Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-09-02

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 2
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 745▼ 76 vs year ago 733 · −10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 128▼ 30 vs year ago 146 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 60▼ 35 vs year ago 129 · −27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacements 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 $351.73/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −22.01 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$351.73
69 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.02
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521380.521,98221
Medium and Large 2566356.802,01934
Medium and Large 3543296.231,60914thin
One grade step is worth $84.29/cwt here — about $374 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 sale69 hd
351.73
—
GA average14 barns · 380 hd
353.75
−2.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−22.01
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—Low1,525189.182,88520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436170.552,44914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132167.171,89252
CowsLean 85-90%Low936137.221,2859thin

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)1,194$2,87112
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$2,32111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,2355
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$4,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$3,35026
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$3,0502thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315510.00/cwt480.00–520.001,6074
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335345.15/cwt340.00–350.001,1562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360403.43/cwt400.00–410.001,4523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379456.24/cwt435.00–500.001,7294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409434.93/cwt420.00–460.001,7795
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434382.48/cwt360.00–395.001,6604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471372.28/cwt355.00–390.001,7537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521413.78/cwt395.00–490.002,1567
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523322.25/cwt315.00–330.001,6852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526383.62/cwt370.00–390.002,01816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569383.31/cwt370.00–392.502,1817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588343.26/cwt330.00–350.002,0183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613318.78/cwt317.50–320.001,9542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619365.44/cwt360.00–370.002,2625
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620340.93/cwt325.00–352.502,1145
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667345.66/cwt340.00–365.002,3067
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669327.50/cwt320.00–335.002,1914
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707339.10/cwt330.00–340.002,39717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710316.26/cwt315.00–317.502,2452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228392.25/cwt385.00–400.008942
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1391
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331399.14/cwt385.00–410.001,3217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364429.00/cwt420.00–445.001,5629
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365390.89/cwt370.00–415.001,4274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390336.72/cwt280.00–350.001,3135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409380.30/cwt350.00–395.001,55520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415314.94/cwt295.00–340.001,3073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422435.47/cwt410.00–450.001,8387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464379.96/cwt370.00–395.001,76335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472347.35/cwt320.00–365.001,63928
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485303.37/cwt295.00–315.001,4713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515275.00/cwt250.00–300.001,4162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530368.07/cwt360.00–395.001,95112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534337.52/cwt320.00–369.001,80213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569353.79/cwt350.00–355.002,0134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576294.99/cwt280.00–315.001,6994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583322.91/cwt320.00–330.001,8835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619323.36/cwt315.00–330.002,00210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,29018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666297.98/cwt280.00–323.001,9854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710318.28/cwt290.00–323.002,26018
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235481.54/cwt460.00–505.001,1322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270507.09/cwt475.00–560.001,3695
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316483.79/cwt440.00–530.001,5298
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320403.91/cwt400.00–410.001,2934
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328318.50/cwt300.00–340.001,0453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363435.12/cwt405.00–455.001,57916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370393.54/cwt385.00–400.001,4563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419439.48/cwt415.00–465.001,84119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431391.50/cwt370.00–405.001,6877
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435330.23/cwt320.00–340.001,4372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468416.11/cwt400.00–460.001,94717
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478322.62/cwt300.00–345.001,5422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479378.65/cwt345.00–395.001,81457
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510380.06/cwt370.00–390.001,93816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518300.96/cwt285.00–320.001,5595
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520350.50/cwt330.00–365.001,8238
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556381.98/cwt375.00–385.002,1245
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3557293.60/cwt250.00–320.001,6359
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580358.74/cwt340.00–370.002,08126
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610345.78/cwt340.00–370.002,10921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624282.21/cwt250.00–305.001,7614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626318.85/cwt300.00–335.001,99614
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668322.51/cwt320.00–325.002,1548
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672332.43/cwt330.00–340.002,2346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675282.87/cwt270.00–295.001,9092
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2714312.47/cwt300.00–320.002,2318
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3728275.50/cwt250.00–295.002,0063
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765281.68/cwt270.00–285.002,1556
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510190.07/cwt185.00–195.002,87013
Bulls——1,539173.13/cwt168.00–177.002,6644
Bulls——1,573206.72/cwt205.00–208.003,2523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Cows—Lean 85-90%809130.24/cwt120.00–135.001,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023155.47/cwt149.00–159.001,5909
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103151.01/cwt143.00–158.001,6664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133166.01/cwt160.00–174.001,88130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205177.96/cwt175.00–184.002,14413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408164.97/cwt158.00–168.002,3235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426172.85/cwt170.00–178.002,4658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Small 1-27502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39582,124.06/head1,900.00–2,450.002,1246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,848.93/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1062,437.10/head2,050.00–2,925.002,4377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,491.85/head2,325.00–2,800.002,4923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,980.22/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3173,478.44/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4785
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39502,936.18/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0022,743.09/head2,525.00–2,950.002,7436
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0483,844.04/head3,350.00–4,050.003,8446
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1904,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,945.97/head3,275.00–4,700.003,9466

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.