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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 18

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

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Feeder Cattle receipts

908 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 624▼ 10 vs year ago 918 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 31▲ 58 vs year ago 158 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 250▼ 81 vs year ago 167 · −48.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $325.38/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.36 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.

Average price

$325.38

37 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$31.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	338.70	1,804	11thin
Medium and Large 2	525	324.38	1,704	19thin
Medium and Large 3	550	307.15	1,690	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $114 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 sale37 hd

325.38

—

GA average14 barns · 212 hd

320.19

+5.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

373.74

−48.36

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	—	Average	1,498	167.73	2,512	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	153.73	2,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	147.13	1,736	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	131.08	1,323	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$1,800	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$1,767	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,731	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	916	$2,330	24

Every lot

94 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	438.26/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,345	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,352	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,575	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	398.74/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,487	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	401.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,659	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	383.06/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,582	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	369.44/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,747	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	345.56/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,838	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,050	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,166	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	338.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,383	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	328.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,412	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	305.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,337	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	325.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,503	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	313.22/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,460	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	288.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,403	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	296.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,511	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	311.94/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,622	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	280.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,462	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	280.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,609	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	591	265.06/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,567	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	279.59/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,711	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	260.65/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,616	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,663	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	425.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,094	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	451.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,187	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	292	402.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,174	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,345	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	382.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,245	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	401.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,371	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	414.42/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,504	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	396.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,453	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	376.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,407	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	368.76/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,549	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	384.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,652	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	370.97/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,740	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	348.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,660	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	325.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,663	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	340.82/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,772	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,859	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	321.53/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,817	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,816	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	311.68/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,911	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,859	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	292.21/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,943	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,733	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,903	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,246	144.34/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,798	7
Bulls	—	—	1,586	172.42/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,735	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	186.40/cwt	183.00–198.00	3,038	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	118.83/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,132	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	131.94/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,352	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	136.60/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,559	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	147.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,746	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	160.31/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,956	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	153.73/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,344	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	675	1,790.19/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	899	2,251.56/head	1,950.00–2,725.00	2,252	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	1,619.75/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,620	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,924.47/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	1,557.87/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,871.33/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	1,935.44/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,935	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	1,536.78/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537	2

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 Mar 18, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 624Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 31Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 250Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	395.00–405.00	399.95
4	350–400	373	385.00–410.00	398.74
4	400–450	413	375.00–387.50	383.06
4	450–500	473	365.00–372.50	369.44
4	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	345.56
3	550–600	557	325.00–335.00	329.99
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	435.00–445.00	438.26
2	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	422.15
3	400–450	413	400.00–405.00	401.61
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	437	300.00–315.00	305.87
8	450–500	486	280.00–295.00	288.78
8	500–550	521	275.00–285.00	280.58
4	550–600	591	255.00–277.50	265.06
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	415.00–425.00	420.00
3	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	408	335.00–345.00	338.91
10	450–500	462	320.00–330.00	325.22
5	500–550	520	310.00–314.00	311.94
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	612	275.00–284.00	279.59
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
5	250–300	288	400.00–410.00	405.03
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	328.29
9	450–500	466	310.00–319.00	313.22
10	500–550	509	290.00–305.00	296.94
7	550–600	574	270.00–285.00	280.39
4	600–650	620	250.00–267.50	260.65
2	650–700	665	245.00–255.00	250.11
2	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	263	450.00–455.00	451.48
5	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	415.00
5	350–400	363	410.00–417.50	414.42
7	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	340.82
4	550–600	555	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	700–750	725	260.00–265.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	400.00–405.00	402.02
5	300–350	326	380.00–390.00	382.02
7	350–400	374	370.00–385.00	376.22
14	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	368.76
8	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	348.82
3	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	588	305.00–310.00	308.77
2	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	295.04
2	650–700	683	252.50–255.00	253.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
6	250–300	257	420.00–430.00	425.78
5	300–350	341	400.00–405.00	401.96
5	350–400	366	390.00–405.00	396.89
8	400–450	430	380.00–395.00	384.27
8	450–500	469	360.00–377.50	370.97
14	500–550	511	315.00–330.00	325.40
5	550–600	565	317.50–325.00	321.53
3	600–650	613	305.00–315.00	311.68
5	650–700	665	277.50–310.00	292.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,184	140.00–155.00	147.48
11	—	1,141	132.00–139.00	136.60
8	—	1,220	156.00–167.50	160.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	117.50–120.00	118.83
10	—	1,025	125.00–140.00	131.94
1	—	965	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,525	146.00–160.00	153.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,586	161.00–178.00	172.42
7	—	1,246	137.50–151.00	144.34
6	—	1,630	183.00–198.00	186.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	899	1,950.00–2,725.00	2,251.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,185	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,790.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,056	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,935.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	988	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,871.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,619.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,557.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,536.78

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.