Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-02-11

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 11
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
996 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 1,092▲ 319 vs year ago 677 · +47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 190▲ 94 vs year ago 53 · +177.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 128▼ 22 vs year ago 160 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply lower, replacement cows 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 $261.04/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.70 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$261.04
70 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533283.231,51115thin
Medium and Large 2529267.971,41629
Medium and Large 3545240.511,31026
One grade step is worth $42.72/cwt here — about $201 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 sale70 hd
261.04
—
GA average15 barns · 360 hd
275.92
−14.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−112.70
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—Average1,613171.662,76815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497152.622,2855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198147.371,76547
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046123.041,28731

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)974$1,63119
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$1,6109
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)866$1,31910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)882$2,13838

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1737
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408322.91/cwt322.50–330.001,31719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423315.27/cwt310.00–320.001,3342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,4123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463280.16/cwt270.00–290.001,2972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467321.66/cwt320.00–325.001,5023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507311.64/cwt310.00–315.001,5803
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512298.49/cwt290.00–305.001,5283
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557309.18/cwt305.00–315.001,7223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565290.09/cwt285.00–295.001,6392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568268.37/cwt260.00–275.001,5243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1222335.08/cwt330.00–340.007443
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3226288.73/cwt280.00–300.006534
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227318.09/cwt310.00–325.007223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260330.19/cwt325.00–335.008582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283304.22/cwt300.00–315.008618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332303.18/cwt300.00–310.001,00711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3332278.27/cwt270.00–290.009246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333319.98/cwt315.00–325.001,0663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361256.18/cwt250.00–260.009258
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365289.36/cwt285.00–295.001,0569
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384265.37/cwt262.00–280.001,01922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426243.81/cwt240.00–250.001,0398
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434284.90/cwt280.00–290.001,2368
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441268.19/cwt260.00–275.001,18311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457237.26/cwt230.00–245.001,0849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459274.28/cwt270.00–280.001,2597
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460255.76/cwt250.00–265.001,17614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505258.74/cwt257.50–260.001,3072
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516227.86/cwt222.00–235.001,1766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518244.05/cwt240.00–250.001,26410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555220.02/cwt215.00–225.001,2215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563231.31/cwt228.00–235.001,30210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630223.41/cwt220.00–225.001,4073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668206.68/cwt200.00–210.001,3813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670218.53/cwt215.00–222.001,4642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225372.78/cwt360.00–385.008392
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3228352.47/cwt350.00–355.008042
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270315.12/cwt305.00–325.008513
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272361.41/cwt355.00–370.009833
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285380.09/cwt375.00–385.001,0832
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320352.42/cwt350.00–355.001,1282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327337.45/cwt335.00–345.001,1036
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332309.83/cwt300.00–320.001,0299
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355327.00/cwt320.00–335.001,1615
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358341.70/cwt340.00–345.001,2233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365300.80/cwt295.00–315.001,09812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408318.08/cwt315.00–325.001,2984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421304.60/cwt300.00–310.001,28211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423274.73/cwt270.00–290.001,1624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455311.25/cwt310.00–315.001,4164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3456264.40/cwt250.00–275.001,2068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465287.03/cwt280.00–295.001,33522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512286.66/cwt283.00–292.501,4688
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517270.77/cwt260.00–280.001,40021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528244.35/cwt235.00–255.001,29012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558279.31/cwt275.00–285.001,5597
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559260.63/cwt255.00–270.001,4578
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559237.21/cwt230.00–250.001,32614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614243.12/cwt242.00–245.001,4934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624218.77/cwt215.00–225.001,3658
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625237.07/cwt230.00–240.001,4826
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662230.00/cwt225.00–235.001,5238
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663240.67/cwt240.00–242.001,5963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665218.45/cwt215.00–222.001,4534
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715217.55/cwt215.00–220.001,5552
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3716205.08/cwt200.00–210.001,4684
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,5833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,571168.44/cwt163.00–173.002,6467
Bulls——1,575151.07/cwt148.00–155.002,3792
Bulls——1,674182.29/cwt178.00–185.003,0526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979111.39/cwt108.00–115.001,0918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039134.68/cwt130.00–140.001,3999
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089122.22/cwt118.00–127.001,33114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164135.50/cwt132.00–139.001,5778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183145.14/cwt140.00–150.001,71722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233155.85/cwt151.00–160.001,92217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475143.07/cwt142.00–144.002,1102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512158.99/cwt158.00–160.002,4043
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37351,782.74/head1,550.00–1,975.001,7834
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37981,934.05/head1,575.00–2,100.001,93410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28282,298.44/head2,125.00–2,500.002,29812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39081,965.28/head1,550.00–2,150.001,9656
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1752,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,661.50/head2,625.00–2,700.002,6624
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36921,167.89/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1683
Bred Cows—Small 2-37791,361.32/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3614
Bred Cows—Small 2-38031,293.15/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2933
Bred Cows—Small 1-28501,639.04/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6392
Bred Cows—Small 1-28601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39181,203.72/head1,000.00–1,375.001,2043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39431,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0081,563.16/head1,400.00–1,675.001,5636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,807.47/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8078
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,639.37/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,966.23/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9663

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.