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Franklin County Livestock Market Report, Carnesville, GA

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Corrected report

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.43/cwt +13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 517 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.79/cwt -7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 524 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $344.96/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 612 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 825 849 1,220
Feeder cattle 636 691 1,040
Slaughter cattle 110 68 109
Replacement cattle 79 90 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, 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
415–445 438 20 425.00–440.00 $430.69 $1,886 +10.69
450–475 458 4 400.00–475.00 $424.40 $1,944 +31.16
516–530 517 36 370.00–380.00 $379.43 $1,962 +13.19
555–570 563 2 350.00–365.00 $357.40 $2,012 +13.91
600–605 601 4 330.00–335.00 $333.74 $2,006 +4.17
614 value added 614 22 347.00 $347.00 $2,131 +9.50
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 +5.91
750–770 757 3 310.00–315.00 $313.30 $2,372 +5.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 420.00–430.00 $425.07 $1,424 —
350–375 364 4 400.00–440.00 $422.41 $1,538 +22.41
410–440 422 5 400.00–420.00 $409.22 $1,727 +21.72
470–490 479 9 360.00–390.00 $372.74 $1,785 +10.67
500–540 517 7 320.00–355.00 $336.91 $1,742 -5.26
560–580 567 12 300.00–345.00 $334.16 $1,895 +11.31
605–630 618 8 300.00–325.00 $316.79 $1,958 +2.54
655–690 676 7 295.00–320.00 $305.68 $2,066 -8.08
730–745 738 3 290.00–310.00 $298.36 $2,202 -0.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 370.00–380.00 $374.82 $1,593 +24.82
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 —
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 —
745 745 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 —
260–275 268 2 450.00–480.00 $464.58 $1,245 -35.42
320–340 335 5 400.00–450.00 $429.76 $1,440 -0.24
350–370 366 12 400.00–435.00 $419.90 $1,537 +19.33
410–447 432 20 340.00–380.00 $365.65 $1,580 +15.55
450–480 467 21 320.00–360.00 $339.41 $1,585 -4.58
500–540 515 18 290.00–330.00 $317.59 $1,636 -6.57
550–590 558 5 300.00–310.00 $302.11 $1,686 -16.62
605–640 619 10 240.00–305.00 $285.65 $1,768 -15.46
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 -10.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,444 -14.74
300–320 305 4 460.00–490.00 $476.48 $1,453 +6.48
380 380 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,691 +18.11
400–420 406 17 400.00–435.00 $412.43 $1,674 +29.24
450 450 3 365.00–370.00 $366.67 $1,650 —
500–529 524 35 335.00–360.00 $336.79 $1,765 -7.99
570–590 578 5 317.50–325.00 $320.97 $1,855 -8.94
640 640 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 -14.60
655–665 660 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $1,997 -5.17
740 740 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 -6.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
300 300 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,050 —
375 375 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —
420–430 425 2 300.00–320.00 $309.88 $1,317 -6.52
640 640 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 3 500.00–570.00 $530.28 $1,283 +1.53
250–290 258 5 540.00–580.00 $565.19 $1,458 +35.19
305–335 325 6 425.00–480.00 $449.54 $1,461 +36.73
355–380 370 11 400.00–430.00 $410.44 $1,519 +3.96
400–445 422 11 340.00–410.00 $383.05 $1,616 —
460–480 473 9 320.00–385.00 $344.95 $1,632 -17.55
500–530 506 22 320.00–355.00 $340.57 $1,723 +26.11
560–590 571 12 310.00–335.00 $325.53 $1,859 +28.61
610–640 635 13 290.00–320.00 $310.87 $1,974 +18.79
650 650 7 280.00–305.00 $296.43 $1,927 +36.04
700–740 722 5 260.00–295.00 $279.00 $2,014 +20.21
790 790 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $2,172 +33.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 307 3 550.00–580.00 $566.79 $1,740 +65.72
355–360 358 8 450.00–475.00 $461.33 $1,652 —
440 440 9 415.00–435.00 $426.67 $1,877 —
460 460 6 370.00–400.00 $381.67 $1,756 -3.48
525 525 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,890 +16.31
560–580 574 10 340.00–355.00 $343.45 $1,971 +16.17
600–610 604 11 325.00–330.00 $328.16 $1,982 +13.04
650–665 656 6 310.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,083 +8.09
770–775 773 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $2,338 +9.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,127 +60.00
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 +45.00
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 +5.00
415–440 420 5 300.00–330.00 $318.14 $1,336 —
470–490 480 5 265.00–300.00 $275.15 $1,321 —
530 530 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,643 —
555–570 560 3 270.00–300.00 $289.82 $1,623 —
630 630 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,764 +28.75
660 660 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 —
720 720 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1335 1142 80-85% 35 140.00–158.00 $150.03 $1,713 -5.26
1035–1445 1230 80-85% 15 160.00–168.00 $162.26 $1,996 +23.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–920 843 85-90% 2 114.00–120.00 $116.72 $984 —
920–1180 1058 85-90% 4 147.00–159.00 $151.65 $1,604 +15.33
960–1390 1126 85-90% 15 130.00–144.00 $137.88 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1905 1327 9 160.00–176.00 $170.14 $2,258 —
1085–1930 1498 3 183.00–190.00 $186.34 $2,791 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1325 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,825.00–2,475.00 $2,207.31
990–1370 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,400.00 $2,135.39
975–1550 1276 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,150.00–2,675.00 $2,478.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1425 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,575.00–3,050.00 $2,889.64
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00

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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
800–1340 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 3,000.00–4,800.00 $3,664.51 —
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.