Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

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 mostly steady, heifer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.78/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −63.20 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.

Average price

$299.78

68 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$67.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.85

vs GA average

−32.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	319.27	1,814	14thin
Medium and Large 2	541	297.25	1,607	51
Medium and Large 3	540	251.76	1,360	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.51/cwt here — about $454 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.88, low $303.81, median $362.98 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 sale68 hd

299.78

—

GA average12 barns · 437 hd

318.63

−18.85

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−32.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

362.98

−63.20

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	1,455	175.02	2,546	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	159.82	2,332	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	154.36	1,833	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	131.85	1,273	6thin

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)	1,149	$2,395	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,862	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	739	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$2,112	8

Every lot, as filed

107 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 3	350–400	377	314.57/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	292.63/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	390.11/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	293.81/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	323.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	382.32/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	341.60/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	270.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	274.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	328.31/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	269.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	395.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	457.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	374.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	422.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	256.70/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	308.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	236.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	394.73/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	321.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	367.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	356.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	432.05/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	381.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	318.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.49/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,347	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	345.77/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	267.95/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	372.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	424.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	605	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	670	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	680	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	739	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	321.24/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	129.10/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,241	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	169.50/cwt	165.00–172.50	2,514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	158.08/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,914	17
Bulls	—	—	1,252	168.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,107	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,095.44/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,394.69/head	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,395	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	154.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,225	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	168.87/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,420	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	143.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,522	11
Bulls	—	—	1,680	189.73/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	315.73/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	2,112.09/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,712.04/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	310.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,315	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	325.64/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	345.57/cwt	335.00–360.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	313.75/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	290.47/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	328.38/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	321.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	302.79/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,444	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	348.46/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,516	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	296.59/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	286.49/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	299.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,564	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	260.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	343.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	334.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	322.06/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	302.32/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	337.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	356.05/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	346.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	304.56/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	348.26/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	272.90/cwt	200.00–330.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	274.58/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,280	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	358.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	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 May 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 613Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 105Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 100Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
6	250–300	269	335.00–360.00	345.57
11	300–350	319	300.00–345.00	313.75
11	350–400	377	300.00–330.00	314.57
11	400–450	424	300.00–320.00	310.23
12	450–500	466	250.00–290.00	274.58
2	500–550	528	250.00–270.00	260.14
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
10	300–350	328	370.00–395.00	382.32
12	350–400	372	335.00–365.00	348.26
9	400–450	409	325.00–340.00	334.53
15	450–500	485	295.00–320.00	304.56
33	500–550	523	280.00–315.00	299.13
18	550–600	573	275.00–310.00	293.81
6	600–650	613	260.00–280.00	269.24
6	650–700	682	260.00–280.00	270.73
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–230.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	445.00–470.00	457.27
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	325.00–335.00	329.87
4	500–550	544	320.00–325.00	321.24
10	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	318.48
4	600–650	621	300.00–315.00	308.65
3	650–700	650	290.00–295.00	291.67
5	700–750	722	265.00–270.00	267.95
2	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	327	310.00–330.00	321.61
4	350–400	375	305.00–345.00	328.38
2	400–450	428	285.00–300.00	292.63
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	635	260.00–300.00	290.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
5	300–350	312	350.00–370.00	356.03
2	350–400	363	355.00–360.00	357.52
4	400–450	430	350.00–370.00	358.84
5	450–500	466	345.00–350.00	346.97
4	500–550	508	330.00–365.00	341.60
4	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	337.58
6	600–650	627	315.00–330.00	323.36
4	650–700	684	280.00–315.00	302.32
2	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	420.00–430.00	424.67
2	300–350	318	420.00–425.00	422.40
3	350–400	365	385.00–400.00	394.73
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	468	375.00–390.00	381.63
5	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	374.04
2	550–600	568	355.00–360.00	357.51
4	600–650	614	335.00–340.00	336.24
3	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	328.31
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00–410.00	395.54
3	300–350	307	380.00–395.00	390.11
5	350–400	389	350.00–375.00	356.05
17	400–450	435	340.00–365.00	348.46
7	450–500	467	340.00–350.00	343.69
7	500–550	514	310.00–335.00	322.06
7	550–600	574	280.00–310.00	296.59
9	600–650	624	270.00–305.00	286.49
3	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	274.34
3	700–750	717	250.00–270.00	256.70
3	750–800	768	230.00–240.00	236.55
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	430.00–435.00	432.50
5	250–300	264	425.00–450.00	432.05
7	300–350	325	400.00–435.00	414.49
5	400–450	401	370.00–380.00	372.02
7	450–500	476	360.00–375.00	367.02
6	500–550	528	340.00–355.00	345.77
4	550–600	563	320.00–325.00	322.49
5	600–650	607	320.00–325.00	321.01
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–325.00	319.95
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	311	340.00–350.00	347.47
7	350–400	374	305.00–330.00	315.73
6	400–450	427	305.00–335.00	325.64
10	450–500	477	280.00–320.00	302.79
3	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	660	200.00–330.00	272.90
2	700–750	735	200.00–225.00	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	605	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	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	4	—	833	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,112.09
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	739	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,095.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,149	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,394.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	135.00–140.00	137.35
4	—	961	127.00–131.00	129.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	165.00–172.50	169.50
5	—	1,445	150.00–160.00	154.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,211	150.00–163.00	158.08
4	—	1,433	166.00–175.00	168.87
11	—	1,062	140.00–149.00	143.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	160.00–175.00	168.26
1	—	1,565	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,680	180.00–197.00	189.73

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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