	-19.33
270–290	278	5	300.00–310.00	$304.03	$845	—
330–345	336	8	285.00–295.00	$290.70	$977	-25.96
355–380	368	10	280.00–290.00	$285.17	$1,049	-14.87
430–440	438	8	260.00–275.00	$266.20	$1,166	-7.58
455–465	458	7	245.00–260.00	$255.03	$1,168	-7.17
500–530	520	6	235.00–245.00	$240.10	$1,249	-4.90
555–575	564	7	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$1,325	+0.81
600–645	621	8	210.00–220.00	$215.09	$1,336	—
660–665	662	3	210.00–219.00	$213.02	$1,410	—
700	700	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	360.00	$360.00	$846	—
310–330	320	4	310.00–320.00	$315.00	$1,008	-27.84
355–390	366	5	309.00–315.00	$311.19	$1,139	-22.17
400–410	407	8	300.00–302.50	$300.31	$1,222	-9.69
455–490	462	10	290.00–300.00	$296.48	$1,370	-4.54
500–515	509	19	265.00–275.00	$271.88	$1,384	-5.94
555–570	563	9	260.00–270.00	$265.48	$1,495	-4.55
600–630	614	4	242.50–255.00	$248.09	$1,523	-4.47

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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	4	385.00–400.00	$391.25	$861	-48.75
255–280	261	4	385.00–405.00	$392.32	$1,024	-39.52
300–335	322	10	370.00–395.00	$382.39	$1,231	-18.23
350–390	361	28	355.00–375.00	$364.86	$1,317	-24.24
400–445	422	14	337.50–357.50	$343.99	$1,452	-9.17
455–465	457	10	300.00–320.00	$309.46	$1,414	-17.67
500–545	519	30	285.00–305.00	$291.06	$1,511	-3.88
555–565	560	27	270.00–290.00	$279.99	$1,568	-6.87
600–645	620	17	250.00–260.00	$254.78	$1,580	-4.10
660–680	673	3	245.00–255.00	$251.73	$1,694	—
700–740	726	5	235.00–245.00	$240.06	$1,743	-0.99
765–770	768	3	210.00–220.00	$213.32	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	425.00–435.00	$429.85	$1,109	-16.49
300–340	319	7	400.00–425.00	$413.09	$1,318	-20.57
360–390	374	14	380.00–390.00	$385.10	$1,440	-34.93
400–445	424	9	360.00–380.00	$369.22	$1,565	-19.96
455–460	457	7	330.00–345.00	$335.71	$1,534	-8.64
500–535	504	19	310.00–325.00	$315.08	$1,588	+1.08
555–565	557	5	300.00–310.00	$302.03	$1,682	-2.52
600–645	619	4	265.00–275.00	$271.27	$1,679	—
660–675	662	15	260.00–270.00	$267.16	$1,769	+6.16
700–740	707	6	245.00–255.00	$250.05	$1,768	-5.04
755	755	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,812	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	277	3	365.00–375.00	$370.06	$1,025	-40.41
330–335	332	6	330.00–360.00	$346.73	$1,151	-25.15
355–370	363	6	320.00–350.00	$336.83	$1,223	-23.95
400–445	415	6	290.00–320.00	$303.21	$1,258	-6.41
455–465	461	7	270.00–290.00	$282.19	$1,301	-8.97
500–535	508	15	255.00–275.00	$267.90	$1,361	-7.32
555–565	558	7	245.00–265.00	$255.05	$1,423	-3.32
600–640	622	11	235.00–245.00	$241.49	$1,502	+1.43
670–675	673	4	230.00–235.00	$232.51	$1,565	-0.87
700–730	723	4	220.00–230.00	$227.58	$1,645	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1540	1131	80-85%	20	124.00–133.00	$129.15	$1,461	-1.58
985–1680	1262	80-85%	40	135.00–145.00	$138.96	$1,754	—
1055–1570	1332	80-85%	12	146.00–154.00	$148.05	$1,972	-1.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1160	1018	85-90%	17	117.00–127.00	$123.20	$1,254	-8.50
1025–1100	1063	85-90%	4	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$1,195	-0.36
805–1370	1091	85-90%	8	128.00–137.00	$131.37	$1,433	+18.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1700	1433	75-80%	7	135.00–144.00	$139.36	$1,997	+6.46
1535–1580	1558	75-80%	2	149.00–153.00	$151.03	$2,353	-0.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2030	1616	11	154.00–163.00	$157.56	$2,546	-3.80
1115–2105	1636	10	139.00–147.00	$143.60	$2,349	-17.76
2035	2035	2	182.00	$182.00	$3,704	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1680	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,360.00–1,775.00	$1,640.12
990–1215	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,180.00–1,575.00	$1,404.65
860–1385	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,725.00–1,925.00	$1,857.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1340	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,103.29
1030–1235	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,730.00–1,825.00	$1,765.21
940–1470	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,925.00–2,425.00	$2,244.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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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
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,925.00	$2,925.00	—
1000–1035	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	2,700.00–2,825.00	$2,813.78	—
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1235	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,875.00–2,500.00	$2,194.54	+179.54
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–850	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,683.03	+158.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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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.