Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, all replacements steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.32/cwt on 64 head, down $4.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.92 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$323.32

▼ 4.83 vs prior sale

64 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$62.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	343.59	1,851	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	325.56	1,733	51
Medium and Large 3	537	280.62	1,506	6thin

One grade step is worth $62.98/cwt here — about $345 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 sale64 hd

323.32

—

GA average13 barns · 382 hd

310.90

+12.42

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.25

−69.92

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	—	High	1,681	190.09	3,195	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	153.57	1,636	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	135.46	1,402	4thin

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)	1,216	$2,445	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,436	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,178	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,369	32

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	401.24/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,296	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.24/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	313.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	289.23/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	301.38/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	291.25/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	332.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	308.05/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	346.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	477.54/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	594.42/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	299.95/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	381.14/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	406.05/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	316.89/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,796.11/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,475.70/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,631.44/head	2,400.00–2,825.00	2,631	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	2,789.48/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	4,275.39/head	3,450.00–4,800.00	4,275	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	2,510.36/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,510	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	152.10/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,582	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	135.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,281	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	135.46/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,402	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	162.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,901	17
Bulls	—	—	1,805	203.17/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	189.85/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,421	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,079	2,072.94/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,073	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,291.91/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,292	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	2,063.83/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,064	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	306.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	256.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	340.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,435.19/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	286.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	322.07/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	241.67/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	322.32/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,196	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	278.37/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,294	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	313.91/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	243.95/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	339.58/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	370.69/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	281.66/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	311.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	285.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	332.45/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,709	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	404.81/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	287.14/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,479	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	287.17/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	424.47/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	257.67/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	340.11/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	310.50/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,776	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	374.85/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,571	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	391.60/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,469	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	291.26/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,946	13

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 453Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 70Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 65Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	400.00–450.00	424.47
13	300–350	323	370.00–450.00	401.24
15	350–400	375	350.00–425.00	391.60
16	400–450	419	335.00–400.00	374.85
18	450–500	474	325.00–355.00	340.11
35	500–550	514	305.00–340.00	332.45
16	550–600	572	270.00–335.00	310.50
16	600–650	618	280.00–320.00	301.38
13	650–700	668	277.50–300.00	291.26
6	700–750	708	270.00–300.00	289.23
4	750–800	763	250.00–270.00	257.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
5	400–450	412	420.00–430.00	425.10
7	450–500	463	360.00–400.00	381.14
4	500–550	515	345.00–350.00	346.29
3	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	603	325.00–335.00	330.02
2	650–700	650	305.00–320.00	312.50
2	750–800	770	285.00–300.00	292.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	333	300.00–350.00	322.07
4	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	334.97
8	400–450	406	285.00–330.00	313.91
10	450–500	465	250.00–315.00	278.37
5	500–550	528	270.00–300.00	286.74
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	625	230.00–260.00	243.95
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	700	230.00–250.00	241.67
2	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	350.00–390.00	370.24
2	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	347.47
3	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	313.49
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	678	280.00–290.00	285.64
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	614	310.00–325.00	316.89
2	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	570.00–620.00	594.42
2	250–300	285	475.00–480.00	477.54
4	350–400	374	385.00–440.00	406.05
3	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	375.00
7	450–500	463	330.00–345.00	332.08
5	500–550	524	305.00–315.00	308.05
3	550–600	567	297.50–302.50	299.95
2	600–650	630	287.50–295.00	291.25
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	320.00–350.00	340.23
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
9	350–400	371	300.00–350.00	322.32
6	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	306.30
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–270.00	256.82
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
6	300–350	323	380.00–430.00	404.81
7	350–400	374	365.00–380.00	370.69
11	400–450	403	330.00–355.00	339.58
6	450–500	468	300.00–325.00	311.44
16	500–550	515	270.00–300.00	287.14
12	550–600	568	280.00–295.00	287.17
6	600–650	623	275.00–285.00	281.66
2	650–700	680	270.00–275.00	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,796.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,284	2,400.00–2,825.00	2,631.44
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,079	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,072.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,185	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,291.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,063.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	971	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,198	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,510.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,129	3,450.00–4,800.00	4,275.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,435.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,040	145.00–159.00	152.10
5	—	943	130.00–140.00	135.89
17	—	1,169	160.00–169.00	162.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	133.00–139.00	135.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	202.00–204.00	203.17
5	—	1,802	185.00–197.00	189.85
2	—	1,253	175.00–180.00	177.60

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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