Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-09-22

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 22
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 636▼ 195 vs year ago 801 · −24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 110▼ 16 vs year ago 128 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 79▼ 17 vs year ago 155 · −11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, all replacements steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.39/cwt on 51 head, up $15.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −15.31 against this barn's trailing median of $367.70.
Average price
$352.39
▲ 15.86 vs prior sale
51 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$718
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$137.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.71
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541387.742,09613thin
Medium and Large 2543350.921,90434
Medium and Large 3551250.001,3784thin
One grade step is worth $137.74/cwt here — about $718 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale51 hd
352.39
—
GA average15 barns · 355 hd
333.68
+18.71
This barn, trailing median35 sales
367.70
−15.31
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—High1,705179.293,05716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505154.692,32810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274146.691,86942
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,126133.241,50126

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$2,4578
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,3208
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$2,18317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$4,03054

Every lot

111 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1932
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350535.00/cwt530.00–540.001,8736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375504.80/cwt500.00–520.001,8934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418421.97/cwt395.00–445.001,7646
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420487.81/cwt455.00–520.002,0495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483404.86/cwt385.00–420.001,9553
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506404.94/cwt390.00–420.002,0495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524382.02/cwt380.00–385.002,0025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560383.33/cwt380.00–385.002,1473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577348.83/cwt320.00–375.002,01310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616361.92/cwt350.00–375.002,2295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618331.61/cwt315.00–355.002,0499
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660350.00/cwt340.00–360.002,3102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740318.50/cwt315.00–320.002,3574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770319.51/cwt319.00–320.002,4602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228514.73/cwt510.00–520.001,1742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255499.02/cwt450.00–550.001,2732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270360.00/cwt360.00–360.009721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315369.05/cwt350.00–390.001,1632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316530.19/cwt510.00–550.001,6755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325455.96/cwt415.00–475.001,4824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375417.02/cwt380.00–445.001,56413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377461.99/cwt450.00–470.001,7425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418412.62/cwt400.00–445.001,72510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424376.78/cwt350.00–395.001,59810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462382.12/cwt380.00–390.001,7655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463361.03/cwt335.00–375.001,67214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465311.34/cwt300.00–325.001,4484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506356.43/cwt345.00–390.001,80410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521333.34/cwt320.00–340.001,73718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562331.80/cwt330.00–340.001,86514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578322.46/cwt315.00–327.501,86412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613326.66/cwt325.00–327.502,0023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613311.75/cwt280.00–320.001,91114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650318.33/cwt317.50–320.002,0696
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675308.31/cwt300.00–315.002,0816
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713315.19/cwt305.00–330.002,2473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2207553.23/cwt530.00–570.001,1453
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4621
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235434.47/cwt410.00–460.001,0212
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277493.49/cwt490.00–500.001,3673
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287558.30/cwt520.00–580.001,60213
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312458.84/cwt420.00–500.001,43211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327585.71/cwt570.00–610.001,9153
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328374.52/cwt350.00–415.001,2283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360357.50/cwt335.00–395.001,2874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369452.82/cwt420.00–520.001,67119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404479.11/cwt445.00–520.001,93610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3416318.63/cwt290.00–345.001,3265
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418402.13/cwt350.00–435.001,68119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450432.50/cwt425.00–440.001,9462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465380.37/cwt350.00–415.001,76917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470331.28/cwt320.00–345.001,5574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513405.74/cwt395.00–415.002,0817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520362.68/cwt330.00–390.001,88620
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555240.00/cwt230.00–260.001,3323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573366.74/cwt360.00–390.002,1016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575334.12/cwt300.00–350.001,92114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616340.61/cwt335.00–350.002,0987
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625312.55/cwt270.00–330.001,95313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630233.17/cwt220.00–250.001,4693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679322.06/cwt320.00–330.002,1877
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683308.36/cwt300.00–315.002,10612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705308.33/cwt305.00–315.002,1746
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710298.70/cwt295.00–300.002,1214
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740253.33/cwt240.00–260.001,8753
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780289.87/cwt280.00–300.002,2614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604170.22/cwt166.00–176.002,7305
Bulls——1,723191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2912
Bulls——1,757181.73/cwt177.00–187.003,1939
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093143.03/cwt140.00–145.001,5633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102133.43/cwt129.00–138.001,47019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137136.05/cwt135.00–138.001,5473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208155.11/cwt152.00–159.001,8747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266125.02/cwt118.00–140.001,5834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301145.85/cwt140.00–150.001,89832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505154.69/cwt150.00–157.002,32810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37401,773.65/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7742
Bred Cows—Small 2-37751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0492,028.76/head1,725.00–2,325.002,02910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1582,052.38/head1,725.00–2,200.002,0524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,656.35/head2,425.00–2,825.002,6565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,609.72/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3012,586.98/head2,400.00–2,850.002,5874
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39972,997.99/head2,650.00–3,250.002,9986
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0503,024.40/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0248
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1093,892.95/head3,550.00–4,450.003,8938
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1704,984.91/head4,000.00–5,500.004,98520
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2763,817.59/head3,500.00–4,300.003,81810

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.