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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $339.73/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 532 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.56/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 408 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $408.62/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 407 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 470 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,000 —
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 +22.20
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 —
405–440 422 3 380.00–400.00 $389.84 $1,645 +9.84
455–480 466 5 360.00–375.00 $367.93 $1,715 +12.93
515–540 520 5 360.00–370.00 $362.08 $1,883 +14.30
555–590 573 2 330.00–340.00 $335.15 $1,920 -23.15
625 625 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 -29.98
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,152 —
340 340 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,496 +5.04
400–420 408 3 410.00–430.00 $418.18 $1,706 +25.80
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 -4.96
575 575 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 -20.00
670–680 675 4 330.00–337.50 $333.72 $2,253 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 -17.50
405 405 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 +25.00
485 485 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,673 +12.47
530–535 533 2 330.00–345.00 $337.46 $1,799 +12.46
550–575 563 2 300.00–310.00 $304.89 $1,717 -40.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 276 5 410.00–420.00 $413.84 $1,142 +32.76
305–345 336 5 370.00–395.00 $384.75 $1,293 +9.85
365–385 377 13 350.00–360.00 $353.74 $1,334 -11.59
400–445 408 19 320.00–340.00 $332.56 $1,357 -12.12
460–490 482 5 315.00–330.00 $321.97 $1,552 -3.34
500–545 520 11 280.00–315.00 $304.94 $1,586 -9.03
555–575 565 5 300.00–310.00 $305.05 $1,724 +7.56
600–645 624 6 255.00–280.00 $266.66 $1,664 -17.85
660 660 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,749 +13.97
720–745 733 2 230.00–245.00 $237.63 $1,742 -9.77
770–780 775 2 210.00–235.00 $222.42 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 +55.00
300–310 303 3 400.00–405.00 $401.70 $1,217 +11.70
355–360 356 4 370.00–375.00 $373.74 $1,331 +3.74
400–440 420 2 355.00–365.00 $360.24 $1,513 +4.19
460–490 478 6 335.00–345.00 $340.78 $1,629 +3.44
510–540 524 7 320.00–335.00 $324.88 $1,702 +0.12
705–745 728 3 250.00–265.00 $258.25 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 335.00 $335.00 $704 -15.00
250–290 266 4 360.00–395.00 $383.62 $1,020 +43.84
320–345 330 3 335.00–355.00 $346.41 $1,143 -8.81
355–395 383 5 320.00–355.00 $337.64 $1,293 -7.32
410–430 420 4 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $1,271 -25.67
460–490 473 3 285.00–305.00 $296.80 $1,404 -13.20
520–540 530 2 270.00–275.00 $272.55 $1,445 -19.15
555–580 568 2 280.00–290.00 $285.11 $1,619 +5.11
605 605 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 -5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 6 400.00–440.00 $426.16 $1,138 +8.76
305–345 333 6 420.00–445.00 $432.51 $1,440 +43.10
365–390 374 7 405.00–420.00 $413.62 $1,547 +29.42
415–440 425 17 360.00–395.00 $380.76 $1,618 +18.98
465–495 484 16 335.00–355.00 $346.38 $1,676 -7.82
500–540 532 20 320.00–350.00 $339.73 $1,807 +2.79
550–580 564 5 310.00–335.00 $326.88 $1,844 +0.25
600–640 616 6 300.00–315.00 $307.37 $1,893 -5.55
675–690 683 2 290.00–305.00 $297.42 $2,031 -2.13
710–715 713 2 252.50–265.00 $258.73 $1,845 -26.27
750–780 765 2 250.00–255.00 $252.45 $1,931 +0.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 390.00 $390.00 $780 +5.16
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
305–345 322 6 355.00–400.00 $381.88 $1,230 +20.31
350–390 371 10 300.00–385.00 $362.12 $1,343 +47.12
415–445 426 13 330.00–355.00 $344.81 $1,469 +19.76
455–485 461 10 290.00–330.00 $309.06 $1,425 -20.65
500–530 508 4 300.00–315.00 $311.08 $1,580 -4.90
565–570 568 2 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,605 -20.42
630 630 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,858 +11.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 287 3 460.00–480.00 $470.06 $1,349 +30.21
340 340 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,547 +27.27
355–395 359 10 425.00–445.00 $433.90 $1,558 +29.07
400–425 407 17 400.00–420.00 $408.62 $1,663 +4.18
455–495 473 9 360.00–380.00 $368.65 $1,744 —
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 +8.06
600–625 608 3 325.00–335.00 $328.42 $1,997 —
655 655 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,063 —
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1090 1007 80-85% 3 170.00–177.50 $173.52 $1,747 —
905–1175 1015 80-85% 11 133.00–147.00 $141.26 $1,434 —
890–1470 1221 80-85% 28 150.00–167.00 $157.25 $1,920 +11.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1020 988 85-90% 4 140.00–148.00 $143.47 $1,417 +21.00
915–1155 1010 85-90% 6 107.00–124.00 $116.11 $1,173 -18.65
830–1190 1057 85-90% 6 132.50–139.00 $136.01 $1,438 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1635 1449 75-80% 6 150.00–158.00 $154.70 $2,242 +6.58
1600 1600 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,352 —
1495–1715 1612 75-80% 3 160.00–168.00 $162.69 $2,623 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,910 —
1275–1655 1445 5 159.00–177.00 $172.26 $2,489 —
1055–1720 1458 3 140.00–150.00 $145.23 $2,117 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1235 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,850.00–1,925.00 $1,889.21
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
980–1330 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00–2,225.00 $2,024.73
1265–1400 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,825.00–2,125.00 $1,972.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1160 977 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,675.00 $1,532.51
870–1095 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,638.93
995–1155 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,725.00 $1,566.47
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970–1210 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,150.00–3,000.00 $2,656.71 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 -426.39
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,525.00 $2,525.00 -601.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.