Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.48/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.71 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$324.48

89 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$57.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	338.15	1,856	59
Medium and Large 2	561	307.15	1,723	19thin
Medium and Large 3	549	281.11	1,543	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.04/cwt here — about $313 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

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 sale89 hd

324.48

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

335.39

−10.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−72.71

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	1,605	177.45	2,848	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	157.19	2,378	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	153.74	1,851	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	120.82	1,273	7thin

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)	1,001	$2,161	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,157	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,759	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,608	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$3,065	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	318.18/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	436.79/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	330.19/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,037	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	452.29/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	341.13/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	336.56/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,912	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	318.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	339.38/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	431.10/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,375	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	343.92/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,634	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	402.11/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,524	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	521.37/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	323.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	330.77/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	316.30/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	293.29/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,836	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	356.63/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	380.93/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	349.09/cwt	335.00–359.00	2,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	377.33/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,604	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.31/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,780	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	535.03/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	532.18/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	375.22/cwt	360.00–417.50	1,760	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	356.26/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	334.12/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	365.90/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	435.15/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,693	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	2,242.99/head	1,925.00–2,450.00	2,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.13/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,701	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,478.73/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,479	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	949	2,017.93/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,018	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	1,586.16/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,586	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,864.97/head	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	393.31/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,888	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	715	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	174.34/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	138.87/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	109.66/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,138	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,378	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	156.09/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,921	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,511.62/head	3,350.00–3,725.00	3,512	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	4,369.44/head	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	143.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,633	18
Bulls	—	—	1,818	192.47/cwt	192.00–193.00	3,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,551	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,739	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.10/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,988.39/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	1,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,594.80/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,589.63/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	319.03/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	314.97/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	296.41/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	297.41/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	245.06/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	302.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	308.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	346.14/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	278.29/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	284.49/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	370.27/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	213.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	283.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	280.70/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	338.90/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,603	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	456.65/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	356.62/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,505	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	251.69/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	310.08/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	449.67/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	293.95/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	306.32/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	412.02/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	393.71/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,484	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	324.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,539	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	402.40/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	358.40/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	324.12/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,676	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	326.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	446.89/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	367.36/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	294.37/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.94/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	327.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 801Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 128Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 155Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	500.00–550.00	532.18
6	250–300	265	500.00–550.00	535.03
9	350–400	355	425.00–465.00	436.79
52	400–450	423	380.00–420.00	402.13
26	450–500	469	360.00–417.50	375.22
25	500–550	523	330.00–360.00	340.31
34	550–600	568	320.00–365.00	336.56
20	600–650	617	315.00–350.00	330.19
8	650–700	668	305.00–330.00	318.18
3	700–750	715	310.00–330.00	318.24
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	440.00–460.00	449.67
5	250–300	281	450.00–470.00	456.65
6	300–350	336	400.00–440.00	412.02
23	350–400	377	350.00–415.00	393.71
22	400–450	422	340.00–375.00	356.62
28	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	338.90
7	500–550	511	300.00–320.00	310.08
12	550–600	590	300.00–315.00	305.44
13	600–650	626	270.00–310.00	293.29
6	650–700	668	270.00–295.00	280.70
4	700–750	716	275.00–295.00	283.80
6	750–800	761	240.00–257.50	251.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	355.00–395.00	370.27
3	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	308.46
3	400–450	428	320.00–335.00	326.40
3	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
6	500–550	527	270.00–295.00	278.29
5	550–600	575	280.00–292.50	284.49
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	763	210.00–220.00	213.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	268	445.00–460.00	452.29
13	300–350	319	405.00–465.00	431.10
23	350–400	379	395.00–420.00	402.11
17	400–450	425	365.00–400.00	377.33
20	450–500	475	335.00–360.00	343.92
8	500–550	504	335.00–345.00	339.38
17	550–600	568	315.00–340.00	323.50
1	600–650	610	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	708	285.00–290.00	287.49
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	308	300.00–320.00	309.76
2	350–400	390	320.00–335.00	327.40
2	400–450	405	290.00–305.00	297.41
7	450–500	488	295.00–310.00	302.91
4	500–550	515	280.00–305.00	296.41
2	600–650	603	230.00–260.00	245.06
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
6	250–300	274	390.00–415.00	402.40
8	300–350	315	350.00–400.00	367.36
7	350–400	385	350.00–385.00	358.40
16	400–450	440	320.00–355.00	345.94
22	450–500	474	320.00–330.00	324.77
18	500–550	517	315.00–330.00	324.12
9	550–600	561	280.00–310.00	294.37
7	600–650	611	270.00–320.00	306.32
3	650–700	665	280.00–317.50	293.95
2	700–750	728	260.00–265.00	262.56
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	490.00–545.00	521.37
5	350–400	389	420.00–440.00	435.15
10	450–500	480	385.00–410.00	393.31
7	500–550	520	370.00–390.00	375.58
8	550–600	564	360.00–369.00	365.90
4	600–650	621	355.00–360.00	356.26
4	650–700	679	338.00–349.00	341.13
3	700–750	717	330.00–337.50	334.12
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	305	435.00–460.00	446.89
10	400–450	432	360.00–405.00	380.93
3	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	525	340.00–365.00	356.63
11	550–600	580	335.00–359.00	349.09
9	600–650	636	300.00–340.00	330.77
7	650–700	675	300.00–335.00	316.30
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	345.00–350.00	346.14
2	450–500	485	345.00–355.00	350.10
3	500–550	535	300.00–335.00	314.97
3	550–600	582	310.00–330.00	319.03
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00

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	4	—	1,053	1,925.00–2,450.00	2,242.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,323	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,478.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,033	3,350.00–3,725.00	3,511.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,260	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,369.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	949	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,017.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	983	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,586.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	955	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,864.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,875.00–2,250.00	1,988.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,179	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,594.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,589.63

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	171.00–180.00	174.34
49	—	1,231	150.00–167.00	156.09
18	—	1,135	135.00–149.00	143.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	137.50–140.00	138.87
2	—	1,058	119.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	1,038	108.00–112.50	109.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	155.00–159.00	157.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	192.00–193.00	192.47
9	—	1,551	170.00–180.00	176.61
1	—	1,665	155.00	155.00

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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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