Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.87/cwt on 51 head, up $26.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.33 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$353.87

▲ 26.40 vs prior sale

51 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$108.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	393.32	2,153	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	351.56	1,917	43
Medium and Large 3	550	285.00	1,568	2thin

One grade step is worth $108.32/cwt here — about $586 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $324.94, median $397.19 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

353.87

—

GA average13 barns · 333 hd

350.47

+3.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−43.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,654	210.29	3,479	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	187.05	2,267	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	165.37	1,797	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,893	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,803	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,644	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$3,249	14

Every lot, as filed

95 lots · USDA AMS · Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	343.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	452.78/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	290.83/cwt	245.00–310.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	371.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	497.87/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	447.44/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	415.40/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	352.53/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.07/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	303.21/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	385.12/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,866.34/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,910.82/head	2,750.00–3,125.00	2,911	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	3,218.24/head	3,025.00–3,500.00	3,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	389.98/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	655	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	377.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	445.07/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	214.85/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,275	189.60/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	177.51/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,946	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	137.81/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,293	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	158.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,794	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	175.60/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,241	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	2,376.98/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	2,613.72/head	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,614	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	4,510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	196.17/cwt	194.00–202.00	2,587	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	186.06/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,123	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,548.04/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	311.38/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	347.30/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	439.77/cwt	400.00–550.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	306.64/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	449.32/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	342.34/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	324.35/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	328.11/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	340.97/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,944	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	369.40/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,740	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	410.32/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,695	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	323.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	333.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,120	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	487.04/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	393.17/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	339.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	358.49/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,896	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	324.02/cwt	275.00–340.00	2,168	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	494.00/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	515.16/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	361.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	366.00/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,373	4

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Aug 4, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 487Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 120Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 106Year ago 121

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	435.00–470.00	449.32
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	375	355.00–390.00	366.00
11	400–450	419	350.00–375.00	361.83
13	450–500	469	320.00–355.00	342.34
8	500–550	525	300.00–340.00	328.11
5	550–600	579	310.00–330.00	323.96
3	650–700	678	302.50–310.00	306.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	460.00–490.00	475.00
4	350–400	364	400.00–440.00	415.40
3	400–450	413	380.00–390.00	385.12
5	450–500	460	360.00–380.00	371.34
3	500–550	507	350.00–355.00	351.64
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	655	315.00–330.00	320.87
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00–340.00	311.38
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	478	387.50–400.00	393.17
2	500–550	535	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	625	330.00–350.00	343.38
2	650–700	658	330.00–350.00	339.96
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	453	430.00–455.00	445.07
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	550	370.00–390.00	377.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	535	345.00–355.00	349.95
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	500.00–530.00	515.16
4	250–300	280	440.00–535.00	494.00
11	300–350	314	420.00–515.00	487.04
10	350–400	354	425.00–480.00	452.78
17	400–450	413	370.00–435.00	410.32
16	450–500	471	320.00–415.00	369.40
26	500–550	529	310.00–380.00	358.49
17	550–600	570	320.00–370.00	340.97
14	600–650	635	320.00–350.00	333.87
8	650–700	669	275.00–340.00	324.02
5	700–750	727	245.00–310.00	290.83
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
5	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	335	525.00–535.00	530.07
7	350–400	366	485.00–505.00	497.87
8	400–450	409	440.00–470.00	447.44
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	557	380.00–400.00	389.98
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
6	650–700	663	345.00–360.00	352.53
2	700–750	705	320.00–330.00	324.96
3	750–800	772	295.00–315.00	303.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	400.00–550.00	439.77
2	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	345.12
6	350–400	370	300.00–370.00	347.30
4	400–450	425	270.00–350.00	324.35
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,548.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,108	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,866.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,750.00–3,125.00	2,910.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,347	3,025.00–3,500.00	3,218.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,376.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,131	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,613.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	213.00–217.00	214.85
2	—	1,275	186.00–195.00	189.60
1	—	1,895	238.00	238.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,096	170.00–187.00	177.51
3	—	938	134.00–144.00	137.81
7	—	1,135	150.00–165.00	158.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	173.00–179.00	175.60
13	—	1,319	194.00–202.00	196.17
27	—	1,141	180.00–192.00	186.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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