Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-09-01

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 1
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 453▼ 213 vs year ago 657 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 70▼ 8 vs year ago 116 · −6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 65▲ 8 vs year ago 94 · +8.5%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 35 comparable sales and sits −44.38 against this barn's trailing median of $367.70.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539343.591,8517thin
Medium and Large 2532325.561,73351
Medium and Large 3537280.621,5066thin
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.

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 median35 sales
367.70
−44.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
451403355307median 367.7003/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $320.76, median $367.70 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,681190.093,1959thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,065153.571,63667
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035135.461,4024thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$2,44512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$2,43614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$2,1786
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$4,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$3,36932

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415370.24/cwt350.00–390.001,5362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485347.47/cwt345.00–350.001,6852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8032
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583313.49/cwt300.00–320.001,8283
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614316.89/cwt310.00–325.001,9465
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678285.64/cwt280.00–290.001,9374
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215594.42/cwt570.00–620.001,2782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285477.54/cwt475.00–480.001,3612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287340.23/cwt320.00–350.009763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323404.81/cwt380.00–430.001,3086
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371322.32/cwt300.00–350.001,1969
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374406.05/cwt385.00–440.001,5194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374370.69/cwt365.00–380.001,3867
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2403339.58/cwt330.00–355.001,36911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,5383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423306.30/cwt300.00–320.001,2966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463332.08/cwt330.00–345.001,5387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468311.44/cwt300.00–325.001,4586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515287.14/cwt270.00–300.001,47916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524308.05/cwt305.00–315.001,6145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567299.95/cwt297.50–302.501,7013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568287.17/cwt280.00–295.001,63112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577256.82/cwt250.00–270.001,4823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623281.66/cwt275.00–285.001,7556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630291.25/cwt287.50–295.001,8352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,8532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4192
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215410.00/cwt410.00–410.008821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260380.00/cwt380.00–380.009881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273424.47/cwt400.00–450.001,1595
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323401.24/cwt370.00–450.001,29613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333322.07/cwt300.00–350.001,0724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,2334
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375391.60/cwt350.00–425.001,46915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3406313.91/cwt285.00–330.001,2748
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412425.10/cwt420.00–430.001,7515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419374.85/cwt335.00–400.001,57116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463381.14/cwt360.00–400.001,7657
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465278.37/cwt250.00–315.001,29410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474340.11/cwt325.00–355.001,61218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514332.45/cwt305.00–340.001,70935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515346.29/cwt345.00–350.001,7834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528286.74/cwt270.00–300.001,5145
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572310.50/cwt270.00–335.001,77616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603330.02/cwt325.00–335.001,9902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618301.38/cwt280.00–320.001,86316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625243.95/cwt230.00–260.001,5255
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650312.50/cwt305.00–320.002,0312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668291.26/cwt277.50–300.001,94613
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700241.67/cwt230.00–250.001,6923
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708289.23/cwt270.00–300.002,0486
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763257.67/cwt250.00–270.001,9664
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770292.45/cwt285.00–300.002,2522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253177.60/cwt175.00–180.002,2252
Bulls——1,802189.85/cwt185.00–197.003,4215
Bulls——1,805203.17/cwt202.00–204.003,6672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%943135.89/cwt130.00–140.001,2815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035135.46/cwt133.00–139.001,4024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040152.10/cwt145.00–159.001,58245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169162.66/cwt160.00–169.001,90117
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39582,063.83/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0792,072.94/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,796.11/head2,650.00–3,050.002,7964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,291.91/head2,025.00–2,450.002,29210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,631.44/head2,400.00–2,825.002,6318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,475.70/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29453,435.19/head3,350.00–3,550.003,4354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39712,789.48/head2,500.00–3,150.002,7898
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1294,275.39/head3,450.00–4,800.004,27512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1854,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1982,510.36/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5106

This sale against other markets

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.