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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 25

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 493▼ 504 vs year ago 1,129 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 125▼ 148 vs year ago 231 · −64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 136▼ 118 vs year ago 203 · −58.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, bulls and replacements steady, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.01/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −66.73 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.

Average price

$307.01

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	315.50	1,746	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	307.45	1,668	8thin
Medium and Large 3	546	291.02	1,589	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $157 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 sale22 hd

307.01

—

GA average12 barns · 178 hd

286.58

+20.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

373.74

−66.73

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,574	168.10	2,646	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	157.24	2,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	148.93	1,776	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	124.33	1,252	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,836	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,767	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,710	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,665	4thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,494	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	371.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	839	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	828	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	274	328.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	899	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	369.68/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,028	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	345.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	977	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	357.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,109	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	332.22/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,123	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	328.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,178	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,150	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	298.81/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,252	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	315.53/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,344	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	333.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,422	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,360	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	278.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,343	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	255.84/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,310	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	274.32/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,465	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,512	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	256.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,583	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	236.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	234.94/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,586	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,604	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	428.27/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,156	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,133	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	411.10/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,287	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	375.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,227	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	361.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,188	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,352	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	381.32/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,426	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,484	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	388.37/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,592	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	373.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,579	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	361.93/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,538	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	301.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,436	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	321.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,568	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	323.90/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,697	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	316.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,680	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	291.66/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,642	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,624	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,800	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,684	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	296.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,834	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,802	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	263.13/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,752	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	182.71/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	153.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	170.61/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,853	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	124.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,252	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	140.34/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,566	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	161.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,941	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,961	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	157.24/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,238	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,059	1,700.77/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,701	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,814.99/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,815	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,971.64/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,972	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Feb 25, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 493Year ago 1,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 125Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 136Year ago 203

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
6	300–350	329	355.00–365.00	361.01
6	350–400	368	365.00–370.00	367.45
5	400–450	425	360.00–365.00	361.93
6	450–500	476	300.00–310.00	301.68
3	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	585	275.00–280.00	277.54
2	600–650	618	270.00–275.00	272.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	425.00–430.00	428.27
4	300–350	313	405.00–415.00	411.10
4	350–400	378	390.00–395.00	392.58
3	400–450	410	385.00–390.00	388.37
5	500–550	524	305.00–330.00	323.90
4	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	305.00
4	600–650	619	290.00–300.00	296.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
8	250–300	278	400.00–415.00	407.57
5	300–350	327	370.00–385.00	375.14
4	350–400	374	375.00–385.00	381.32
3	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	373.35
8	450–500	487	315.00–325.00	321.87
5	500–550	530	310.00–320.00	316.92
3	550–600	563	290.00–295.00	291.66
2	600–650	638	280.00–285.00	282.47
4	650–700	666	250.00–270.00	263.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	370.00–375.00	371.27
3	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	345.18
6	300–350	338	330.00–345.00	332.22
8	350–400	359	325.00–335.00	328.10
8	400–450	426	295.00–325.00	315.53
2	450–500	473	285.00–290.00	287.46
7	500–550	534	270.00–277.50	274.32
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	633	235.00–240.00	236.61
2	650–700	675	232.50–237.50	234.94
2	700–750	705	225.00–230.00	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	365.00–375.00	369.68
2	300–350	310	350.00–365.00	357.62
3	400–450	427	330.00–340.00	333.13
2	550–600	560	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	600–650	617	255.00–260.00	256.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	340.00–350.00	345.10
5	250–300	274	325.00–335.00	328.12
3	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	365	310.00–320.00	315.08
4	400–450	419	295.00–300.00	298.81
8	450–500	482	270.00–280.00	278.72
6	500–550	512	250.00–262.50	255.84
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	388	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,267	150.00–159.00	154.75
18	—	1,116	135.00–149.00	140.34
4	—	1,203	160.00–164.00	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	120.00–130.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	151.00–160.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	150.00–158.00	153.33
2	—	1,273	181.00–185.00	182.71
6	—	1,672	167.00–173.00	170.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,680.00	1,680.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,218	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,971.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,814.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,700.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,525.00	1,525.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.