Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, bull calves and feeder bulls mostly steady, heifer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers 2,00 to 5.00 lower, replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.36/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.83 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$322.36

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	329.34	1,775	27
Medium and Large 1	561	329.24	1,847	7thin
Medium and Large 3	534	304.18	1,625	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $150 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 sale47 hd

322.36

—

GA average15 barns · 292 hd

319.29

+3.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−74.83

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	1,563	170.53	2,666	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	148.71	2,229	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	144.08	1,758	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	120.37	1,147	18

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)	1,177	$2,123	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,828	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,672	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,996	40

Every lot, as filed

106 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	300–350	332	381.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	407.36/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	320.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,470	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	341.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	366.83/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	311.74/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	327.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,443	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	293.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	384.68/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	325.34/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,227	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	319.27/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	322.68/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	307.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	313.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	332.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	392.97/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	348.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	376.02/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	266.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	334.97/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	412.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	374.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	361.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	418.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.78/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	376.67/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,209	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	376.90/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	408.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	459.79/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	307.10/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	329.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,847	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	108.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	144.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,893	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	123.10/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	153.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,315	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,169	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	136.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,505	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	157.00/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,897	9
Bulls	—	—	1,290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,935	5
Bulls	—	—	1,290	162.18/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,717	179.04/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,074	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,343.83/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,344	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	1,424.52/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	717	1,259.36/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,259	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,982.15/head	1,775.00–2,180.00	1,982	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,945.51/head	2,150.00–3,850.00	2,946	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	1,497.56/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,311.27/head	1,875.00–2,850.00	2,311	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	1,599.12/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,599	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,413.78/head	2,825.00–3,950.00	3,414	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	251.94/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	230.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	283.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	284.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	411.01/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	339.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	422.74/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	282.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	423.27/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	354.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,287	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	209.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	399.91/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	340.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	311.29/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	249.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.06/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	332.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	364.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,512	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	305.36/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	328.95/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,372	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	340.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,751	16

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.

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Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 514Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 99Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 86Year ago 195

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	332	380.00–385.00	381.58
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	424	370.00–385.00	376.02
7	450–500	461	350.00–375.00	361.58
4	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	348.83
2	550–600	568	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	735	260.00–275.00	267.50
2	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	410.00–430.00	418.04
4	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	412.66
2	400–450	408	400.00–415.00	407.36
3	500–550	522	365.00–380.00	374.87
2	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	355.00
5	600–650	640	329.00–335.00	330.78
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	763	270.00–280.00	274.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	389	330.00–350.00	341.16
2	400–450	445	320.00–335.00	327.50
4	450–500	475	310.00–345.00	334.97
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	670	250.00–275.00	266.05
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	273	380.00–390.00	384.68
12	300–350	326	350.00–380.00	366.83
11	350–400	385	325.00–340.00	332.64
21	400–450	441	320.00–330.00	327.21
21	450–500	459	300.00–330.00	320.17
13	500–550	528	305.00–317.50	311.74
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	663	260.00–270.00	265.02
2	750–800	778	232.50–235.00	233.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	270	420.00–425.00	423.27
3	300–350	320	385.00–405.00	392.97
13	350–400	363	350.00–365.00	354.56
8	400–450	419	335.00–340.00	336.28
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	557	313.00–330.00	319.27
7	600–650	616	275.00–290.00	282.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	285	330.00–360.00	340.00
2	300–350	340	310.00–335.00	322.68
9	350–400	377	315.00–350.00	325.34
7	400–450	420	300.00–315.00	307.83
3	450–500	455	275.00–290.00	284.89
6	500–550	512	280.00–300.00	293.26
4	550–600	560	280.00–290.00	283.85
5	600–650	625	245.00–260.00	251.94
2	650–700	665	220.00–240.00	230.15
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	263	400.00–430.00	411.01
13	300–350	321	355.00–400.00	376.67
12	350–400	379	360.00–390.00	376.90
14	400–450	415	350.00–380.00	364.43
13	450–500	486	330.00–350.00	340.06
16	500–550	515	330.00–345.00	340.06
11	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	313.74
5	600–650	620	275.00–300.00	290.06
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	730	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	450.00–465.00	459.79
7	300–350	325	410.00–435.00	422.74
9	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	408.36
4	400–450	409	390.00–410.00	399.91
7	550–600	561	325.00–335.00	329.24
7	600–650	636	305.00–310.00	307.10
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	318	330.00–335.00	332.64
8	350–400	383	330.00–355.00	339.82
12	400–450	417	300.00–345.00	328.95
8	450–500	475	295.00–320.00	311.29
12	500–550	533	290.00–320.00	305.36
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	685	240.00–255.00	249.99
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–220.00	209.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	104.00–110.00	108.70
2	—	848	134.00–135.00	134.57
11	—	988	115.00–129.00	123.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,306	140.00–148.00	144.91
18	—	1,103	130.00–139.00	136.43
9	—	1,208	150.00–167.50	157.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,507	150.00–160.00	153.63
10	—	1,493	140.00–148.00	145.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,290	160.00–167.00	162.18
16	—	1,717	170.00–186.00	179.04

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	—	855	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,292	2,150.00–3,850.00	2,945.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,230	2,825.00–3,950.00	3,413.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,297	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,343.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,348	1,775.00–2,180.00	1,982.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,267	1,875.00–2,850.00	2,311.27
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,424.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	717	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,259.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,497.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,599.12

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle