Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-07-15

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 641▼ 95 vs year ago 834 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 193▼ 273 vs year ago 395 · −69.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 90▲ 45 vs year ago 60 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.28/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.11 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$297.28
68 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.36
vs GA average
−41.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565313.331,7706thin
Medium and Large 2549302.091,65750
Medium and Large 3546269.201,47112thin
One grade step is worth $44.13/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
297.28
—
GA average14 barns · 647 hd
319.63
−22.36
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−41.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−63.11
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—High1,639190.263,11914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,512169.482,56313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,247163.992,04555
CowsLean 85-90%Low972143.641,39617

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,37016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,31215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$2,29912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$2,77336

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275310.00/cwt310.00–310.008531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335375.15/cwt365.00–385.001,2572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378344.91/cwt335.00–350.001,3043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380402.50/cwt395.00–410.001,5304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2391372.52/cwt360.00–380.001,4574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435370.82/cwt365.00–390.001,6134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440344.91/cwt330.00–360.001,5184
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463386.23/cwt385.00–387.501,7882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478313.52/cwt300.00–320.001,4993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480358.88/cwt350.00–375.001,7238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514357.10/cwt345.00–365.001,8355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3517333.03/cwt320.00–340.001,7225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558304.80/cwt290.00–320.001,7012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570339.88/cwt330.00–355.001,9373
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615274.92/cwt270.00–280.001,6912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628320.14/cwt315.00–325.002,0102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660309.99/cwt305.00–315.002,0463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718285.12/cwt280.00–290.002,0472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200385.00/cwt385.00–385.007701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223334.49/cwt310.00–350.007464
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3267340.00/cwt330.00–350.009083
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268407.57/cwt400.00–415.001,0922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310406.24/cwt390.00–420.001,2593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324312.67/cwt290.00–340.001,0135
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325361.31/cwt350.00–385.001,17417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360347.61/cwt340.00–360.001,25112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384318.32/cwt295.00–330.001,22215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419308.16/cwt290.00–320.001,29116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435338.53/cwt325.00–345.001,47319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453352.51/cwt350.00–355.001,5972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472326.57/cwt315.00–345.001,54116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482291.26/cwt250.00–310.001,40416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527307.11/cwt285.00–325.001,61832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528280.00/cwt270.00–285.001,4788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565313.33/cwt310.00–315.001,7706
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583247.60/cwt240.00–250.001,4444
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587293.16/cwt270.00–305.001,72118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3608246.71/cwt230.00–250.001,5006
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620294.70/cwt280.00–305.001,8273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628267.65/cwt260.00–275.001,68111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668273.74/cwt270.00–275.001,8294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684265.60/cwt265.00–268.001,8175
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711261.64/cwt255.00–265.001,8609
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240335.00/cwt335.00–335.008041
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280434.05/cwt425.00–460.001,2159
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2291391.03/cwt365.00–400.001,1386
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315351.61/cwt350.00–355.001,1083
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322404.96/cwt400.00–415.001,3049
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333384.74/cwt370.00–395.001,28118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372381.22/cwt365.00–390.001,4189
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374396.76/cwt395.00–405.001,4846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380338.26/cwt310.00–355.001,2857
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410404.10/cwt395.00–415.001,6575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421375.42/cwt355.00–385.001,58114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424330.77/cwt315.00–350.001,40212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463349.72/cwt330.00–365.001,61918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466379.09/cwt370.00–385.001,7677
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474307.15/cwt290.00–320.001,45620
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515273.79/cwt250.00–300.001,41017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517326.26/cwt305.00–350.001,68720
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520358.13/cwt355.00–360.001,8624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575318.05/cwt315.00–330.001,8298
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579290.62/cwt270.00–300.001,6839
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616276.42/cwt260.00–285.001,7034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668243.13/cwt230.00–255.001,6245
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675277.57/cwt275.00–280.001,8742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,7932
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3713210.11/cwt195.00–225.001,4983
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778241.47/cwt235.00–255.001,8793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,175150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7631
Bulls——1,613185.64/cwt180.00–194.002,9948
Bulls——1,774205.70/cwt200.00–219.003,6495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953124.89/cwt120.00–131.001,1905
Cows—Lean 85-90%967147.60/cwt140.00–155.001,4279
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018163.02/cwt160.00–165.001,6603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183150.85/cwt132.00–158.001,78516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233183.89/cwt180.00–188.002,2675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279167.24/cwt160.00–176.002,13934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497166.75/cwt160.00–174.002,49610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563178.60/cwt175.00–181.002,7923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0511,942.02/head1,625.00–2,375.001,9429
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0961,996.89/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9977
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1782,088.86/head1,725.00–2,400.002,0897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,593.38/head2,425.00–2,975.002,5935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3572,587.25/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5878
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4592,919.26/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9197
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27201,687.50/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27451,927.52/head1,850.00–2,075.001,9286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,563.18/head2,275.00–2,775.002,5634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1283,209.64/head3,000.00–3,525.003,21012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2293,618.72/head3,100.00–3,825.003,6198

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.