Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-08-12

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 12
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
963 head
▲ 391 vs last sale 572▲ 296 vs year ago 667 · +44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 70▼ 31 vs year ago 173 · −17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 121▲ 80 vs year ago 86 · +93.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, replacement cattle unevenly steady. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 - 10.00 higher. All feeder steer classes unevenly steady. Heifer calves 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. All feeder bull classes 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 $332.56/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.17 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$332.56
102 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.47
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541359.991,94616thin
Medium and Large 2539336.181,81152
Medium and Large 3545314.131,71234
One grade step is worth $45.86/cwt here — about $234 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 sale102 hd
332.56
—
GA average15 barns · 461 hd
324.09
+8.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−41.17
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—Low1,645198.273,26016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,522173.002,63214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196167.162,00076
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032149.161,54024

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)1,171$2,70715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$2,46515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$2,17512
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$3,26920

Every lot

118 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 2270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323429.81/cwt425.00–435.001,3882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3338388.57/cwt370.00–400.001,3133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371402.66/cwt395.00–410.001,49415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3389378.37/cwt370.00–390.001,4726
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,7059
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3426363.35/cwt350.00–370.001,5487
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438386.17/cwt375.00–395.001,6918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465373.33/cwt360.00–380.001,73612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480340.66/cwt330.00–355.001,6357
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515323.74/cwt310.00–335.001,6678
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,9224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524352.13/cwt340.00–365.001,84516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563362.49/cwt360.00–370.002,0414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575318.00/cwt315.00–320.001,8295
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583343.30/cwt335.00–350.002,0019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609351.26/cwt350.00–355.002,1394
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613302.09/cwt290.00–310.001,8525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624335.09/cwt325.00–345.002,0918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655342.50/cwt340.00–345.002,2432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677311.47/cwt305.00–325.002,1095
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713310.05/cwt305.00–315.002,2112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230411.70/cwt405.00–420.009473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273425.00/cwt420.00–435.001,1604
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273405.23/cwt400.00–410.001,1062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280377.18/cwt370.00–390.001,0565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313414.81/cwt405.00–425.001,2985
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328387.61/cwt365.00–400.001,2716
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328348.17/cwt330.00–365.001,14210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373337.16/cwt320.00–355.001,2589
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374395.45/cwt390.00–400.001,47910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378369.41/cwt360.00–385.001,39616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419383.65/cwt375.00–400.001,60717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422359.71/cwt350.00–370.001,51821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425330.74/cwt320.00–345.001,40617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.11/cwt355.00–380.001,67513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473332.50/cwt325.00–350.001,57317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480314.99/cwt300.00–320.001,51221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516302.38/cwt290.00–315.001,56010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523324.96/cwt320.00–335.001,70027
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,8492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564309.48/cwt300.00–315.001,74519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569325.65/cwt320.00–340.001,85315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622315.33/cwt310.00–325.001,96114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626297.47/cwt290.00–310.001,86212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658304.99/cwt300.00–310.002,0073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658253.32/cwt250.00–260.001,6673
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672284.55/cwt275.00–297.501,9126
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733274.98/cwt270.00–280.002,0162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782255.04/cwt250.00–260.001,9943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223469.93/cwt450.00–480.001,0483
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223394.49/cwt390.00–400.008802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265488.33/cwt475.00–500.001,2943
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277381.96/cwt370.00–400.001,0583
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285448.77/cwt430.00–465.001,2793
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317366.32/cwt350.00–380.001,16112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332403.10/cwt390.00–420.001,33813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361407.72/cwt400.00–415.001,4727
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368358.02/cwt350.00–365.001,3185
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369380.03/cwt370.00–395.001,40216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417387.03/cwt380.00–405.001,61419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424368.78/cwt360.00–375.001,56413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427345.68/cwt325.00–355.001,47628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477357.85/cwt350.00–370.001,70722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477333.40/cwt315.00–345.001,59029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518317.84/cwt300.00–325.001,64616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523339.89/cwt330.00–350.001,77835
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526365.48/cwt360.00–375.001,92210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565350.85/cwt345.00–360.001,9826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569310.83/cwt290.00–325.001,76918
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571328.53/cwt320.00–355.001,87617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616288.70/cwt280.00–300.001,7787
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617320.06/cwt305.00–325.001,9759
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635343.37/cwt330.00–355.002,1803
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3671271.61/cwt260.00–285.001,8239
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678327.53/cwt320.00–340.002,2214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682301.47/cwt290.00–315.002,0563
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715277.38/cwt267.50–285.001,9833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780242.55/cwt235.00–250.001,8922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,378177.16/cwt170.00–185.002,4412
Bulls——1,654196.63/cwt190.00–205.003,25210
Bulls——1,754212.91/cwt206.00–221.003,7344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865135.07/cwt130.00–140.001,1684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049157.67/cwt155.00–163.001,6548
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077148.19/cwt141.00–154.001,59612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,079159.39/cwt150.00–164.001,72023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198180.37/cwt177.00–184.002,1614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251169.73/cwt165.00–176.002,12349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,6461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511173.40/cwt169.00–177.002,62011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615166.02/cwt165.00–167.002,6812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37052,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27752,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27983,128.21/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28853,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,111.68/head2,825.00–3,650.003,1124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1793,618.42/head3,200.00–4,065.003,6186
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2293,621.36/head3,350.00–3,825.003,6214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27982,297.88/head2,275.00–2,325.002,2982
Bred Cows—Small 2-38501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Small 1-28822,265.78/head2,150.00–2,450.002,2663
Bred Cows—Small 2-38931,837.82/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0221,929.08/head1,775.00–2,025.001,9293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1232,115.50/head1,925.00–2,400.002,1168
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1522,592.73/head2,575.00–2,625.002,5933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,554.85/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,915.50/head2,650.00–3,400.002,91610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,089.63/head2,825.00–3,600.003,0905

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.