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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $424.53/cwt -18.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 470 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $373.42/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 523 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $461.69/cwt -10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 430 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 754 1,002 818
Feeder cattle 465 590 613
Slaughter cattle 155 106 105
Replacement cattle 134 306 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,316 -120.69
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
360–365 362 3 485.00–530.00 $511.54 $1,852 -18.13
400–405 403 2 470.00–500.00 $484.91 $1,954 -16.80
450 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 —
520–530 522 5 380.00–450.00 $435.79 $2,275 +1.62
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 -20.00
735 735 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 —
360 360 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,980 -60.00
405 405 2 525.00–545.00 $535.00 $2,167 -2.74
460 460 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,323 +3.13
500–520 510 2 465.00–475.00 $470.10 $2,398 +10.01
550–575 567 3 435.00–450.00 $439.85 $2,494 +7.35
640 640 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,656 —
670 670 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,546 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
320 320 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,488 —
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —
530 530 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,802 —
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —
640 640 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,856 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,050 -68.42
250 250 3 430.00–500.00 $466.67 $1,167 -52.88
300–330 322 6 405.00–500.00 $442.95 $1,426 -47.55
370–390 380 10 385.00–485.00 $438.45 $1,666 -6.71
400–440 414 10 400.00–450.00 $431.59 $1,787 -15.92
460–480 473 10 370.00–410.00 $388.50 $1,838 -11.38
520–540 523 18 350.00–380.00 $373.42 $1,953 -5.07
560 560 2 340.00–365.00 $352.50 $1,974 -21.31
600–630 619 4 300.00–330.00 $317.45 $1,965 -27.64
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 -10.00
720–740 730 2 250.00–280.00 $265.21 $1,936 -37.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,480 —
280 280 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,652 -2.52
320 320 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,728 -4.92
380–385 382 3 505.00–510.00 $506.66 $1,935 +16.47
400–405 403 8 465.00–500.00 $480.00 $1,934 +12.82
460–470 462 6 420.00–450.00 $434.98 $2,010 -4.45
510–535 525 3 385.00–405.00 $396.83 $2,083 —
555–560 557 8 370.00–380.00 $376.23 $2,096 —
615 615 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,245 —
720 720 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 —
760 760 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 218 3 410.00–470.00 $442.06 $964 —
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
300–320 310 6 350.00–390.00 $370.65 $1,149 -21.85
380 380 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,368 —
400–420 404 5 350.00–380.00 $368.12 $1,487 -16.30
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 -22.50
500–540 518 3 265.00–320.00 $294.84 $1,527 -22.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 550.00–570.00 $560.00 $1,344 -21.79
280–285 281 5 540.00–570.00 $555.94 $1,562 -20.36
300–340 321 10 470.00–530.00 $495.36 $1,590 -23.79
360–395 384 8 425.00–485.00 $460.36 $1,768 -35.60
420–440 430 14 425.00–485.00 $461.69 $1,985 -10.62
450–480 470 19 395.00–450.00 $424.53 $1,995 -18.80
500–530 510 10 325.00–420.00 $381.71 $1,947 -43.90
560–595 586 4 400.00–415.00 $411.42 $2,411 +7.78
600–640 630 4 380.00–390.00 $387.62 $2,442 +17.55
655–695 684 8 345.00–370.00 $357.46 $2,445 +14.96
740 740 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 640.00–660.00 $649.09 $1,428 -60.91
300–310 306 9 550.00–580.00 $560.95 $1,717 -39.05
360–365 364 5 525.00–540.00 $533.02 $1,940 -37.18
400–425 419 12 490.00–510.00 $496.08 $2,079 -19.00
460–480 470 7 455.00–490.00 $467.75 $2,198 -14.27
500 500 13 430.00–440.00 $433.46 $2,167 -11.54
555–580 569 11 420.00–430.00 $426.29 $2,426 -13.71
600–630 615 4 400.00–415.00 $410.06 $2,522 -12.14
665 665 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,594 +10.00
715 715 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,646 —
750–780 765 3 320.00–330.00 $325.03 $2,486 -4.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 220 5 410.00–500.00 $471.09 $1,036 —
250–280 267 6 450.00–500.00 $465.94 $1,244 —
320–345 339 4 430.00–480.00 $447.45 $1,517 -1.29
350–380 367 7 350.00–420.00 $384.09 $1,410 -5.91
425–440 437 6 370.00–420.00 $403.47 $1,763 +7.09
455–485 476 5 350.00–375.00 $358.73 $1,708 -28.81
500–525 517 5 250.00–320.00 $299.39 $1,548 -55.61
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 —
615–640 628 2 315.00–330.00 $322.35 $2,024 -2.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1470 1140 80-85% 15 167.00–186.00 $180.36 $2,056 —
955–1570 1241 80-85% 59 180.00–207.00 $192.97 $2,395 +6.81
1125–1645 1385 80-85% 14 208.00–225.00 $214.70 $2,974 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1015 909 85-90% 7 145.00–167.50 $158.19 $1,438 —
915–1060 988 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,383 —
905–1200 1096 85-90% 6 170.00–189.00 $176.88 $1,939 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1505 1311 75-80% 4 191.00–208.00 $197.32 $2,587 —
1500–1545 1511 75-80% 4 210.00–217.00 $211.79 $3,200 +11.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 192.50 $192.50 $2,069 —
1090–1630 1379 6 200.00–218.00 $209.53 $2,889 —
1435–2170 1690 14 224.00–254.00 $239.56 $4,049 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1055 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,675.00–2,050.00 $1,858.95
850–1300 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,625.00–2,250.00 $2,036.83
865–1300 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 2,000.00–2,675.00 $2,367.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1330 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 2,150.00–2,550.00 $2,270.65
820–1380 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,325.00–2,825.00 $2,606.21
1110–1490 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,775.00–3,300.00 $2,972.13
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,850.00 $4,850.00 —
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 -1,392.92
935–1275 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 4,150.00–4,750.00 $4,436.28 -32.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
590 590 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 -511.39

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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.