Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-03-04

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 4
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 625▼ 341 vs year ago 870 · −39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 83▼ 25 vs year ago 160 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 85▲ 123 vs year ago 145 · +84.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves and feeder bulls unevenly steady, heifer calves and feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −90.15 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$270.24
26 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.66
vs GA average
−34.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533283.861,51211thin
Medium and Large 2527270.451,4248thin
Medium and Large 3526248.601,3097thin
One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $203 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 sale26 hd
270.24
—
GA average16 barns · 414 hd
278.90
−8.66
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−34.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−90.15
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
414367321274median 360.3903/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $399.54, low $288.48, median $360.39 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—Average1,613180.632,91413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,486152.342,26314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162149.931,74253
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038121.471,26117

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)1,164$1,97324
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$1,88323
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$1,7979
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$2,83849

Every lot

90 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,2521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380400.07/cwt397.50–402.501,5202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470346.09/cwt340.00–350.001,6274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205370.00/cwt370.00–370.007591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3218310.39/cwt220.00–355.006777
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263365.05/cwt360.00–370.009602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268343.29/cwt340.00–350.009203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280330.00/cwt325.00–335.009244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328309.80/cwt305.00–315.001,0163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332337.88/cwt335.00–345.001,1225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,10510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367321.93/cwt320.00–325.001,1815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384301.21/cwt300.00–305.001,1576
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391311.53/cwt307.50–315.001,2188
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408285.09/cwt280.00–290.001,1632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420300.82/cwt295.00–305.001,26310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438311.99/cwt310.00–315.001,3673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450304.00/cwt300.00–308.001,3682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460291.88/cwt290.00–297.501,3434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472281.54/cwt275.00–285.001,32911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512269.97/cwt265.00–275.001,3826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514282.49/cwt280.00–290.001,4527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515251.04/cwt250.00–255.001,2935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,3462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565286.26/cwt280.00–290.001,6174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570271.89/cwt269.00–275.001,5502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3627244.71/cwt240.00–250.001,5349
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628258.28/cwt255.00–262.501,6223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665239.94/cwt237.50–242.501,5962
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717228.31/cwt225.00–232.501,6373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768217.48/cwt215.00–220.001,6702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215350.00/cwt350.00–350.007531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3267351.75/cwt350.00–355.009393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275400.36/cwt395.00–405.001,1012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319391.18/cwt390.00–395.001,2484
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328382.37/cwt380.00–385.001,2544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329368.59/cwt365.00–375.001,2137
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372384.72/cwt380.00–389.001,4313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383393.79/cwt392.50–395.001,5082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383368.69/cwt355.00–375.001,4124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422384.98/cwt380.00–390.001,6256
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429367.98/cwt365.00–375.001,5795
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430354.88/cwt350.00–360.001,5262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468354.98/cwt350.00–360.001,6613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481331.64/cwt325.00–345.001,5958
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516307.86/cwt300.00–312.501,5898
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,7325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550323.33/cwt320.00–330.001,7783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580310.06/cwt307.50–312.501,7982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618276.71/cwt270.00–285.001,7106
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,228162.34/cwt159.00–166.001,9943
Bulls——1,706179.54/cwt174.00–184.003,0636
Bulls——1,763195.98/cwt193.00–200.003,4554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989129.72/cwt125.00–137.001,2837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072115.69/cwt110.00–120.001,24010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105138.55/cwt138.00–139.001,5312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160149.45/cwt140.00–157.001,73447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211161.31/cwt158.00–170.001,9534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459149.16/cwt140.00–156.002,17611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583163.98/cwt160.00–167.002,5963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39121,644.54/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0981,655.74/head1,575.00–1,775.001,6565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,974.33/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1711,661.05/head1,425.00–1,775.001,6616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,961.35/head1,800.00–2,300.001,96117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,081.91/head1,875.00–2,375.002,08218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39251,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39972,929.01/head2,775.00–3,150.002,9296
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,013.71/head2,550.00–3,225.003,01417
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,978.13/head2,800.00–3,300.002,97814

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.