Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.37/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.82 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$291.37

70 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$42.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	310.46	1,651	16thin
Medium and Large 2	527	291.91	1,537	40
Medium and Large 3	533	268.00	1,428	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.46/cwt here — about $223 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 sale70 hd

291.37

—

GA average10 barns · 291 hd

294.58

−3.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−105.82

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	—	Low	1,449	155.59	2,255	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	142.93	2,125	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	141.13	1,734	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	123.49	1,274	63

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)	1,245	$2,031	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,878	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,641	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,513	57

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	446.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	389.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	304.55/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	316.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	358.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	383.56/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	309.62/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,338	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	371.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	213	328.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	275.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	258.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	389.10/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,397	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	286.86/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,609	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,492	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	349.53/cwt	340.00–360.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	333.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	342.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	235.40/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	301.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	226.96/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	224.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	259.35/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	314.34/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	300.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	234.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	463.80/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,304	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	233.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	291.16/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,334	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	132.90/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	131.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,325	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,727	57
Bulls	—	—	1,187	143.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,700	13
Bulls	—	—	1,588	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	151.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,149	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	122.92/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,271	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	130.73/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,452	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	149.14/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,942	37
Bulls	—	—	1,643	161.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,651	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,983.78/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,984	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	1,621.64/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,622	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,069	2,015.00/head	1,700.00–2,225.00	2,015	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	840	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,154	1,787.80/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,152.92/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,153	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,855.79/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,856	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	996	1,516.47/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,516	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	833	1,132.80/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	2,383.44/head	2,225.00–2,550.00	2,383	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,656.41/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,656	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	2,864.78/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,865	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	431.84/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	258.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	400.62/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,290	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	327.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,505	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	261.00/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	344.35/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,584	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	241.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	360.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,317	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	353.16/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,540	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	433.66/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	420.03/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	314.00/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	262.20/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,201	7

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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 864Year ago 884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 127Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 109Year ago 108

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	440.00–460.00	446.34
8	300–350	318	425.00–440.00	433.66
9	350–400	359	410.00–430.00	420.03
9	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	389.18
22	450–500	460	340.00–355.00	344.35
10	500–550	513	310.00–317.50	314.00
6	550–600	563	300.00–317.50	304.55
5	650–700	675	260.00–265.00	261.00
3	700–750	713	250.00–260.00	255.09
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	400.00–420.00	410.47
8	300–350	331	360.00–380.00	371.88
13	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	360.78
15	400–450	432	295.00–335.00	309.62
22	450–500	458	275.00–305.00	291.16
8	500–550	514	270.00–285.00	275.22
6	550–600	558	250.00–265.00	258.37
6	600–650	608	235.00–245.00	240.06
3	650–700	665	230.00–240.00	233.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
8	250–300	283	430.00–435.00	431.84
18	300–350	322	390.00–420.00	400.62
16	350–400	359	380.00–400.00	389.10
22	400–450	436	340.00–365.00	353.16
19	450–500	460	315.00–335.00	327.13
25	500–550	506	290.00–300.00	294.94
15	550–600	561	280.00–295.00	286.86
5	600–650	618	255.00–265.00	258.88
5	700–750	708	240.00–245.00	241.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	325.00–335.00	328.13
6	300–350	329	300.00–320.00	316.66
7	350–400	358	290.00–305.00	300.04
9	400–450	429	270.00–280.00	273.78
7	450–500	458	250.00–275.00	262.20
5	500–550	521	240.00–250.00	245.00
6	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	234.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	340.00–370.00	358.47
4	250–300	268	340.00–360.00	349.53
6	300–350	328	325.00–335.00	330.03
7	350–400	365	310.00–320.00	314.34
13	400–450	432	290.00–300.00	294.96
12	450–500	457	280.00–290.00	285.27
8	500–550	526	255.00–265.00	259.35
12	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	255.34
5	650–700	661	220.00–230.00	224.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	380.00–390.00	383.56
7	300–350	332	340.00–345.00	342.84
6	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	333.36
7	400–450	439	305.00–315.00	310.00
5	450–500	457	300.00–305.00	301.02
9	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	277.82
8	550–600	559	265.00–275.00	270.03
4	600–650	615	250.00–255.00	252.56
5	650–700	666	232.00–237.50	235.40
3	700–750	715	225.00–231.00	226.96
2	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	450.00–470.00	463.80
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	603	285.00–290.00	287.51
1	750–800	795	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
6	250–300	283	420.00–440.00	431.59
2	500–550	515	300.00–305.00	302.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	272.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	132.00–134.00	132.90
2	—	1,560	148.00–154.00	151.28
3	—	1,492	140.00–147.00	144.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	110.00–115.00	112.77
11	—	1,006	128.00–138.00	131.70
46	—	1,034	117.00–127.00	122.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,231	135.00–145.00	140.30
24	—	1,111	124.00–134.00	130.73
37	—	1,302	146.00–155.00	149.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,187	140.00–150.00	143.26
5	—	1,588	170.00–173.00	171.50
14	—	1,643	155.00–166.00	161.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,238	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,983.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,290	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,152.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,166	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,855.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,056	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,621.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,154	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,787.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	996	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,516.47
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	833	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,132.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,069	1,700.00–2,225.00	2,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,158	2,225.00–2,550.00	2,383.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	725	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,154	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,656.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,121	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,864.78

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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How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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