Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $303.78/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.41 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$303.78

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$68.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	345.53	1,785	9thin
Medium and Large 2	554	304.40	1,686	35
Medium and Large 3	540	277.28	1,498	15thin

One grade step is worth $68.25/cwt here — about $287 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 sale59 hd

303.78

—

GA average15 barns · 315 hd

318.86

−15.09

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−93.41

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	1,385	169.87	2,353	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	161.24	2,316	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	152.89	1,788	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	114.47	1,108	12

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)	1,109	$2,152	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,922	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,854	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	876	$2,349	39

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1	350–400	361	376.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,361	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	427.07/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	441.40/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	360.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	373.32/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	347.11/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	365.51/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	405.25/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	285.24/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,663	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	361.80/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	208.65/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	321.30/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	361.85/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	252.26/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	388.38/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	346.05/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	361.23/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,358	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	347.18/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,486	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	308.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,462	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	332.82/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,418	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	212	393.90/cwt	375.00–405.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	366.21/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	361.68/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	421.27/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	390.08/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	403.85/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	2,096.23/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,096	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,403.11/head	2,175.00–2,775.00	2,403	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,329.96/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,330	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	954	2,153.93/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,154	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	406.64/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,431	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	655	2,113.65/head	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,114	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	633	1,792.59/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,793	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	710	1,748.77/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	763	1,660.49/head	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,660	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	743	1,692.20/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	2,417.99/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,418	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	158.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,136	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	179.33/cwt	155.00–188.00	2,674	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	92.13/cwt	85.00–105.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	163.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,029	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,454	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	118.18/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,129	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	174.11/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	151.90/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,785	32
Bulls	—	—	1,329	165.47/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,199	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	1,758.39/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	1,898.86/head	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,955.15/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,955	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,170.28/head	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,170	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	989	1,618.32/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	275.39/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,316	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	293.19/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,231	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	266.03/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	228.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	316.67/cwt	300.00–350.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	312.65/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,163	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	260.69/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	310.93/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	296.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	185.75/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	257.24/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	415.01/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	353.25/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	335.76/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	353.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,277	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	232.84/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	275.42/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	263.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	324.68/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	249.01/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	204.89/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	237.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	239.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	244.92/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,541	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	327.34/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,597	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	332.69/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	318.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	306.97/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,596	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	289.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	350.45/cwt	345.00–355.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	226.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	303.93/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	291.41/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	315.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,531	8

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 637Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 61Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 52Year ago 257

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	430.00–455.00	441.40
9	300–350	322	390.00–425.00	405.25
13	350–400	361	370.00–390.00	376.88
2	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	554	310.00–315.00	311.24
2	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	715	250.00–260.00	254.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	390.00–400.00	395.06
6	250–300	286	395.00–425.00	415.01
6	300–350	335	350.00–385.00	361.85
13	350–400	361	345.00–360.00	353.82
26	400–450	426	310.00–360.00	332.82
23	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	308.46
20	500–550	520	290.00–320.00	306.97
19	550–600	582	270.00–305.00	289.17
13	600–650	626	250.00–280.00	263.43
7	650–700	660	245.00–260.00	252.26
5	700–750	714	230.00–245.00	237.93
5	750–800	758	230.00–245.00	239.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00–355.00	350.45
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	327	295.00–340.00	310.93
16	350–400	372	280.00–340.00	312.65
13	400–450	420	275.00–305.00	293.19
13	450–500	478	250.00–290.00	275.39
7	500–550	512	250.00–280.00	266.03
5	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	613	220.00–230.00	226.66
4	650–700	683	220.00–235.00	228.82
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	410.00–435.00	427.07
10	300–350	310	410.00–445.00	421.27
6	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	390.08
6	400–450	429	365.00–385.00	373.32
12	450–500	463	355.00–370.00	361.68
7	500–550	507	345.00–355.00	347.11
2	550–600	550	330.00–350.00	340.00
2	650–700	663	270.00–280.00	275.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	375.00–405.00	393.90
3	250–300	278	355.00–370.00	361.80
11	300–350	331	330.00–385.00	353.25
16	350–400	376	350.00–375.00	361.23
30	400–450	428	330.00–360.00	347.18
27	450–500	488	320.00–350.00	327.34
17	500–550	523	310.00–340.00	324.68
18	550–600	583	265.00–315.00	285.24
11	600–650	622	255.00–300.00	275.42
7	650–700	671	240.00–295.00	257.24
9	700–750	714	220.00–250.00	232.84
4	750–800	779	200.00–225.00	208.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	260	300.00–350.00	316.67
2	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	381	320.00–345.00	332.69
5	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	318.04
9	450–500	489	290.00–315.00	303.93
10	500–550	519	265.00–305.00	291.41
5	550–600	583	240.00–260.00	249.01
11	600–650	629	230.00–250.00	244.92
7	650–700	681	185.00–230.00	204.89
4	700–750	733	170.00–210.00	185.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	370.00–395.00	388.38
8	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	365.51
10	450–500	487	350.00–370.00	360.54
5	500–550	518	330.00–360.00	346.05
6	550–600	588	320.00–355.00	335.76
4	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	321.30
2	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	400.00–410.00	406.64
5	400–450	413	395.00–410.00	403.85
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	534	365.00–370.00	366.21
2	550–600	560	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	750–800	765	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	330.00–360.00	340.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–330.00	325.03
8	450–500	486	300.00–320.00	315.12
4	500–550	508	285.00–300.00	296.19
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	624	225.00–280.00	260.69

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	8	—	903	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,096.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	954	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,153.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,170.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	655	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,113.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	755	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,417.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	633	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,792.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,176	2,175.00–2,775.00	2,403.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,124	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,329.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,097	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,955.15
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	710	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,748.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	763	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,660.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	743	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,692.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,758.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,094	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,898.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	989	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,618.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,351	150.00–164.00	158.10
1	—	1,650	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,576	172.00–175.00	174.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	85.00–105.00	92.13
2	—	1,003	135.00	135.00
7	—	955	110.00–123.00	118.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,238	160.00–170.00	163.93
9	—	1,044	135.00–143.00	139.25
32	—	1,175	145.00–159.00	151.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,491	155.00–188.00	179.33
5	—	1,329	160.00–175.00	165.47

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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