Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $503.64/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 379 lb · 28 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $657.21/cwt +37.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 319 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $487.58/cwt +51.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,292/hd at 470 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,158	1,572	754
Feeder cattle	859	1,065	493
Slaughter cattle	105	236	125
Replacement cattle	194	271	136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes sharply higher, all replacements sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	277	5	650.00–710.00	$676.25	$1,873	+23.26
315–335	326	7	640.00–720.00	$682.45	$2,225	+28.96
355–390	375	9	590.00–640.00	$613.94	$2,302	+53.80
400–440	413	7	570.00–630.00	$601.25	$2,483	+86.25
450–485	466	5	530.00–550.00	$539.85	$2,516	+31.10
500	500	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,500	+50.08
565–575	570	4	455.00–470.00	$459.98	$2,622	+26.41
615–635	625	4	430.00–450.00	$439.92	$2,750	+29.98
650	650	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,600	—
715	715	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,574	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	560.00–630.00	$602.96	$1,972	+29.14
360–390	373	4	510.00–560.00	$537.45	$2,005	+26.94
400–445	421	4	450.00–500.00	$479.67	$2,019	-5.59
480–495	486	4	450.00–520.00	$497.15	$2,416	+45.88
525	525	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,468	+79.63
610	610	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,440	+17.25
675	675	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,565	—
715–730	723	2	320.00–325.00	$322.53	$2,332	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	—
325–340	333	2	350.00–450.00	$398.87	$1,328	-1.13
445	445	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,558	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	3	640.00–680.00	$660.46	$1,440	+35.25
250–290	268	14	590.00–650.00	$610.35	$1,636	+3.36
300–320	309	9	560.00–610.00	$577.48	$1,784	+64.57
355–375	360	8	500.00–530.00	$510.89	$1,839	+29.86
400–445	429	24	470.00–495.00	$478.72	$2,054	+27.29
460–490	477	16	450.00–480.00	$466.09	$2,223	+21.11
520–535	525	19	420.00–455.00	$432.06	$2,268	+33.98
550–575	565	9	385.00–435.00	$403.58	$2,280	+6.58
600–645	623	2	375.00–380.00	$377.59	$2,352	+19.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	+100.00
260–290	278	3	550.00–580.00	$566.65	$1,575	+31.80
300–345	316	11	480.00–550.00	$531.22	$1,679	+57.62
360–390	377	18	450.00–490.00	$469.83	$1,771	+26.29
415–420	418	16	440.00–460.00	$451.86	$1,889	+17.08
455–490	480	11	395.00–445.00	$417.19	$2,003	+20.03
510–545	533	7	360.00–400.00	$388.91	$2,073	+41.50
570–595	583	12	350.00–380.00	$366.37	$2,136	+15.87
600–635	624	7	330.00–365.00	$346.29	$2,161	+25.56
675–695	685	3	320.00–350.00	$334.93	$2,294	+24.64
720–730	728	4	300.00–325.00	$316.31	$2,303	+25.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	415.00–510.00	$463.35	$1,297	+61.02
300–345	323	4	420.00–470.00	$437.81	$1,414	+37.81
365–380	375	5	400.00–440.00	$428.16	$1,606	+41.49
410–435	423	2	360.00–370.00	$365.15	$1,545	-32.41
470	470	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	-13.08
500	500	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,650	—
630	630	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	+50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	227	7	670.00–710.00	$692.64	$1,572	+92.64
250–285	258	16	650.00–740.00	$695.80	$1,795	+70.00
300–340	319	25	600.00–710.00	$657.21	$2,096	+37.01
350–395	367	24	440.00–660.00	$589.60	$2,164	+23.70
400–430	421	16	550.00–610.00	$573.09	$2,413	+63.89
450–455	452	8	530.00–585.00	$550.61	$2,489	+87.74
500–540	513	11	470.00–510.00	$489.37	$2,510	+39.72
550–560	558	6	430.00–450.00	$434.14	$2,423	+33.84
600–615	610	8	395.00–420.00	$406.24	$2,478	+29.79
650–670	660	2	380.00–395.00	$387.39	$2,557	+30.49
660	660	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,541	+28.10
700–715	708	2	355.00–360.00	$357.53	$2,531	+29.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	500.00–600.00	$549.79	$1,287	-20.21
260–285	273	5	510.00–620.00	$571.50	$1,560	+57.30
300–340	323	10	470.00–550.00	$519.69	$1,679	-11.98
350–395	379	28	460.00–550.00	$503.64	$1,909	+10.81
400–445	416	18	440.00–540.00	$488.40	$2,032	+37.23
450–490	470	25	450.00–520.00	$487.58	$2,292	+51.46
500–535	512	12	420.00–460.00	$442.13	$2,264	+43.61
570–590	577	12	370.00–425.00	$402.87	$2,325	+33.61
600–620	606	8	315.00–390.00	$364.29	$2,208	+27.86
690	690	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,484	+44.54
755–795	768	3	270.00–300.00	$289.65	$2,225	+4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	282	5	420.00–500.00	$471.77	$1,330	+46.77
320	320	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	-70.00
370–375	373	2	400.00–445.00	$422.65	$1,576	+22.65
410–445	434	4	400.00–420.00	$413.99	$1,797	+42.89
470–495	485	3	390.00–425.00	$404.71	$1,963	+8.70
510–545	531	5	385.00–405.00	$395.76	$2,101	+60.76
585	585	2	345.00–355.00	$350.00	$2,048	—
675–690	683	3	210.00–270.00	$246.59	$1,684	-33.41
735–740	738	2	245.00–270.00	$257.46	$1,900	+14.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1390	1136	80-85%	7	159.00–164.00	$161.31	$1,832	-3.67
935–1760	1225	80-85%	39	165.00–188.00	$178.31	$2,184	-3.47
1210–1535	1373	80-85%	2	189.00–199.00	$193.41	$2,656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1640	1553	75-80%	10	171.00–188.00	$180.90	$2,809	—
1585–1650	1625	75-80%	3	203.00–209.00	$205.70	$3,343	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–900	890	85-90%	3	132.00–147.50	$142.45	$1,268	—
975–1205	1090	85-90%	4	150.00–165.00	$158.29	$1,725	-7.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1610	1570	4	190.00–199.00	$195.26	$3,066	—
1020–1950	1586	7	200.00–226.00	$213.46	$3,385	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1465	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	2,525.00–4,850.00	$2,981.77
920–1290	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,725.00–3,250.00	$2,939.85
1055–1575	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,215.00–3,500.00	$3,192.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1185	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,675.00	$2,255.75
835–1315	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,025.00–2,925.00	$2,665.61
950–1380	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,475.00	$2,288.91

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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
935–1260	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,600.00–5,350.00	$4,575.73	—
855–1265	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,250.00–3,500.00	$3,364.27	—
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,000.00	$5,000.00	+1,232.14
1060–1615	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,900.00–5,150.00	$5,068.66	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
890–1370	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,675.00–3,200.00	$3,023.17	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-832.39
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-732.39

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
640	640	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

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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.