Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.84/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.35 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$327.84

75 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

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

$86.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	361.61	1,950	23
Medium and Large 2	541	321.96	1,740	42
Medium and Large 3	525	274.88	1,443	10thin

One grade step is worth $86.73/cwt here — about $507 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

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 sale75 hd

327.84

—

GA average13 barns · 371 hd

330.91

−3.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−69.35

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	—	High	1,406	186.26	2,620	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	171.33	2,647	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	158.17	1,814	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	140.57	1,413	17

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)	1,095	$2,532	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,383	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,083	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	931	$2,886	42

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	550–600	566	323.07/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,829	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	418.81/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	331.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	416.46/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,720	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	369.61/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,107	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	435.13/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	413.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,800	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	324.06/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	404.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	367.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	342.80/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	297.88/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.41/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,356	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	409.39/cwt	400.00–435.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	377.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	308.90/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	363.40/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,570	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	269.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	413.05/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	379.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	364.54/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,320	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	385.52/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,561	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	375.72/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	403.82/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	358.50/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,825	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	384.06/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	302.57/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	379.45/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	293.90/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,822.71/head	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,823	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,317.64/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,318	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	427.75/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	399.45/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,506	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	2,769.61/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,770	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	688	1,932.64/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,693.41/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	665	2,054.01/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,054	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	170.87/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,626	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	141.19/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,511	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	152.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,664	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,147	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	160.27/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,870	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	175.44/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,102	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	144.11/cwt	137.50–148.00	1,388	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	107.24/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	202.66/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,097	7
Bulls	—	—	1,280	165.06/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,321	175.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,324	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,838.53/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,839	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	2,426.96/head	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,427	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	2,021.15/head	1,625.00–2,225.00	2,021	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	2,624.62/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	275.98/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	277.67/cwt	250.00–300.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	328.47/cwt	300.00–350.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	319.52/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,380	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	306.19/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	320.62/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	295.15/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	309.46/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,114	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.61/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,581	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	374.90/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	282.96/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	363.44/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	335.01/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,729	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	359.51/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,708	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	418.64/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,310	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	380.03/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	385.35/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,237	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	263.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	309.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	369.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,804	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	299.14/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,867	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	254.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	331.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	347.38/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,080	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	258.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.24/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	227.20/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	382.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	344.53/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,602	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	325.72/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,752	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	320.54/cwt	310.00–330.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	322.67/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	279.67/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,474	9

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 963Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 142Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 166Year ago 150

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers sharply 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
4	200–250	205	400.00–435.00	409.39
2	250–300	275	410.00–415.00	412.55
2	300–350	303	400.00–410.00	404.96
11	350–400	377	395.00–410.00	399.45
17	400–450	405	380.00–395.00	385.52
9	450–500	456	370.00–390.00	379.45
4	500–550	508	345.00–350.00	347.51
11	550–600	566	315.00–335.00	323.07
6	600–650	618	300.00–315.00	302.57
5	650–700	663	285.00–315.00	293.90
2	700–750	720	265.00–275.00	269.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	365.00–385.00	379.73
23	300–350	311	320.00–390.00	347.38
11	350–400	362	330.00–385.00	364.54
17	400–450	432	350.00–375.00	363.40
21	450–500	465	320.00–365.00	344.53
23	500–550	538	315.00–335.00	325.72
14	550–600	570	285.00–310.00	297.88
5	600–650	631	275.00–295.00	282.96
3	650–700	680	245.00–275.00	263.39
2	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	350.00–355.00	352.48
4	250–300	258	300.00–350.00	328.47
4	300–350	323	250.00–300.00	277.67
10	350–400	360	280.00–330.00	309.46
11	400–450	432	290.00–335.00	319.52
7	450–500	476	285.00–310.00	295.15
9	500–550	527	250.00–300.00	279.67
2	550–600	558	205.00–250.00	227.20
2	600–650	610	245.00–265.00	254.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	400.00–450.00	418.81
15	300–350	315	415.00–445.00	430.41
18	350–400	363	405.00–440.00	427.75
17	400–450	435	405.00–430.00	413.72
11	450–500	459	375.00–390.00	384.06
11	500–550	500	360.00–385.00	365.00
12	550–600	575	350.00–370.00	358.50
7	600–650	644	330.00–340.00	331.42
12	650–700	666	310.00–330.00	324.06
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	385.00–390.00	387.55
10	300–350	333	370.00–395.00	377.36
12	350–400	377	370.00–395.00	382.80
37	400–450	430	350.00–395.00	367.61
23	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	359.51
21	500–550	516	315.00–355.00	335.01
21	550–600	565	280.00–335.00	308.90
14	600–650	624	260.00–320.00	299.14
3	650–700	670	250.00–305.00	285.24
4	700–750	724	250.00–275.00	258.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	355	355.00–360.00	357.50
5	400–450	432	320.00–340.00	331.94
23	450–500	484	295.00–335.00	320.62
9	500–550	522	250.00–300.00	275.98
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	713	200.00–205.00	202.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	293	420.00–450.00	435.13
15	300–350	313	410.00–450.00	418.64
16	350–400	374	400.00–435.00	413.05
14	400–450	413	410.00–420.00	416.46
11	450–500	465	385.00–435.00	403.82
7	500–550	526	375.00–380.00	375.72
15	550–600	570	365.00–375.00	369.61
9	600–650	618	352.50–370.00	363.44
3	650–700	660	350.00–355.00	352.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	370.00–405.00	385.35
9	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	374.90
10	400–450	431	360.00–390.00	380.03
26	450–500	488	350.00–380.00	369.75
12	500–550	530	350.00–370.00	367.92
1	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
7	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	342.80
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	300.00–320.00	309.89
2	250–300	280	310.00–330.00	320.54
2	300–350	328	300.00–345.00	322.67
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	473	290.00–340.00	306.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,171	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,822.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,693.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,624.62
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	688	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,932.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,838.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,131	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,426.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,625.00–2,225.00	2,021.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,018	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,317.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,769.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	3,075.00	3,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	665	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,054.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,537	160.00–177.00	170.87
1	—	1,320	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,723	180.00–185.00	182.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,070	135.00–148.00	141.19
23	—	1,167	150.00–168.00	160.27
9	—	1,198	170.00–183.00	175.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	150.00–157.00	152.52
8	—	963	137.50–148.00	144.11
3	—	948	100.00–120.00	107.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,528	195.00–210.00	202.66
2	—	1,280	163.00–167.50	165.06
7	—	1,321	170.00–185.00	175.91

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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