Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

1,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $469.74/cwt -17.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 459 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $501.92/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 421 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $593.19/cwt +89.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 358 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,224	1,158	793
Feeder cattle	915	859	625
Slaughter cattle	130	105	83
Replacement cattle	179	194	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	3	490.00–550.00	$521.76	$2,129	+42.09
455–470	459	9	465.00–510.00	$487.71	$2,239	-9.44
500–545	511	4	430.00–460.00	$447.78	$2,288	-22.22
560–590	580	5	400.00–430.00	$410.87	$2,383	—
600–630	620	3	385.00–400.00	$391.53	$2,427	-8.47
655–680	668	4	350.00–380.00	$362.37	$2,421	-17.63
700–745	723	2	325.00–335.00	$329.84	$2,385	+7.31
750	750	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	690.00–710.00	$700.09	$1,911	+23.84
310–335	327	3	670.00–680.00	$676.84	$2,213	-5.61
355–360	358	2	630.00–660.00	$644.90	$2,309	+30.96
400–415	407	5	580.00–630.00	$603.96	$2,458	+2.71
455–470	464	6	535.00–550.00	$539.98	$2,506	+0.13
500–545	525	3	500.00–515.00	$504.76	$2,650	+4.76
555–565	560	2	450.00–460.00	$455.04	$2,548	-4.94
600–610	603	3	420.00–430.00	$426.69	$2,573	-13.23
700–740	720	2	345.00–350.00	$347.57	$2,503	-12.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,650	+151.13
350	350	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,820	—
410–435	417	5	460.00–485.00	$469.98	$1,960	+119.98
450–490	468	3	420.00–450.00	$433.77	$2,030	—
500–520	510	2	410.00–420.00	$415.10	$2,117	—
565–580	575	3	370.00–395.00	$385.13	$2,214	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	560.00–600.00	$580.29	$1,317	-19.71
270–290	280	3	560.00–590.00	$572.98	$1,604	+6.33
330–340	333	3	530.00–560.00	$546.70	$1,821	+15.48
355–380	361	4	490.00–520.00	$502.28	$1,813	+32.45
400–440	403	13	445.00–485.00	$460.80	$1,857	+8.94
455–465	458	14	400.00–450.00	$427.17	$1,956	+9.98
500–530	505	11	380.00–405.00	$394.60	$1,993	+5.69
550–575	561	8	350.00–380.00	$364.98	$2,048	-1.39
600–635	613	5	330.00–365.00	$350.90	$2,151	+4.61
660–665	663	2	325.00–340.00	$332.53	$2,205	-2.40
735	735	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,389	+8.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	276	5	600.00–640.00	$619.49	$1,710	+9.14
300–335	327	7	570.00–610.00	$585.39	$1,914	+7.91
355–365	359	9	525.00–550.00	$533.87	$1,917	+22.98
400–420	408	8	490.00–517.50	$502.25	$2,049	+23.53
455–470	459	14	455.00–490.00	$473.60	$2,174	+7.51
500–505	503	9	415.00–450.00	$422.19	$2,124	-9.87
555–565	559	5	400.00–405.00	$401.99	$2,247	-1.59
600–620	610	2	370.00–375.00	$372.54	$2,272	-5.05
755	755	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	480.00–520.00	$507.06	$1,151	—
260–290	277	3	450.00–520.00	$489.28	$1,355	+25.93
330–335	331	6	450.00–520.00	$485.04	$1,605	+47.23
355–365	357	6	420.00–460.00	$441.75	$1,577	+13.59
400–445	419	7	400.00–430.00	$414.24	$1,736	+49.09
455–465	458	6	350.00–390.00	$369.25	$1,691	+19.25
500–530	512	5	350.00–375.00	$364.20	$1,865	+34.20
555–565	560	2	300.00–330.00	$315.13	$1,765	—
650	650	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,820	—
740	740	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	3	600.00–660.00	$620.15	$1,414	+70.36
250–280	261	6	585.00–640.00	$620.50	$1,620	+49.00
330–345	333	16	550.00–630.00	$592.56	$1,973	+72.87
350–370	358	21	550.00–610.00	$593.19	$2,124	+89.55
400–445	421	27	480.00–540.00	$501.92	$2,113	+13.52
455–475	459	36	450.00–490.00	$469.74	$2,156	-17.84
500–545	512	18	430.00–450.00	$440.85	$2,257	-1.28
550–565	556	13	395.00–420.00	$402.70	$2,239	-0.17
600–615	605	5	380.00–390.00	$386.00	$2,335	+21.71
