Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-04-15

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 15
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 514▼ 57 vs year ago 839 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 99▲ 47 vs year ago 196 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 86▼ 113 vs year ago 195 · −57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, bull calves and feeder bulls mostly steady, heifer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers 2,00 to 5.00 lower, replacements 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 $322.36/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.37 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$322.36
47 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2539329.341,77527
Medium and Large 1561329.241,8477thin
Medium and Large 3534304.181,62513thin
One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $150 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 sale47 hd
322.36
—
GA average15 barns · 292 hd
319.29
+3.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−51.37
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—Low1,563170.532,66625
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,499148.712,22917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220144.081,75853
CowsLean 85-90%Low953120.371,14718

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)1,177$2,12317
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,8287
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,6727
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$2,99640

Every lot

106 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318418.04/cwt410.00–430.001,3293
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332381.58/cwt380.00–385.001,2673
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380412.66/cwt400.00–420.001,5684
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3389341.16/cwt330.00–350.001,3274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408407.36/cwt400.00–415.001,6622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424376.02/cwt370.00–385.001,5944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445327.50/cwt320.00–335.001,4572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461361.58/cwt350.00–375.001,6677
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475334.97/cwt310.00–345.001,5914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522374.87/cwt365.00–380.001,9573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523348.83/cwt340.00–360.001,8244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568327.53/cwt325.00–330.001,8602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570355.00/cwt350.00–360.002,0242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640330.78/cwt329.00–335.002,1175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670266.05/cwt250.00–275.001,7834
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735267.50/cwt260.00–275.001,9662
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763274.95/cwt270.00–280.002,0982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220390.00/cwt390.00–390.008581
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270423.27/cwt420.00–425.001,1433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273384.68/cwt380.00–390.001,0502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285340.00/cwt330.00–360.009693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320392.97/cwt385.00–405.001,2583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326366.83/cwt350.00–380.001,19612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340322.68/cwt310.00–335.001,0972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363354.56/cwt350.00–365.001,28713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377325.34/cwt315.00–350.001,2279
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385332.64/cwt325.00–340.001,28111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419336.28/cwt335.00–340.001,4098
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420307.83/cwt300.00–315.001,2937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441327.21/cwt320.00–330.001,44321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455284.89/cwt275.00–290.001,2963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459320.17/cwt300.00–330.001,47021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512293.26/cwt280.00–300.001,5016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528311.74/cwt305.00–317.501,64613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557319.27/cwt313.00–330.001,7783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560283.85/cwt280.00–290.001,5904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616282.84/cwt275.00–290.001,7427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625251.94/cwt245.00–260.001,5755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663265.02/cwt260.00–270.001,7572
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665230.15/cwt220.00–240.001,5302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778233.74/cwt232.50–235.001,8182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220410.00/cwt410.00–410.009021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263411.01/cwt400.00–430.001,0813
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274459.79/cwt450.00–465.001,2607
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318332.64/cwt330.00–335.001,0582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321376.67/cwt355.00–400.001,20913
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325422.74/cwt410.00–435.001,3747
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372408.36/cwt400.00–425.001,5199
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379376.90/cwt360.00–390.001,42812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383339.82/cwt330.00–355.001,3028
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409399.91/cwt390.00–410.001,6364
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415364.43/cwt350.00–380.001,51214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417328.95/cwt300.00–345.001,37212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475311.29/cwt295.00–320.001,4798
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486340.06/cwt330.00–350.001,65313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515340.06/cwt330.00–345.001,75116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533305.36/cwt290.00–320.001,62812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561329.24/cwt325.00–335.001,8477
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574313.74/cwt310.00–320.001,80111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620290.06/cwt275.00–300.001,7985
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1636307.10/cwt305.00–310.001,9537
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685249.99/cwt240.00–255.001,7124
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765209.93/cwt200.00–220.001,6062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290162.18/cwt160.00–167.002,0924
Bulls——1,290150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9355
Bulls——1,717179.04/cwt170.00–186.003,07416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848134.57/cwt134.00–135.001,1412
Cows—Lean 85-90%918108.70/cwt104.00–110.009985
Cows—Lean 85-90%988123.10/cwt115.00–129.001,21611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103136.43/cwt130.00–139.001,50518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208157.00/cwt150.00–167.501,8979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306144.91/cwt140.00–148.001,89326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493145.27/cwt140.00–148.002,16910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507153.63/cwt150.00–160.002,3157
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,413.78/head2,825.00–3,950.003,41410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,945.51/head2,150.00–3,850.002,94624
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-26801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Small 1-27171,259.36/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2593
Bred Cows—Small 1-27751,424.52/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39981,599.12/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1271,497.56/head1,400.00–1,650.001,4983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,311.27/head1,875.00–2,850.002,31113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,343.83/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,982.15/head1,775.00–2,180.001,9824

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.