Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-06-03

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 3
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
872 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 637▲ 43 vs year ago 829 · +5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 61▼ 86 vs year ago 210 · −41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 52▼ 97 vs year ago 257 · −37.7%
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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, bulls and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves and feeder heifers mostly steady, replacement cattle sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $303.78/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.96 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$303.78
59 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517345.531,7859thin
Medium and Large 2554304.401,68635
Medium and Large 3540277.281,49815thin
One grade step is worth $68.25/cwt here — about $287 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 sale59 hd
303.78
—
GA average15 barns · 315 hd
318.86
−15.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−69.96
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—Low1,385169.872,35310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437161.242,31614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170152.891,78855
CowsLean 85-90%Low968114.471,10812

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)1,109$2,15222
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,92215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,85424
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)876$2,34939

Every lot

110 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352406.64/cwt400.00–410.001,4313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383388.38/cwt370.00–395.001,4876
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385340.00/cwt330.00–360.001,3093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413403.85/cwt395.00–410.001,6685
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428365.51/cwt350.00–385.001,5648
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,4242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3486315.12/cwt300.00–320.001,5318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487360.54/cwt350.00–370.001,75610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508296.19/cwt285.00–300.001,5054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518346.05/cwt330.00–360.001,7935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534366.21/cwt365.00–370.001,9564
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560362.50/cwt360.00–365.002,0302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588335.76/cwt320.00–355.001,9746
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623321.30/cwt310.00–330.002,0024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3624260.69/cwt225.00–280.001,6275
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9762
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213395.06/cwt390.00–400.008412
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220350.45/cwt345.00–355.007712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270441.40/cwt430.00–455.001,1926
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286415.01/cwt395.00–425.001,1876
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322405.25/cwt390.00–425.001,3059
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327310.93/cwt295.00–340.001,0177
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335361.85/cwt350.00–385.001,2126
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361376.88/cwt370.00–390.001,36113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361353.82/cwt345.00–360.001,27713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372312.65/cwt280.00–340.001,16316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420293.19/cwt275.00–305.001,23113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426332.82/cwt310.00–360.001,41826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474308.46/cwt300.00–320.001,46223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478275.39/cwt250.00–290.001,31613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512266.03/cwt250.00–280.001,3627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520306.97/cwt290.00–320.001,59620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554311.24/cwt310.00–315.001,7244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582289.17/cwt270.00–305.001,68319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613226.66/cwt220.00–230.001,3893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626263.43/cwt250.00–280.001,64913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660252.26/cwt245.00–260.001,6657
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683228.82/cwt220.00–235.001,5634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714237.93/cwt230.00–245.001,6995
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715254.93/cwt250.00–260.001,8234
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758239.93/cwt230.00–245.001,8195
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2212393.90/cwt375.00–405.008353
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220360.00/cwt360.00–360.007921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260316.67/cwt300.00–350.008233
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278427.07/cwt410.00–435.001,1873
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278361.80/cwt355.00–370.001,0063
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310421.27/cwt410.00–445.001,30610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331353.25/cwt330.00–385.001,16911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372390.08/cwt380.00–395.001,4516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376361.23/cwt350.00–375.001,35816
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381332.69/cwt320.00–345.001,2684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418318.04/cwt310.00–320.001,3295
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428347.18/cwt330.00–360.001,48630
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429373.32/cwt365.00–385.001,6026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463361.68/cwt355.00–370.001,67512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488327.34/cwt320.00–350.001,59727
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3489303.93/cwt290.00–315.001,4869
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507347.11/cwt345.00–355.001,7607
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519291.41/cwt265.00–305.001,51210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523324.68/cwt310.00–340.001,69817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550340.00/cwt330.00–350.001,8702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583285.24/cwt265.00–315.001,66318
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583249.01/cwt240.00–260.001,4525
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622275.42/cwt255.00–300.001,71311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3629244.92/cwt230.00–250.001,54111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663275.06/cwt270.00–280.001,8242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671257.24/cwt240.00–295.001,7267
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3681204.89/cwt185.00–230.001,3957
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2714232.84/cwt220.00–250.001,6629
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733185.75/cwt170.00–210.001,3624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2779208.65/cwt200.00–225.001,6254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9171
Bulls——1,329165.47/cwt160.00–175.002,1995
Bulls——1,491179.33/cwt155.00–188.002,6744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955118.18/cwt110.00–123.001,1297
Cows—Lean 85-90%97392.13/cwt85.00–105.008963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,044139.25/cwt135.00–143.001,4549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175151.90/cwt145.00–159.001,78532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238163.93/cwt160.00–170.002,02914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351158.10/cwt150.00–164.002,1369
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576174.11/cwt172.00–175.002,7444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36331,792.59/head1,675.00–1,925.001,7934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26552,113.65/head2,075.00–2,150.002,1144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27552,417.99/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4186
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37851,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39032,096.23/head1,700.00–2,325.002,0968
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39542,153.93/head1,850.00–2,425.002,1547
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29603,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,170.28/head3,000.00–3,275.003,1706
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37101,748.77/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7492
Bred Cows—Small 2-37431,692.20/head1,400.00–1,875.001,6926
Bred Cows—Small 2-37631,660.49/head1,425.00–1,850.001,6602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39891,618.32/head1,425.00–1,750.001,6186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0241,758.39/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0941,898.86/head1,725.00–2,175.001,8998
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,955.15/head1,800.00–2,200.001,95516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,329.96/head2,100.00–2,575.002,3305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1762,403.11/head2,175.00–2,775.002,40312

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.