Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $478.41/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,201/hd at 460 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $444.92/cwt +15.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 439 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $448.20/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,331/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,239	1,256	673
Feeder cattle	755	803	536
Slaughter cattle	123	121	82
Replacement cattle	361	332	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	570.00–600.00	$584.51	$1,333	—
255–270	263	2	500.00–580.00	$538.86	$1,417	+38.86
340	340	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,700	+1.41
370	370	5	550.00	$550.00	$2,035	+70.97
405–445	433	6	430.00–515.00	$483.07	$2,092	+21.98
480–490	481	11	420.00–475.00	$452.67	$2,177	-8.58
500–535	523	10	400.00–465.00	$440.50	$2,304	-10.80
560–565	563	2	420.00–440.00	$430.04	$2,421	+12.61
600	600	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,280	—
675–695	685	3	355.00–380.00	$364.88	$2,499	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	600.00–630.00	$616.67	$1,665	-53.27
350–360	355	4	560.00–605.00	$576.02	$2,045	+17.56
440	440	4	520.00–550.00	$537.50	$2,365	+6.32
450–480	466	7	480.00–515.00	$496.61	$2,314	-4.28
520–540	530	2	475.00–477.50	$476.23	$2,524	-6.79
555–570	560	3	455.00–470.00	$463.26	$2,594	+15.62
600–625	615	11	420.00–430.00	$424.51	$2,611	+14.51
700–715	708	2	345.00–350.00	$347.53	$2,461	—
765	765	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,678	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,026	-15.09
330	330	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,155	—
395	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	-50.00
410	410	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,517	—
505	505	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,995	+27.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	220	5	550.00–595.00	$568.80	$1,251	+64.46
260–290	281	7	510.00–580.00	$542.23	$1,524	+41.29
300–340	322	5	500.00–520.00	$511.55	$1,647	+28.55
350–380	359	14	430.00–495.00	$467.46	$1,678	+0.31
430–445	439	22	410.00–465.00	$444.92	$1,953	+15.76
480	480	11	380.00–420.00	$395.91	$1,900	-0.58
510–530	519	12	320.00–385.00	$365.00	$1,894	+5.90
560–570	568	12	335.00–375.00	$365.48	$2,076	+20.02
600–610	605	6	330.00–340.00	$334.96	$2,027	+0.93
680–690	685	6	300.00–340.00	$323.43	$2,215	+24.48
710–725	718	2	330.00–340.00	$334.95	$2,405	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	227	5	600.00–630.00	$620.66	$1,409	+21.25
265–275	268	11	585.00–640.00	$598.96	$1,605	-10.49
300	300	11	535.00–590.00	$554.55	$1,664	+13.86
350–355	352	7	500.00–530.00	$514.36	$1,811	+19.70
410–420	415	2	470.00–495.00	$482.35	$2,002	+16.35
450–460	454	18	435.00–475.00	$450.24	$2,044	+12.09
510–535	526	10	390.00–405.00	$399.09	$2,099	+12.55
560–570	565	4	380.00–390.00	$385.04	$2,175	+15.92
600–610	607	5	350.00–375.00	$366.05	$2,222	+12.07
650	650	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,308	+10.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	400.00	$400.00	$820	-60.00
300–320	310	2	425.00–450.00	$437.90	$1,357	+76.87
350–370	358	5	370.00–415.00	$392.23	$1,404	+79.61
440	440	3	380.00–405.00	$388.33	$1,709	+3.33
480	480	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,680	+15.00
630	630	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,575	+30.00
680	680	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,836	+40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	4	620.00–640.00	$632.58	$1,537	+22.92
260–295	281	10	610.00–630.00	$616.48	$1,732	+56.37
300–335	313	6	570.00–620.00	$602.87	$1,887	+61.21
350–380	365	6	540.00–560.00	$547.81	$2,000	+11.67
425–445	441	11	495.00–540.00	$513.95	$2,267	+1.67
450–490	460	26	460.00–500.00	$478.41	$2,201	-0.77
500–535	520	18	440.00–475.00	$448.20	$2,331	+4.56
590	590	12	420.00–440.00	$428.75	$2,530	-0.08
605–625	614	8	400.00–420.00	$408.67	$2,509	-2.83
655–665	660	5	370.00–395.00	$382.95	$2,527	+30.23
705–730	718	5	340.00–360.00	$351.92	$2,527	+1.94
765	765	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,678	+57.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	4	590.00–610.00	$595.00	$1,190	—
260–270	265	2	550.00–600.00	$575.47	$1,525	+64.06
300–325	313	11	530.00–560.00	$550.99	$1,725	+81.89
350–370	353	12	465.00–530.00	$510.88	$1,803	+33.57
400–445	433	10	450.00–490.00	$473.44	$2,050	+10.89
460–495	486	12	395.00–450.00	$436.55	$2,122	+9.32
500–530	506	12	400.00–435.00	$423.59	$2,143	+33.33
580–590	584	13	370.00–400.00	$386.21	$2,255	+11.62
620–640	623	6	330.00–385.00	$354.33	$2,207	-0.33
650–685	672	3	320.00–350.00	$338.64	$2,276	—
720–740	726	4	300.00–330.00	$317.37	$2,304	+34.75
750–755	752	3	310.00–315.00	$311.67	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	470.00	$470.00	$940	—
275	275	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,100	-35.27
310–340	325	2	400.00–470.00	$436.62	$1,419	+42.54
375	375	4	350.00–400.00	$387.50	$1,453	-2.60
410–420	418	4	380.00–430.00	$407.66	$1,704	+27.66
480–490	485	3	350.00–390.00	$373.30	$1,811	-6.70
550–590	577	3	300.00–350.00	$330.69	$1,908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1145	1035	80-85%	3	155.00–156.00	$155.37	$1,608	—
1000–1630	1159	80-85%	61	160.00–177.00	$167.99	$1,947	-8.96
985–1315	1175	80-85%	4	178.00–181.00	$179.26	$2,106	+2.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1395	1325	2	180.00–181.00	$180.47	$2,391	-18.53
1200–1860	1545	12	185.00–204.00	$197.41	$3,050	—
1780	1780	1	210.00	$210.00	$3,738	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1330	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,690.55
895–1400	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,340.83
890–1420	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,100.00–2,950.00	$2,596.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1390	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,550.00–3,100.00	$2,800.71
900–1525	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,900.00–3,650.00	$3,143.41
1060–1685	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	3,000.00–3,850.00	$3,273.28

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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
810–1330	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	4,500.00–6,300.00	$5,266.34	-1,085.21
890–1335	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	4,500.00–6,400.00	$5,227.14	-1,124.41
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	5,000.00–6,400.00	$5,700.00	—
930–1565	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	5,000.00–6,750.00	$5,854.56	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1130	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,000.00–4,150.00	$3,554.48	+175.74
800–1200	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	2,800.00–4,200.00	$3,614.98	+512.31
910–1100	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,800.00–4,200.00	$3,960.40	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–740	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,575.00–3,000.00	$2,774.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	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.