Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.97/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.01 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.

Average price

$312.97

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$122.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.05

vs GA average

−37.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	322.29	1,764	41
Medium and Large 2	552	288.52	1,593	11thin
Medium and Large 3	570	200.00	1,140	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.29/cwt here — about $624 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

312.97

—

GA average13 barns · 573 hd

326.02

−13.05

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−37.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

362.98

−50.01

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	1,503	195.05	2,931	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	181.86	2,602	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	175.93	2,056	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	142.02	1,323	9thin

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)	1,226	$2,754	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,729	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,493	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,522	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,935	22

Every lot, as filed

111 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	300–350	324	408.71/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	375.45/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,584	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	422.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	404.67/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	398.03/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	402.18/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	377.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	314.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	279.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	416.59/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	360.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	326.07/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	371.56/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	253.69/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	306.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	288.24/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	381.43/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,934	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	374.53/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	339.13/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	344.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,124	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	264.81/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	330.16/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	276.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	310.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	350.41/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	368.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	3,521.65/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.90/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,685	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,276.27/head	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,276	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,960.27/head	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	2,241.14/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,241	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	2,409.17/head	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	411.67/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	510	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	181.86/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,602	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	171.46/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,931	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	182.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,248	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	161.67/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,649	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	3,437.50/head	3,425.00–3,450.00	3,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	2,366.08/head	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,366	8
Bulls	—	—	1,488	192.39/cwt	182.50–197.00	2,863	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	207.22/cwt	204.00–217.00	3,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	136.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,926.79/head	2,625.00–3,325.00	2,927	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,682.39/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,682	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,984.68/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,985	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	2,693.73/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	301.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	341.03/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	335.86/cwt	320.00–355.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	305.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	332.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	212.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	338.12/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	295.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	321.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	357.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	301.72/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	387.10/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	368.19/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	314.18/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	300.96/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	335.58/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	282.97/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	355.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	372.16/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	377.64/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	277.34/cwt	230.00–310.00	1,428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	326.44/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,538	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	344.18/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	378.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	322.90/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	351.03/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	301.99/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	298.10/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,297	3

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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 467Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 106Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 73Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00–430.00	415.00
2	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	324	405.00–415.00	408.71
2	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
16	400–450	422	365.00–400.00	375.45
11	450–500	455	350.00–365.00	355.00
27	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	326.07
14	550–600	585	310.00–325.00	314.99
3	600–650	615	300.00–320.00	306.56
3	700–750	723	275.00–285.00	279.22
2	750–800	768	250.00–257.50	253.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
4	250–300	268	365.00–390.00	377.64
9	300–350	320	350.00–395.00	372.16
5	400–450	429	325.00–355.00	335.58
22	450–500	471	310.00–345.00	326.44
3	500–550	515	300.00–310.00	303.33
8	550–600	566	245.00–300.00	282.97
3	600–650	640	295.00–305.00	301.72
3	650–700	673	270.00–285.00	276.60
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
4	250–300	269	320.00–355.00	335.86
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	435	285.00–320.00	301.99
3	450–500	485	300.00–305.00	301.60
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
5	250–300	280	410.00–435.00	422.39
6	300–350	320	400.00–435.00	416.59
13	350–400	368	390.00–415.00	402.18
10	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	391.90
5	450–500	482	375.00–385.00	377.86
6	500–550	533	355.00–365.00	360.90
4	550–600	560	330.00–355.00	344.91
2	650–700	665	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	700–750	710	280.00–300.00	289.86
2	800–850	800	265.00–270.00	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	355.00–395.00	374.53
6	350–400	377	360.00–380.00	368.19
7	400–450	434	340.00–375.00	357.12
6	450–500	481	335.00–365.00	344.18
11	500–550	522	315.00–350.00	330.16
7	550–600	574	305.00–325.00	314.18
9	600–650	623	285.00–315.00	300.96
3	700–750	718	255.00–270.00	264.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	315.00–340.00	327.50
5	350–400	358	350.00–355.00	351.03
3	400–450	435	265.00–330.00	298.10
4	450–500	476	300.00–330.00	321.64
11	500–550	515	230.00–310.00	277.34
4	550–600	588	280.00–300.00	295.06
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	205.00–220.00	212.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	325	405.00–415.00	411.67
2	350–400	378	395.00–415.00	404.67
4	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	398.03
2	450–500	450	385.00–410.00	397.50
11	500–550	507	375.00–390.00	381.43
8	550–600	576	360.00–375.00	368.00
7	600–650	617	340.00–355.00	344.17
3	650–700	668	335.00–342.50	339.13
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	367	385.00–390.00	387.10
3	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	378.08
5	450–500	470	370.00–377.50	371.56
13	500–550	522	350.00–370.00	355.66
12	550–600	558	345.00–355.00	350.41
10	600–650	610	310.00–335.00	322.90
4	650–700	674	300.00–320.00	310.02
3	700–750	735	285.00–295.00	288.24
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	390	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	400–450	436	325.00–365.00	341.03
5	450–500	471	320.00–355.00	338.12
5	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	332.01
6	550–600	576	290.00–320.00	305.12
2	600–650	630	280.00–300.00	290.16

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,521.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,085	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,276.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,960.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	3,425.00–3,450.00	3,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	510	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,693.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,091	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,241.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,043	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,409.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,128	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,366.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,269	2,625.00–3,325.00	2,926.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,182	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,682.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,221	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,984.68

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	170.00–189.00	181.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,126	165.00–178.00	171.46
15	—	1,229	180.00–186.00	182.95
1	—	1,125	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	155.00–175.00	161.67
1	—	1,025	110.00	110.00
5	—	860	130.00–145.00	136.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,488	182.50–197.00	192.39
4	—	1,630	204.00–217.00	207.22

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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