Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.30/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −109.89 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$287.30

103 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$48.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	312.36	1,609	24
Medium and Large 2	538	285.82	1,539	57
Medium and Large 3	524	263.81	1,382	22

One grade step is worth $48.55/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale103 hd

287.30

—

GA average15 barns · 469 hd

282.25

+5.05

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−109.89

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	—	High	1,661	153.62	2,552	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	141.95	2,074	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	137.75	1,704	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	123.97	1,295	29

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)	1,141	$2,030	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,875	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,567	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,496	43

Every lot, as filed

101 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 3	250–300	278	304.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	255.03/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	229	308.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	382.39/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	254.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,580	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	279.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,568	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	241.49/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	346.73/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	336.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	251.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	213.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	291.06/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,511	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	391.25/cwt	385.00–400.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	392.32/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	302.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,440	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	413.09/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,318	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	364.86/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,317	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	267.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,769	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	315.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,588	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	250.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	369.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,565	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	1,683.03/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,683	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	2,194.54/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,195	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,813.78/head	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,814	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,244.63/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,245	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	1,404.65/head	1,180.00–1,575.00	1,405	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,765.21/head	1,730.00–1,825.00	1,765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	1,857.61/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,858	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,103.29/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,103	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	1,640.12/head	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,640	11
Bulls	—	—	2,035	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	157.56/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,546	11
Bulls	—	—	1,636	143.60/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,349	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,195	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	123.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,254	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	131.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,433	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	148.05/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,972	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	282.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	255.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	267.90/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,361	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	227.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	335.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	429.85/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	256.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	357.35/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	322.97/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	386.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	411.52/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	213.02/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	306.86/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	329.13/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	428.28/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	403.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	233.47/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	299.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	266.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	249.37/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	319.45/cwt	315.00–325.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	290.70/cwt	285.00–295.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	254.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,326	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.63/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	300.31/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	265.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	285.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	311.19/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	271.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,384	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	296.48/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	248.09/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	277.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,280	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	309.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,414	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	343.99/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,452	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	303.21/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,258	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	129.15/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,461	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	151.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,353	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	139.36/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,997	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	138.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,754	40

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,092Last week 1,182Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 316Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 291Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	300.00–315.00	308.80
5	250–300	278	300.00–310.00	304.03
8	300–350	336	285.00–295.00	290.70
10	350–400	368	280.00–290.00	285.17
8	400–450	438	260.00–275.00	266.20
7	450–500	458	245.00–260.00	255.03
6	500–550	520	235.00–245.00	240.10
7	550–600	564	230.00–240.00	235.00
8	600–650	621	210.00–220.00	215.09
3	650–700	662	210.00–219.00	213.02
2	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	320.00–330.00	323.36
9	250–300	279	315.00–325.00	319.45
6	300–350	332	300.00–310.00	305.03
6	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.82
8	400–450	423	285.00–295.00	292.63
12	450–500	462	270.00–285.00	277.08
13	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	254.59
8	550–600	555	245.00–255.00	249.37
5	600–650	608	225.00–240.00	233.47
6	650–700	678	220.00–230.00	224.91
4	700–750	720	215.00–225.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	320	310.00–320.00	315.00
5	350–400	366	309.00–315.00	311.19
8	400–450	407	300.00–302.50	300.31
10	450–500	462	290.00–300.00	296.48
19	500–550	509	265.00–275.00	271.88
9	550–600	563	260.00–270.00	265.48
4	600–650	614	242.50–255.00	248.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	385.00–400.00	391.25
4	250–300	261	385.00–405.00	392.32
10	300–350	322	370.00–395.00	382.39
28	350–400	361	355.00–375.00	364.86
14	400–450	422	337.50–357.50	343.99
10	450–500	457	300.00–320.00	309.46
30	500–550	519	285.00–305.00	291.06
27	550–600	560	270.00–290.00	279.99
17	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	254.78
3	650–700	673	245.00–255.00	251.73
5	700–750	726	235.00–245.00	240.06
3	750–800	768	210.00–220.00	213.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	365.00–375.00	370.06
6	300–350	332	330.00–360.00	346.73
6	350–400	363	320.00–350.00	336.83
6	400–450	415	290.00–320.00	303.21
7	450–500	461	270.00–290.00	282.19
15	500–550	508	255.00–275.00	267.90
7	550–600	558	245.00–265.00	255.05
11	600–650	622	235.00–245.00	241.49
4	650–700	673	230.00–235.00	232.51
4	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	227.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	425.00–435.00	429.85
7	300–350	319	400.00–425.00	413.09
14	350–400	374	380.00–390.00	385.10
9	400–450	424	360.00–380.00	369.22
7	450–500	457	330.00–345.00	335.71
19	500–550	504	310.00–325.00	315.08
5	550–600	557	300.00–310.00	302.03
4	600–650	619	265.00–275.00	271.27
15	650–700	662	260.00–270.00	267.16
6	700–750	707	245.00–255.00	250.05
2	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	350.00–365.00	357.35
3	450–500	467	295.00–315.00	306.86
4	550–600	585	250.00–265.00	256.27
2	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	244.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	425.00–430.00	428.28
3	350–400	372	400.00–405.00	403.30
2	400–450	408	370.00–380.00	375.09
3	500–550	528	322.00–325.00	322.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	405.00–415.00	411.52
3	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	386.61
3	450–500	463	320.00–337.50	329.13
3	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	318.37
2	550–600	558	300.00–305.00	302.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,194.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	825	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,683.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,003	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,813.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,244.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,730.00–1,825.00	1,765.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,139	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,103.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,180.00–1,575.00	1,404.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,857.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,112	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,640.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	182.00	182.00
11	—	1,616	154.00–163.00	157.56
10	—	1,636	139.00–147.00	143.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	110.00–115.00	112.41
17	—	1,018	117.00–127.00	123.20
8	—	1,091	128.00–137.00	131.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,332	146.00–154.00	148.05
20	—	1,131	124.00–133.00	129.15
40	—	1,262	135.00–145.00	138.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	149.00–153.00	151.03
7	—	1,433	135.00–144.00	139.36

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

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