Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.09/cwt on 25 head, down $18.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.10 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$391.09

▼ 18.36 vs prior sale

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$92.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	433.63	2,207	8thin
Medium and Large 2	558	383.53	2,139	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	341.18	1,921	5thin

One grade step is worth $92.45/cwt here — about $286 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 sale25 hd

391.09

—

GA average13 barns · 258 hd

412.93

−21.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−6.10

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	1,601	197.80	3,167	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	169.48	2,391	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	166.95	1,985	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	133.34	1,269	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,847	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,800	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,653	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$5,636	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$5,416	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$5,049	36

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	250–300	269	487.66/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,312	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	530.63/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	563.29/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	544.85/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	406.72/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.16/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	400.89/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	348.03/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	508.95/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	329.94/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	344.67/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	387.47/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	347.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	454.51/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,441	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	288.80/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	307.57/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	440.70/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	386.03/cwt	335.00–420.00	1,235	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	399.91/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	351.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	437.58/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	297.71/cwt	275.00–320.00	2,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	502.46/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	445.85/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	389.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	402.37/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	620.48/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	456.33/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,446	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.01/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	547.93/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	479.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,051	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	365.07/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	507.32/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	584.88/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.84/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,965	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	433.63/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	503.99/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,097	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	478.59/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,187	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	169.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,391	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	143.83/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	131.95/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,288	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	152.29/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	168.78/cwt	156.00–179.00	1,995	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	176.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	210.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,636	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	192.02/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,723	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,231.48/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,721.15/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,721	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	715	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,302.27/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,302	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	5,250.00/head	5,250.00–5,250.00	5,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,104	2,680.63/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,681	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	2,595.00/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,595	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	3,310.99/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,311	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	5,503.99/head	4,700.00–6,050.00	5,504	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	5,765.07/head	5,500.00–6,050.00	5,765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	5,317.59/head	4,800.00–5,850.00	5,318	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	5,415.91/head	4,800.00–6,150.00	5,416	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	4,213.24/head	3,200.00–5,150.00	4,213	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	3,261.95/head	2,600.00–3,850.00	3,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	433.33/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	386.41/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	455.46/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,243	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	243.98/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	377.77/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	502.12/cwt	480.00–545.00	1,567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	574.57/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	428.23/cwt	380.00–475.00	1,383	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	339.90/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	530.84/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	368.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	314.66/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	339.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	377.54/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	570.59/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	408.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,082	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.22/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	436.66/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,044	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	490.19/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	458.19/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,929	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	666.81/cwt	610.00–720.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	466.44/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	407.47/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,314	2

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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 923Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 85Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 115Year ago 250

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	530.00–560.00	544.85
14	250–300	269	450.00–540.00	487.66
15	300–350	317	430.00–500.00	454.51
23	350–400	375	400.00–480.00	440.70
8	400–450	436	370.00–445.00	400.89
17	450–500	466	380.00–425.00	399.91
11	500–550	525	285.00–380.00	344.67
7	550–600	576	300.00–370.00	329.94
5	600–650	608	325.00–355.00	348.03
2	650–700	658	290.00–325.00	307.57
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	610.00–650.00	620.48
3	250–300	288	550.00–580.00	563.29
4	300–350	318	515.00–550.00	530.63
9	350–400	377	495.00–520.00	508.95
12	400–450	420	450.00–490.00	466.44
2	450–500	465	430.00–445.00	437.58
9	500–550	509	400.00–425.00	408.99
2	550–600	568	400.00–415.00	407.47
2	600–650	608	380.00–395.00	387.47
5	750–800	781	280.00–310.00	288.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
13	300–350	320	335.00–420.00	386.03
5	350–400	375	270.00–350.00	330.16
5	400–450	415	350.00–355.00	351.00
4	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	347.38
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	540.00–560.00	547.93
1	350–400	350	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	410	500.00–515.00	507.32
5	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	477.01
14	500–550	536	455.00–465.00	456.33
3	600–650	610	400.00–415.00	406.72
2	650–700	670	355.00–375.00	365.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–400.00	375.00
3	450–500	475	380.00–400.00	389.82
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	625	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	650–700	670	235.00–240.00	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00–505.00	502.46
1	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
33	400–450	428	450.00–480.00	479.14
4	450–500	484	430.00–465.00	445.85
2	500–550	515	430.00–440.00	435.00
2	550–600	580	395.00–410.00	402.37
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	550.00–590.00	570.59
7	250–300	265	500.00–560.00	530.84
9	300–350	312	480.00–545.00	502.12
11	350–400	368	480.00–515.00	490.19
22	400–450	421	420.00–485.00	458.19
16	450–500	468	420.00–455.00	436.66
4	500–550	521	350.00–410.00	377.77
8	550–600	576	365.00–410.00	386.41
7	600–650	616	320.00–370.00	339.90
4	650–700	659	350.00–375.00	368.50
2	700–750	735	290.00–340.00	314.66
4	750–800	769	275.00–320.00	297.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	610.00–720.00	666.81
3	250–300	272	580.00–595.00	584.88
4	300–350	309	560.00–580.00	574.57
10	350–400	373	520.00–540.00	526.84
9	400–450	416	490.00–510.00	503.99
7	450–500	457	465.00–490.00	478.59
8	500–550	509	415.00–470.00	433.63
3	600–650	600	390.00–400.00	395.00
2	750–800	788	330.00–350.00	339.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
12	250–300	273	430.00–480.00	455.46
13	300–350	323	380.00–475.00	428.23
9	350–400	382	380.00–460.00	433.33
3	400–450	417	395.00–405.00	400.00
6	450–500	484	310.00–400.00	377.54
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	570	320.00–355.00	340.22
2	700–750	720	227.50–260.00	243.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	164.00–174.00	169.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	110.00–120.00	116.52
6	—	929	140.00–149.00	143.83
9	—	976	127.50–139.00	131.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	149.00–155.00	152.29
33	—	1,182	156.00–179.00	168.78
1	—	1,705	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	175.00–178.00	176.00
7	—	1,728	200.00–215.00	210.44
4	—	1,418	180.00–199.00	192.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,231.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,104	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,680.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	994	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,595.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,153	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,721.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,211	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,302.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,066	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,310.99
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	5,250.00	5,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	3,200.00–5,150.00	4,213.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,089	4,700.00–6,050.00	5,503.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,112	5,500.00–6,050.00	5,765.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,099	4,800.00–5,850.00	5,317.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,084	4,800.00–6,150.00	5,415.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	2,600.00–3,850.00	3,261.95

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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