Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $420.46/cwt on 33 head, up $29.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.27 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$420.46

▲ 29.37 vs prior sale

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	442.77	2,402	14thin
Medium and Large 2	542	404.01	2,190	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

420.46

—

GA average12 barns · 180 hd

411.89

+8.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

+23.27

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	1,672	213.20	3,565	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	187.31	2,279	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	170.00	2,890	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	144.79	1,403	15

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)	1,166	$3,014	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,751	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,361	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$5,032	52

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	139.73/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,367	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	155.73/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	391.52/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	382.17/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	484.43/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	316.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	572.50/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	447.78/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,373	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	436.19/cwt	355.00–660.00	2,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	428.98/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,042	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	413.10/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,161	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	511.91/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	446.41/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	464.64/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	423.34/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,994	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	303.25/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	332.27/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	524.83/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	517.93/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	335.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	338.33/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	420.13/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	448.93/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	376.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	409.02/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	495.47/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	508.44/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	375.10/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	426.96/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	452.27/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	466.37/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,749	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	5,550.00/head	5,550.00–5,550.00	5,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	5,463.03/head	5,200.00–5,800.00	5,463	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	5,671.46/head	5,550.00–5,800.00	5,671	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	2,542.94/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	3,172.73/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,173	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	765	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	5,403.20/head	4,600.00–6,000.00	5,403	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	3,858.50/head	3,100.00–4,500.00	3,859	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	2,588.61/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	3,120.12/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,120	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	2,147.18/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,147	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	738	2,114.24/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	209.56/cwt	199.00–215.00	3,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,430	224.11/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,205	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	176.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	193.42/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,398	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	113.68/cwt	107.00–120.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	475.84/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,213	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	491.72/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,982	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	558.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	433.76/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	433.77/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	514.88/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	436.17/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	572.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	441.50/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	402.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	471.30/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	516.72/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	449.03/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	634.86/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	483.75/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	545.12/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	412.44/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	553.85/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	319.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	443.26/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	554.90/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	555.97/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	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.

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Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Mar 17, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 596Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 142Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 189Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	131.00–147.00	139.73
8	—	1,001	150.00–166.00	155.73
2	—	818	107.00–120.00	113.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	170.00–181.00	176.63
7	—	1,240	187.00–198.00	193.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,753	199.00–215.00	209.56
2	—	1,430	222.00–228.00	224.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	500.00–560.00	511.91
4	300–350	328	460.00–500.00	484.43
13	350–400	375	430.00–490.00	466.37
8	400–450	414	440.00–475.00	452.27
12	450–500	476	400.00–455.00	428.98
11	500–550	523	370.00–435.00	413.10
8	550–600	568	380.00–410.00	391.52
4	600–650	618	360.00–395.00	382.17
2	650–700	668	320.00–345.00	332.27
3	700–750	713	295.00–315.00	303.25
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	309	400.00–450.00	426.96
2	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	355.05
3	600–650	640	315.00–320.00	316.67
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	290	570.00–575.00	572.50
5	300–350	300	550.00–580.00	558.00
6	350–400	368	520.00–530.00	524.83
12	400–450	403	485.00–500.00	491.72
10	450–500	465	465.00–490.00	475.84
9	500–550	530	440.00–460.00	447.78
5	550–600	565	415.00–450.00	433.76
4	650–700	660	355.00–660.00	436.19
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	430.00–460.00	446.41
7	300–350	319	425.00–470.00	448.93
2	350–400	393	400.00–440.00	420.13
3	400–450	425	350.00–400.00	376.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	540.00–570.00	553.85
5	250–300	270	500.00–540.00	517.93
6	300–350	332	490.00–540.00	508.44
10	350–400	386	485.00–500.00	495.47
14	400–450	424	430.00–495.00	464.64
10	450–500	471	400.00–435.00	423.34
5	500–550	511	350.00–400.00	375.10
3	550–600	568	320.00–350.00	335.04
3	600–650	645	315.00–350.00	338.33
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	550.00–560.00	554.90
2	350–400	360	520.00–590.00	555.97
6	450–500	478	440.00–455.00	443.26
5	500–550	535	405.00–420.00	409.02
2	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
5	700–750	713	310.00–325.00	319.06
2	750–800	768	310.00–315.00	312.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	305	500.00–530.00	516.72
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
13	400–450	430	440.00–490.00	471.30
7	450–500	477	430.00–450.00	441.50
2	500–550	518	430.00–437.50	433.77
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	630.00–640.00	634.86
4	300–350	338	560.00–600.00	572.00
5	350–400	371	540.00–555.00	545.12
2	400–450	410	510.00–520.00	514.88
4	450–500	450	475.00–490.00	483.75
5	500–550	518	440.00–455.00	449.03
2	550–600	575	427.50–445.00	436.17
2	600–650	605	405.00–420.00	412.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	402.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	5,550.00	5,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	982	5,200.00–5,800.00	5,463.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	5,550.00–5,800.00	5,671.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,078	4,600.00–6,000.00	5,403.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	3,100.00–4,500.00	3,858.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,542.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,588.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,147.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,172.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,182	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,120.12
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	738	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,114.24

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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How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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