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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $386.73/cwt +13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $391.45/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 483 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 835 754 750
Feeder cattle 424 465 637
Slaughter cattle 103 155 61
Replacement cattle 308 134 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 550.00–590.00 $568.35 $1,552 +98.35
300 300 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,425 -25.00
350–390 371 8 450.00–500.00 $473.20 $1,756 -38.34
400–440 423 6 430.00–465.00 $442.68 $1,873 -42.23
470–485 473 6 440.00–460.00 $454.09 $2,148 +4.09
500–520 507 5 410.00–425.00 $418.93 $2,124 -16.86
570–595 586 4 370.00–400.00 $384.89 $2,255 +24.89
625 625 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
795 795 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,624 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,495 —
320–330 325 2 580.00–590.00 $584.92 $1,901 +4.92
365–380 373 2 515.00–520.00 $517.45 $1,930 -32.55
400–410 407 3 485.00–510.00 $499.96 $2,035 -35.04
470 470 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,186 -40.00
500 500 2 432.50–435.00 $433.75 $2,169 -36.35
555–570 560 3 420.00–430.00 $426.61 $2,389 -13.24
625–630 629 5 390.00–410.00 $402.02 $2,529 -12.98
740 740 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,168 +70.00
300–330 315 2 440.00–450.00 $444.76 $1,401 -20.24
440 440 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,716 —
470–490 477 3 415.00–420.00 $418.29 $1,995 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,150 ±0.00
280 280 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,288 -6.67
300–345 313 9 420.00–475.00 $447.34 $1,400 +4.39
350–370 359 9 420.00–460.00 $431.77 $1,550 -6.68
400–440 423 9 380.00–435.00 $408.52 $1,728 -23.07
470–495 483 19 370.00–415.00 $391.45 $1,891 +2.95
510–540 522 23 360.00–405.00 $386.73 $2,019 +13.31
570–590 578 6 330.00–350.00 $343.23 $1,984 -9.27
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -7.45
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 +5.00
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 202 3 570.00–610.00 $583.55 $1,179 -46.45
280–285 283 3 550.00–560.00 $556.71 $1,575 -33.29
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 -40.00
400–435 411 6 440.00–470.00 $455.90 $1,874 -24.10
460–480 474 7 425.00–435.00 $427.80 $2,028 -7.18
500–510 503 3 410.00–415.00 $412.48 $2,075 +15.65
550–570 557 9 370.00–400.00 $384.41 $2,141 +8.18
605–630 618 6 345.00–365.00 $354.87 $2,193 -10.13
655 655 2 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $2,129 —
710 710 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 400.00–410.00 $403.33 $1,331 +32.68
370–390 381 7 350.00–405.00 $380.24 $1,449 +20.24
415 415 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,349 -43.12
480 480 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 +20.00
500–540 520 2 330.00–350.00 $340.38 $1,770 +45.54
590 590 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,419 +10.91
285 285 2 620.00 $620.00 $1,767 —
300–320 313 3 570.00–600.00 $583.40 $1,826 +22.45
350–380 365 5 505.00–520.00 $514.14 $1,877 -18.88
420–440 430 2 485.00–490.00 $487.44 $2,096 -8.64
460–475 470 6 440.00–460.00 $451.65 $2,123 -16.10
500–540 530 4 417.50–420.00 $419.41 $2,223 -14.05
600–630 615 4 385.00–410.00 $399.94 $2,460 -10.12
680–690 687 3 370.00–380.00 $373.30 $2,565 -16.70
700–740 720 4 350.00–360.00 $354.86 $2,555 -15.14
765 765 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,544 +7.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,197 +10.00
270 270 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,620 +44.06
325 325 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,788 +54.64
375 375 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 -10.36
400–440 423 6 440.00–470.00 $456.30 $1,930 -5.39
480 480 5 380.00–420.00 $389.00 $1,867 -35.53
575–580 578 6 360.00–400.00 $378.27 $2,186 -33.15
600 600 6 300.00–380.00 $356.67 $2,140 -30.95
670 670 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $2,110 -42.46
720 720 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,430 +17.50
770–785 778 2 290.00–305.00 $297.57 $2,315 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 470.00–485.00 $477.26 $1,112 +6.17
265 265 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,325 +34.06
330–340 337 3 420.00–450.00 $440.20 $1,483 -7.25
360–390 375 2 410.00–425.00 $417.20 $1,564 +33.11
410–440 423 5 380.00–420.00 $399.48 $1,690 -3.99
480 480 4 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $1,752 +6.27
580 580 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $1,769 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1605 1151 80-85% 39 180.00–199.00 $187.18 $2,154 —
1000–1455 1268 80-85% 17 170.00–179.00 $175.18 $2,221 —
1055–1470 1268 80-85% 4 200.00–218.00 $205.12 $2,601 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1140 970 85-90% 2 170.00–178.00 $174.70 $1,695 +34.70
900–1135 1027 85-90% 9 150.00–166.00 $159.95 $1,643 —
885–1170 1096 85-90% 4 120.00–140.00 $133.83 $1,467 -43.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1700 1533 75-80% 4 191.00–202.00 $195.19 $2,992 -16.60
1580 1580 75-80% 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,860 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1570 1396 4 190.00–217.50 $209.41 $2,923 -0.12
1190–1950 1656 8 220.00–237.00 $227.84 $3,773 -11.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1125 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,750.00–2,050.00 $1,902.55
810–1340 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 2,000.00–2,750.00 $2,483.51
950–1340 1152 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 2,125.00–3,300.00 $2,488.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1340 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,200.00–2,650.00 $2,424.86
965–1560 1279 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 2,700.00–3,250.00 $2,900.06
1085–1620 1344 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 2,800.00–3,400.00 $3,057.61
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,075.00

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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
980–1150 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 4,050.00–5,300.00 $4,734.21 —
895–1300 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 4,500.00–6,100.00 $5,115.12 +1,115.12
875–1360 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 50 3,900.00–6,200.00 $4,946.23 +946.23
1090–1225 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 6,000.00–6,500.00 $6,272.55 +1,836.27
1135–1280 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 4,000.00–5,000.00 $4,634.44 —
1065–1345 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 5,500.00–6,200.00 $5,919.53 —
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 5,900.00 $5,900.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
900–1125 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,500.00–3,800.00 $3,674.80 —
980–1195 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,550.00–3,850.00 $3,695.84 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655–950 778 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,300.00–3,200.00 $2,724.58 —

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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.