Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-11-11

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 11
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▼ 568 vs last sale 1,126▼ 260 vs year ago 818 · −31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 194▲ 17 vs year ago 107 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 110▲ 30 vs year ago 80 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, all replacements sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $306.42/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.32 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$306.42
42 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$97.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.68
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544332.261,80919thin
Medium and Large 2529289.841,53321
Medium and Large 3548235.001,2872thin
One grade step is worth $97.26/cwt here — about $522 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 sale42 hd
306.42
—
GA average14 barns · 276 hd
324.09
−17.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−67.32
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—Low1,354163.582,21411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,453151.292,1999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,141144.461,64853
CowsLean 85-90%High982124.981,22713

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)1,044$1,84013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)949$1,65819
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$1,5638
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$2,47646

Every lot

103 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1531
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303438.24/cwt430.00–450.001,3283
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368416.74/cwt400.00–430.001,5343
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377364.91/cwt345.00–380.001,3763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418424.44/cwt405.00–445.001,7743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463324.86/cwt320.00–330.001,5043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520372.04/cwt365.00–375.001,9355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534329.38/cwt327.50–330.001,7594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562359.39/cwt350.00–370.002,0208
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8285
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626296.68/cwt272.50–320.001,8574
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669308.70/cwt280.00–325.002,0654
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711321.23/cwt315.00–325.002,2844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008403
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282341.69/cwt330.00–350.009643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3303274.92/cwt265.00–285.008332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316330.79/cwt300.00–380.001,04515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373375.88/cwt370.00–400.001,4026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379348.47/cwt330.00–365.001,32117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379273.42/cwt250.00–320.001,0369
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3411286.80/cwt250.00–305.001,17911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412360.97/cwt360.00–365.001,4875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435336.59/cwt310.00–355.001,46419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463351.21/cwt340.00–365.001,62613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475318.79/cwt300.00–345.001,51420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3489271.13/cwt250.00–285.001,3264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500319.17/cwt315.00–320.001,5966
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513303.20/cwt285.00–310.001,55512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538246.54/cwt220.00–260.001,3266
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563330.13/cwt320.00–340.001,8592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584288.60/cwt250.00–300.001,68517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608265.04/cwt240.00–290.001,6115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738266.36/cwt255.00–270.001,9664
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270307.50/cwt305.00–310.008302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273426.65/cwt400.00–450.001,1657
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313311.81/cwt310.00–315.009763
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319438.00/cwt405.00–460.001,39712
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319348.22/cwt340.00–350.001,1116
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376418.09/cwt390.00–455.001,57215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392349.96/cwt330.00–380.001,3723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404415.27/cwt395.00–440.001,67812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417315.95/cwt300.00–382.501,31810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432359.05/cwt325.00–385.001,5519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476362.30/cwt350.00–375.001,72511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483279.93/cwt270.00–295.001,3523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487324.34/cwt300.00–340.001,5809
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500338.75/cwt330.00–355.001,6946
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2507294.09/cwt260.00–325.001,49115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565329.26/cwt320.00–345.001,86013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584279.21/cwt275.00–280.001,6316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618272.26/cwt237.50–295.001,6835
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624316.82/cwt300.00–330.001,97715
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717208.14/cwt190.00–235.001,4923
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723282.49/cwt280.00–285.002,0422
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778215.17/cwt205.00–220.001,6745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5751
Bulls——1,263155.58/cwt150.00–168.001,9655
Bulls——1,490176.29/cwt171.00–180.002,6275
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%941120.95/cwt114.00–128.001,1386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020132.33/cwt130.00–135.001,3506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,115143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118153.09/cwt150.00–160.001,71218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152140.94/cwt130.00–149.001,62433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505149.80/cwt147.00–155.002,2547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37952,032.55/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39222,280.15/head2,000.00–2,500.002,28010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0181,949.26/head1,600.00–2,200.001,9496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0633,099.29/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,865.48/head2,525.00–3,300.002,86514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37221,474.08/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4743
Bred Cows—Small 2-37451,464.26/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4642
Bred Cows—Small 2-37951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39511,495.04/head1,325.00–1,625.001,4958
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,466.13/head1,275.00–1,575.001,4664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39991,659.73/head1,475.00–1,775.001,6604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,889.84/head1,700.00–2,200.001,8908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,763.27/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,050.29/head1,825.00–2,300.002,0507

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.