Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.56/cwt -29.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 518 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $318.25/cwt -30.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 467 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $316.32/cwt -46.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 583 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	569	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,085	-182.50
355–375	368	3	320.00–340.00	$326.43	$1,201	-143.48
400–445	414	9	300.00–355.00	$316.60	$1,311	-105.15
450–490	461	9	300.00–350.00	$326.59	$1,506	-61.08
520–525	524	11	330.00–350.00	$342.07	$1,792	-29.98
555–590	566	15	277.50–327.50	$308.86	$1,748	-44.88
600–640	617	9	250.00–300.00	$279.20	$1,723	-64.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,438	—
400	400	2	370.00–400.00	$385.00	$1,540	-80.00
450	450	3	355.00–365.00	$361.67	$1,628	—
555–580	568	4	330.00–350.00	$336.11	$1,909	—
600	600	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,890	—
660–695	684	7	295.00–325.00	$313.48	$2,144	-26.52
740	740	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,146	-41.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	290.00	$290.00	$725	—
365	365	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,095	-125.00
420–440	430	2	250.00–270.00	$260.23	$1,119	-128.92
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	-68.44
580–590	585	3	235.00–250.00	$240.87	$1,409	-84.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
275–285	277	5	345.00–355.00	$351.95	$975	-103.03
300	300	8	335.00–365.00	$343.13	$1,029	-81.55
350–380	373	11	300.00–350.00	$328.93	$1,227	-57.16
400–435	420	13	300.00–335.00	$317.82	$1,335	-41.30
450–485	467	23	305.00–335.00	$318.25	$1,486	-30.33
510–540	534	7	280.00–295.00	$286.35	$1,529	-43.25
550–590	573	8	240.00–295.00	$274.31	$1,572	-44.34
600–640	627	9	215.00–270.00	$246.74	$1,547	-56.92
650–695	677	5	230.00–250.00	$242.88	$1,644	-49.60
700–720	705	6	230.00–250.00	$245.79	$1,733	-36.11
755–770	763	2	235.00–240.00	$237.48	$1,812	-20.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	315.00	$315.00	$772	—
270–280	278	4	280.00–325.00	$297.25	$826	-107.80
300–345	312	6	280.00–310.00	$299.05	$933	-85.95
360–370	364	7	250.00–310.00	$282.41	$1,028	-74.38
400–440	428	11	250.00–290.00	$275.70	$1,180	-62.43
465–480	476	8	260.00–300.00	$273.52	$1,302	-55.95
540	540	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,444	-38.32
565–595	580	2	220.00–235.00	$227.69	$1,321	-71.39
740	740	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,554	-47.53
795	795	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,590	-31.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	518	25	300.00–335.00	$317.56	$1,645	-29.92
555–560	559	6	300.00–320.00	$304.99	$1,705	-27.43
600–615	608	3	280.00–305.00	$295.00	$1,794	-32.54
660	660	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,947	—
765	765	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,989	-24.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	4	400.00–430.00	$418.85	$955	-216.92
250–290	266	6	395.00–430.00	$407.05	$1,083	-152.95
320–325	323	5	390.00–415.00	$407.03	$1,315	-136.31
370–375	373	2	375.00–405.00	$390.10	$1,455	-101.00
420–440	431	10	350.00–360.00	$354.58	$1,528	-88.33
450–470	461	9	340.00–355.00	$344.53	$1,588	-47.90
520	520	5	335.00–340.00	$338.00	$1,758	-35.73
580–595	583	19	300.00–330.00	$316.32	$1,844	-46.49
600–630	610	3	295.00–320.00	$304.84	$1,860	-47.66
655–680	660	5	260.00–280.00	$275.88	$1,821	-59.16
715–720	717	5	270.00–285.00	$278.97	$2,000	-41.08
760	760	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,090	-15.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	350.00	$350.00	$718	-240.00
275–290	284	5	350.00–370.00	$357.75	$1,016	-152.34
300–345	336	7	350.00–385.00	$357.45	$1,201	-145.76
350–375	363	10	325.00–360.00	$342.39	$1,243	-99.70
400–420	403	7	300.00–335.00	$325.78	$1,313	-73.39
460–480	467	15	290.00–335.00	$311.97	$1,457	-57.95
510–530	514	5	280.00–320.00	$307.78	$1,582	-49.87
570–590	576	7	270.00–290.00	$280.74	$1,617	-64.01
600–645	636	8	250.00–280.00	$273.83	$1,742	-55.99
690	690	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	-67.10
705	705	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,762	-42.92
760–770	765	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	276	4	300.00–330.00	$322.81	$891	-91.41
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	-104.84
370	370	5	295.00–310.00	$301.00	$1,114	-76.23
400	400	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,180	-63.67
470–490	482	5	250.00–270.00	$262.20	$1,264	-79.86
520	520	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,417	-58.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1460	1160	80-85%	39	140.00–157.00	$149.01	$1,729	+0.24
1165	1165	80-85%	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,619	-9.77
1110–1275	1222	80-85%	9	158.00–161.00	$158.73	$1,940	-0.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1415	1294	75-80%	8	154.00–167.50	$158.13	$2,046	—
1335	1335	75-80%	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,002	—
1360–1925	1737	75-80%	3	177.00–177.50	$177.37	$3,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–990	938	85-90%	6	118.00–125.00	$120.00	$1,126	—
845–1085	1005	85-90%	3	134.00–135.00	$134.72	$1,354	+4.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1815	1475	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,508	—
1025–1860	1504	7	180.00–191.00	$186.48	$2,805	—
1810–1840	1825	2	194.00–200.00	$196.98	$3,595	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1130	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,676.35
930–1410	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,725.00–2,200.00	$1,978.25
1050–1320	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,750.00–2,275.00	$2,017.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1170	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,321.90
1075–1605	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,450.00–3,050.00	$2,646.10
1045–1670	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,325.00–2,850.00	$2,629.18

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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
840–1295	1009	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,550.00–3,500.00	$2,948.61	—
1005–1300	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,650.00–3,250.00	$2,990.89	-596.87
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
590	590	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.