Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.69/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.50 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$329.69

79 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$70.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	356.11	1,965	25
Medium and Large 2	558	323.83	1,808	45
Medium and Large 3	544	285.59	1,554	9thin

One grade step is worth $70.52/cwt here — about $411 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 sale79 hd

329.69

—

GA average13 barns · 378 hd

342.47

−12.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−67.50

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	1,598	184.86	2,954	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	164.27	2,513	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	157.73	1,913	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	137.41	1,414	18

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)	1,213	$2,651	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,487	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,224	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,982	30

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	327.07/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	440.78/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	269.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	510.66/cwt	450.00–570.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	355.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,656	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	331.48/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	374.46/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	363.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	468.52/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	367.93/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,578	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	472.47/cwt	460.00–480.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	319.73/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	327.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	282.42/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	298.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	328.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,889	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	297.87/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,838	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	453.80/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	408.01/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	364.03/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	243.49/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	326.64/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	221.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	325.45/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,969	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	412.52/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	349.93/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,977	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	479.38/cwt	445.00–520.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.96/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	377.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,988	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	311.86/cwt	297.50–325.00	2,096	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	342.89/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	407.66/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	3,234.75/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,235	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,638.96/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	541.67/cwt	520.00–565.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	423.53/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	416.74/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	2,758.76/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,759	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	3,264.39/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	362.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,042	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	4,258.70/head	3,950.00–4,650.00	4,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,802.43/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,802	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	162.06/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,441	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	144.40/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,705	9
Bulls	—	—	1,785	200.60/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,494	175.99/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,629	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.73/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,422	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	111.00/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,055	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,201	2,378.50/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,379	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	179.75/cwt	176.00–183.00	3,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	172.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,220	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	158.82/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,923	43
Bulls	—	—	1,616	186.51/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	3,232.30/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,232	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	2,233.75/head	1,825.00–2,650.00	2,234	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	1,975.96/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	266.84/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	279.43/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	283.49/cwt	270.00–300.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	335.41/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	297.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	320.60/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,888	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	268.10/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	327.86/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,705	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	377.25/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,392	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	332.70/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,597	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	378.34/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	293.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	393.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	289.44/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	392.60/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,449	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	393.81/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,615	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	323.42/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,533	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	262.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	332.13/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,438	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	295.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	336.85/cwt	300.00–400.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	369.21/cwt	310.00–430.00	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	291.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	359.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	284.94/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	322.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	316.53/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	273.57/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,390	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,040Year ago 898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 109Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 71Year ago 111

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	465	355.00–385.00	364.03
7	500–550	506	350.00–370.00	359.87
11	550–600	571	300.00–345.00	326.64
11	600–650	614	300.00–337.50	327.07
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	395.00–440.00	416.74
3	400–450	417	390.00–430.00	407.66
11	500–550	527	375.00–385.00	377.19
9	550–600	563	350.00–375.00	362.69
3	600–650	613	338.00–346.00	342.89
8	650–700	674	320.00–335.00	327.24
4	700–750	708	330.00–336.00	331.48
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	280.00–335.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	528	300.00–330.00	316.53
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–570.00	510.66
4	250–300	273	445.00–520.00	479.38
3	300–350	320	520.00–565.00	541.67
7	350–400	367	420.00–480.00	440.78
14	400–450	413	415.00–435.00	423.53
13	450–500	459	360.00–415.00	374.46
11	500–550	535	360.00–375.00	363.97
14	550–600	565	340.00–365.00	349.93
24	600–650	605	315.00–335.00	325.45
16	650–700	672	297.50–325.00	311.86
9	700–750	715	280.00–287.50	280.96
4	750–800	768	270.00–280.00	274.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	400.00–430.00	415.00
6	250–300	268	370.00–430.00	408.01
7	300–350	315	350.00–435.00	378.34
17	350–400	369	370.00–415.00	392.60
20	400–450	410	360.00–410.00	393.81
20	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	332.70
20	500–550	520	300.00–355.00	327.86
25	550–600	589	305.00–335.00	320.60
19	600–650	617	275.00–310.00	297.87
8	650–700	666	260.00–290.00	282.42
5	700–750	719	255.00–277.50	268.10
3	750–800	785	215.00–230.00	221.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	322	285.00–300.00	295.26
2	350–400	385	315.00–330.00	322.60
7	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	335.41
5	450–500	489	290.00–300.00	297.06
3	500–550	508	250.00–290.00	273.57
6	550–600	562	270.00–300.00	291.60
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	203	460.00–480.00	472.47
5	250–300	283	425.00–480.00	453.80
8	300–350	316	445.00–500.00	468.52
8	350–400	360	400.00–435.00	412.52
23	400–450	429	350.00–415.00	367.93
17	450–500	466	345.00–365.00	355.44
27	500–550	520	325.00–350.00	335.58
23	550–600	575	310.00–345.00	328.57
8	600–650	606	315.00–335.00	319.73
9	650–700	666	290.00–320.00	298.71
2	700–750	710	270.00–280.00	275.07
6	750–800	782	260.00–280.00	269.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	380.00–400.00	393.24
5	250–300	276	300.00–400.00	336.85
8	300–350	329	310.00–430.00	369.21
14	350–400	369	350.00–395.00	377.25
9	400–450	433	320.00–345.00	332.13
19	450–500	474	300.00–340.00	323.42
9	500–550	532	270.00–310.00	289.44
10	550–600	571	270.00–305.00	293.92
15	600–650	612	250.00–310.00	284.94
7	650–700	669	250.00–270.00	262.43
3	700–750	717	230.00–250.00	243.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	285.00–290.00	287.45
3	300–350	315	270.00–300.00	283.49
5	350–400	378	250.00–320.00	279.43
2	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	485	250.00–285.00	266.84
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,638.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	685	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,758.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,048	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,264.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,222	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,232.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,239	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,234.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	3,950.00–4,650.00	4,258.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,113	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,802.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,201	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,378.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,124	1,825.00–2,650.00	2,233.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,071	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,975.96

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,506	157.00–168.00	162.06
2	—	1,695	176.00–183.00	179.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,181	141.00–149.00	144.40
5	—	1,288	170.00–178.00	172.39
43	—	1,211	150.00–169.00	158.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	132.00–145.00	138.73
3	—	950	102.00–121.00	111.00
4	—	1,100	150.00–157.00	153.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	196.00–206.00	200.60
7	—	1,494	168.00–179.00	175.99
9	—	1,616	180.00–192.00	186.51

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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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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