Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $477.14/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 469 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $456.66/cwt -17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 508 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $507.85/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 379 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	879	979	1,107
Feeder cattle	623	579	782
Slaughter cattle	99	78	243
Replacement cattle	157	322	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▲ Feeder cattle: all feeder classes sharply higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 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
230	230	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,426	—
250–280	270	3	610.00–650.00	$625.80	$1,690	—
320–325	323	2	620.00–640.00	$630.08	$2,035	+20.08
360–380	369	8	600.00–630.00	$614.11	$2,266	+64.11
400–420	408	3	580.00–600.00	$591.82	$2,415	+66.05
475	475	3	500.00	$500.00	$2,375	+15.00
500–530	519	12	485.00–505.00	$490.34	$2,545	+7.30
570–575	573	2	475.00–480.00	$477.51	$2,736	+22.47
665	665	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,560	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,066	—
315–325	320	2	530.00–550.00	$540.16	$1,729	—
370–390	377	3	560.00–590.00	$579.65	$2,185	+79.65
420–445	434	5	500.00–560.00	$517.86	$2,248	+35.42
450–460	453	7	475.00–495.00	$487.87	$2,210	+65.49
500–525	512	11	450.00–475.00	$461.14	$2,361	+16.14
565–585	577	3	420.00–455.00	$441.63	$2,548	+36.63
605	605	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,541	—
680	680	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,312	-22.64
705	705	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,291	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,950	—
460–485	475	9	420.00–470.00	$445.40	$2,116	+45.40
520	520	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,002	+80.00
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	550.00–630.00	$588.68	$1,342	-11.32
270–285	279	4	565.00–600.00	$583.86	$1,629	—
300–345	334	9	450.00–540.00	$492.99	$1,647	-17.01
370–395	383	15	460.00–485.00	$474.43	$1,817	+6.76
400–440	413	16	425.00–470.00	$453.82	$1,874	+13.24
455–490	476	14	410.00–450.00	$428.81	$2,041	+25.10
500–545	523	15	350.00–400.00	$376.33	$1,968	-13.63
580–595	592	8	300.00–350.00	$342.60	$2,028	+2.01
600–645	612	7	300.00–355.00	$337.95	$2,068	-2.05
685	685	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,329	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	207	3	690.00–700.00	$694.92	$1,438	+34.92
280	280	4	610.00–660.00	$622.50	$1,743	+32.50
320	320	4	560.00–570.00	$562.50	$1,800	+33.75
360–390	372	15	490.00–520.00	$500.03	$1,860	-14.93
400–410	406	9	475.00–485.00	$478.90	$1,944	-0.44
450	450	3	460.00–475.00	$468.33	$2,107	+17.21
500–540	522	17	410.00–430.00	$418.11	$2,183	—
550–595	579	7	375.00–410.00	$387.06	$2,241	-6.61
600–610	603	3	360.00–380.00	$371.71	$2,241	+10.27
665	665	4	350.00–355.00	$351.25	$2,336	—
715	715	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,360	+0.03
770	770	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	400.00–510.00	$470.42	$1,308	+60.42
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	+50.00
370	370	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,480	—
415–435	425	2	350.00–400.00	$375.59	$1,596	—
480–490	485	10	380.00–405.00	$392.93	$1,906	+63.64
500	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	-28.73
690	690	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,070	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	224	9	640.00–660.00	$647.69	$1,451	+28.73
260–285	274	6	580.00–630.00	$610.09	$1,672	-30.33
300–330	315	9	600.00–650.00	$613.26	$1,932	-1.34
360–365	361	10	550.00–610.00	$562.00	$2,029	+4.59
400–445	415	15	500.00–530.00	$518.39	$2,151	-16.61
450–495	469	26	465.00–490.00	$477.14	$2,238	+0.86
500–525	508	20	440.00–470.00	$456.66	$2,320	-17.05
550–590	562	13	420.00–450.00	$434.48	$2,442	-11.39
600–640	621	4	405.00–420.00	$409.86	$2,545	-14.10
650–680	658	4	385.00–405.00	$393.88	$2,592	+10.14
700–710	702	5	370.00–377.50	$372.51	$2,615	-2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,375	-17.78
300–320	316	10	525.00–580.00	$563.89	$1,782	+20.39
365–395	379	17	395.00–540.00	$507.85	$1,925	-2.03
420–440	431	17	420.00–495.00	$474.96	$2,047	-15.34
460–480	470	15	420.00–460.00	$448.37	$2,107	+12.21
500–535	510	14	390.00–430.00	$417.29	$2,128	-25.05
570–590	583	8	355.00–400.00	$383.49	$2,236	-26.45
620–640	630	10	345.00–390.00	$372.05	$2,344	+6.12
650–670	656	6	330.00–375.00	$344.09	$2,257	-10.87
700–740	732	5	310.00–350.00	$324.78	$2,377	-11.88
770–790	780	2	330.00–335.00	$332.47	$2,593	+32.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	309	4	460.00–500.00	$484.78	$1,498	+4.78
375–390	380	3	400.00–420.00	$406.84	$1,546	—
420–440	435	4	350.00–400.00	$387.93	$1,687	—
470–480	475	3	305.00–400.00	$351.33	$1,669	—
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	-70.00
670	670	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,742	-40.00
795	795	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,067	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	80-85%	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,697	—
800–1300	1078	80-85%	40	170.00–199.00	$187.55	$2,022	+16.20
1080–1305	1184	80-85%	9	200.00–209.00	$205.28	$2,431	+20.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1555	1450	75-80%	5	170.00–195.00	$184.13	$2,670	—
1400–1695	1506	75-80%	4	197.00–202.00	$199.89	$3,010	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1420	1280	2	198.00–201.00	$199.66	$2,556	—
1360–2055	1629	10	210.00–236.00	$224.41	$3,656	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1175	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,739.70
930–1450	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,000.00–3,650.00	$3,273.12
1050–1390	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,750.00–4,100.00	$3,588.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1070	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,134.94
810–1190	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,450.00–2,950.00	$2,723.31
950–1360	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,300.00–2,950.00	$2,646.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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
850–1095	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,450.00–3,950.00	$3,731.49	—
830–1340	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	4,000.00–5,750.00	$4,559.30	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,800.00	$4,800.00	-948.84
1055–1215	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	4,550.00–6,100.00	$5,030.31	—
1010–1360	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	5,200.00–6,100.00	$5,770.79	+150.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-1,511.93

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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.