Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves sharply higher and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves mostly steady and feeder heifers lightly tested, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $313.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.66 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$313.53

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$50.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	350.00	1,785	1thin
Medium and Large 2	531	322.54	1,714	10thin
Medium and Large 3	541	299.47	1,620	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $165 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 sale20 hd

313.53

—

GA average15 barns · 170 hd

307.74

+5.79

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−83.66

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	1,494	163.42	2,441	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	153.15	2,392	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	149.21	1,689	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	120.48	1,134	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,050	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,957	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,906	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	922	$2,207	38

Every lot, as filed

100 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 3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,038	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	969	1,797.92/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,544	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	1,809.47/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,036	1,739.93/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,740	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	1,595.09/head	1,000.00–2,225.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	357.46/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	391.35/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	284.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	312.91/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	280.21/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	246.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	385.06/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,525	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	326.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	368.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,403	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,372	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	288.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	926	2,194.87/head	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	371.33/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	275.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	323.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	336.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,596	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	663	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	109.38/cwt	105.00–112.00	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	147.14/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,229	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	150.52/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,814	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	166.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,666	6
Bulls	—	—	1,432	167.12/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,393	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	147.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	297.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,246	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	122.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,186	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	183.84/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,195	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,586	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	135.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	349.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	315.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	414.87/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	421.09/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	272.03/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	266.23/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	420.12/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	397.81/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	329.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	2,066.52/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	335.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	340.00/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,765	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	396.56/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,269	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,235.90/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,236	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	316.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,004.22/head	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,004	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,569.09/head	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,257.06/head	1,825.00–2,925.00	2,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	2,251.39/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	404.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,255	2

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 529Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 135Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 268Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	380.00–385.00	381.69
4	300–350	329	365.00–375.00	371.33
8	350–400	381	360.00–375.00	368.35
2	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	474	330.00–345.00	336.62
6	500–550	525	300.00–310.00	304.97
3	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	288.46
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
6	300–350	320	385.00–405.00	396.56
8	350–400	378	385.00–395.00	391.35
3	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	376.67
3	450–500	457	355.00–362.50	357.46
6	500–550	513	320.00–335.00	326.72
4	550–600	559	310.00–325.00	316.26
6	600–650	611	275.00–285.00	280.21
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	420.00–425.00	421.09
10	300–350	313	410.00–425.00	414.87
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
10	400–450	427	385.00–395.00	391.41
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	668	265.00–279.00	272.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
18	350–400	396	365.00–395.00	385.06
2	400–450	415	370.00–385.00	377.50
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
29	500–550	519	330.00–341.00	340.00
3	550–600	560	310.00–320.00	316.67
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	478	345.00–355.00	349.82
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.55
2	550–600	563	290.00–300.00	294.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	410.00–425.00	420.12
2	300–350	310	400.00–410.00	404.84
7	400–450	424	390.00–405.00	397.81
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	325.00–335.00	329.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	327	330.00–340.00	335.90
7	350–400	360	325.00–335.00	329.31
5	400–450	412	310.00–315.00	312.91
15	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	294.95
11	500–550	512	280.00–290.00	284.49
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	612	245.00–250.00	246.70
2	650–700	658	240.00–242.50	241.26
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	318	320.00–325.00	323.66
7	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	315.67
4	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	297.34
4	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	275.21
5	500–550	509	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	345.10
4	400–450	415	320.00–330.00	324.88
2	450–500	455	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	577	275.00–285.00	279.97
2	600–650	603	262.50–270.00	266.23
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	969	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,797.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,106	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,809.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,036	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,739.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,066.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,185	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,235.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,114	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,251.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	968	1,000.00–2,225.00	1,595.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	926	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,194.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	663	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,004.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,002	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,569.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	943	1,825.00–2,925.00	2,257.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	105.00–112.00	109.38
2	—	980	130.00–135.00	132.72
5	—	970	114.00–125.00	122.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,515	140.00–153.00	147.14
7	—	1,616	155.00–165.00	160.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,205	144.00–158.00	150.52
6	—	1,003	160.00–175.00	166.13
9	—	1,081	130.00–142.00	135.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,432	160.00–175.00	167.12
4	—	1,465	140.00–150.00	147.65
2	—	1,738	180.00–187.00	183.84

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