Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-10-21

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 21
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 808▼ 387 vs year ago 1,197 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 141▼ 141 vs year ago 236 · −59.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 43 vs year ago 117 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves and bull calves sharply higher. Heifer calves 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter cattle steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle 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 $347.62/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −26.12 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$347.62
79 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.67
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545367.182,00120
Medium and Large 2555349.981,94237
Medium and Large 3538325.871,75422
One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about $247 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 sale79 hd
347.62
—
GA average14 barns · 289 hd
348.29
−0.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−26.12
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—Low1,616182.562,95010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,457161.702,35611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234157.741,94637
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038141.481,46828

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)1,221$2,81229
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,50129
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)899$2,21418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$3,12417

Every lot

121 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315532.50/cwt530.00–535.001,6772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387469.91/cwt450.00–490.001,8193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417389.15/cwt375.00–400.001,6235
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425421.75/cwt420.00–425.001,7923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468387.67/cwt380.00–400.001,81411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523348.44/cwt330.00–355.001,8226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525372.05/cwt360.00–380.001,9535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558324.93/cwt320.00–330.001,8132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565353.74/cwt345.00–365.001,9994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615343.59/cwt330.00–350.002,1134
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718331.51/cwt330.00–333.002,3802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200480.00/cwt480.00–480.009601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223545.28/cwt540.00–550.001,2162
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3253405.05/cwt400.00–410.001,0252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275454.98/cwt440.00–475.001,2514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316453.11/cwt440.00–480.001,4326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331424.68/cwt410.00–435.001,4064
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,4642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373386.09/cwt375.00–395.001,4409
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376356.79/cwt350.00–365.001,3428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413376.61/cwt370.00–390.001,5556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419359.12/cwt355.00–365.001,5056
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425338.13/cwt330.00–350.001,43714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473348.58/cwt345.00–350.001,64914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475329.47/cwt320.00–340.001,56518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479358.94/cwt355.00–365.001,7195
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519347.48/cwt345.00–350.001,8036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522329.60/cwt320.00–340.001,72119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527305.82/cwt300.00–315.001,6126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569332.42/cwt330.00–340.001,8916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572318.65/cwt315.00–320.001,82311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577299.08/cwt285.00–310.001,72610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623303.66/cwt300.00–310.001,8924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623282.55/cwt280.00–287.501,7603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627327.54/cwt322.50–335.002,0545
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675292.48/cwt285.00–305.001,9744
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714281.90/cwt280.00–285.002,0134
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718301.57/cwt295.00–310.002,1653
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725257.53/cwt255.00–260.001,8672
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3762231.67/cwt220.00–240.001,7653
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764284.12/cwt277.50–293.002,1715
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770257.53/cwt255.00–260.001,9832
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1211635.77/cwt600.00–660.001,3414
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3228478.08/cwt460.00–495.001,0902
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269510.09/cwt500.00–520.001,3724
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3279414.22/cwt400.00–440.001,1564
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315404.84/cwt400.00–410.001,2752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321543.34/cwt530.00–570.001,7447
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323503.21/cwt490.00–540.001,6256
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363491.10/cwt470.00–505.001,7834
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374442.09/cwt420.00–460.001,6539
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377377.23/cwt370.00–390.001,4229
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410442.91/cwt430.00–460.001,8165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420358.67/cwt350.00–375.001,50612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428399.17/cwt390.00–415.001,7087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460392.43/cwt385.00–405.001,8056
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472369.92/cwt360.00–380.001,74619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477342.06/cwt330.00–355.001,63218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518373.73/cwt370.00–380.001,9368
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521357.65/cwt350.00–365.001,86315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526331.20/cwt320.00–345.001,74216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563362.81/cwt355.00–375.002,04312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571311.66/cwt300.00–320.001,7806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578344.75/cwt330.00–350.001,99322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623352.50/cwt345.00–365.002,1968
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626329.82/cwt310.00–340.002,06523
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628278.82/cwt270.00–290.001,7516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658335.04/cwt330.00–350.002,2056
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665317.10/cwt300.00–325.002,1095
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713320.05/cwt315.00–330.002,2823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718255.09/cwt250.00–260.001,8323
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725292.92/cwt280.00–300.002,1245
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762290.02/cwt280.00–300.002,2103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800275.00/cwt270.00–280.002,2002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,382172.44/cwt168.00–177.002,3833
Bulls——1,629184.28/cwt180.00–190.003,0025
Bulls——1,935193.45/cwt193.00–194.003,7432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982150.57/cwt149.00–155.001,4795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016129.92/cwt125.00–135.001,3207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065143.70/cwt138.00–148.001,53016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157148.77/cwt144.00–151.001,72110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249159.51/cwt153.00–164.001,99223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339169.99/cwt167.00–173.002,2764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453162.87/cwt157.00–168.002,36710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37132,037.37/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0374
Bred Cows—Small 2-37781,868.31/head1,525.00–2,125.001,8686
Bred Cows—Small 1-28112,503.91/head2,325.00–2,700.002,5046
Bred Cows—Small 1-28402,707.98/head2,550.00–2,850.002,7085
Bred Cows—Small 2-38551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39991,774.72/head1,600.00–2,125.001,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0642,125.18/head1,625.00–2,450.002,1258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0692,276.35/head1,750.00–2,650.002,27610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,668.55/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,942.61/head2,550.00–3,450.002,94311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3263,171.91/head2,750.00–3,600.003,17218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27303,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28253,425.00/head3,250.00–3,600.003,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0852,787.74/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1033,587.76/head3,450.00–3,700.003,5882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1193,337.21/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.