Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-07-29

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 29
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 765▼ 448 vs year ago 915 · −49.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 110▼ 9 vs year ago 115 · −7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 98▲ 3 vs year ago 70 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 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 $311.36/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.38 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$311.36
30 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.34
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552334.641,8469thin
Medium and Large 2557307.441,71118thin
Medium and Large 3568265.001,5063thin
One grade step is worth $69.64/cwt here — about $340 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 sale30 hd
311.36
—
GA average13 barns · 327 hd
322.69
−11.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−62.38
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—Average1,496173.332,59212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,451167.122,42510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,170159.981,87250
CowsLean 85-90%Average768128.869903thin

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)1,142$2,9489
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$2,4077
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)909$2,29012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$2,83420

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313459.88/cwt430.00–485.001,4394
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330390.00/cwt385.00–395.001,2872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377433.82/cwt400.00–450.001,6365
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413370.48/cwt350.00–392.501,5308
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422414.63/cwt400.00–430.001,7505
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486358.97/cwt350.00–370.001,7455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525371.52/cwt360.00–380.001,9503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564336.26/cwt330.00–345.001,8974
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607316.81/cwt310.00–330.001,9233
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680297.56/cwt290.00–305.002,0232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710309.93/cwt305.00–315.002,2012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723277.32/cwt270.00–285.002,0052
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3218336.78/cwt325.00–350.007342
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268315.42/cwt300.00–330.008452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272422.21/cwt400.00–435.001,1486
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273386.08/cwt380.00–395.001,0544
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329377.96/cwt375.00–390.001,2438
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335342.44/cwt335.00–352.501,1473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,3769
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377325.93/cwt300.00–347.501,2293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,2712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431358.31/cwt355.00–365.001,5446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432333.28/cwt320.00–350.001,44025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459342.08/cwt335.00–360.001,57014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476317.91/cwt300.00–330.001,51321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517278.35/cwt275.00–280.001,4393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520317.48/cwt300.00–360.001,65118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567279.26/cwt265.00–290.001,5836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574305.74/cwt300.00–315.001,75511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3593252.51/cwt250.00–255.001,4972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623288.29/cwt280.00–305.001,79611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663285.04/cwt275.00–295.001,8904
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773235.05/cwt220.00–250.001,8172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215395.23/cwt390.00–400.008502
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235466.53/cwt445.00–490.001,0965
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280473.33/cwt450.00–485.001,3253
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331461.22/cwt425.00–480.001,5279
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334343.21/cwt325.00–400.001,14617
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343342.45/cwt335.00–350.001,1752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374371.61/cwt355.00–385.001,3907
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376333.67/cwt310.00–345.001,2554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377428.20/cwt405.00–440.001,61410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420401.40/cwt390.00–430.001,68615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3865
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424361.34/cwt345.00–385.001,53214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465388.24/cwt385.00–395.001,8059
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471325.34/cwt290.00–335.001,53214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475359.39/cwt340.00–375.001,70731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521326.71/cwt315.00–335.001,7028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526343.37/cwt320.00–370.001,8065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1584323.72/cwt315.00–340.001,8914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585292.03/cwt265.00–310.001,70810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605212.44/cwt205.00–220.001,2852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634281.06/cwt260.00–290.001,7825
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660298.32/cwt290.00–310.001,9693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705252.38/cwt235.00–270.001,7792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718283.32/cwt280.00–290.002,0343
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780240.00/cwt230.00–250.001,8722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340167.64/cwt160.00–178.002,2466
Bulls——1,428157.40/cwt156.00–159.002,2482
Bulls——1,763189.82/cwt184.00–199.003,3474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%768128.86/cwt128.00–130.009903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088139.50/cwt130.00–145.001,5187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159160.20/cwt150.00–169.001,85734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276175.06/cwt170.00–180.002,2349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438169.02/cwt162.00–174.002,4319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36781,497.23/head1,450.00–1,550.001,4972
Bred Cows—Small 1-27602,108.77/head1,700.00–2,350.002,1093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39331,844.24/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,814.66/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0793,306.14/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,895.19/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1062,244.53/head2,000.00–2,425.002,2455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1922,661.12/head2,375.00–2,975.002,6615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38552,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29083,084.23/head2,875.00–3,400.003,0848
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29903,649.49/head3,550.00–3,750.003,6494
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502

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.