Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $479.14/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 428 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $440.70/cwt -20.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 375 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $458.19/cwt -26.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 421 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	927	1,123	905
Feeder cattle	596	923	624
Slaughter cattle	142	85	31
Replacement cattle	189	115	250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements cows sharply higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers mostly steady
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 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
330–340	335	2	500.00–505.00	$502.46	$1,683	—
380	380	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,957	-15.00
405–429	428	33	450.00–480.00	$479.14	$2,051	-0.86
465–495	484	4	430.00–465.00	$445.85	$2,158	—
515	515	2	430.00–440.00	$435.00	$2,240	-25.00
570–590	580	2	395.00–410.00	$402.37	$2,334	-2.48
610	610	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,257	-20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	5	540.00–560.00	$547.93	$1,803	—
350	350	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,855	—
400–420	410	2	500.00–515.00	$507.32	$2,080	-22.27
460–480	468	5	470.00–485.00	$477.01	$2,232	-42.99
500–542	536	14	455.00–465.00	$456.33	$2,446	-18.54
600–615	610	3	400.00–415.00	$406.72	$2,481	-15.76
665–675	670	2	355.00–375.00	$365.07	$2,446	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,666	—
365	365	2	350.00–400.00	$375.00	$1,369	-107.41
460–485	475	3	380.00–400.00	$389.82	$1,852	-60.18
520	520	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—
620–630	625	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,453	—
670	670	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	$1,591	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	530.00–560.00	$544.85	$1,324	-7.65
255–285	269	14	450.00–540.00	$487.66	$1,312	-47.43
300–345	317	15	430.00–500.00	$454.51	$1,441	-55.30
360–380	375	23	400.00–480.00	$440.70	$1,653	-20.24
430–445	436	8	370.00–445.00	$400.89	$1,748	-40.09
450–475	466	17	380.00–425.00	$399.91	$1,864	-9.86
510–545	525	11	285.00–380.00	$344.67	$1,810	-31.04
550–590	576	7	300.00–370.00	$329.94	$1,900	-29.61
600–640	608	5	325.00–355.00	$348.03	$2,116	+11.78
655–660	658	2	290.00–325.00	$307.57	$2,024	-17.41
700	700	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,030	-27.21
755	755	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,812	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	234	4	610.00–650.00	$620.48	$1,452	-9.52
280–295	288	3	550.00–580.00	$563.29	$1,622	-11.42
300–340	318	4	515.00–550.00	$530.63	$1,687	-11.78
360–390	377	9	495.00–520.00	$508.95	$1,919	+5.14
400–445	420	12	450.00–490.00	$466.44	$1,959	-12.01
460–470	465	2	430.00–445.00	$437.58	$2,035	-8.26
505–515	509	9	400.00–425.00	$408.99	$2,082	+3.50
565–570	568	2	400.00–415.00	$407.47	$2,314	+19.35
605–610	608	2	380.00–395.00	$387.47	$2,356	+16.80
755–790	781	5	280.00–310.00	$288.80	$2,256	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,068	-14.89
290	290	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,218	-40.19
300–340	320	13	335.00–420.00	$386.03	$1,235	-50.47
360–380	375	5	270.00–350.00	$330.16	$1,238	-101.13
415	415	5	350.00–355.00	$351.00	$1,457	-52.05
460–490	468	4	340.00–350.00	$347.38	$1,626	-16.69
545	545	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,417	—
580	580	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,421	—
645	645	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	+0.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	225	3	550.00–590.00	$570.59	$1,284	-22.54
250–280	265	7	500.00–560.00	$530.84	$1,407	-59.04
300–345	312	9	480.00–545.00	$502.12	$1,567	-56.51
355–380	368	11	480.00–515.00	$490.19	$1,804	-42.56
400–445	421	22	420.00–485.00	$458.19	$1,929	-26.10
460–490	468	16	420.00–455.00	$436.66	$2,044	-24.00
500–545	521	4	350.00–410.00	$377.77	$1,968	-21.96
570–595	576	8	365.00–410.00	$386.41	$2,226	-16.68
600–630	616	7	320.00–370.00	$339.90	$2,094	-43.84
650–685	659	4	350.00–375.00	$368.50	$2,428	+9.81
725–745	735	2	290.00–340.00	$314.66	$2,313	-16.97
755–790	769	4	275.00–320.00	$297.71	$2,289	-24.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	-30.22
265–280	273	12	430.00–480.00	$455.46	$1,243	-67.59
300–345	323	13	380.00–475.00	$428.23	$1,383	-75.53
350–390	382	9	380.00–460.00	$433.33	$1,655	-59.96
410–420	417	3	395.00–405.00	$400.00	$1,668	-41.30
450–495	484	6	310.00–400.00	$377.54	$1,827	-35.40
535	535	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,846	-27.92
550–585	570	4	320.00–355.00	$340.22	$1,939	-19.89
710–730	720	2	227.50–260.00	$243.98	$1,757	-59.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	610.00–720.00	$666.81	$1,520	-23.43
265–275	272	3	580.00–595.00	$584.88	$1,591	-39.89
300–335	309	4	560.00–580.00	$574.57	$1,775	-21.70
350–390	373	10	520.00–540.00	$526.84	$1,965	-41.55
400–435	416	9	490.00–510.00	$503.99	$2,097	-30.25
455–465	457	7	465.00–490.00	$478.59	$2,187	-4.66
500–520	509	8	415.00–470.00	$433.63	$2,207	-7.83
600	600	3	390.00–400.00	$395.00	$2,370	-8.07
785–790	788	2	330.00–350.00	$339.97	$2,679	-7.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1485	1131	80-85%	5	149.00–155.00	$152.29	$1,722	—
860–1445	1182	80-85%	33	156.00–179.00	$168.78	$1,995	—
1705	1705	80-85%	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–965	925	85-90%	3	110.00–120.00	$116.52	$1,078	—
870–985	929	85-90%	6	140.00–149.00	$143.83	$1,336	—
940–1035	976	85-90%	9	127.50–139.00	$131.95	$1,288	-19.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1640	1411	75-80%	4	164.00–174.00	$169.48	$2,391	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1855	1418	4	180.00–199.00	$192.02	$2,723	—
1360–1735	1550	3	175.00–178.00	$176.00	$2,728	—
1350–1995	1728	7	200.00–215.00	$210.44	$3,636	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1390	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,595.00
1005–1195	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,231.48
835–1340	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,450.00–2,950.00	$2,680.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1225	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,050.00–3,650.00	$3,310.99
915–1435	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,721.15
940–1370	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,302.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
880–1270	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	4,800.00–6,150.00	$5,415.91	—
905–1395	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	4,700.00–6,050.00	$5,503.99	—
875–1325	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	4,800.00–5,850.00	$5,317.59	—
980–1180	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	5,500.00–6,050.00	$5,765.07	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–795	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–5,150.00	$4,213.24	—
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	5,250.00	$5,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1030	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–3,850.00	$3,261.95	—

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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.