Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-01-14

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 14
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 817▲ 215 vs year ago 649 · +33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 140▲ 8 vs year ago 119 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 129▲ 40 vs year ago 69 · +58.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 7.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows 3.00 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 $295.53/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.21 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$295.53
83 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.39
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545319.021,73826
Medium and Large 2541293.481,58638
Medium and Large 3549267.481,46919thin
One grade step is worth $51.54/cwt here — about $269 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 sale83 hd
295.53
—
GA average13 barns · 196 hd
287.13
+8.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−78.21
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

34 sales
451403355307median 373.7403/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $320.76, median $373.74 across 34 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—High1,816160.862,92117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,704148.302,5275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258142.731,79561
CowsLean 85-90%Average998127.281,27024

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)1,213$2,05212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,84914
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,7328
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)964$2,41428

Every lot

100 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205430.00/cwt430.00–430.008821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267463.44/cwt460.00–465.001,2373
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270435.37/cwt430.00–440.001,1752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310451.37/cwt445.00–455.001,3994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322403.60/cwt395.00–410.001,3003
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353432.45/cwt425.00–440.001,5272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,4292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409417.10/cwt405.00–430.001,7067
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.76/cwt367.50–395.001,6182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458350.99/cwt350.00–355.001,6085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459332.80/cwt330.00–335.001,5285
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508329.30/cwt325.00–337.501,6733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509311.86/cwt302.00–320.001,5875
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557291.68/cwt290.00–295.001,6253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558315.51/cwt310.00–320.001,7614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215360.00/cwt360.00–360.007741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235335.00/cwt335.00–335.007871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270360.74/cwt350.00–370.009742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307351.80/cwt345.00–364.001,0805
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3329305.09/cwt300.00–315.001,0048
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,1162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357318.01/cwt310.00–325.001,1359
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358291.72/cwt280.00–300.001,0446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360333.33/cwt328.00–340.001,2007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411311.95/cwt310.00–320.001,2827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419295.75/cwt290.00–300.001,23915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426278.58/cwt275.00–285.001,1877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458299.68/cwt295.00–310.001,3736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461284.33/cwt280.00–290.001,3117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463260.05/cwt250.00–270.001,2044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1501279.62/cwt275.00–290.001,4018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516269.05/cwt267.00–272.001,3888
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,5377
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3559233.05/cwt230.00–240.001,3035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560255.96/cwt250.00–265.001,43311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620233.28/cwt230.00–235.001,4463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277454.88/cwt450.00–465.001,2603
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280427.74/cwt420.00–445.001,1983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324447.96/cwt435.00–460.001,4518
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332376.73/cwt370.00–390.001,2513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333412.99/cwt400.00–425.001,3755
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360402.47/cwt390.00–415.001,44910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361427.09/cwt420.00–440.001,5427
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363375.21/cwt365.00–385.001,3629
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424404.40/cwt390.00–420.001,71510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427357.73/cwt340.00–380.001,52813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443322.53/cwt310.00–335.001,4296
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457341.64/cwt335.00–350.001,5616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460291.78/cwt280.00–300.001,34211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461319.52/cwt310.00–330.001,47323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520304.97/cwt300.00–315.001,58618
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526328.61/cwt320.00–335.001,72814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526277.31/cwt270.00–290.001,4597
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559283.13/cwt275.00–295.001,58320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563261.74/cwt255.00–270.001,47412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567307.83/cwt300.00–320.001,74512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605241.18/cwt235.00–250.001,4599
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606284.38/cwt280.00–290.001,7238
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610266.80/cwt255.00–275.001,6279
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,6155
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663266.13/cwt260.00–270.001,7649
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665223.38/cwt220.00–230.001,4853
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609149.63/cwt144.00–155.002,4085
Bulls——1,901162.47/cwt157.00–167.003,08910
Bulls——1,905180.91/cwt177.00–184.003,4462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%972126.87/cwt121.00–131.001,23315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003118.54/cwt117.00–120.001,1894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071135.50/cwt133.00–139.001,4515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204134.34/cwt128.00–138.001,61718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260143.25/cwt139.00–149.001,80530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328153.13/cwt150.00–159.002,03413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,647142.94/cwt140.00–145.002,3543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790156.33/cwt151.00–160.002,7982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38481,514.16/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0341,669.12/head1,475.00–1,825.001,6698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,660.19/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,087.76/head1,875.00–2,325.002,0886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1631,828.41/head1,525.00–1,925.001,8286
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,949.64/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,276.42/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2766
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37031,422.78/head1,150.00–1,675.001,4234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29152,711.48/head2,675.00–2,750.002,7114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39802,513.35/head2,300.00–2,625.002,5136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,247.00/head2,025.00–2,625.002,2473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,944.05/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9443

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.