Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $399.88/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 478 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $472.31/cwt +17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 410 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $378.49/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 519 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	1,188	739
Feeder cattle	590	722	524
Slaughter cattle	106	129	130
Replacement cattle	306	337	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls steady to 8.00 higher
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers unevenly steady
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	550.00–630.00	$590.69	$1,713	—
365–380	375	6	480.00–560.00	$529.67	$1,986	-21.58
405–445	429	11	475.00–520.00	$501.71	$2,152	-31.86
490–495	491	9	455.00–475.00	$464.43	$2,280	-15.95
500–510	503	3	430.00–437.50	$434.17	$2,184	-3.48
560	560	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,128	-45.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	610.00	$610.00	$2,196	—
410–425	421	7	530.00–560.00	$537.74	$2,264	-37.26
455–475	466	5	490.00–520.00	$501.87	$2,339	-37.25
500–540	511	10	450.00–475.00	$460.09	$2,351	-18.56
560	560	2	420.00–445.00	$432.50	$2,422	-19.67
600–605	603	2	410.00–415.00	$412.49	$2,487	-7.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	214	4	550.00–620.00	$568.42	$1,216	+18.90
250–290	284	7	450.00–550.00	$519.55	$1,476	-3.57
320–345	335	11	435.00–510.00	$490.50	$1,643	-5.26
350–380	365	14	400.00–475.00	$445.16	$1,625	+4.01
400–415	406	12	430.00–455.00	$447.51	$1,817	+0.52
455–490	478	25	380.00–420.00	$399.88	$1,911	-3.99
500–545	519	24	350.00–405.00	$378.49	$1,964	-3.07
555–580	565	14	340.00–400.00	$373.81	$2,112	+44.88
600–610	605	8	330.00–375.00	$345.09	$2,088	+21.36
680	680	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,108	+0.10
710–715	713	2	300.00–305.00	$302.51	$2,157	+5.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	570.00–620.00	$592.52	$1,612	—
300–310	305	2	540.00–550.00	$544.92	$1,662	-25.08
350–390	359	5	480.00–500.00	$490.19	$1,760	-4.78
400–415	402	7	465.00–475.00	$467.18	$1,878	-7.82
455–475	468	11	430.00–455.00	$439.43	$2,057	-5.98
650	650	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,535	+62.86
765	765	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,333	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	390.00–395.00	$392.50	$1,256	+7.50
400–430	424	9	330.00–410.00	$384.42	$1,630	+20.39
470	470	4	330.00–375.00	$352.50	$1,657	+2.36
530–535	533	2	300.00–335.00	$317.42	$1,692	—
565	565	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	—
600	600	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	216	4	530.00–630.00	$581.79	$1,257	+11.79
270–280	276	5	550.00–640.00	$576.30	$1,591	+37.48
300–330	312	9	490.00–550.00	$519.15	$1,620	-9.61
355–390	364	10	435.00–540.00	$495.96	$1,805	-25.89
400–445	410	24	420.00–505.00	$472.31	$1,936	+17.02
480	480	18	400.00–465.00	$443.33	$2,128	-17.04
500–520	508	12	380.00–440.00	$425.61	$2,162	-4.51
550–590	569	18	370.00–430.00	$403.64	$2,297	+20.83
610–645	632	3	345.00–395.00	$370.07	$2,339	+30.04
650–660	654	4	320.00–370.00	$342.50	$2,240	+32.50
715	715	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	+20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	710.00	$710.00	$1,420	+70.12
250	250	1	665.00	$665.00	$1,662	+35.00
300	300	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,800	—
360–385	376	6	550.00–580.00	$570.20	$2,144	-31.66
400–425	408	7	510.00–530.00	$515.08	$2,102	-42.32
455–470	463	12	470.00–505.00	$482.02	$2,232	-33.02
520	520	3	445.00	$445.00	$2,314	-25.16
550	550	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,420	+6.41
600–640	622	13	400.00–450.00	$422.20	$2,626	+18.89
655	655	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,489	+17.50
780	780	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,574	+22.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	4	400.00–480.00	$448.74	$1,463	+16.79
390	390	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	-35.00
400–445	421	7	385.00–400.00	$396.38	$1,669	+6.38
475–480	478	2	380.00–395.00	$387.54	$1,852	+0.84
545	545	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,935	-33.48
645	645	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,096	—
660–675	668	2	230.00–280.00	$254.72	$1,702	-10.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1180	1081	80-85%	10	170.00–179.00	$176.35	$1,906	—
1000–1475	1208	80-85%	36	180.00–190.00	$186.16	$2,249	+8.27
970–1535	1257	80-85%	18	191.00–206.00	$196.79	$2,474	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–990	863	85-90%	2	140.00–145.00	$142.13	$1,227	-4.74
940–1105	1016	85-90%	8	170.00–178.00	$173.05	$1,758	—
955–1210	1044	85-90%	4	150.00–169.00	$159.33	$1,663	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1685	1473	75-80%	5	190.00–196.00	$192.38	$2,834	—
1400–1600	1516	75-80%	5	199.00–202.00	$200.00	$3,032	+24.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	194.00	$194.00	$2,280	—
1020–2145	1532	3	209.00–218.00	$213.42	$3,270	—
1095–2035	1584	11	220.00–238.00	$226.48	$3,587	+15.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1540	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,700.00–3,200.00	$2,891.93
1040–1495	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,636.49
1140–1650	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,243.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1160	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,115.39
880–1340	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,401.63
1005–1520	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,350.00–2,950.00	$2,759.51

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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
980–1095	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,800.00–4,800.00	$4,272.29	-1,413.35
940–1250	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	4,200.00–6,350.00	$5,392.92	+185.78
905–1305	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	4,200.00–6,300.00	$4,737.87	-469.27
775–1370	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	3,700.00–6,350.00	$4,398.40	-1,291.64
1035–1175	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	4,500.00–6,200.00	$5,296.15	-393.89
840–1395	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,250.00–4,600.00	$4,468.46	-1,221.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,750.00	$3,750.00	+497.65
865–1040	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,450.00–3,900.00	$3,711.10	-0.80
810–1155	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	3,000.00–3,950.00	$3,569.76	-142.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–760	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,750.00–3,350.00	$3,071.13	-1,088.25
730–785	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,950.00–3,700.00	$3,311.39	-587.07

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-331.68

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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.