Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-05-20

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 20
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 524▼ 126 vs year ago 739 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 130▼ 89 vs year ago 194 · −45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 85▲ 28 vs year ago 72 · +38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, bull calves mostly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves and feeder heifers sharply higher, all 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 $326.95/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.79 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$326.95
41 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509347.711,77011thin
Medium and Large 2538326.721,75724
Medium and Large 3565289.831,6386thin
One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale41 hd
326.95
—
GA average15 barns · 338 hd
327.47
−0.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−46.79
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—High1,649181.532,99310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501162.742,44310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230155.761,91638
CowsLean 85-90%High971135.591,3177thin

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)1,180$2,2154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,85512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,8088
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$3,48410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)853$2,04619

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315409.84/cwt405.00–415.001,2912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420363.22/cwt350.00–375.001,5266
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430400.85/cwt390.00–425.001,7243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476366.93/cwt350.00–385.001,74716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480328.47/cwt320.00–335.001,5773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508334.87/cwt325.00–340.001,7015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518358.16/cwt350.00–375.001,8555
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557358.35/cwt350.00–365.001,9963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582335.06/cwt325.00–345.001,9503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603332.99/cwt330.00–340.002,0085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605296.67/cwt295.00–300.001,7953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607348.32/cwt345.00–350.002,1146
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657315.04/cwt310.00–320.002,0703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,2712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205355.00/cwt355.00–355.007282
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215392.27/cwt380.00–400.008434
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268382.48/cwt380.00–385.001,0252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283433.72/cwt425.00–445.001,2274
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327379.80/cwt370.00–385.001,2423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329406.90/cwt390.00–425.001,3397
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362387.23/cwt385.00–395.001,4029
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363326.70/cwt320.00–330.001,1863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381346.65/cwt340.00–360.001,3216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417356.11/cwt350.00–375.001,4856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418329.50/cwt320.00–340.001,37716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429301.49/cwt285.00–315.001,2937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3453296.09/cwt280.00–305.001,3419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475319.07/cwt310.00–325.001,51618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512319.38/cwt310.00–325.001,63515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522291.04/cwt280.00–305.001,51911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525253.33/cwt250.00–260.001,3303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573290.87/cwt280.00–300.001,6676
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575313.28/cwt310.00–320.001,8016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,4663
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615275.04/cwt270.00–280.001,6913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618322.41/cwt315.00–330.001,9922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673244.96/cwt235.00–255.001,6492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215350.00/cwt350.00–350.007531
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225432.56/cwt430.00–435.009732
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233414.89/cwt405.00–425.009672
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258432.30/cwt430.00–440.001,1157
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2261416.91/cwt380.00–425.001,0888
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008553
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3314306.92/cwt280.00–335.009648
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319422.77/cwt415.00–425.001,3497
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328389.92/cwt370.00–410.001,27910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364400.27/cwt390.00–415.001,4578
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367340.91/cwt320.00–350.001,25114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369375.81/cwt370.00–390.001,38718
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430347.46/cwt330.00–360.001,49418
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438374.64/cwt365.00–385.001,64113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457367.00/cwt360.00–380.001,67710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473350.81/cwt340.00–355.001,65912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481321.38/cwt300.00–335.001,54614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505348.48/cwt345.00–355.001,76010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517328.55/cwt320.00–340.001,69913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562324.55/cwt310.00–335.001,82411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575284.74/cwt270.00–300.001,6374
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617333.41/cwt320.00–340.002,0573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3643242.55/cwt230.00–255.001,5602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670247.50/cwt240.00–255.001,6582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710185.14/cwt180.00–195.001,3143
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2743227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,6902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750223.75/cwt222.50–225.001,6782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348165.25/cwt160.00–170.002,2282
Bulls——1,676183.43/cwt176.00–187.003,0746
Bulls——1,868192.09/cwt191.00–193.003,5882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3512
Cows—Lean 85-90%974133.83/cwt129.00–139.001,3045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073143.25/cwt142.00–145.001,5374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217152.55/cwt146.00–159.001,85720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294163.92/cwt160.00–168.002,12114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501162.74/cwt157.00–166.002,44310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small 2-37451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Small 2-37951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,698.12/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0161,781.05/head1,575.00–1,950.001,7816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,954.33/head1,800.00–2,175.001,9544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,215.34/head1,975.00–2,500.002,2154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,274.78/head2,000.00–2,525.002,2753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-34051,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27572,187.28/head1,850.00–2,475.002,1876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38131,580.74/head1,400.00–1,925.001,5813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39183,344.55/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29373,577.49/head3,450.00–3,675.003,5776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0622,225.43/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2256

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.