Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-07-22

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 22
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
26 vs last sale 739 143 vs year ago 908 · 15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
12 vs last sale 122 134 vs year ago 244 · 54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
7 vs last sale 105 45 vs year ago 53 · +84.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.38/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 105.81 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.
Average price
$291.38
80 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.92
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552331.251,8288thin
Medium and Large 2557298.721,66449
Medium and Large 3549261.901,43823
One grade step is worth $69.36/cwt here — about $390 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
451405358311median 397.1912/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale80 hd
291.38
GA average14 barns · 431 hd
314.30
−22.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
397.19
−105.81
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
BullsAverage1,706182.153,10817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509161.942,44310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177156.691,84437
CowsLean 85-90%Average992128.071,27115

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,92421
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,58015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$2,4928
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$2,69122

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2200–250205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270366.00/cwt360.00–370.009884
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750721242.04/cwt235.00–250.001,7456
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350307333.13/cwt325.00–342.501,0236
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300264355.58/cwt340.00–365.009399
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369363.21/cwt345.00–375.001,34011
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523317.62/cwt295.00–327.501,66115
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475318.07/cwt300.00–345.001,51122
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628282.05/cwt265.00–295.001,77122
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450436322.42/cwt310.00–340.001,40620
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371335.22/cwt320.00–350.001,24425
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473316.17/cwt300.00–330.001,49526
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478275.81/cwt270.00–290.001,3187
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700657260.97/cwt250.00–265.001,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723257.89/cwt235.00–267.501,8655
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525272.04/cwt230.00–310.001,42812
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650638253.76/cwt250.00–257.501,6192
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350337345.96/cwt345.00–350.001,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275328.05/cwt320.00–335.009022
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622275.00/cwt260.00–285.001,71110
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580293.08/cwt277.50–300.001,70017
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418323.28/cwt305.00–330.001,3516
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500472276.85/cwt260.00–295.001,3075
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415291.54/cwt260.00–300.001,2109
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700688250.74/cwt235.00–255.001,7257
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575250.83/cwt245.00–260.001,44211
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235340.00/cwt340.00–340.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560227.10/cwt205.00–250.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550533283.84/cwt240.00–310.001,5133
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400388297.52/cwt292.50–300.001,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350300304.00/cwt300.00–320.009125
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475310.42/cwt300.00–320.001,4742
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555247.50/cwt230.00–265.001,3742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2863,044.41/head2,825.00–3,450.003,0446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1313,203.27/head3,000.00–3,600.003,20312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0292,088.10/head1,900.00–2,475.002,0885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1122,270.31/head1,700.00–2,575.002,2709
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0942,551.22/head2,200.00–2,875.002,5519
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Bulls1,734182.10/cwt170.00–187.003,15812
Bulls1,657197.10/cwt193.00–205.003,2663
Bulls1,613160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199157.12/cwt150.00–166.001,88431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,000172.44/cwt170.00–175.001,7242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,096145.49/cwt140.00–149.001,5954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471163.35/cwt155.00–167.002,4036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633175.05/cwt170.00–180.002,8592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498144.61/cwt140.00–149.002,1662
CowsLean 85-90%1,041128.59/cwt120.00–139.001,3396
CowsLean 85-90%1,000148.99/cwt145.00–154.001,4904
CowsLean 85-90%927110.70/cwt97.50–117.501,0265
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38372,379.28/head2,175.00–2,775.002,3796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1983,166.48/head2,700.00–3,350.003,1663
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469377.30/cwt375.00–385.001,7706
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26852,601.46/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6014
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315409.05/cwt390.00–430.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563321.71/cwt315.00–330.001,8116
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,204.04/head3,150.00–3,250.003,2044
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612305.34/cwt300.00–320.001,86915
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273399.91/cwt395.00–405.001,0923
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667301.63/cwt300.00–305.002,0123
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350334404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,3535
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370365.63/cwt360.00–375.001,3534
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558310.01/cwt305.00–320.001,7306
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518359.88/cwt355.00–365.001,8642
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371385.62/cwt380.00–395.001,4317
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450409376.79/cwt370.00–385.001,5418
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478362.05/cwt350.00–370.001,73112
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560346.22/cwt342.50–350.001,9392
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663284.76/cwt270.00–295.001,8883
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616299.23/cwt295.00–305.001,8438
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350337373.42/cwt370.00–375.001,2583
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765256.84/cwt255.00–258.001,9653
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475352.61/cwt350.00–355.001,6752
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528327.54/cwt320.00–335.001,7292
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400363.33/cwt350.00–370.001,4533
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9132
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420385.00/cwt380.00–390.001,6172
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664277.13/cwt260.00–285.001,8407
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417347.41/cwt335.00–365.001,44916
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,9312
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517314.59/cwt300.00–340.001,62621
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600587286.81/cwt265.00–310.001,68428
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223367.53/cwt365.00–370.008202
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350308368.41/cwt350.00–380.001,1353

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.