Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-03-11

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 11
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 529▼ 33 vs year ago 657 · −5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 135▼ 102 vs year ago 133 · −76.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 268▲ 167 vs year ago 83 · +201.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves sharply higher and feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves mostly steady and feeder heifers lightly tested, replacement cattle 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 $313.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.21 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$313.53
20 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.79
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510350.001,7851thin
Medium and Large 2531322.541,71410thin
Medium and Large 3541299.471,6209thin
One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $165 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 sale20 hd
313.53
—
GA average15 barns · 170 hd
307.74
+5.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−60.21
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—Average1,494163.422,44112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562153.152,39215
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,132149.211,68932
CowsLean 85-90%Low941120.481,13410

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)1,050$2,05018
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,95716
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,9068
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$2,20738

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277420.12/cwt410.00–425.001,1643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310404.84/cwt400.00–410.001,2552
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2396385.06/cwt365.00–395.001,52518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415377.50/cwt370.00–385.001,5672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424397.81/cwt390.00–405.001,6877
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478349.82/cwt345.00–355.001,6722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510322.55/cwt320.00–325.001,6452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519340.00/cwt330.00–341.001,76529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560316.67/cwt310.00–320.001,7733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,6612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575329.96/cwt325.00–335.001,8972
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230365.00/cwt365.00–365.008401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245335.00/cwt335.00–335.008211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255340.00/cwt340.00–340.008671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318323.66/cwt320.00–325.001,0294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327335.90/cwt330.00–340.001,0985
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360329.31/cwt325.00–335.001,1867
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363345.10/cwt340.00–350.001,2532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383315.67/cwt310.00–320.001,2097
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412312.91/cwt310.00–315.001,2895
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415324.88/cwt320.00–330.001,3484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419297.34/cwt290.00–300.001,2464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,4332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465294.95/cwt290.00–300.001,37215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475275.21/cwt270.00–280.001,3074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3509265.02/cwt260.00–270.001,3495
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512284.49/cwt280.00–290.001,45711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577279.97/cwt275.00–285.001,6153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603266.23/cwt262.50–270.001,6052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612246.70/cwt245.00–250.001,5103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658241.26/cwt240.00–242.501,5872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271421.09/cwt420.00–425.001,1415
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3272381.69/cwt380.00–385.001,0383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313414.87/cwt410.00–425.001,29910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320396.56/cwt385.00–405.001,2696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329371.33/cwt365.00–375.001,2224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378391.35/cwt385.00–395.001,4798
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381368.35/cwt360.00–375.001,4038
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410376.67/cwt370.00–380.001,5443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427391.41/cwt385.00–395.001,67110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457357.46/cwt355.00–362.501,6343
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474336.62/cwt330.00–345.001,5969
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513326.72/cwt320.00–335.001,6766
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525304.97/cwt300.00–310.001,6016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559316.26/cwt310.00–325.001,7684
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573288.46/cwt280.00–300.001,6533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611280.21/cwt275.00–285.001,7126
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668272.03/cwt265.00–279.001,8172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,432167.12/cwt160.00–175.002,3936
Bulls——1,465147.65/cwt140.00–150.002,1634
Bulls——1,738183.84/cwt180.00–187.003,1952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%867109.38/cwt105.00–112.009483
Cows—Lean 85-90%970122.25/cwt114.00–125.001,1865
Cows—Lean 85-90%980132.72/cwt130.00–135.001,3012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,003166.13/cwt160.00–175.001,6666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081135.47/cwt130.00–142.001,4649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205150.52/cwt144.00–158.001,81417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515147.14/cwt140.00–153.002,2298
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,616160.02/cwt155.00–165.002,5867
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39691,797.92/head1,575.00–1,950.001,7988
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0172,066.52/head1,925.00–2,300.002,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0361,739.93/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7409
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1061,809.47/head1,700.00–1,875.001,8095
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,251.39/head2,025.00–2,475.002,25110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,235.90/head2,100.00–2,550.002,2367
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36631,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27952,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39262,194.87/head2,050.00–2,275.002,1958
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29432,257.06/head1,825.00–2,925.002,2578
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39681,595.09/head1,000.00–2,225.001,5954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0022,569.09/head2,450.00–2,625.002,5696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,004.22/head2,575.00–3,400.003,0044

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.