Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $464.64/cwt +63.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $466.37/cwt -23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 375 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $471.30/cwt -7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 430 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	528	927	1,210
Feeder cattle	363	596	908
Slaughter cattle	51	142	216
Replacement cattle	114	189	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

→ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls mostly steady
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers unevenly steady
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,404	—
300–315	305	3	500.00–530.00	$516.72	$1,576	+14.26
380	380	1	530.00	$530.00	$2,014	+15.00
410–440	430	13	440.00–490.00	$471.30	$2,027	-7.84
450–490	477	7	430.00–450.00	$441.50	$2,106	-4.35
515–520	518	2	430.00–437.50	$433.77	$2,247	-1.23
630	630	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,300	-5.00
655	655	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,489	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	630.00–640.00	$634.86	$1,733	—
320–345	338	4	560.00–600.00	$572.00	$1,933	+24.07
365–380	371	5	540.00–555.00	$545.12	$2,022	+15.12
400–420	410	2	510.00–520.00	$514.88	$2,111	+7.56
450	450	4	475.00–490.00	$483.75	$2,177	+6.74
500–530	518	5	440.00–455.00	$449.03	$2,326	-7.30
570–580	575	2	427.50–445.00	$436.17	$2,508	—
600–610	605	2	405.00–420.00	$412.44	$2,495	+5.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	400.00–405.00	$402.40	$1,722	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	540.00–570.00	$553.85	$1,263	+9.00
260–280	270	5	500.00–540.00	$517.93	$1,398	+30.27
325–340	332	6	490.00–540.00	$508.44	$1,688	+53.93
380–390	386	10	485.00–500.00	$495.47	$1,913	+54.77
400–440	424	14	430.00–495.00	$464.64	$1,970	+63.75
450–480	471	10	400.00–435.00	$423.34	$1,994	+23.43
500–530	511	5	350.00–400.00	$375.10	$1,917	+30.43
560–580	568	3	320.00–350.00	$335.04	$1,903	+5.10
645	645	3	315.00–350.00	$338.33	$2,182	—
665	665	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,928	-17.57
710	710	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,166	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	550.00–560.00	$554.90	$1,415	-8.39
350–370	360	2	520.00–590.00	$555.97	$2,001	+47.02
460–485	478	6	440.00–455.00	$443.26	$2,119	+5.68
530–540	535	5	405.00–420.00	$409.02	$2,188	+0.03
595	595	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,380	-7.47
700–735	713	5	310.00–325.00	$319.06	$2,275	—
760–775	768	2	310.00–315.00	$312.48	$2,400	+23.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	3	430.00–460.00	$446.41	$1,241	+26.41
300–330	319	7	425.00–470.00	$448.93	$1,432	+62.90
390–395	393	2	400.00–440.00	$420.13	$1,651	+89.97
410–445	425	3	350.00–400.00	$376.94	$1,602	+25.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	283	10	500.00–560.00	$511.91	$1,449	-18.93
315–340	328	4	460.00–500.00	$484.43	$1,589	-17.69
350–395	375	13	430.00–490.00	$466.37	$1,749	-23.82
400–440	414	8	440.00–475.00	$452.27	$1,872	-5.92
455–490	476	12	400.00–455.00	$428.98	$2,042	-7.68
500–535	523	11	370.00–435.00	$413.10	$2,161	+35.33
550–590	568	8	380.00–410.00	$391.52	$2,224	+5.11
600–640	618	4	360.00–395.00	$382.17	$2,362	+42.27
655–680	668	2	320.00–345.00	$332.27	$2,220	-36.23
700–730	713	3	295.00–315.00	$303.25	$2,162	-11.41
770	770	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,502	+27.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,440	-26.81
290	290	2	570.00–575.00	$572.50	$1,660	-12.38
300	300	5	550.00–580.00	$558.00	$1,674	-16.57
355–380	368	6	520.00–530.00	$524.83	$1,931	-2.01
400–410	403	12	485.00–500.00	$491.72	$1,982	-12.27
450–480	465	10	465.00–490.00	$475.84	$2,213	-2.75
530	530	9	440.00–460.00	$447.78	$2,373	+14.15
550–580	565	5	415.00–450.00	$433.76	$2,451	—
650–670	660	4	355.00–660.00	$436.19	$2,879	—
720	720	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,484	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,323	+34.54
300–320	309	4	400.00–450.00	$426.96	$1,319	-1.27
480–490	485	2	350.00–360.00	$355.05	$1,722	-22.49
640	640	3	315.00–320.00	$316.67	$2,027	—
685	685	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,124	—
740	740	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,887	+11.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–840	818	85-90%	2	107.00–120.00	$113.68	$930	—
870–1180	978	85-90%	5	131.00–147.00	$139.73	$1,367	+7.78
880–1120	1001	85-90%	8	150.00–166.00	$155.73	$1,559	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1300	1176	80-85%	4	170.00–181.00	$176.63	$2,077	+7.85
1120–1355	1240	80-85%	7	187.00–198.00	$193.42	$2,398	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	75-80%	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1855	1430	2	222.00–228.00	$224.11	$3,205	+32.09
1420–1990	1753	6	199.00–215.00	$209.56	$3,674	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1080	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,050.00–3,300.00	$3,172.73
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1090–1265	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,850.00–3,350.00	$3,120.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–935	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,147.18
1095–1110	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,425.00–2,750.00	$2,588.61
1165–1280	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,542.94

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–790	738	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,114.24
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
845–1150	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	5,200.00–5,800.00	$5,463.03	—
1030–1090	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	5,550.00–5,800.00	$5,671.46	+255.55
950–1380	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,600.00–6,000.00	$5,403.20	-12.71

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
810–970	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,100.00–4,500.00	$3,858.50	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00	+538.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	5,550.00	$5,550.00	+300.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.