Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-09-30

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 30
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 801▲ 341 vs year ago 524 · +65.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 128▲ 45 vs year ago 87 · +51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 155▲ 27 vs year ago 63 · +42.9%
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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 mostly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.48/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.26 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$324.48
89 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.91
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549338.151,85659
Medium and Large 2561307.151,72319thin
Medium and Large 3549281.111,54311thin
One grade step is worth $57.04/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale89 hd
324.48
—
GA average13 barns · 439 hd
335.39
−10.91
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−49.26
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—High1,605177.452,84812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513157.192,3785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204153.741,85170
CowsLean 85-90%High1,054120.821,2737thin

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)1,001$2,16112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$2,15710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,7597
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$4,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$3,6086
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$3,06518

Every lot

111 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305446.89/cwt435.00–460.001,3633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323521.37/cwt490.00–545.001,68411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3384346.14/cwt345.00–350.001,3294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389435.15/cwt420.00–440.001,6935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432380.93/cwt360.00–405.001,64610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480393.31/cwt385.00–410.001,88810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485350.10/cwt345.00–355.001,6982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520375.58/cwt370.00–390.001,9537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525356.63/cwt340.00–365.001,8726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535314.97/cwt300.00–335.001,6853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564365.90/cwt360.00–369.002,0648
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580349.09/cwt335.00–359.002,02511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582319.03/cwt310.00–330.001,8573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621356.26/cwt355.00–360.002,2124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636330.77/cwt300.00–340.002,1049
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675316.30/cwt300.00–335.002,1357
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679341.13/cwt338.00–349.002,3164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717334.12/cwt330.00–337.502,3963
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210360.00/cwt360.00–360.007561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220450.00/cwt450.00–450.009901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268452.29/cwt445.00–460.001,2122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274402.40/cwt390.00–415.001,1036
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308309.76/cwt300.00–320.009542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315367.36/cwt350.00–400.001,1578
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319431.10/cwt405.00–465.001,37513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379402.11/cwt395.00–420.001,52423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385358.40/cwt350.00–385.001,3807
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390327.40/cwt320.00–335.001,2772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405297.41/cwt290.00–305.001,2052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425377.33/cwt365.00–400.001,60417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440345.94/cwt320.00–355.001,52216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474324.77/cwt320.00–330.001,53922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475343.92/cwt335.00–360.001,63420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488302.91/cwt295.00–310.001,4787
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1504339.38/cwt335.00–345.001,7108
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515296.41/cwt280.00–305.001,5274
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517324.12/cwt315.00–330.001,67618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561294.37/cwt280.00–310.001,6519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568323.50/cwt315.00–340.001,83717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3603245.06/cwt230.00–260.001,4782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2611306.32/cwt270.00–320.001,8727
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665293.95/cwt280.00–317.501,9553
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708287.49/cwt285.00–290.002,0354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728262.56/cwt260.00–265.001,9112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1207532.18/cwt500.00–550.001,1023
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228449.67/cwt440.00–460.001,0252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265535.03/cwt500.00–550.001,4186
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281456.65/cwt450.00–470.001,2835
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323370.27/cwt355.00–395.001,1964
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336412.02/cwt400.00–440.001,3846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355436.79/cwt425.00–465.001,5519
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377393.71/cwt350.00–415.001,48423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383308.46/cwt300.00–320.001,1813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422356.62/cwt340.00–375.001,50522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423402.13/cwt380.00–420.001,70152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428326.40/cwt320.00–335.001,3973
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469375.22/cwt360.00–417.501,76026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473338.90/cwt320.00–355.001,60328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511310.08/cwt300.00–320.001,5857
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523340.31/cwt330.00–360.001,78025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527278.29/cwt270.00–295.001,4676
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568336.56/cwt320.00–365.001,91234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575284.49/cwt280.00–292.501,6365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590305.44/cwt300.00–315.001,80212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617330.19/cwt315.00–350.002,03720
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626293.29/cwt270.00–310.001,83613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668318.18/cwt305.00–330.002,1258
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668280.70/cwt270.00–295.001,8756
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715318.24/cwt310.00–330.002,2753
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716283.80/cwt275.00–295.002,0324
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2761251.69/cwt240.00–257.501,9156
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3763213.41/cwt210.00–220.001,6283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,551176.61/cwt170.00–180.002,7399
Bulls——1,665155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5811
Bulls——1,818192.47/cwt192.00–193.003,4992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038109.66/cwt108.00–112.501,1383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058119.51/cwt119.00–120.001,2642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073138.87/cwt137.50–140.001,4902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135143.89/cwt135.00–149.001,63318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173174.34/cwt171.00–180.002,0453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231156.09/cwt150.00–167.001,92149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513157.19/cwt155.00–159.002,3785
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,511.62/head3,350.00–3,725.003,5124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0532,242.99/head1,925.00–2,450.002,2434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2604,369.44/head4,000.00–4,700.004,3694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3233,478.73/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39492,017.93/head1,825.00–2,200.002,0189
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,864.97/head1,725.00–2,125.001,8656
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39831,586.16/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,988.39/head1,875.00–2,250.001,9883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1572,589.63/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,594.80/head2,250.00–2,950.002,5954

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.