Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.91/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.28 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$324.91

30 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$32.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	338.96	1,829	12thin
Medium and Large 2	560	322.48	1,807	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	306.89	1,688	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $142 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 sale30 hd

324.91

—

GA average13 barns · 213 hd

323.15

+1.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−72.28

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	1,562	171.22	2,675	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	146.42	2,332	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	141.01	1,710	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	131.58	1,400	8thin

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)	1,105	$1,982	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,757	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	818	$1,492	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	849	$2,229	14

Every lot, as filed

98 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	334	365.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	404.68/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	324.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	260.66/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	326.30/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	287.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	374.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	221.19/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	313.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	300.30/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,246	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	346.88/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.35/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	331.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,185	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	352.60/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	339.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	396.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	332.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	330.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	352.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	350.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	452.46/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	390.75/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,567	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,948	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	127.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,322	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	134.49/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,553	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,787	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	135.33/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	150.47/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	175.86/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,779	10
Bulls	—	—	1,900	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,038.68/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,039	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,905.14/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,905	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	795	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	555	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,550.09/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	2,238.01/head	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,238	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	2,188.56/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	408.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	370.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,398	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	403.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	331.23/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	351.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	321.69/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	430.74/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,370	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	401.31/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	298.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	330.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	316.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	436.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	374.76/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,559	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	284.27/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	288.75/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	449.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	391.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,479	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	305.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	304.36/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	338.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 798Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 207Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 62Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	400.00–410.00	404.68
5	300–350	334	360.00–375.00	365.94
12	350–400	357	325.00–340.00	331.82
9	400–450	422	315.00–330.00	324.17
8	450–500	471	300.00–315.00	305.07
7	500–550	519	280.00–295.00	288.75
5	550–600	575	280.00–295.00	287.84
4	600–650	629	255.00–267.50	260.66
3	650–700	660	245.00–250.00	248.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	363	345.00–360.00	352.60
9	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	338.71
6	450–500	462	320.00–337.50	326.30
7	500–550	511	300.00–311.00	304.36
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	623	280.00–295.00	287.35
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	333	330.00–355.00	346.88
5	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	313.90
13	400–450	415	295.00–310.00	300.30
4	450–500	481	280.00–297.50	284.27
4	600–650	616	215.00–230.00	221.19
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	360	385.00–400.00	396.09
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	480	355.00–360.00	357.50
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–340.00	335.07
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	457	370.00–385.00	374.93
2	600–650	600	330.00–335.00	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	413	330.00–350.00	339.94
2	450–500	490	325.00–340.00	332.58
2	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	563	295.00–300.00	297.44
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	445.00–455.00	449.04
4	300–350	315	445.00–460.00	452.46
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	401	385.00–400.00	390.75
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	521	345.00–360.00	350.45
7	550–600	553	325.00–340.00	330.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	281	430.00–440.00	436.96
7	300–350	318	420.00–440.00	430.74
18	350–400	378	385.00–400.00	391.37
16	400–450	416	365.00–380.00	374.76
10	450–500	466	345.00–360.00	352.98
4	500–550	543	330.00–335.00	331.23
6	550–600	572	310.00–320.00	316.65
2	600–650	635	305.00–315.00	310.00
3	650–700	650	285.00–300.00	295.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	400.00–420.00	403.72
3	250–300	270	400.00–415.00	408.09
8	300–350	320	385.00–415.00	401.31
10	350–400	377	355.00–380.00	370.91
9	400–450	438	335.00–360.00	351.80
7	450–500	468	320.00–340.00	330.56
3	500–550	503	315.00–325.00	321.69
5	550–600	578	290.00–305.00	298.01
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	150.00–158.00	153.24
23	—	1,155	125.00–139.00	134.49
30	—	1,245	140.00–148.00	143.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	124.00–130.00	127.83
4	—	1,094	134.00–137.00	135.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	145.00–148.00	146.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	148.00–153.00	150.47
10	—	1,580	166.00–183.00	175.86
1	—	1,900	187.00	187.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,117	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,038.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,094	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,905.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,055	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,550.09
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	555	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	855	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,238.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,188.56

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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