Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves and feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves and feeder heifers mostly steady. All replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.37/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.82 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$329.37

56 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$38.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	347.54	1,847	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	333.22	1,778	36
Medium and Large 3	557	308.94	1,722	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.60/cwt here — about $125 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 sale56 hd

329.37

—

GA average13 barns · 274 hd

324.06

+5.31

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−67.82

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	1,544	172.96	2,670	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	155.65	2,331	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	145.15	1,773	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	134.57	1,361	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,069	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,041	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,909	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,126	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,544	22

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	2,191.28/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,191	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	2,249.21/head	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,249	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,757.71/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,758	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,126.39/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,126	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,685.81/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,686	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	174.58/cwt	159.00–182.50	2,790	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	148.12/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,143	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	158.47/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	337.34/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	439.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	404.44/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	384.96/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	324.76/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	356.05/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,431	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	347.78/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,861	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	407.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	358.30/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	389.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,262	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	384.20/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,471	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	420.29/cwt	410.00–430.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	299.55/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	326.63/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	336.94/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,742	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	354.20/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,647	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.78/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	251.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	351.94/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	404.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	427.73/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	426.71/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.38/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,668	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,091.49/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,091	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	137.22/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,383	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,342	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,198	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	145.52/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,790	42
Bulls	—	—	1,148	154.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	182.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,122	5
Bulls	—	—	1,571	173.43/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	1,757.00/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,757	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,069	1,764.71/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,765	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,311.10/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,311	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,310.99/head	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	339.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	329.71/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	344.96/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	255.11/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	291.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	328.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	355.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	384.84/cwt	380.00–390.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	302.91/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	315.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	283.61/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	278.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	361.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	325.05/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	325.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,519	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	344.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	365.33/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	251.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	284.51/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	312.92/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,934	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	381.08/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	313.97/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	417.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,173	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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 782Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 243Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 82Year ago 178

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,151	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,191.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,091.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,277	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,311.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,045	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,685.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,012	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,757.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,764.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	954	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,249.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,757.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,126.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,183	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,310.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	159.00–182.50	174.58
13	—	1,447	144.00–153.00	148.12
1	—	1,555	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	156.00–165.00	158.47
7	—	1,139	135.00–139.00	137.22
42	—	1,230	140.00–153.00	145.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,026	130.00–140.00	134.76
1	—	860	156.00	156.00
2	—	978	120.00–125.00	122.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	150.00–158.00	154.95
5	—	1,710	180.00–187.00	182.55
13	—	1,571	167.00–179.00	173.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	420.00–425.00	422.41
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
19	400–450	402	355.00–365.00	356.05
4	450–500	480	335.00–345.00	337.34
8	500–550	514	324.00–330.00	324.76
4	550–600	555	305.00–315.00	309.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	283	335.00–345.00	339.78
4	300–350	334	345.00–360.00	355.22
3	350–400	372	335.00–350.00	344.96
6	400–450	423	320.00–335.00	328.23
3	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	291.70
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	607	250.00–265.00	255.11
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	365.00–395.00	381.08
4	300–350	311	370.00–380.00	374.90
6	350–400	373	355.00–390.00	365.33
8	400–450	426	340.00–350.00	344.68
21	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	325.31
9	500–550	517	285.00–320.00	313.97
4	550–600	573	295.00–300.00	297.49
5	600–650	632	275.00–305.00	284.51
5	650–700	673	240.00–265.00	251.03
2	700–750	725	240.00–255.00	247.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	435.00–445.00	439.95
5	250–300	273	435.00–445.00	439.85
6	300–350	326	420.00–440.00	427.73
7	350–400	379	400.00–410.00	404.83
7	400–450	409	390.00–415.00	404.44
4	500–550	516	350.00–355.00	351.94
3	550–600	552	340.00–345.00	341.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–430.00	420.29
5	250–300	281	400.00–425.00	417.40
15	300–350	324	370.00–415.00	389.41
17	350–400	383	365.00–395.00	384.20
10	400–450	423	350.00–380.00	361.78
22	450–500	465	345.00–365.00	354.20
23	500–550	517	330.00–347.50	336.94
13	550–600	563	315.00–337.50	326.63
11	600–650	618	307.50–317.50	312.92
3	650–700	662	290.00–309.00	299.55
2	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	792	245.00–260.00	251.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	380.00–390.00	384.84
3	300–350	330	360.00–365.00	361.57
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
11	400–450	441	305.00–340.00	325.05
9	450–500	477	315.00–340.00	329.71
6	500–550	519	300.00–325.00	315.98
7	550–600	590	280.00–310.00	302.91
4	600–650	624	270.00–295.00	283.61
3	650–700	670	270.00–285.00	278.21
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	430.00–440.00	435.00
2	300–350	308	430.00–440.00	434.96
3	350–400	365	425.00–430.00	426.71
25	400–450	425	385.00–420.00	392.38
4	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	518	382.50–387.50	384.96
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–415.00	407.80
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
23	500–550	535	330.00–349.00	347.78
3	550–600	563	350.00–365.00	358.30
2	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	334.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	365.00–370.00	367.50
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	455	330.00–335.00	332.53
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

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

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How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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