Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder Steers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, with feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Replacements sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.33/cwt on 22 head, down $9.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.92 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$342.33

▼ 9.97 vs prior sale

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	360.56	1,885	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	329.70	1,848	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about $37 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

34 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $320.76, median $393.25 across 34 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 sale22 hd

342.33

—

GA average12 barns · 231 hd

331.61

+10.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.25

−50.92

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	1,432	201.57	2,886	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	165.55	2,080	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	128.94	1,175	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)	1,074	$2,757	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,473	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,267	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$3,386	12

Every lot, as filed

84 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	500–550	528	315.36/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	338.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	303.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	440.85/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	505.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	382.79/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	362.51/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	424.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	382.42/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	467.41/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	288.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	323.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	464.46/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	297.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,637.94/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,638	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	446.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	790	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	413.27/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,062	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,903.11/head	2,825.00–3,075.00	2,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	204.85/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,140	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	110.40/cwt	107.50–112.50	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	175.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,262	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	164.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,003	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	2,233.60/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	2,473.38/head	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Large 2-3	—	770	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	153.69/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	321.94/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	380.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	355.96/cwt	330.00–380.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	430.19/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	368.59/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,758	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	393.50/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	444.77/cwt	435.00–455.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	307.96/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	390.11/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	296.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	301.39/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	288.42/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	327.41/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	508.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	328.75/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	515.16/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	359.37/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	457.47/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	271.28/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	438.36/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	454.27/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,249	6

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 589Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 100Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 128Year ago 100

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder Steers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, with feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Replacements sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	376	400.00–470.00	430.19
5	450–500	476	350.00–410.00	382.79
2	500–550	528	300.00–330.00	315.36
4	550–600	580	315.00–327.50	321.94
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	680	310.00–312.50	311.28
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	415	460.00–475.00	467.41
4	450–500	464	420.00–455.00	440.85
2	500–550	518	365.00–400.00	382.42
5	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.95
1	650–700	690	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	318	445.00–480.00	464.46
5	350–400	360	420.00–435.00	424.00
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	527	335.00–345.00	338.59
7	550–600	560	315.00–330.00	323.57
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	290.00–305.00	297.39
2	700–750	705	280.00–290.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	435.00–455.00	444.77
6	250–300	275	430.00–465.00	454.27
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	372	370.00–410.00	393.50
9	400–450	425	345.00–385.00	359.37
6	450–500	487	320.00–345.00	327.41
9	500–550	530	275.00–330.00	307.96
3	550–600	577	290.00–305.00	296.59
5	600–650	606	300.00–305.00	303.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	330.00–380.00	355.96
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	319	490.00–540.00	505.74
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
8	400–450	408	440.00–460.00	446.90
6	450–500	456	405.00–425.00	413.27
8	500–550	518	355.00–370.00	362.51
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	685	300.00–305.00	300.97
2	700–750	705	287.50–290.00	288.76
4	750–800	768	280.00–295.00	288.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	380	350.00–405.00	390.11
2	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	312.41
3	450–500	472	290.00–300.00	295.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	500.00–530.00	515.16
3	250–300	273	500.00–525.00	508.84
9	300–350	324	440.00–485.00	457.47
5	350–400	369	420.00–455.00	438.36
7	400–450	431	370.00–415.00	380.41
15	450–500	477	340.00–395.00	368.59
2	500–550	535	330.00–340.00	334.95
11	550–600	565	310.00–340.00	328.75
7	600–650	627	285.00–315.00	301.39
5	650–700	676	280.00–295.00	288.42
2	700–750	715	270.00–272.50	271.28
1	750–800	755	237.50	237.50

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)	Open	6	—	1,333	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,637.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	2,825.00–3,075.00	2,903.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,233.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,473.38
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,533	200.00–211.00	204.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	107.50–112.50	110.40
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
2	—	973	135.00–139.00	136.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,289	170.00–185.00	175.47
16	—	1,218	160.00–169.00	164.41
6	—	1,310	149.00–157.00	153.69

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle