Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-06-24

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
180 vs last sale 567 363 vs year ago 750 · 48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
31 vs last sale 148 265 vs year ago 382 · 69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
156 head
41 vs last sale 115 57 vs year ago 213 · 26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.42/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits 55.56 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.
Average price
$307.42
40 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.34
vs GA average
28.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525325.401,70812thin
Medium and Large 2543312.661,69621
Medium and Large 3520260.871,3577thin
One grade step is worth $64.53/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
416374332290median 362.9812/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale40 hd
307.42
GA average14 barns · 371 hd
316.76
−9.34
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−28.49
This barn, trailing median32 sales
362.98
−55.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,720187.653,22815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439166.312,3937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192155.201,85155
CowsLean 85-90%High936118.101,1067thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,43331
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$2,34928
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,01019
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$2,63750

Every lot, as filed

91 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400361351.01/cwt330.00–360.001,26711
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589300.81/cwt295.00–305.001,7726
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400377376.64/cwt370.00–385.001,4203
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374358.93/cwt350.00–365.001,3429
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413344.33/cwt330.00–355.001,42218
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328362.33/cwt355.00–375.001,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623273.20/cwt265.00–280.001,7023
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678267.82/cwt250.00–285.001,8162
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6678
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565316.19/cwt310.00–320.001,7864
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427368.36/cwt365.00–370.001,5733
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715180.07/cwt170.00–190.001,2882
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,8682
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320379.79/cwt370.00–390.001,2153
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350327389.87/cwt385.00–395.001,2753
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300288412.17/cwt400.00–425.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432353.13/cwt350.00–360.001,5263
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485362.47/cwt360.00–365.001,7584
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650637308.38/cwt305.00–310.001,9643
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0892,917.90/head2,800.00–3,125.002,91812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1012,201.50/head1,800.00–2,500.002,20210
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363373.88/cwt370.00–380.001,35710
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610292.38/cwt285.00–300.001,7842
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-36701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred CowsSmall 2-37081,013.25/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530363.82/cwt360.00–370.001,9287
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565356.18/cwt350.00–365.002,0124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,329.92/head2,150.00–2,525.002,33010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0632,649.55/head2,350.00–2,750.002,65012
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27052,367.38/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3674
CowsLean 85-90%855131.56/cwt131.00–132.001,1252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439166.31/cwt162.00–170.002,3937
CowsBoner 80-85%1,069140.88/cwt135.00–148.001,50613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351169.14/cwt168.00–171.002,2854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218158.63/cwt150.00–167.001,93238
CowsLean 85-90%1,028122.20/cwt120.00–127.501,2563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2692,616.30/head2,425.00–2,825.002,61617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3062,683.99/head2,525.00–3,000.002,68417
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0303,122.33/head2,900.00–3,300.003,12210
CowsLean 85-90%88098.50/cwt97.50–100.008672
Bulls1,333168.13/cwt166.00–170.002,2412
Bulls1,780190.65/cwt180.00–194.003,39413
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350322339.64/cwt330.00–345.001,0943
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1662,128.59/head1,725.00–2,400.002,12914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0611,838.85/head1,550.00–2,025.001,8397
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1341,936.23/head1,700.00–2,300.001,93611
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423309.92/cwt300.00–320.001,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550527323.29/cwt320.00–330.001,7043
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750737153.30/cwt150.00–160.001,1303
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474266.90/cwt250.00–280.001,2655
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450428293.70/cwt280.00–300.001,2573
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482320.05/cwt300.00–335.001,54317
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373259.40/cwt250.00–270.009682
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515278.51/cwt250.00–300.001,4343
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510263.51/cwt250.00–280.001,3446
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385295.37/cwt270.00–320.001,13710
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700688224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,5482
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650637267.85/cwt250.00–300.001,7065
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600561276.93/cwt270.00–290.001,5545
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473298.89/cwt285.00–320.001,4144
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275292.23/cwt285.00–300.008042
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326361.70/cwt350.00–370.001,1795
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800773227.33/cwt220.00–235.001,7572
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423323.86/cwt310.00–340.001,37012
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8732
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519322.17/cwt310.00–340.001,67212
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458342.96/cwt330.00–355.001,5719
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600564309.41/cwt300.00–327.501,7455
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524317.40/cwt290.00–325.001,66315

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.