Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady to 5.00 lower, feeder 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 $344.72/cwt on 101 head, down $7.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.53 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$344.72

▼ 7.67 vs prior sale

101 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$82.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	374.70	1,986	27
Medium and Large 2	543	343.43	1,866	60
Medium and Large 3	533	292.43	1,557	14thin

One grade step is worth $82.27/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale101 hd

344.72

—

GA average14 barns · 448 hd

332.08

+12.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.25

−48.53

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	1,609	176.37	2,838	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	151.39	2,300	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	145.72	1,803	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	131.38	1,323	21

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)	1,252	$2,704	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,344	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,116	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$3,839	28

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1	400–450	418	480.02/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	332.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,877	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	326.05/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,031	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	266.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	317.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	302.07/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	354.83/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,806	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	397.56/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.31/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,787	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	554.00/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	330.94/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,237	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	539.45/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	476.67/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	296.99/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,972	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	474.34/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,532	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	490.00/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	540.12/cwt	405.00–580.00	1,685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	317.16/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	436.24/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,588	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	323.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,134	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	595.28/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	415.65/cwt	414.00–445.00	1,737	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	287.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	355.47/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	574.84/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	431.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,965	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	308.40/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	620.00/cwt	590.00–660.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	386.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,969	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	276.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	344.94/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,156	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	361.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,139	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	374.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	326.20/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	435.12/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,102	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,549.69/head	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,525.06/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,632.18/head	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	310.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,933	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	303.31/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,154	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	715	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	400.79/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,036	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,912.73/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,913	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	150.27/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,245	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	132.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,608	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	187.72/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	175.34/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,846	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	116.29/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,269	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	142.43/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,464	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,215.50/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,216	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	133.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,305	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	156.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,979	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	147.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,821	29
Bulls	—	—	1,460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	509.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	2,919.00/head	2,775.00–3,250.00	2,919	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	4,339.77/head	3,600.00–5,250.00	4,340	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,190.36/head	3,350.00–5,100.00	4,190	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,104	2,041.71/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	254.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	337.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	321.48/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	279.01/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.31/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	319.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	356.84/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	311.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.34/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,724	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	387.47/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,651	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	430.86/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	340.42/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,603	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	478.15/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	528.00/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	284.33/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	281.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.66/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,851	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	450.91/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,529	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	302.50/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	377.60/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,408	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.95/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	419.99/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	334.95/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,963	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	235.14/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	305.17/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	483.37/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	318.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	347.92/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,328Last week 606Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 112Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 138Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	317	560.00–590.00	574.84
6	400–450	418	465.00–495.00	480.02
69	450–500	483	415.00–450.00	435.12
6	500–550	508	395.00–405.00	400.79
26	550–600	591	360.00–380.00	361.90
35	600–650	625	340.00–349.00	344.94
63	650–700	676	327.50–337.50	330.94
2	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
6	750–800	757	300.00–320.00	311.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	321	475.00–540.00	528.00
5	350–400	367	460.00–490.00	478.15
28	400–450	428	400.00–460.00	430.86
10	450–500	476	360.00–410.00	397.56
6	500–550	535	320.00–380.00	356.84
14	550–600	586	300.00–350.00	334.95
8	600–650	617	270.00–335.00	317.16
8	650–700	680	300.00–325.00	319.10
5	700–750	702	310.00–320.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	290	540.00–580.00	554.00
15	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	474.34
38	350–400	364	415.00–480.00	436.24
39	400–450	415	370.00–455.00	415.34
53	450–500	470	320.00–415.00	380.31
32	500–550	525	330.00–370.00	352.66
28	550–600	564	315.00–345.00	332.88
42	600–650	623	300.00–340.00	326.05
17	650–700	664	280.00–310.00	296.99
5	700–750	716	280.00–290.00	281.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	590.00–610.00	595.28
9	300–350	312	405.00–580.00	540.12
2	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
6	400–450	400	465.00–485.00	476.67
19	450–500	456	420.00–450.00	431.00
17	500–550	510	375.00–400.00	386.01
10	550–600	564	350.00–370.00	355.47
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
13	650–700	659	320.00–340.00	323.83
6	700–750	710	300.00–315.00	303.31
7	750–800	760	270.00–280.00	276.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
18	350–400	373	350.00–405.00	377.60
8	400–450	431	310.00–370.00	347.92
8	500–550	500	270.00–320.00	302.50
6	550–600	576	250.00–310.00	279.01
4	600–650	628	250.00–270.00	254.94
2	650–700	670	240.00–250.00	244.93
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
5	250–300	264	465.00–515.00	483.37
17	300–350	339	430.00–475.00	450.91
18	350–400	381	395.00–445.00	419.99
33	400–450	426	345.00–410.00	387.47
33	450–500	471	320.00–355.00	340.42
15	500–550	532	300.00–330.00	318.30
23	550–600	559	270.00–315.00	305.17
11	600–650	625	250.00–307.50	292.95
7	650–700	673	250.00–300.00	284.33
3	700–750	717	250.00–280.00	266.84
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	590.00–660.00	620.00
7	250–300	261	525.00–560.00	539.45
7	300–350	319	480.00–505.00	490.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
41	400–450	418	414.00–445.00	415.65
22	450–500	467	365.00–390.00	374.39
80	500–550	509	345.00–365.00	354.83
17	550–600	563	317.50–337.50	326.20
19	600–650	622	310.00–315.00	310.79
3	650–700	677	305.00–310.00	308.40
5	700–750	716	300.00–305.00	302.07
4	750–800	764	280.00–295.00	287.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	714	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–520.00	509.53
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	337.76
4	400–450	430	300.00–340.00	321.48
4	450–500	480	270.00–300.00	285.31
2	500–550	525	220.00–250.00	235.14
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	638	220.00–230.00	225.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,205	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,549.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,215.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,104	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,041.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,525.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,135	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,632.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,317	2,775.00–3,250.00	2,919.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
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	—	1,185	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,912.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,213	3,600.00–5,250.00	4,339.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	3,350.00–5,100.00	4,190.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	148.00–154.00	150.27
1	—	1,645	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	130.00–138.00	132.47
5	—	1,262	155.00–160.00	156.85
29	—	1,239	140.00–154.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	113.00–120.00	116.29
3	—	1,028	139.00–146.00	142.43
14	—	979	127.00–136.00	133.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	186.00–189.00	187.72
13	—	1,623	170.00–183.00	175.34
1	—	1,460	167.00	167.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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