Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-12-09

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 604▼ 27 vs year ago 893 · −3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 101▼ 13 vs year ago 153 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 64▼ 7 vs year ago 117 · −6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.01/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.72 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$339.01
88 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.35
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537359.331,93125
Medium and Large 2542343.291,86149
Medium and Large 3528287.761,52014thin
One grade step is worth $71.57/cwt here — about $411 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 sale88 hd
339.01
—
GA average13 barns · 320 hd
354.37
−15.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−34.72
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—High1,513176.022,66310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172147.141,72568
CowsLean 85-90%High984126.801,24821

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)1,203$2,62826
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$2,39413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,8539
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$2,74524

Every lot

104 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293440.21/cwt415.00–465.001,2902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383429.96/cwt425.00–435.001,6473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464374.93/cwt365.00–390.001,7404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465332.26/cwt300.00–350.001,5453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,8752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523332.80/cwt320.00–345.001,7412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580353.80/cwt340.00–370.002,0525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617334.65/cwt325.00–347.502,0656
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3678280.06/cwt275.00–285.001,8992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725321.27/cwt320.00–322.502,3292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4653
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205300.98/cwt260.00–340.006172
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3252400.00/cwt395.00–405.001,0083
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270423.49/cwt405.00–440.001,1439
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309451.36/cwt435.00–470.001,3954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318406.20/cwt385.00–425.001,29216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333355.86/cwt350.00–380.001,1855
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371379.19/cwt350.00–400.001,40726
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373315.30/cwt300.00–340.001,1766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411380.26/cwt370.00–395.001,56312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413303.71/cwt295.00–315.001,2543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422335.25/cwt320.00–360.001,41519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462368.39/cwt360.00–385.001,7026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471336.84/cwt320.00–350.001,58717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476289.71/cwt270.00–310.001,3795
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513303.25/cwt295.00–310.001,5563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521325.65/cwt300.00–340.001,69730
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,9042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560315.19/cwt300.00–320.001,7658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563344.99/cwt342.50–347.501,9423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600327.50/cwt325.00–330.001,9652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3611274.02/cwt260.00–280.001,6746
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627307.94/cwt290.00–322.501,93112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658309.94/cwt305.00–315.002,0392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684284.09/cwt260.00–297.501,9437
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705281.76/cwt270.00–295.001,9863
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2776251.34/cwt235.00–265.001,9504
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008204
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265430.64/cwt400.00–480.001,1415
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274512.10/cwt490.00–525.001,4034
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2306435.65/cwt405.00–450.001,33312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324479.98/cwt475.00–485.001,5554
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330329.24/cwt300.00–380.001,0865
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361406.20/cwt390.00–430.001,46616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372452.20/cwt440.00–475.001,68222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380358.00/cwt345.00–380.001,3603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411444.27/cwt430.00–460.001,82620
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415407.91/cwt385.00–425.001,69321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420349.16/cwt295.00–365.001,46616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453396.67/cwt390.00–410.001,7976
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3453324.83/cwt300.00–345.001,47110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482364.83/cwt350.00–385.001,75825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506372.86/cwt370.00–380.001,8878
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516299.85/cwt295.00–320.001,5479
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531353.33/cwt330.00–367.501,87633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550266.00/cwt250.00–270.001,4635
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552352.97/cwt345.00–365.001,94817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565322.58/cwt300.00–335.001,82316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605335.79/cwt330.00–340.002,0323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634299.41/cwt250.00–320.001,8988
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676284.74/cwt260.00–300.001,9259
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690314.54/cwt310.00–320.002,17011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720293.78/cwt292.50–295.002,1152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725261.57/cwt252.50–270.001,8963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778237.01/cwt220.00–255.001,8444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473172.64/cwt170.00–175.002,5434
Bulls——1,483168.56/cwt168.00–169.002,5002
Bulls——1,568183.12/cwt180.00–187.002,8714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%790107.41/cwt105.00–110.008492
Cows—Lean 85-90%954120.59/cwt117.50–125.001,1508
Cows—Boner 80-85%956161.84/cwt160.00–168.001,5475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042134.85/cwt130.00–138.001,40511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156135.56/cwt130.00–139.001,56716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201149.52/cwt140.00–159.001,79647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39831,734.92/head1,525.00–1,950.001,7356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1192,226.88/head1,875.00–2,350.002,2278
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,661.58/head2,450.00–2,950.002,6625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1472,088.59/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1882,348.70/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3498
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,752.12/head2,500.00–3,050.002,75218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28782,829.06/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39032,186.77/head2,100.00–2,275.002,1874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2113,101.20/head2,750.00–3,600.003,10112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002

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.