Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes steady to 8.00 higher, all replacements sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.13/cwt on 28 head, down $25.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +11.15 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.

Average price

$374.13

▼ 25.41 vs prior sale

28 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.87

vs GA average

−49.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	390.00	2,145	1thin
Medium and Large 2	531	381.12	2,022	23
Medium and Large 3	519	330.00	1,712	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $433 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.88, low $303.81, median $362.98 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 sale28 hd

374.13

—

GA average13 barns · 377 hd

398.00

−23.87

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−49.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

362.98

+11.15

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	1,642	221.88	3,643	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	186.74	2,878	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	184.68	2,199	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	158.78	1,682	14

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)	1,236	$3,495	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$3,295	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$2,930	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$5,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$5,006	94

Every lot, as filed

105 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	450–500	471	470.83/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	479.62/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	521.97/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	552.00/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	365.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	396.11/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	485.96/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	447.04/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	490.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	388.17/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	545.45/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	399.56/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	484.88/cwt	480.00–490.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	439.68/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,899	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	361.41/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	596.67/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	519.65/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	446.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	488.91/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	453.33/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	550.09/cwt	505.00–580.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	390.02/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	539.08/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	469.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	433.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	525.08/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	184.42/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,302	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	133.18/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	177.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,884	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	194.65/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	160.29/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,734	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	186.74/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,878	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	174.02/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,772	8
Bulls	—	—	1,694	217.58/cwt	208.00–223.00	3,686	7
Bulls	—	—	1,050	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	229.05/cwt	225.00–237.00	3,818	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,162	2,912.88/head	2,625.00–3,350.00	2,913	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,470.04/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	2,935.04/head	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,935	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,117	4,634.70/head	4,550.00–4,800.00	4,635	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	795	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,800.98/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,801	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	2,714.20/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,714	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,484.61/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,485	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	5,335.38/head	4,850.00–5,850.00	5,335	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	5,623.34/head	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,623	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	4,535.86/head	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,536	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	456.36/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	612.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	336.21/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	468.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	496.80/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	554.93/cwt	515.00–590.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	324.08/cwt	280.00–360.00	2,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	649.22/cwt	635.00–675.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	675.00/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	340.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	422.59/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	483.09/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,995	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	516.90/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,913	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	386.07/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	584.15/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	470.57/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,736	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 747Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 92Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 150Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes steady to 8.00 higher, all replacements sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	364	520.00–555.00	539.08
5	400–450	405	470.00–505.00	488.91
7	450–500	471	450.00–485.00	470.83
3	500–550	507	435.00–455.00	446.78
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	624	370.00–410.00	390.02
1	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	300	590.00–610.00	596.67
3	350–400	365	505.00–580.00	550.09
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	520	475.00–485.00	480.00
3	550–600	550	440.00–465.00	453.33
2	600–650	645	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	665	385.00–400.00	392.44
1	700–750	735	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	635.00–675.00	649.22
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	377	515.00–530.00	519.65
4	400–450	416	465.00–490.00	479.62
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	665	350.00–355.00	352.48
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	525.00–570.00	545.45
10	250–300	261	530.00–580.00	552.00
14	300–350	341	510.00–540.00	521.97
10	350–400	371	440.00–510.00	485.96
13	400–450	432	420.00–460.00	439.68
5	450–500	459	430.00–455.00	447.04
16	500–550	513	360.00–415.00	388.17
7	550–600	571	340.00–380.00	365.00
6	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	668	325.00–347.50	336.21
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	768	270.00–275.00	272.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	480.00–490.00	484.88
4	250–300	264	470.00–500.00	490.00
3	300–350	328	450.00–490.00	468.98
3	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	437	380.00–400.00	396.11
10	450–500	490	380.00–415.00	399.56
3	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	540.00–610.00	584.15
7	300–350	324	515.00–590.00	554.93
13	350–400	370	490.00–540.00	516.90
16	400–450	413	465.00–500.00	483.09
9	450–500	468	435.00–485.00	456.36
7	500–550	521	400.00–450.00	422.59
3	550–600	567	340.00–380.00	361.41
5	600–650	626	370.00–410.00	386.07
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	716	280.00–360.00	324.08
2	750–800	768	265.00–275.00	269.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	640.00–710.00	675.00
3	300–350	318	600.00–630.00	612.98
1	350–400	355	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	406	510.00–540.00	525.08
5	500–550	500	455.00–475.00	469.00
3	550–600	563	425.00–440.00	433.22
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	660	385.00–390.00	387.46
2	750–800	753	330.00–350.00	340.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00–500.00	470.57
3	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	496.80
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.41
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	340.00–350.00	344.90
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,248	180.00–189.00	184.42
9	—	1,237	190.00–199.00	194.65
8	—	1,018	169.00–177.00	174.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	120.00–148.00	133.18
5	—	1,060	170.00–185.00	177.74
5	—	1,082	152.50–167.00	160.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	184.00–189.00	186.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	208.00–223.00	217.58
1	—	1,050	187.50	187.50
9	—	1,667	225.00–237.00	229.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	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	6	—	1,117	4,550.00–4,800.00	4,634.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,220	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,535.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,167	4,850.00–5,850.00	5,335.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,093	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,623.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,162	2,625.00–3,350.00	2,912.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,147	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,935.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,032	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,714.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,470.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,275	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,800.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,305	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,484.61

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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Carnesville

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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