Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $510.94/cwt +19.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 408 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $429.24/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 458 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $484.58/cwt +32.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 416 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	528	1,067
Feeder cattle	747	363	798
Slaughter cattle	92	51	207
Replacement cattle	150	114	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

▲ Feeder cattle: all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: replacement cows unevenly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	3	540.00–550.00	$544.98	$2,262	+30.10
470–480	473	3	495.00–510.00	$501.62	$2,373	+17.87
500–510	504	6	460.00–475.00	$466.64	$2,352	+17.61
555–590	569	5	440.00–460.00	$447.96	$2,549	+11.79
600–645	627	3	415.00–435.00	$423.35	$2,654	+10.91
650–665	658	3	395.00–415.00	$401.58	$2,642	—
720–732	731	15	370.00–373.00	$372.80	$2,725	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	360	4	535.00–570.00	$548.98	$1,976	+18.98
410–445	425	3	490.00–510.00	$500.27	$2,126	+28.97
450–455	453	2	485.00–490.00	$487.49	$2,208	+45.99
515–545	530	3	445.00–455.00	$449.95	$2,385	+16.18
625–640	631	5	380.00–395.00	$386.93	$2,442	+21.93
655–690	673	2	380.00–390.00	$385.13	$2,592	+5.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,400	—
350–355	353	2	500.00–520.00	$509.93	$1,800	—
410–415	413	2	470.00–480.00	$475.03	$1,962	+72.63
455–490	473	3	400.00–440.00	$425.02	$2,010	—
505–540	517	3	435.00–440.00	$436.74	$2,258	—
550–585	573	3	350.00–380.00	$359.59	$2,060	—
660–675	668	2	330.00–335.00	$332.53	$2,221	—
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	216	5	530.00–570.00	$538.15	$1,162	-15.70
255–260	256	5	500.00–550.00	$521.91	$1,336	+3.98
300–330	305	13	490.00–530.00	$511.31	$1,559	+2.87
355–370	361	10	465.00–500.00	$487.39	$1,759	-8.08
400–445	418	12	430.00–465.00	$448.63	$1,875	-16.01
455–460	458	25	410.00–445.00	$429.24	$1,966	+5.90
500–530	510	6	400.00–405.00	$401.73	$2,049	+26.63
555–575	564	5	372.50–392.50	$383.98	$2,166	+48.94
615–640	626	5	335.00–340.00	$336.96	$2,109	-1.37
665	665	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,228	+45.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	580.00–620.00	$600.42	$1,441	—
255–290	278	5	560.00–580.00	$571.31	$1,588	+16.41
300–330	313	6	540.00–570.00	$551.44	$1,726	—
355–365	359	9	510.00–525.00	$514.99	$1,849	-40.98
400–440	421	14	470.00–495.00	$477.90	$2,012	—
450–475	461	17	450.00–470.00	$459.27	$2,117	+16.01
500–505	504	12	410.00–420.00	$412.92	$2,081	+3.90
555–565	564	7	395.00–405.00	$398.58	$2,248	-1.42
660	660	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	420.00–480.00	$450.35	$1,274	+3.94
300–345	328	9	410.00–470.00	$441.73	$1,449	-7.20
360–365	361	8	400.00–450.00	$417.56	$1,507	-2.57
400–440	421	13	380.00–425.00	$408.03	$1,718	+31.09
455–485	459	10	360.00–400.00	$373.38	$1,714	—
575–585	580	2	350.00–360.00	$354.96	$2,059	—
745	745	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,862	—
790–795	793	2	250.00–270.00	$259.97	$2,062	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	226	7	580.00–630.00	$597.13	$1,350	—
255–280	268	6	540.00–580.00	$556.43	$1,491	+44.52
300–335	317	9	540.00–575.00	$551.99	$1,750	+67.56
350–365	356	14	510.00–555.00	$532.60	$1,896	+66.23
400–440	416	24	470.00–495.00	$484.58	$2,016	+32.31
450–490	463	22	445.00–475.00	$462.50	$2,141	+33.52
500–540	513	16	430.00–440.00	$434.69	$2,230	+21.59
550–595	559	8	400.00–420.00	$408.07	$2,281	+16.55
600–605	602	5	380.00–395.00	$386.99	$2,330	+4.82
665–675	670	2	350.00–360.00	$355.04	$2,379	+22.77
760–770	765	2	315.00–335.00	$325.07	$2,487	+0.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	216	5	650.00–690.00	$663.33	$1,433	+23.33
300–335	318	8	580.00–600.00	$588.96	$1,873	+30.96
355–375	363	7	560.00–590.00	$571.48	$2,074	+46.65
400–430	408	25	500.00–530.00	$510.94	$2,085	+19.22
455–480	468	16	480.00–510.00	$488.47	$2,286	+12.63
500–540	516	15	445.00–475.00	$458.57	$2,366	+10.79
555–570	560	10	425.00–440.00	$436.97	$2,447	+3.21
600–645	621	9	400.00–410.00	$405.01	$2,515	—
660	660	3	375.00–380.00	$378.33	$2,497	-57.86
750	750	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,550	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	4	480.00–530.00	$500.05	$1,370	+10.05
300–310	307	3	470.00–510.00	$486.74	$1,494	+59.78
355–390	376	10	450.00–500.00	$465.12	$1,749	—
400–440	413	6	430.00–450.00	$443.55	$1,832	—
455–465	461	11	395.00–440.00	$416.78	$1,921	+61.73
500–540	525	4	410.00–420.00	$412.52	$2,166	—
555–595	571	14	350.00–397.50	$370.71	$2,117	—
600–640	620	3	335.00–350.00	$343.44	$2,129	+26.77
655–675	663	3	315.00–330.00	$321.63	$2,132	+11.63
760–795	778	2	290.00–300.00	$294.89	$2,294	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1275	1111	80-85%	7	169.00–180.00	$174.44	$1,938	—
945–1315	1151	80-85%	16	182.00–194.00	$188.68	$2,172	+12.05
825–1635	1240	80-85%	11	195.00–205.00	$199.84	$2,478	+6.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	75-80%	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,153	—
1125–1660	1441	75-80%	7	197.00–202.00	$199.14	$2,870	—
1225–1880	1456	75-80%	10	190.00–196.00	$193.98	$2,824	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–965	898	85-90%	2	130.00–135.00	$132.31	$1,188	—
910–1120	980	85-90%	8	155.00–170.00	$165.84	$1,625	+26.11
880–1165	1070	85-90%	3	174.00–186.00	$180.53	$1,932	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1180	1150	2	195.00–204.00	$199.62	$2,296	—
1230–2025	1589	5	210.00–224.00	$216.98	$3,448	—
1455–1800	1699	5	227.00–234.00	$230.71	$3,920	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1285	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,042.46
1120–1280	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,950.00–3,600.00	$3,209.42
1040–1435	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,371.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1215	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,688.03
910–1450	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,450.00–3,000.00	$2,854.27
1100–1210	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,604.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–865	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,532.82

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–890	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–3,600.00	$2,925.19	—
635–920	794	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,950.00–3,300.00	$2,627.64	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1225	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	4,550.00–5,250.00	$4,822.80	-580.40
995–1295	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	5,000.00–5,450.00	$5,195.52	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1160	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–3,750.00	$3,493.26	—
1125–1295	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,950.00–4,250.00	$4,089.46	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00	-1,650.00

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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.