Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-11-18

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Nov 18
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 558▼ 2 vs year ago 741 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 124▲ 29 vs year ago 111 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 110▲ 30 vs year ago 119 · +25.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.82/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.91 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$336.82
63 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.40
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532365.441,94224
Medium and Large 2528338.761,79020
Medium and Large 3553298.651,65119thin
One grade step is worth $66.79/cwt here — about $292 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 sale63 hd
336.82
—
GA average14 barns · 343 hd
335.43
+1.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−36.91
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—Average1,549176.402,73312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,623151.902,4658thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203147.581,77587
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067124.721,33121

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)1,082$2,12620
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$2,11615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,89512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)931$2,62050

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273523.94/cwt500.00–545.001,4302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410442.50/cwt425.00–460.001,8142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428393.16/cwt370.00–415.001,6832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458407.46/cwt400.00–415.001,8662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463378.35/cwt375.00–380.001,7523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520372.68/cwt350.00–385.001,9385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618345.10/cwt340.00–350.002,1332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780267.34/cwt255.00–280.002,0852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223442.30/cwt425.00–460.009862
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267411.38/cwt400.00–420.001,0983
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275434.82/cwt430.00–440.001,1962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311408.76/cwt400.00–425.001,2718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338369.28/cwt350.00–395.001,2489
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363334.75/cwt315.00–365.001,21513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370287.35/cwt240.00–300.001,0635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384375.74/cwt370.00–385.001,4437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413367.54/cwt360.00–385.001,51813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423264.73/cwt250.00–280.001,1206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428339.21/cwt315.00–355.001,45218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466357.94/cwt355.00–370.001,6687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471333.90/cwt315.00–350.001,57315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484297.88/cwt275.00–310.001,4427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500342.50/cwt335.00–350.001,7132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511308.94/cwt300.00–320.001,57915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562305.97/cwt287.50–320.001,72012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618296.94/cwt295.00–300.001,8355
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631280.01/cwt265.00–290.001,7676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679290.78/cwt285.00–300.001,9746
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730276.76/cwt270.00–280.002,0203
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785216.56/cwt200.00–230.001,7003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3212303.54/cwt255.00–350.006443
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218404.89/cwt380.00–450.008833
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,2771
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263263.54/cwt250.00–280.006933
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269520.93/cwt490.00–550.001,4018
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274431.09/cwt400.00–470.001,1815
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1309529.28/cwt515.00–540.001,6357
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317326.42/cwt315.00–335.001,0353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327440.91/cwt400.00–490.001,44213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363469.57/cwt435.00–480.001,70512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3364352.20/cwt340.00–370.001,2825
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373422.66/cwt385.00–450.001,57716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3409320.59/cwt280.00–350.001,31115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410452.29/cwt440.00–475.001,85410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423390.53/cwt360.00–425.001,65210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454376.86/cwt370.00–390.001,71111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478280.13/cwt250.00–300.001,3395
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482335.78/cwt310.00–360.001,61814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512368.65/cwt362.50–375.001,88715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514338.93/cwt315.00–360.001,74214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530293.00/cwt270.00–310.001,55311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562338.35/cwt325.00–350.001,9026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564360.08/cwt355.00–370.002,0319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3584306.41/cwt260.00–320.001,7898
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618357.53/cwt355.00–360.002,2102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620312.01/cwt280.00–330.001,93416
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625244.88/cwt230.00–250.001,5314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663296.25/cwt255.00–320.001,9645
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668328.34/cwt325.00–330.002,1933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735232.93/cwt215.00–240.001,7127
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780223.21/cwt220.00–230.001,7413
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473177.84/cwt170.00–184.002,6208
Bulls——1,508159.55/cwt159.00–160.002,4062
Bulls——1,895187.50/cwt185.00–190.003,5532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%976132.44/cwt130.00–135.001,2935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094124.15/cwt116.00–128.001,35814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108109.42/cwt107.00–111.001,2122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183162.60/cwt159.00–166.001,9243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198147.71/cwt140.00–158.001,77080
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314133.69/cwt130.00–139.001,7574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552155.03/cwt148.00–161.002,4066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,835142.50/cwt140.00–145.002,6152
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27652,538.30/head2,175.00–2,850.002,53810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39412,340.11/head2,025.00–2,550.002,3408
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29712,744.13/head2,500.00–2,900.002,74410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29922,802.61/head2,600.00–3,100.002,80312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0102,451.98/head2,425.00–2,475.002,4524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37531,678.49/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39391,704.63/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39741,933.96/head1,650.00–2,175.001,93412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39841,853.28/head1,625.00–2,125.001,8535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,031.24/head1,825.00–2,350.002,0317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,389.57/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,413.08/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4138

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.