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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $290.36/cwt -11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 613 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $335.48/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 512 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $275.49/cwt -12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 671 lb · 19 head
Carnesville, GA 5-weight heifers sold at $297/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$14/cwt below the GA average ($311) and $35/cwt under Jackson, GA ($332). GA 5-weight heifers are down $69/cwt from their mid-July peak of $375. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 403 933
Feeder cattle 453 290 745
Slaughter cattle 70 59 128
Replacement cattle 65 54 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 450.00–475.00 $462.39 $1,309 —
300–320 310 2 420.00–435.00 $427.26 $1,325 -52.74
370–390 374 5 400.00–415.00 $405.11 $1,515 —
410 410 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,620 -72.41
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 —
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 +4.05
655 655 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,096 +2.50
730 730 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 356 5 390.00–395.00 $391.07 $1,392 -39.12
430–440 435 2 370.00–380.00 $374.94 $1,631 —
540 540 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 +4.64
570 570 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,838 +0.56
615 615 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,983 +12.50
765 765 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 —
595 595 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,279 —
610–625 618 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $1,283 —
650 650 2 205.00–210.00 $207.50 $1,349 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 -5.00
355–380 375 5 385.00–395.00 $393.11 $1,474 -0.39
400–440 428 7 320.00–350.00 $340.83 $1,459 -18.54
460–490 473 13 300.00–335.00 $319.56 $1,512 -7.85
500–540 525 11 270.00–320.00 $307.88 $1,616 -0.08
555–580 570 16 250.00–315.00 $292.06 $1,665 -4.53
600–640 622 9 275.00–310.00 $290.57 $1,807 -12.45
660 660 9 270.00–295.00 $283.89 $1,874 —
700–740 716 4 275.00–300.00 $287.46 $2,058 —
780 780 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 377 6 405.00–425.00 $416.04 $1,568 -7.96
400–440 422 7 355.00–400.00 $376.01 $1,587 —
460 460 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,587 -25.00
540 540 2 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,782 -8.59
555 555 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 -3.57
630 630 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,984 +5.00
790 790 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 350.00 $350.00 $788 —
480 480 3 250.00–305.00 $280.83 $1,348 —
520 520 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 —
570 570 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,226 —
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 490.00 $490.00 $980 —
260 260 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 -58.84
300–320 312 7 385.00–450.00 $413.49 $1,290 -43.98
350–390 363 15 370.00–450.00 $402.42 $1,461 -35.94
400–440 430 10 360.00–415.00 $389.12 $1,673 +8.71
450–480 465 12 350.00–375.00 $362.98 $1,688 -5.61
500–540 512 21 300.00–355.00 $335.48 $1,718 +0.53
550–570 560 11 250.00–320.00 $301.64 $1,689 -27.11
600–645 613 22 260.00–300.00 $290.36 $1,780 -11.03
650–690 671 19 250.00–300.00 $275.49 $1,849 -12.93
700–745 718 14 250.00–290.00 $273.63 $1,965 +2.35
770–775 773 3 260.00–267.50 $262.49 $2,029 +24.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,323 -80.00
400–420 413 5 425.00–455.00 $435.90 $1,800 -11.00
460–480 473 3 390.00–465.00 $425.07 $2,011 +11.80
500–540 527 6 360.00–375.00 $364.87 $1,923 +2.36
550–570 554 17 325.00–355.00 $338.51 $1,875 -6.49
600–620 614 7 305.00–320.00 $315.09 $1,935 -24.91
720 720 2 295.00–300.00 $297.50 $2,142 +8.74
750–790 772 6 275.00–290.00 $282.46 $2,181 -6.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 300.00–320.00 $310.00 $899 —
370–390 383 3 232.50–320.00 $286.76 $1,098 -103.35
440–445 443 6 320.00–350.00 $339.23 $1,503 +26.82
510–530 517 3 200.00–270.00 $242.03 $1,251 —
600–620 613 3 200.00–250.00 $223.04 $1,367 —
690 690 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —
800 800 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1400 1120 80-85% 22 160.00–168.00 $163.79 $1,834 —
1200 1200 80-85% 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,860 -9.41
1255–1425 1327 80-85% 7 170.00–183.00 $173.38 $2,301 +19.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1155 962 85-90% 6 140.00–151.00 $147.35 $1,418 +10.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,480 +5.00
1005–1770 1386 6 190.00–198.00 $192.90 $2,674 —
1110–2185 1599 6 180.00–189.00 $181.40 $2,901 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1305 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,700.00–3,025.00 $2,868.27
945–1455 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,875.00–3,350.00 $3,111.75
1120–1420 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,125.00 $3,073.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1100 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,225.00–2,725.00 $2,495.27
950–1120 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,308.21
1050–1445 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,325.00–2,675.00 $2,506.60

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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
1085–1360 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,650.00–5,700.00 $4,594.76 —
1130–1355 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 4,500.00–5,000.00 $4,727.36 —
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
880–1110 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00–3,450.00 $3,251.01 —

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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.