Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-01-13

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 13
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 894▲ 38 vs year ago 864 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 140▲ 23 vs year ago 127 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 130▼ 8 vs year ago 109 · −7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows 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 $366.84/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −6.89 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$366.84
59 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.66
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537398.562,14020
Medium and Large 2524374.481,96117thin
Medium and Large 3537332.121,78322
One grade step is worth $66.44/cwt here — about $358 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 sale59 hd
366.84
—
GA average14 barns · 344 hd
382.51
−15.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−6.89
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—High1,638190.143,11418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477167.612,4758thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229163.112,00478
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008140.541,41619

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)1,005$2,24920
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$2,06613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$1,86011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$3,10016

Every lot

115 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315455.24/cwt450.00–460.001,4342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325562.54/cwt550.00–570.001,8284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333507.52/cwt500.00–520.001,6904
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360432.81/cwt420.00–450.001,5584
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369493.16/cwt470.00–510.001,8206
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372526.59/cwt520.00–530.001,9593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413460.07/cwt455.00–465.001,9005
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433440.52/cwt420.00–450.001,9074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443397.54/cwt390.00–405.001,7612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459448.58/cwt445.00–455.002,0597
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3459373.99/cwt360.00–385.001,7175
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465416.94/cwt390.00–435.001,9396
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503423.31/cwt420.00–425.002,1293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515357.06/cwt350.00–370.001,8393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523392.61/cwt380.00–400.002,0536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558370.04/cwt355.00–380.002,0654
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564396.27/cwt385.00–410.002,2355
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570321.68/cwt310.00–340.001,8345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608378.42/cwt370.00–385.002,3013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3218416.24/cwt400.00–450.009075
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225476.52/cwt460.00–500.001,0726
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227556.47/cwt550.00–560.001,2633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273474.95/cwt450.00–490.001,2976
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3274405.21/cwt385.00–430.001,1107
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280522.41/cwt500.00–550.001,4636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319394.70/cwt370.00–410.001,25912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320485.07/cwt475.00–500.001,5528
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333452.73/cwt425.00–470.001,50811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358466.79/cwt450.00–480.001,6716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360418.19/cwt405.00–435.001,50514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367373.41/cwt350.00–400.001,3706
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421437.97/cwt425.00–450.001,8448
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434400.03/cwt380.00–415.001,73611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434358.66/cwt350.00–370.001,5579
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458340.71/cwt330.00–350.001,5607
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459370.83/cwt360.00–385.001,70218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460410.65/cwt390.00–425.001,8899
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520342.54/cwt330.00–355.001,78111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3521320.17/cwt300.00–330.001,6687
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523365.64/cwt360.00–370.001,9129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3554298.03/cwt280.00–310.001,6515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564358.70/cwt350.00–370.002,0238
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565334.99/cwt320.00–345.001,8937
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603333.38/cwt325.00–345.002,0106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608308.41/cwt300.00–320.001,8756
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623292.59/cwt290.00–295.001,8232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661299.94/cwt290.00–310.001,9834
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2709295.71/cwt285.00–305.002,0976
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715247.76/cwt235.00–260.001,7712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725308.36/cwt307.50–310.002,2363
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2759290.61/cwt275.00–297.502,2064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770306.24/cwt300.00–310.002,3584
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1216658.15/cwt630.00–680.001,4224
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218568.85/cwt550.00–585.001,2404
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223468.54/cwt450.00–500.001,0454
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266611.15/cwt590.00–640.001,6267
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269559.51/cwt540.00–580.001,5058
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275465.88/cwt440.00–500.001,2816
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325443.68/cwt430.00–460.001,44212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328550.62/cwt530.00–570.001,80611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329498.02/cwt480.00–520.001,63810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358518.79/cwt490.00–540.001,8579
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358412.07/cwt385.00–435.001,47510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365458.73/cwt440.00–485.001,67432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426392.38/cwt370.00–405.001,67216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435427.58/cwt410.00–440.001,86028
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436451.89/cwt445.00–465.001,9708
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456406.16/cwt390.00–420.001,85222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461438.40/cwt425.00–450.002,02110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461364.20/cwt350.00–380.001,67915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509381.34/cwt370.00–395.001,94112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517409.06/cwt400.00–415.002,11510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524335.45/cwt320.00–350.001,75814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557388.06/cwt375.00–405.002,16110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559358.00/cwt340.00–370.002,0015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559326.28/cwt305.00–335.001,8248
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616358.07/cwt350.00–365.002,2065
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617336.94/cwt325.00–345.002,0795
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623307.59/cwt300.00–315.001,9164
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665327.52/cwt320.00–335.002,1784
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668339.99/cwt335.00–345.002,2714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668293.79/cwt290.00–300.001,9634
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,2714
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723322.58/cwt320.00–325.002,3322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2759296.28/cwt290.00–300.002,2494
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3768260.24/cwt245.00–275.001,9992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375180.56/cwt174.00–186.002,4838
Bulls——1,751192.55/cwt187.00–197.003,3727
Bulls——2,075210.08/cwt203.00–214.004,3593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995126.49/cwt117.00–134.001,2595
Cows—Lean 85-90%998138.07/cwt135.00–147.001,3787
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026153.05/cwt150.00–162.001,5707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145151.18/cwt144.00–155.001,73117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223164.18/cwt157.00–170.002,00851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285180.82/cwt178.00–184.002,3242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400177.92/cwt173.00–184.002,49110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557165.05/cwt160.00–170.002,5705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37421,661.02/head1,400.00–2,050.001,6617
Bred Cows—Small 1-27482,308.70/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3092
Bred Cows—Small 2-38031,539.72/head1,300.00–1,750.001,5402
Bred Cows—Small 2-38471,562.44/head1,523.00–1,625.001,5623
Bred Cows—Small 1-28751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39741,606.55/head1,275.00–1,900.001,6075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0832,018.16/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1031,962.81/head1,675.00–2,325.001,9635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,809.78/head2,425.00–3,200.002,8109
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,612.54/head2,425.00–2,800.002,6134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,367.18/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28552,945.00/head2,945.00–2,945.002,9452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1053,156.33/head3,050.00–3,250.003,1564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5473,604.53/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6056

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.