Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-11-03

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 3
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
← Oct 27Nov 3latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 794▼ 381 vs year ago 1,126 · −33.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 103▼ 95 vs year ago 194 · −49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 117▲ 112 vs year ago 110 · +101.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.36/cwt on 64 head, up $6.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −18.34 against this barn's trailing median of $367.70.
Average price
$349.36
▲ 6.78 vs prior sale
64 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$120.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.34
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530377.592,00230
Medium and Large 2537338.961,81928
Medium and Large 3549256.731,4086thin
One grade step is worth $120.86/cwt here — about $594 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
349.36
—
GA average13 barns · 345 hd
337.03
+12.34
This barn, trailing median35 sales
367.70
−18.34
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—Average1,649147.672,43511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260122.551,54435
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535121.071,8589thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,101110.211,2149thin

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)1,207$2,45549
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,20430
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,00819
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$3,18124

Every lot

108 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 1230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373414.50/cwt400.00–430.001,5462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433445.12/cwt425.00–465.001,9272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461379.57/cwt355.00–430.001,75014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465454.84/cwt440.00–470.002,1152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514423.76/cwt420.00–425.002,1784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519365.60/cwt320.00–395.001,8974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560372.00/cwt365.00–390.002,0835
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583347.51/cwt340.00–355.002,0264
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668332.49/cwt330.00–335.002,2212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710323.29/cwt320.00–330.002,2953
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765292.25/cwt280.00–305.002,2362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263405.89/cwt400.00–445.001,0679
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265379.53/cwt355.00–395.001,0063
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316394.83/cwt320.00–450.001,24814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317307.26/cwt270.00–330.009743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369423.17/cwt415.00–450.001,5615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389396.79/cwt385.00–410.001,54417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3389356.29/cwt345.00–370.001,3864
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407390.68/cwt385.00–400.001,59013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412359.25/cwt325.00–380.001,48013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6206
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475336.97/cwt285.00–350.001,60128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516339.74/cwt335.00–350.001,75317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517308.42/cwt245.00–330.001,59512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550321.92/cwt315.00–330.001,77113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575303.65/cwt300.00–310.001,74612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613281.96/cwt265.00–300.001,7283
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653234.94/cwt220.00–250.001,5346
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4793
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713246.50/cwt220.00–255.001,7586
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758220.07/cwt200.00–240.001,6682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245520.00/cwt500.00–540.001,2742
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258551.12/cwt550.00–555.001,4225
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3258354.95/cwt340.00–380.009164
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2271485.63/cwt440.00–540.001,3167
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305523.54/cwt500.00–540.001,5977
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310345.40/cwt315.00–370.001,0713
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320460.16/cwt450.00–480.001,4736
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364447.32/cwt415.00–485.001,62818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378387.31/cwt350.00–405.001,46413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415484.81/cwt470.00–505.002,0127
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426416.30/cwt370.00–465.001,77320
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440324.38/cwt300.00–350.001,4278
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460443.00/cwt425.00–455.002,0385
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478383.25/cwt350.00–420.001,83220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484314.87/cwt300.00–345.001,5247
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513390.96/cwt380.00–410.002,00619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513358.52/cwt330.00–375.001,83916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527264.75/cwt250.00–275.001,3953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560354.51/cwt345.00–370.001,98511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568312.89/cwt280.00–340.001,77712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570248.71/cwt225.00–270.001,4183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,0554
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631296.73/cwt250.00–325.001,87219
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650322.50/cwt320.00–330.002,0964
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665291.37/cwt260.00–310.001,93812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3667230.35/cwt220.00–250.001,5363
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9603
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705302.55/cwt300.00–310.002,1334
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2767227.04/cwt215.00–240.001,7417
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2822
Bulls——1,653149.38/cwt145.00–155.002,4699
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965103.79/cwt100.00–110.001,0024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018115.55/cwt115.00–116.001,1762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210115.35/cwt115.00–116.001,3965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266122.50/cwt119.00–126.001,55131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405130.26/cwt127.00–133.001,8302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493122.10/cwt120.00–124.001,8236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37051,888.74/head1,875.00–1,900.001,8892
Bred Cows—Small 2-37252,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Small 2-37751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0581,853.55/head1,600.00–2,150.001,85412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0882,160.16/head1,725.00–2,575.002,16024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1282,166.12/head1,925.00–2,350.002,16616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,342.78/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,621.50/head2,475.00–3,025.002,6224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2622,613.29/head2,425.00–3,000.002,61332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0363,179.19/head2,850.00–3,550.003,1798
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2443,457.80/head2,850.00–3,800.003,45810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,031.18/head2,950.00–3,100.003,0314

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.