Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $437.33/cwt on 42 head, up $22.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +40.14 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$437.33

▲ 22.48 vs prior sale

42 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$108.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	463.00	2,480	13thin
Medium and Large 2	532	437.16	2,325	25
Medium and Large 3	561	355.00	1,992	4thin

One grade step is worth $108.00/cwt here — about $488 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 sale42 hd

437.33

—

GA average13 barns · 235 hd

439.03

−1.70

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

+40.14

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	1,418	213.94	3,035	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	177.65	2,025	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	125.66	1,156	5thin

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)	1,116	$3,425	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,762	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,753	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$5,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$5,621	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$5,499	180
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$5,383	6

Every lot, as filed

103 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 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	440.58/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	328.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	403.71/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	329.29/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	467.67/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	483.04/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	389.96/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	451.12/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	340.59/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	528.75/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	479.34/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	393.67/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	514.96/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,921	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	361.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	422.38/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	525.77/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	455.04/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	362.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	336.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	445.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	614.60/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	423.96/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	555.67/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	153.00/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	171.35/cwt	167.50–178.00	1,847	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,165	16
Bulls	—	—	1,239	204.19/cwt	196.00–213.00	2,530	4
Bulls	—	—	1,562	221.74/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,464	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	5,800.00/head	5,800.00–5,800.00	5,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	2,172.29/head	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,172	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	2,568.64/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,569	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	5,944.95/head	5,000.00–6,500.00	5,945	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	741	5,758.00/head	5,050.00–6,200.00	5,758	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,165.50/head	2,925.00–3,400.00	3,166	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,305.80/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,306	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,026	2,442.84/head	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,443	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	5,748.84/head	5,000.00–6,500.00	5,749	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	4,432.52/head	3,950.00–4,800.00	4,433	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	3,107.39/head	2,625.00–3,750.00	3,107	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	660	3,961.93/head	3,400.00–4,550.00	3,962	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	5,620.77/head	5,450.00–5,800.00	5,621	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,062	3,940.96/head	3,050.00–4,550.00	3,941	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	5,396.32/head	4,750.00–6,000.00	5,396	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	3,822.60/head	3,800.00–3,850.00	3,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	509.88/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	473.71/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,454	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	490.30/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,103	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	442.34/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,313	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	543.50/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	557.41/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,096	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	567.78/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	409.94/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	365.93/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	354.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	383.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	476.28/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,210	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	618.96/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	640.42/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	436.16/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,124	8

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 550Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 135Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 212Year ago 86

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	462	300.00–365.00	329.29
4	500–550	533	325.00–330.00	328.73
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	330	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	384	430.00–495.00	467.67
14	400–450	414	400.00–455.00	440.58
11	450–500	475	380.00–425.00	403.71
8	500–550	516	380.00–405.00	389.96
7	550–600	584	305.00–360.00	340.59
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	660.00	660.00
4	250–300	268	590.00	590.00
8	300–350	340	525.00–530.00	528.75
24	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	514.96
9	400–450	406	460.00–510.00	479.34
9	450–500	461	440.00–460.00	451.12
4	550–600	575	370.00–410.00	393.67
8	600–650	630	350.00–370.00	361.44
2	700–750	735	325.00–335.00	329.97
11	750–800	767	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	600.00–680.00	618.96
3	250–300	280	630.00–650.00	640.42
8	300–350	307	600.00–640.00	614.60
8	350–400	376	540.00–570.00	557.41
5	400–450	418	530.00–540.00	535.00
16	450–500	464	460.00–500.00	476.28
8	500–550	518	460.00–490.00	473.71
5	550–600	564	435.00–455.00	445.87
5	600–650	605	415.00–435.00	423.96
4	650–700	683	380.00–385.00	383.74
1	700–750	705	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	500.00–590.00	555.67
5	250–300	275	510.00–600.00	567.78
8	300–350	341	500.00–580.00	543.50
10	350–400	370	490.00–530.00	509.88
32	400–450	429	450.00–510.00	490.30
8	450–500	487	400.00–455.00	436.16
21	500–550	523	420.00–455.00	442.34
4	550–600	579	385.00–430.00	409.94
6	600–650	611	350.00–390.00	365.93
5	650–700	673	350.00–370.00	354.96
6	700–750	714	320.00–355.00	336.66
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.04
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
5	400–450	416	500.00–550.00	525.77
1	450–500	490	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	523	470.00–495.00	483.04
2	550–600	563	445.00–465.00	455.04
2	600–650	610	415.00–425.00	420.04
2	750–800	755	365.00–375.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	435	480.00–485.00	482.44
4	450–500	488	415.00–445.00	422.38
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	580	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	643	380.00–385.00	382.49
2	650–700	673	350.00–375.00	362.64
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,125	166.00	166.00
2	—	898	130.00–132.50	131.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	150.00–159.00	153.00
7	—	1,078	167.50–178.00	171.35
16	—	1,170	180.00–190.00	185.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	196.00–213.00	204.19
5	—	1,562	216.00–235.00	221.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	5,800.00	5,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,054	5,000.00–6,500.00	5,944.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,090	5,000.00–6,500.00	5,748.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	5,450.00–5,800.00	5,620.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,308	6,000.00	6,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	928	4,750.00–6,000.00	5,396.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	600	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,172.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	660	3,400.00–4,550.00	3,961.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	741	5,050.00–6,200.00	5,758.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,062	3,050.00–4,550.00	3,940.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	3,800.00–3,850.00	3,822.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,040	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,568.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,442.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,129	2,625.00–3,750.00	3,107.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,925.00–3,400.00	3,165.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,145	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,305.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,073	3,950.00–4,800.00	4,432.52
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	2,250.00	2,250.00

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Carnesville

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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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