Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-08-26

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 26
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 833▼ 173 vs year ago 918 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 116▼ 51 vs year ago 179 · −28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 100▼ 116 vs year ago 176 · −65.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 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 $332.33/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.41 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$332.33
59 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538357.611,92423
Medium and Large 2546330.711,80621
Medium and Large 3549295.831,62515thin
One grade step is worth $61.78/cwt here — about $299 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
332.33
—
GA average14 barns · 406 hd
331.48
+0.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−41.41
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—Average1,559193.863,02216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467175.402,57417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,151161.371,85865
CowsLean 85-90%Low914129.881,18811

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)1,104$2,8118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$2,6159
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$2,2108
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$2,83516
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)660$2,4252thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220425.00/cwt400.00–450.009352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379444.29/cwt415.00–470.001,68421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405381.67/cwt380.00–385.001,5463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418420.72/cwt400.00–445.001,7596
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468410.96/cwt395.00–415.001,92322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478325.18/cwt320.00–330.001,5542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485361.37/cwt350.00–375.001,7534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508375.18/cwt355.00–382.501,9068
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523315.65/cwt300.00–330.001,6512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563304.67/cwt290.00–320.001,7152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564350.08/cwt345.00–360.001,9748
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573367.06/cwt362.50–385.002,10317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616361.94/cwt350.00–375.002,2306
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671326.86/cwt320.00–340.002,1935
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2703309.98/cwt305.00–315.002,1792
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210389.88/cwt385.00–395.008192
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220375.00/cwt375.00–375.008251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238406.85/cwt400.00–415.009683
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273378.05/cwt360.00–390.001,0323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280426.52/cwt405.00–460.001,19410
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326411.07/cwt400.00–425.001,34013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333326.67/cwt300.00–350.001,0885
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334368.63/cwt350.00–380.001,2314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364351.20/cwt340.00–365.001,2784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366407.99/cwt395.00–422.501,4939
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367381.84/cwt370.00–390.001,40110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408394.43/cwt380.00–410.001,60928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423332.07/cwt320.00–345.001,4055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424361.61/cwt350.00–375.001,53319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455371.26/cwt365.00–380.001,6894
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463351.00/cwt330.00–360.001,62516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3487325.43/cwt290.00–345.001,58513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511350.73/cwt347.50–352.501,7927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515333.55/cwt320.00–345.001,71821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531297.96/cwt280.00–310.001,5827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554339.45/cwt330.00–350.001,8819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568305.00/cwt280.00–315.001,73222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629304.26/cwt280.00–320.001,91414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684307.46/cwt297.50–320.002,1037
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715257.50/cwt245.00–270.001,8412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719302.50/cwt295.00–310.002,1754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200375.00/cwt375.00–375.007501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268383.32/cwt365.00–400.001,0272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3272320.74/cwt300.00–340.008723
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275506.44/cwt490.00–525.001,3935
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321486.51/cwt460.00–510.001,5626
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322353.59/cwt320.00–440.001,13917
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365434.30/cwt400.00–455.001,58528
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378365.66/cwt350.00–395.001,3823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416362.97/cwt355.00–380.001,5105
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424417.43/cwt390.00–445.001,77043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428332.40/cwt330.00–335.001,4232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478388.79/cwt380.00–405.001,85814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480356.02/cwt340.00–375.001,70919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3489311.97/cwt290.00–330.001,52610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505357.46/cwt350.00–375.001,80512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3511289.01/cwt270.00–300.001,4777
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520326.50/cwt305.00–345.001,69810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570334.54/cwt325.00–345.001,90711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574357.77/cwt350.00–365.002,05411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583301.80/cwt280.00–320.001,7598
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616343.29/cwt335.00–355.002,1156
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619315.82/cwt305.00–330.001,9555
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624277.03/cwt250.00–300.001,7297
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672291.41/cwt260.00–310.001,95812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678320.49/cwt315.00–335.002,1739
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713290.17/cwt270.00–305.002,0694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,2934
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760298.38/cwt295.00–305.002,2683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287193.31/cwt187.50–199.002,4883
Bulls——1,389171.60/cwt170.00–175.002,3844
Bulls——1,725203.94/cwt200.00–209.003,5189
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%822107.99/cwt100.00–115.008883
Cows—Lean 85-90%949138.09/cwt130.00–147.501,3108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130142.96/cwt140.00–149.001,6153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147159.49/cwt150.00–169.001,82949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173172.71/cwt170.00–178.002,02613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460171.86/cwt165.00–177.002,50912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485183.89/cwt181.00–186.002,7315
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26602,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27052,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,405.63/head2,075.00–2,650.002,4064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,110.71/head3,100.00–3,125.003,1114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39882,018.09/head1,825.00–2,125.002,0185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0132,488.18/head2,025.00–2,650.002,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1172,423.71/head2,025.00–2,650.002,4246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,905.51/head2,825.00–3,000.002,9062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1943,132.93/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,997.81/head2,775.00–3,350.002,9983

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.