Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.38/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.81 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$325.38

37 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	338.70	1,804	11thin
Medium and Large 2	525	324.38	1,704	19thin
Medium and Large 3	550	307.15	1,690	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

325.38

—

GA average14 barns · 212 hd

320.19

+5.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−71.81

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	1,498	167.73	2,512	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	153.73	2,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	147.13	1,736	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	131.08	1,323	13

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)	991	$1,800	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$1,767	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,731	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	916	$2,330	24

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	383.06/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	369.44/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	338.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	279.59/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	325.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	311.94/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	296.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	328.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	280.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.65/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	313.22/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	288.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	305.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	280.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	265.06/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	401.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	345.56/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	438.26/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	398.74/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	414.42/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	292	402.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	147.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,746	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	118.83/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	172.42/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,735	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	136.60/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,559	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	131.94/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	153.73/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	160.31/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,246	144.34/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,798	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	186.40/cwt	183.00–198.00	3,038	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	899	2,251.56/head	1,950.00–2,725.00	2,252	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,935.44/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,935	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,619.75/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,871.33/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,557.87/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,924.47/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,536.78/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	675	1,790.19/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	311.68/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	451.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	425.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.82/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	382.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	325.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	370.97/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	384.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	401.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	376.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	368.76/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,549	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	292.21/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	321.53/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	348.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	396.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,453	5

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 624Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 31Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 250Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	395.00–405.00	399.95
4	350–400	373	385.00–410.00	398.74
4	400–450	413	375.00–387.50	383.06
4	450–500	473	365.00–372.50	369.44
4	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	345.56
3	550–600	557	325.00–335.00	329.99
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	435.00–445.00	438.26
2	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	422.15
3	400–450	413	400.00–405.00	401.61
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	437	300.00–315.00	305.87
8	450–500	486	280.00–295.00	288.78
8	500–550	521	275.00–285.00	280.58
4	550–600	591	255.00–277.50	265.06
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	415.00–425.00	420.00
3	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	408	335.00–345.00	338.91
10	450–500	462	320.00–330.00	325.22
5	500–550	520	310.00–314.00	311.94
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	612	275.00–284.00	279.59
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
5	250–300	288	400.00–410.00	405.03
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	328.29
9	450–500	466	310.00–319.00	313.22
10	500–550	509	290.00–305.00	296.94
7	550–600	574	270.00–285.00	280.39
4	600–650	620	250.00–267.50	260.65
2	650–700	665	245.00–255.00	250.11
2	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	263	450.00–455.00	451.48
5	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	415.00
5	350–400	363	410.00–417.50	414.42
7	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	340.82
4	550–600	555	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	700–750	725	260.00–265.00	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	400.00–405.00	402.02
5	300–350	326	380.00–390.00	382.02
7	350–400	374	370.00–385.00	376.22
14	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	368.76
8	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	348.82
3	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	588	305.00–310.00	308.77
2	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	295.04
2	650–700	683	252.50–255.00	253.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
6	250–300	257	420.00–430.00	425.78
5	300–350	341	400.00–405.00	401.96
5	350–400	366	390.00–405.00	396.89
8	400–450	430	380.00–395.00	384.27
8	450–500	469	360.00–377.50	370.97
14	500–550	511	315.00–330.00	325.40
5	550–600	565	317.50–325.00	321.53
3	600–650	613	305.00–315.00	311.68
5	650–700	665	277.50–310.00	292.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,184	140.00–155.00	147.48
11	—	1,141	132.00–139.00	136.60
8	—	1,220	156.00–167.50	160.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	117.50–120.00	118.83
10	—	1,025	125.00–140.00	131.94
1	—	965	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,525	146.00–160.00	153.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,586	161.00–178.00	172.42
7	—	1,246	137.50–151.00	144.34
6	—	1,630	183.00–198.00	186.40

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	10	—	899	1,950.00–2,725.00	2,251.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,790.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,056	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,935.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	988	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,871.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,619.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,557.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,536.78

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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