Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $460.37/cwt +23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 460 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $381.56/cwt +16.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 514 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $403.87/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,188	1,239	947
Feeder cattle	722	755	687
Slaughter cattle	129	123	100
Replacement cattle	337	361	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers mostly steady
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,700	±0.00
370–395	381	4	515.00–580.00	$551.25	$2,100	+1.25
420–440	424	7	500.00–565.00	$533.57	$2,262	+50.50
455–495	472	8	450.00–505.00	$480.38	$2,267	+27.71
520–545	529	4	425.00–455.00	$437.65	$2,315	-2.85
590	590	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,508	-5.04
625	625	2	350.00–395.00	$372.50	$2,328	-7.50
670–690	680	2	330.00–360.00	$344.78	$2,345	-20.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	630.00	$630.00	$2,079	—
420	420	2	570.00–580.00	$575.00	$2,415	+37.50
450–455	454	6	530.00–565.00	$539.12	$2,448	+42.51
510–535	519	4	470.00–485.00	$478.65	$2,484	+2.42
555–585	570	2	440.00–465.00	$452.17	$2,577	-11.09
635	635	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,667	-4.51
650	650	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,600	—
750	750	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,475	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,068	±0.00
480	480	2	420.00–440.00	$430.00	$2,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	540.00–560.00	$549.52	$1,154	-19.28
260–290	269	4	500.00–550.00	$523.12	$1,407	-19.11
320–325	322	15	450.00–530.00	$495.76	$1,596	-15.79
355–390	366	15	420.00–480.00	$441.15	$1,615	-26.31
405–445	429	20	415.00–460.00	$446.99	$1,918	+2.07
450–480	467	22	370.00–420.00	$403.87	$1,886	+7.96
500–545	514	24	320.00–400.00	$381.56	$1,961	+16.56
550–595	568	6	300.00–355.00	$328.93	$1,868	-36.55
630–645	634	4	315.00–330.00	$323.73	$2,052	-11.23
670–690	677	3	300.00–315.00	$309.90	$2,098	-13.53
705–730	720	3	285.00–305.00	$296.56	$2,135	-38.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,767	+15.45
350–370	363	9	485.00–510.00	$494.97	$1,797	-19.39
400–420	411	8	465.00–485.00	$475.00	$1,952	-7.35
450–470	459	9	425.00–460.00	$445.41	$2,044	-4.83
510–520	515	2	405.00–410.00	$407.48	$2,099	+8.39
550–570	564	7	360.00–400.00	$378.63	$2,135	-6.41
600–630	620	5	340.00–380.00	$366.84	$2,274	+0.79
655–695	675	7	320.00–330.00	$327.14	$2,208	-27.86
715–725	720	2	320.00–330.00	$325.03	$2,340	—
770	770	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	—
800	800	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	400.00–450.00	$423.81	$890	+23.81
260	260	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,144	—
330	330	4	370.00–400.00	$385.00	$1,270	-52.90
370–375	373	4	350.00–400.00	$385.10	$1,436	-7.13
430–435	432	5	350.00–380.00	$364.03	$1,573	-24.30
455–490	475	7	330.00–365.00	$350.14	$1,663	+0.14
690	690	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,932	+10.00
725	725	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,812	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,282	-25.00
260–295	275	4	490.00–590.00	$538.82	$1,482	-36.65
305–345	323	6	490.00–590.00	$528.76	$1,708	-22.23
360–395	384	17	470.00–570.00	$521.85	$2,004	+10.97
415–440	434	16	415.00–495.00	$455.29	$1,976	-18.15
450–490	460	32	420.00–490.00	$460.37	$2,118	+23.82
500–520	509	19	405.00–455.00	$430.12	$2,189	+6.53
560–585	573	6	350.00–405.00	$382.81	$2,194	-3.40
620–640	630	8	320.00–375.00	$340.03	$2,142	-14.30
680	680	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,108	-28.64
715	715	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,145	-17.37
750	750	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,950	-51.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	214	4	630.00–660.00	$639.88	$1,369	+7.30
265	265	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,670	+13.52
345	345	4	600.00–610.00	$602.50	$2,079	-0.37
355–390	368	9	580.00–620.00	$601.86	$2,215	+54.05
400–440	413	9	530.00–580.00	$557.40	$2,302	+43.45
455–465	460	3	510.00–520.00	$515.04	$2,369	+36.63
505–535	521	4	460.00–480.00	$470.16	$2,450	+21.96
550–580	564	12	420.00–455.00	$433.59	$2,445	+4.84
600–635	616	10	380.00–420.00	$403.31	$2,484	-5.36
690	690	2	360.00–365.00	$362.50	$2,501	-20.45
765–790	778	2	300.00–315.00	$307.38	$2,391	-42.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	400.00–430.00	$414.31	$1,131	+14.31
325–340	334	4	400.00–480.00	$431.95	$1,443	-4.67
380	380	6	400.00–450.00	$425.00	$1,615	+37.50
440	440	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,716	-17.66
460–475	466	9	350.00–400.00	$386.70	$1,802	+13.40
520–540	527	6	380.00–400.00	$388.48	$2,047	—
560–585	573	2	300.00–320.00	$310.22	$1,778	-20.47
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	—
680–690	685	2	250.00–280.00	$265.11	$1,816	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1220	1016	80-85%	14	156.00–169.00	$164.54	$1,672	+9.17
1000–1430	1213	80-85%	65	170.00–189.00	$177.89	$2,158	—
1000–1480	1316	80-85%	11	190.00–201.00	$193.93	$2,552	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1065	851	85-90%	8	140.00–150.00	$146.87	$1,250	—
905	905	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$996	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1695	1523	75-80%	6	172.00–179.00	$175.91	$2,679	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	196.00	$196.00	$2,234	—
1205–2150	1572	6	200.00–219.00	$211.27	$3,321	—
1585–2150	1756	4	220.00–240.00	$230.27	$4,044	+20.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1145	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,850.00–2,375.00	$2,134.02
825–1275	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,361.66
820–1470	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,400.00–3,050.00	$2,745.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1175	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,700.91
950–1585	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,850.00–3,450.00	$3,065.41
1020–1520	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	3,100.00–3,850.00	$3,464.29

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
825–1210	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	4,250.00–4,300.00	$4,270.34	—
965–1090	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	5,500.00–5,850.00	$5,685.64	—
855–1275	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	4,000.00–5,500.00	$4,832.35	—
805–1285	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	4,250.00–6,100.00	$5,207.14	—
1025–1255	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	5,000.00–6,400.00	$5,690.04	+462.90
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	5,650.00	$5,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–1100	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	2,450.00–3,900.00	$3,252.35	—
930–1045	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,500.00–3,950.00	$3,711.90	+96.92
865–1425	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,750.00–3,800.00	$3,281.83	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
545–780	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,150.00–3,100.00	$2,425.31	—
550–730	671	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,350.00–3,350.00	$2,831.68	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–735	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,700.00–4,600.00	$4,159.38	—
700–790	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00–4,300.00	$3,898.46	-351.54

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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.