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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Corrected report

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $349.46/cwt -10.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 482 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $314.37/cwt -21.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 469 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $305.02/cwt -32.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
Carnesville, GA 4-weight heifers brought $328/cwt—near the bottom of the state, $29/cwt below the GA average ($357) and $60/cwt under Ashburn, GA ($388). The class is down $80/cwt from its early July peak of $426. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 713 769 646
Feeder cattle 487 595 467
Slaughter cattle 120 79 106
Replacement cattle 106 95 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 3 490.00–520.00 $500.33 $1,526 —
370 370 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 -17.50
400–430 410 3 420.00–430.00 $424.88 $1,742 -27.36
480 480 2 400.00–405.00 $402.50 $1,932 -27.50
500 500 3 372.50–385.00 $379.17 $1,896 -25.83
550–565 554 7 340.00–367.50 $348.26 $1,929 -31.60
600 600 6 327.50–337.50 $331.25 $1,988 —
660–680 673 3 319.00–320.00 $319.33 $2,149 -13.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 -80.00
380 380 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 -0.96
445 445 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 —
450–460 456 6 340.00–380.00 $362.22 $1,652 -31.69
590 590 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,976 -12.62
600–630 609 7 305.00–325.00 $318.66 $1,941 —
690 690 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,001 -29.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 +20.00
450 450 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,282 -70.00
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -46.52
600–630 615 2 265.00–280.00 $272.32 $1,675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,056 -110.00
250–290 267 5 405.00–480.00 $453.31 $1,210 -31.69
320–340 329 9 400.00–450.00 $437.13 $1,438 -16.23
360–370 364 8 370.00–415.00 $394.23 $1,435 +2.14
410–440 424 13 320.00–337.50 $327.16 $1,387 -49.97
460–480 469 21 300.00–330.00 $314.37 $1,474 -21.94
500–540 520 20 270.00–320.00 $305.02 $1,586 -32.80
550–590 572 9 270.00–310.00 $299.33 $1,712 -21.18
605–635 623 8 270.00–290.00 $283.88 $1,769 -30.17
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 -50.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 485.00–490.00 $487.60 $1,268 -68.83
300–310 304 5 455.00–480.00 $465.10 $1,414 -50.20
360–370 365 2 420.00–450.00 $434.79 $1,587 -13.47
400–430 411 9 350.00–380.00 $363.99 $1,496 -34.32
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 -38.08
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 -24.69
615 615 3 305.00–310.00 $306.67 $1,886 -17.51
655 655 4 297.50–300.00 $298.75 $1,957 -18.71
715 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 -11.88
795 795 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 380.00–400.00 $390.11 $928 —
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 -65.00
375–380 379 5 300.00–350.00 $340.11 $1,289 -37.49
420 420 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 -37.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 8 460.00–520.00 $489.55 $1,332 -10.45
315–340 327 8 400.00–480.00 $440.92 $1,442 +5.25
350–395 381 14 350.00–425.00 $390.14 $1,486 -23.39
430–435 431 9 350.00–380.00 $357.81 $1,542 -34.19
460–490 482 29 320.00–380.00 $349.46 $1,684 -10.65
510–515 513 7 330.00–340.00 $335.74 $1,722 -0.30
550–585 560 10 300.00–320.00 $314.33 $1,760 -1.47
600–640 624 9 295.00–320.00 $309.55 $1,932 -2.32
660–685 677 11 280.00–300.00 $292.85 $1,983 +13.90
715–720 716 6 280.00–300.00 $293.32 $2,100 +34.32
780–790 785 2 255.00–280.00 $267.42 $2,099 +4.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 550.00–560.00 $555.00 $1,110 —
280–290 283 3 530.00–540.00 $533.41 $1,510 —
300–335 313 3 490.00–520.00 $507.71 $1,589 +27.48
350–370 366 7 440.00–480.00 $454.04 $1,662 -5.96
400–410 407 3 410.00–420.00 $416.72 $1,696 -23.28
500–520 515 11 350.00–385.00 $360.34 $1,856 -14.66
550–570 560 7 330.00–340.00 $333.53 $1,868 -11.31
600 600 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,950 ±0.00
660–680 668 8 310.00–320.00 $316.82 $2,116 -8.18
700–730 715 2 305.00–310.00 $307.55 $2,199 +15.80
770 770 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 +22.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 350.00 $350.00 $805 —
250 250 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,050 —
300 300 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,110 -5.97
370 370 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 -30.00
480–490 485 6 300.00–320.00 $312.42 $1,515 +12.42
500–525 509 5 250.00–300.00 $272.79 $1,389 +21.28
580 580 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,566 ±0.00
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 +5.00
650 650 3 220.00–255.00 $241.67 $1,571 —
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1340 1055 80-85% 36 180.00–194.00 $187.43 $1,977 —
1195–1240 1213 80-85% 6 170.00–178.00 $174.13 $2,112 —
1000–1580 1310 80-85% 29 195.00–205.00 $199.60 $2,615 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1135 975 85-90% 3 125.00–140.00 $134.18 $1,308 -43.68
910–1225 1078 85-90% 10 170.00–179.00 $175.54 $1,892 —
1040–1215 1128 85-90% 2 150.00–166.00 $157.38 $1,775 -14.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1395 1365 75-80% 2 201.00–203.00 $201.98 $2,757 —
1265–1565 1390 75-80% 3 192.00–196.00 $194.41 $2,702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1615 1335 2 187.50–199.00 $194.46 $2,596 —
1145–2245 1610 8 212.00–223.00 $217.11 $3,495 —
1595–1905 1740 4 227.00–243.00 $232.64 $4,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1035 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,125.00 $2,031.40
1000–1145 1076 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,850.00–2,325.00 $2,104.23
885–1360 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 2,025.00–2,750.00 $2,475.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1000–1355 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,400.00–2,850.00 $2,629.67
1115–1540 1343 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,875.00–3,425.00 $3,119.08
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
695–785 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,150.00 $1,956.12
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
800–1030 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,550.00–4,050.00 $3,874.02 —
845–1265 976 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,350.00–4,450.00 $3,824.23 —
910–1055 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,250.00–5,000.00 $4,189.57 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620 620 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
700–775 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,800.00–3,900.00 $3,326.53 —
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920–980 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,500.00–2,575.00 $2,538.68 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
460 460 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.