Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.33/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −64.86 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$332.33

59 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$61.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	357.61	1,924	23
Medium and Large 2	546	330.71	1,806	21
Medium and Large 3	549	295.83	1,625	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.78/cwt here — about $299 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

332.33

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

331.48

+0.85

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−64.86

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	—	Average	1,559	193.86	3,022	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	175.40	2,574	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	161.37	1,858	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	129.88	1,188	11

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)	1,104	$2,811	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,615	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,210	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,835	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	660	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	365.66/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	383.32/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	353.59/cwt	320.00–440.00	1,139	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	394.43/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,609	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	406.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.54/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	381.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	339.45/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.06/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,103	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	361.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	320.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	371.26/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	426.52/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	350.73/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	357.46/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	343.29/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	298.38/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	407.99/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	307.46/cwt	297.50–320.00	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	410.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,923	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	411.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,340	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	486.51/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	388.79/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,858	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	434.30/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,585	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	506.44/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,393	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,110.71/head	3,100.00–3,125.00	3,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	417.43/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,770	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	420.72/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	2,488.18/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,905.51/head	2,825.00–3,000.00	2,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	444.29/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,684	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	765	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	159.49/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,829	49
Bulls	—	—	1,287	193.31/cwt	187.50–199.00	2,488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	107.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	138.09/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,310	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	142.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	172.71/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,026	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,117	2,423.71/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,424	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	2,018.09/head	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,018	5
Bulls	—	—	1,389	171.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,384	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	203.94/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,518	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	183.89/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,731	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	171.86/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,509	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	277.03/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,729	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	3,132.93/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,133	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,997.81/head	2,775.00–3,350.00	2,998	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,405.63/head	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	351.20/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	315.65/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	332.07/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	326.67/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	304.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	289.01/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	332.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	320.74/cwt	300.00–340.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	389.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	257.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	375.18/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	325.43/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	297.96/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	333.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,718	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	361.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,533	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	381.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,401	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	311.97/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	301.80/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	290.17/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	326.50/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	362.97/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	326.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	378.05/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	350.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	356.02/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,709	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	315.82/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	291.41/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	305.00/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,732	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	351.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	304.26/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	368.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	361.37/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,753	4

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 833Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 116Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	365.00–400.00	383.32
17	300–350	322	320.00–440.00	353.59
3	350–400	378	350.00–395.00	365.66
5	400–450	416	355.00–380.00	362.97
19	450–500	480	340.00–375.00	356.02
10	500–550	520	305.00–345.00	326.50
11	550–600	570	325.00–345.00	334.54
5	600–650	619	305.00–330.00	315.82
12	650–700	672	260.00–310.00	291.41
4	700–750	713	270.00–305.00	290.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	425.00	425.00
5	250–300	275	490.00–525.00	506.44
6	300–350	321	460.00–510.00	486.51
28	350–400	365	400.00–455.00	434.30
43	400–450	424	390.00–445.00	417.43
14	450–500	478	380.00–405.00	388.79
12	500–550	505	350.00–375.00	357.46
11	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	357.77
6	600–650	616	335.00–355.00	343.29
9	650–700	678	315.00–335.00	320.49
4	700–750	728	310.00–320.00	314.98
3	750–800	760	295.00–305.00	298.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–340.00	320.74
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	428	330.00–335.00	332.40
10	450–500	489	290.00–330.00	311.97
7	500–550	511	270.00–300.00	289.01
8	550–600	583	280.00–320.00	301.80
7	600–650	624	250.00–300.00	277.03
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	400.00–415.00	406.85
10	250–300	280	405.00–460.00	426.52
13	300–350	326	400.00–425.00	411.07
9	350–400	366	395.00–422.50	407.99
28	400–450	408	380.00–410.00	394.43
4	450–500	455	365.00–380.00	371.26
7	500–550	511	347.50–352.50	350.73
9	550–600	554	330.00–350.00	339.45
7	650–700	684	297.50–320.00	307.46
4	700–750	719	295.00–310.00	302.50
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	333	300.00–350.00	326.67
4	350–400	364	340.00–365.00	351.20
5	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	332.07
13	450–500	487	290.00–345.00	325.43
7	500–550	531	280.00–310.00	297.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	385.00–395.00	389.88
3	250–300	273	360.00–390.00	378.05
4	300–350	334	350.00–380.00	368.63
10	350–400	367	370.00–390.00	381.84
19	400–450	424	350.00–375.00	361.61
16	450–500	463	330.00–360.00	351.00
21	500–550	515	320.00–345.00	333.55
22	550–600	568	280.00–315.00	305.00
14	600–650	629	280.00–320.00	304.26
3	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	245.00–270.00	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	400.00–450.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
21	350–400	379	415.00–470.00	444.29
6	400–450	418	400.00–445.00	420.72
22	450–500	468	395.00–415.00	410.96
17	550–600	573	362.50–385.00	367.06
6	600–650	616	350.00–375.00	361.94
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	380.00–385.00	381.67
4	450–500	485	350.00–375.00	361.37
8	500–550	508	355.00–382.50	375.18
8	550–600	564	345.00–360.00	350.08
3	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	671	320.00–340.00	326.86
2	700–750	703	305.00–315.00	309.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	325.18
2	500–550	523	300.00–330.00	315.65
2	550–600	563	290.00–320.00	304.67

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)	Open	4	—	1,190	3,100.00–3,125.00	3,110.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	660	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,405.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,488.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,117	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,423.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	988	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,018.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,825.00–3,000.00	2,905.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,132.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	2,775.00–3,350.00	2,997.81
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,147	150.00–169.00	159.49
3	—	1,130	140.00–149.00	142.96
13	—	1,173	170.00–178.00	172.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	100.00–115.00	107.99
8	—	949	130.00–147.50	138.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	181.00–186.00	183.89
12	—	1,460	165.00–177.00	171.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	187.50–199.00	193.31
4	—	1,389	170.00–175.00	171.60
9	—	1,725	200.00–209.00	203.94

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Carnesville

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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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