655–690	664	6	330.00–365.00	$353.29	$2,346	-6.71
700–720	711	4	305.00–330.00	$313.78	$2,231	—
780–790	787	3	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$2,401	+15.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	228	3	670.00–700.00	$680.29	$1,551	-12.35
260–295	279	6	670.00–720.00	$690.15	$1,926	-5.65
300–335	317	12	650.00–720.00	$665.29	$2,109	+8.08
355–365	361	6	620.00–660.00	$639.15	$2,307	+49.55
400–440	412	16	550.00–620.00	$581.05	$2,394	+7.96
455–465	458	11	500.00–550.00	$522.76	$2,394	-27.85
500–530	506	14	455.00–500.00	$466.79	$2,362	-22.58
550–565	561	11	425.00–455.00	$439.97	$2,468	+5.83
600–645	610	9	395.00–420.00	$406.67	$2,481	+0.43
660–675	668	2	375.00–380.00	$377.47	$2,521	-9.92
700–730	715	2	340.00–345.00	$342.55	$2,449	-14.98
755	755	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,605	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	228	3	550.00–590.00	$573.36	$1,307	—
260–285	270	6	480.00–550.00	$513.83	$1,387	+42.06
330	330	3	480.00–530.00	$503.33	$1,661	+103.33
355–365	356	10	450.00–530.00	$504.53	$1,796	+81.88
400–440	413	8	425.00–470.00	$443.50	$1,832	+29.51
455–465	456	11	415.00–445.00	$434.09	$1,979	+29.38
500–510	507	5	365.00–400.00	$376.90	$1,911	-18.86
555–565	560	8	355.00–385.00	$371.80	$2,082	+21.80
600–605	602	3	340.00–350.00	$346.65	$2,087	—
770–790	778	3	280.00–300.00	$290.02	$2,256	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1655	1190	80-85%	12	150.00–162.00	$158.04	$1,881	—
865–1585	1237	80-85%	36	164.00–174.00	$168.69	$2,087	-9.62
1025–1575	1336	80-85%	9	175.00–182.00	$178.47	$2,384	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1110	956	85-90%	11	130.00–142.00	$135.55	$1,296	—
905–1180	1009	85-90%	12	144.00–155.00	$149.00	$1,503	—
925–1204	1073	85-90%	10	158.00–166.00	$162.79	$1,747	+4.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1620	1482	75-80%	3	168.00–175.00	$171.21	$2,537	—
1485–1720	1603	75-80%	2	178.00–181.00	$179.61	$2,879	-26.09
1535–1810	1653	75-80%	3	157.00–164.00	$160.21	$2,648	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1360	1198	6	174.00–186.00	$178.14	$2,134	—
1100–1670	1358	6	189.00–200.00	$193.06	$2,622	—
1375–2040	1680	5	204.00–219.00	$211.42	$3,552	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1400	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,025.00–2,750.00	$2,438.07
900–1240	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,875.00–2,475.00	$2,212.25
925–1515	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,350.00–3,000.00	$2,748.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1365	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,645.66
955–1375	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,825.00–3,550.00	$3,237.39
1185–1435	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	3,175.00–3,800.00	$3,392.78

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–830	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,825.00–2,325.00	$2,072.34
715–905	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,963.06
830–905	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,250.00	$2,096.90

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–875	834	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,450.00–2,650.00	$2,557.53
830–860	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,525.00–2,675.00	$2,583.00
865–880	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,425.00–2,600.00	$2,513.25

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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
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
905–1575	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,950.00–5,600.00	$5,245.43	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
775–2425	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,425.00–2,500.00	$2,481.84	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.