Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-05-27

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 613▲ 148 vs year ago 489 · +30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 105▼ 117 vs year ago 178 · −65.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 100▼ 46 vs year ago 98 · −46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.78/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.61 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$299.78
68 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$454
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.85
vs GA average
−32.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568319.271,81414thin
Medium and Large 2541297.251,60751
Medium and Large 3540251.761,3603thin
One grade step is worth $67.51/cwt here — about $454 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 sale68 hd
299.78
—
GA average12 barns · 437 hd
318.63
−18.85
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−32.91
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−60.61
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—Average1,455175.022,54610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,459159.822,3328thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188154.361,83332
CowsLean 85-90%High966131.851,2736thin

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)1,149$2,3956
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,8627
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)739$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$2,1128

Every lot

107 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268424.67/cwt420.00–430.001,1382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312356.03/cwt350.00–370.001,1115
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318422.40/cwt420.00–425.001,3432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3327321.61/cwt310.00–330.001,0526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363357.52/cwt355.00–360.001,2982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365394.73/cwt385.00–400.001,4413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375328.38/cwt305.00–345.001,2314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428292.63/cwt285.00–300.001,2522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430358.84/cwt350.00–370.001,5434
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466346.97/cwt345.00–350.001,6175
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468381.63/cwt375.00–390.001,7866
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508341.60/cwt330.00–365.001,7354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513374.04/cwt370.00–380.001,9195
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568357.51/cwt355.00–360.002,0312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568337.58/cwt325.00–350.001,9174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614336.24/cwt335.00–340.002,0654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627323.36/cwt315.00–330.002,0276
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635290.47/cwt260.00–300.001,8444
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665328.31/cwt325.00–330.002,1833
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684302.32/cwt280.00–315.002,0684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225345.00/cwt345.00–345.007761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3269345.57/cwt335.00–360.009306
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270457.27/cwt445.00–470.001,2352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319313.75/cwt300.00–345.001,00111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328382.32/cwt370.00–395.001,25410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372348.26/cwt335.00–365.001,29612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377314.57/cwt300.00–330.001,18611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409334.53/cwt325.00–340.001,3689
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424310.23/cwt300.00–320.001,31511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466274.58/cwt250.00–290.001,28012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473329.87/cwt325.00–335.001,5602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485304.56/cwt295.00–320.001,47715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523299.13/cwt280.00–315.001,56433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528260.14/cwt250.00–270.001,3742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1544321.24/cwt320.00–325.001,7484
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573293.81/cwt275.00–310.001,68418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578318.48/cwt315.00–320.001,84110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613269.24/cwt260.00–280.001,6506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621308.65/cwt300.00–315.001,9174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650291.67/cwt290.00–295.001,8963
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682270.73/cwt260.00–280.001,8466
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722267.95/cwt265.00–270.001,9355
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,7442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205432.50/cwt430.00–435.008872
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233319.95/cwt315.00–325.007452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264432.05/cwt425.00–450.001,1415
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280395.54/cwt380.00–410.001,1082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2307390.11/cwt380.00–395.001,1983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3311347.47/cwt340.00–350.001,0814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325414.49/cwt400.00–435.001,3477
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374315.73/cwt305.00–330.001,1817
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389356.05/cwt350.00–375.001,3855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1401372.02/cwt370.00–380.001,4925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427325.64/cwt305.00–335.001,3906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435348.46/cwt340.00–365.001,51617
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467343.69/cwt340.00–350.001,6057
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476367.02/cwt360.00–375.001,7477
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477302.79/cwt280.00–320.001,44410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514322.06/cwt310.00–335.001,6557
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528345.77/cwt340.00–355.001,8266
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,8164
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574296.59/cwt280.00–310.001,7027
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607321.01/cwt320.00–325.001,9495
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624286.49/cwt270.00–305.001,7889
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660272.90/cwt200.00–330.001,8014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670274.34/cwt270.00–280.001,8383
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717256.70/cwt250.00–270.001,8413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,5622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768236.55/cwt230.00–240.001,8173
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,252168.26/cwt160.00–175.002,1075
Bulls——1,565150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3481
Bulls——1,680189.73/cwt180.00–197.003,1874
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%961129.10/cwt127.00–131.001,2414
Cows—Lean 85-90%975137.35/cwt135.00–140.001,3392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062143.34/cwt140.00–149.001,52211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211158.08/cwt150.00–163.001,91417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433168.87/cwt166.00–175.002,4204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445154.01/cwt150.00–160.002,2255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483169.50/cwt165.00–172.502,5143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38332,112.09/head1,975.00–2,250.002,1124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small 2-37391,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,712.04/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,095.44/head1,950.00–2,300.002,0954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1492,394.69/head2,150.00–2,575.002,3956

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.