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Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

654 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $332.45/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 514 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $340.11/cwt -22.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 474 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $374.85/cwt -14.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 419 lb · 16 head
Carnesville 5-weight heifers sold at $288/cwt, running $22/cwt below the GA average ($310) and $33/cwt under Donalsonville, GA ($321). GA 5-weight heifers are down $47 from their mid-July peak of $356. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 654 588 867
Feeder cattle 444 453 657
Slaughter cattle 108 70 116
Replacement cattle 102 65 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, all replacements steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 350.00–390.00 $370.24 $1,536 -4.70
480–490 485 2 345.00–350.00 $347.47 $1,685 —
570–590 583 3 300.00–320.00 $313.49 $1,828 -9.01
640 640 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 -22.50
665–690 678 4 280.00–290.00 $285.64 $1,937 —
785 785 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,120 +45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —
600–630 614 5 310.00–325.00 $316.89 $1,946 -13.11
660 660 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 -20.00
700 700 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,082 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 280.00 $280.00 $686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,246 —
310–340 323 6 380.00–430.00 $404.81 $1,308 -15.19
350–380 374 7 365.00–380.00 $370.69 $1,386 -22.42
400–420 403 11 330.00–355.00 $339.58 $1,369 -1.25
450–480 468 6 300.00–325.00 $311.44 $1,458 -8.12
500–520 515 16 270.00–300.00 $287.14 $1,479 -20.74
550–590 568 12 280.00–295.00 $287.17 $1,631 -4.89
620–630 623 6 275.00–285.00 $281.66 $1,755 -8.91
680 680 2 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $1,853 -11.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 570.00–620.00 $594.42 $1,278 —
280–290 285 2 475.00–480.00 $477.54 $1,361 —
365–380 374 4 385.00–440.00 $406.05 $1,519 -9.99
410 410 3 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,538 -1.01
450–465 463 7 330.00–345.00 $332.08 $1,538 -12.92
520–540 524 5 305.00–315.00 $308.05 $1,614 -21.95
555–590 567 3 297.50–302.50 $299.95 $1,701 -20.05
630 630 2 287.50–295.00 $291.25 $1,835 -23.75
680 680 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,938 —
740 740 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,109 —
795 795 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,186 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 320.00–350.00 $340.23 $976 —
335 335 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,156 —
355–390 371 9 300.00–350.00 $322.32 $1,196 —
400–435 423 6 300.00–320.00 $306.30 $1,296 —
480 480 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 +9.17
570–590 577 3 250.00–270.00 $256.82 $1,482 +41.82
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 5 400.00–450.00 $424.47 $1,159 -25.53
300–335 323 13 370.00–450.00 $401.24 $1,296 -12.25
360–385 375 15 350.00–425.00 $391.60 $1,468 -10.82
400–430 419 16 335.00–400.00 $374.85 $1,571 -14.27
460–490 474 18 325.00–355.00 $340.11 $1,612 -22.87
500–530 514 35 305.00–340.00 $332.45 $1,709 -3.03
550–590 572 16 270.00–335.00 $310.50 $1,776 +8.86
600–635 618 16 280.00–320.00 $301.38 $1,863 +11.02
650–690 668 13 277.50–300.00 $291.26 $1,946 +15.77
700–725 708 6 270.00–300.00 $289.23 $2,048 +15.60
750–790 763 4 250.00–270.00 $257.67 $1,966 -4.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 410.00 $410.00 $882 —
260 260 1 380.00 $380.00 $988 +70.00
315–340 333 4 300.00–350.00 $322.07 $1,072 —
360–370 368 4 330.00–340.00 $334.97 $1,233 +48.21
400–440 406 8 285.00–330.00 $313.91 $1,274 —
460–470 465 10 250.00–315.00 $278.37 $1,294 —
520–540 528 5 270.00–300.00 $286.74 $1,514 +44.71
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —
620–640 625 5 230.00–260.00 $243.95 $1,525 +20.91
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
700 700 3 230.00–250.00 $241.67 $1,692 +21.67
765 765 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 660.00 $660.00 $1,419 —
280 280 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 -10.00
370 370 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,720 —
400–420 412 5 420.00–430.00 $425.10 $1,751 -10.80
450–480 463 7 360.00–400.00 $381.14 $1,765 -43.93
510–530 515 4 345.00–350.00 $346.29 $1,783 -18.58
570 570 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 +1.49
600–605 603 2 325.00–335.00 $330.02 $1,990 +14.93
650 650 2 305.00–320.00 $312.50 $2,031 —
765–775 770 2 285.00–300.00 $292.45 $2,252 +9.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–970 943 80-85% 5 130.00–140.00 $135.89 $1,281 —
840–1335 1040 80-85% 45 145.00–159.00 $152.10 $1,582 —
990–1485 1169 80-85% 17 160.00–169.00 $162.66 $1,901 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1255 1035 85-90% 4 133.00–139.00 $135.46 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1305 1253 2 175.00–180.00 $177.60 $2,225 —
1685–2075 1802 5 185.00–197.00 $189.85 $3,421 —
1490–2120 1805 2 202.00–204.00 $203.17 $3,667 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1140 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,200.00 $2,063.83
985–1150 1079 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,950.00–2,200.00 $2,072.94
810–1445 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,025.00–2,450.00 $2,291.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1360 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,650.00–3,050.00 $2,796.11
1155–1620 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,400.00–2,825.00 $2,631.44
1295–1370 1333 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,500.00 $2,475.70
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00

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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
805–1085 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,350.00–3,550.00 $3,435.19 —
975–1320 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 3,450.00–4,800.00 $4,275.39 —
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,800.00 $4,800.00 +205.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
840–1205 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,500.00–3,150.00 $2,789.48 +289.48
1025–1375 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,300.00–2,850.00 $2,510.36 —

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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.