Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-09-08

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 8
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 444▼ 144 vs year ago 835 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 108▼ 97 vs year ago 165 · −58.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 102▼ 24 vs year ago 114 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 t0 10.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply higher, all replacements steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.04/cwt on 89 head, up $39.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.07 against this barn's trailing median of $360.11.
Average price
$328.04
▲ 39.55 vs prior sale
89 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.30
vs GA average
−9.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560333.881,86945
Medium and Large 2528322.061,70244
One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale89 hd
328.04
—
GA average13 barns · 397 hd
309.74
+18.30
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−9.75
This barn, trailing median35 sales
360.11
−32.07
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
414367321274median 360.1103/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $399.54, low $288.48, median $360.11 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—Low1,759179.833,16412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,120149.931,68029
CowsLean 85-90%Low994127.951,27112

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$2,75413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$2,4319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$2,4048
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)876$3,58530

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1404420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,6975
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405387.50/cwt380.00–395.001,5692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453393.24/cwt380.00–400.001,7813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478362.07/cwt347.50–375.001,73110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511366.24/cwt360.00–375.001,8718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531342.17/cwt320.00–355.001,8175
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578322.85/cwt300.00–332.501,8668
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586343.49/cwt335.00–355.002,0137
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606314.25/cwt300.00–320.001,9047
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0728
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614329.57/cwt325.00–335.002,02419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674319.09/cwt314.00–325.002,1517
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687313.76/cwt300.00–316.002,15619
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2703298.68/cwt280.00–317.502,1002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708314.02/cwt310.00–320.002,22310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771308.06/cwt300.00–315.002,3754
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260539.74/cwt520.00–560.001,4033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320430.00/cwt420.00–440.001,3762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370426.89/cwt420.00–440.001,5795
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384400.57/cwt365.00–415.001,5386
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411350.10/cwt340.00–365.001,4397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417316.40/cwt300.00–325.001,3193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421383.19/cwt370.00–417.501,61315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484343.99/cwt330.00–355.001,66519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487365.82/cwt360.00–375.001,78215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3487290.14/cwt270.00–300.001,4133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2504324.16/cwt300.00–335.001,63427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512344.78/cwt337.50–355.001,76512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567318.73/cwt300.00–325.001,80717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577329.91/cwt327.50–337.501,90433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624301.11/cwt270.00–315.001,87924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630324.60/cwt320.00–330.002,0456
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662307.69/cwt300.00–315.002,0373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676280.15/cwt250.00–295.001,8945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718296.64/cwt295.00–300.002,1303
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210620.00/cwt610.00–630.001,3022
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220528.75/cwt500.00–560.001,1634
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275557.45/cwt550.00–570.001,5334
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312501.07/cwt460.00–540.001,5633
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327412.81/cwt390.00–450.001,3503
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378406.48/cwt370.00–450.001,53613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477385.15/cwt370.00–410.001,83715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,7402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520343.69/cwt335.00–365.001,78715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522314.46/cwt300.00–330.001,64112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574327.28/cwt320.00–335.001,87921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579296.92/cwt260.00–317.501,71917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615315.12/cwt305.00–320.001,93812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619292.08/cwt280.00–300.001,80815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3644251.25/cwt245.00–255.001,6184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670260.39/cwt245.00–290.001,7456
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1689309.41/cwt295.00–377.502,1328
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705293.38/cwt290.00–300.002,0683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2711258.79/cwt235.00–280.001,8408
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773293.28/cwt290.00–300.002,2673
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778241.38/cwt230.00–250.001,8784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533165.87/cwt160.00–172.002,5433
Bulls——1,818190.79/cwt189.00–193.003,4693
Bulls——1,843181.32/cwt178.00–185.003,3426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865114.97/cwt110.00–119.009942
Cows—Lean 85-90%979124.77/cwt120.00–130.001,2215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060136.32/cwt134.00–144.001,4455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092146.02/cwt140.00–151.001,59515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145155.29/cwt152.00–158.001,77813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small 2-37552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39562,305.20/head1,950.00–2,500.002,3055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0962,976.15/head2,650.00–3,275.002,9768
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1162,397.65/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1362,325.22/head2,050.00–2,500.002,3255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,851.95/head2,650.00–3,100.002,8523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,803.48/head2,575.00–3,000.002,8032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35851,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27043,951.24/head3,100.00–4,400.003,9518
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,847.43/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1104,313.51/head4,050.00–4,650.004,3144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,831.70/head3,600.00–4,500.003,8326

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.