Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.19/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −56.00 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$341.19

64 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$36.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

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	354.05	1,888	25
Medium and Large 2	547	339.09	1,855	28
Medium and Large 3	542	317.29	1,720	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.77/cwt here — about $168 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 sale64 hd

341.19

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

333.29

+7.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−56.00

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	—	High	1,565	178.05	2,787	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	154.53	2,354	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	151.13	1,794	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	136.14	1,397	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,790	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,731	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,693	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$2,438	26

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1	600–650	616	358.76/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	359.75/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	401.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	412.18/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	344.35/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	419.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	418.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	368.09/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	343.80/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	302.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,782	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	309.18/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	272.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	385.52/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	428.30/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	334.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	338.02/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,595	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	383.96/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	354.99/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	364.34/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	399.92/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	369.82/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,357	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	234.12/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	383.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.12/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	470.50/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	440.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	422.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	424.05/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	2,531.00/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,933.82/head	1,800.00–2,275.00	1,934	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,043.81/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	358.62/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,868	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	365.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,711	13
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	688	1,319.18/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	655	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	790	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	660	1,128.79/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	122.85/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,838	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	136.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,374	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	161.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,102	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	152.04/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,791	33
Bulls	—	—	1,762	183.36/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,231	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,612.99/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,613	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	1,512.79/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,513	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	141.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	156.59/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,399	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	141.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,611	9
Bulls	—	—	1,393	173.40/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	282.19/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	342.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,967.07/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,734.62/head	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,735	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	1,563.15/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	342.32/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	342.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	318.00/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	317.02/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,490	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	338.66/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	307.15/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	341.26/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	325.09/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	359.95/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	364.29/cwt	355.00–375.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	326.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,998	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	390.88/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	319.53/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	302.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	401.87/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	344.46/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,464	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	281.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	310.43/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	379.23/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	344.64/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,823	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	333.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,885	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	347.73/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,673	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	327.66/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	307.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	406.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	351.25/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	252.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	283.93/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	247.92/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,099	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 536Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 82Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 55Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	425.00–435.00	428.30
4	400–450	405	415.00–430.00	420.12
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	528	380.00–390.00	383.96
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
6	600–650	616	355.00–365.00	358.76
3	650–700	658	352.50–357.50	354.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	326	380.00–415.00	399.92
9	350–400	379	360.00–395.00	385.52
8	400–450	419	370.00–390.00	379.23
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	525	355.00–377.50	364.34
6	550–600	579	350.00–368.00	359.75
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–355.00	352.41
2	350–400	370	315.00–325.00	319.93
3	400–450	410	325.00–350.00	341.26
2	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	345.11
2	500–550	508	335.00–350.00	342.39
2	550–600	595	347.50–355.00	351.25
2	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	322.51
2	650–700	688	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	430.00–450.00	440.09
2	300–350	305	420.00–430.00	424.92
6	350–400	388	390.00–410.00	401.80
5	400–450	403	365.00–380.00	368.09
2	450–500	450	350.00–360.00	355.00
14	500–550	509	330.00–340.00	334.34
14	550–600	557	315.00–325.00	319.98
4	600–650	603	300.00–310.00	302.53
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
8	250–300	285	400.00–415.00	406.27
6	300–350	339	370.00–390.00	380.05
13	350–400	367	350.00–395.00	369.82
27	400–450	425	325.00–360.00	344.46
15	450–500	472	320.00–345.00	338.02
11	500–550	529	315.00–325.00	319.53
7	550–600	576	300.00–310.00	302.08
5	600–650	636	280.00–295.00	283.93
10	650–700	671	250.00–280.00	272.73
5	700–750	720	240.00–265.00	247.92
3	750–800	780	225.00–240.00	234.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
6	250–300	264	355.00–375.00	364.29
5	300–350	327	335.00–360.00	342.80
4	350–400	379	310.00–340.00	327.66
7	400–450	416	295.00–330.00	310.43
10	450–500	474	300.00–335.00	318.00
7	500–550	517	305.00–310.00	307.15
11	550–600	572	250.00–295.00	282.19
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	665	240.00–245.00	242.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	450.00–500.00	470.50
3	250–300	258	450.00–460.00	455.03
7	300–350	321	420.00–430.00	422.13
6	350–400	384	420.00–435.00	424.05
20	400–450	424	400.00–425.00	412.18
13	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	365.69
17	500–550	521	355.00–370.00	358.62
8	550–600	559	340.00–355.00	344.35
4	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	343.80
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00–440.00	419.58
4	250–300	265	400.00–430.00	418.16
7	300–350	329	390.00–415.00	401.87
12	350–400	376	370.00–415.00	390.88
5	400–450	426	370.00–395.00	383.96
22	450–500	481	335.00–355.00	347.73
14	500–550	529	335.00–350.00	344.64
14	550–600	565	320.00–345.00	333.55
10	600–650	611	320.00–335.00	326.96
8	650–700	670	300.00–317.50	309.18
3	700–750	728	275.00–290.00	281.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	350.00–380.00	359.95
4	350–400	374	330.00–365.00	338.66
8	400–450	429	310.00–360.00	342.32
8	450–500	470	300.00–330.00	317.02
6	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	325.09
5	550–600	572	300.00–315.00	307.92
4	600–650	645	275.00–300.00	285.00
4	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	725	240.00–265.00	252.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,042	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,531.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,734.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,101	1,800.00–2,275.00	1,933.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,157	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,043.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,967.07
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	688	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,319.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	660	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,128.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	990	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,612.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,001	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,512.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	918	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	120.00–126.00	122.85
2	—	1,188	146.00–150.00	148.00
7	—	1,006	130.00–143.00	136.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	160.00–165.00	161.17
33	—	1,178	145.00–159.00	152.04
9	—	1,142	138.00–144.00	141.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	136.00–145.00	141.48
19	—	1,532	150.00–166.00	156.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,762	180.00–186.00	183.36
8	—	1,393	165.00–179.00	173.40

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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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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