Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-01-20

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 20
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
871 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 902▲ 871 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 101▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.10/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +21.36 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$395.10
75 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536427.302,29026
Medium and Large 2538398.342,14529
Medium and Large 3548348.541,90920
One grade step is worth $78.76/cwt here — about $381 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 sale75 hd
395.10
—
GA average13 barns · 270 hd
388.27
+6.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
+21.36
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—High1,656186.513,08811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,564171.812,68710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269167.432,12551
CowsLean 85-90%High1,025146.011,49715

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)1,121$2,82228
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$2,57135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$2,29513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$3,32916

Every lot

107 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285617.54/cwt615.00–620.001,7602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365525.14/cwt520.00–530.001,9172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435423.22/cwt420.00–430.001,8413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458456.76/cwt450.00–470.002,0923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473405.19/cwt400.00–410.001,9172
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507430.86/cwt430.00–432.502,1843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515374.85/cwt370.00–380.001,9302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520445.10/cwt440.00–450.002,3152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558385.80/cwt377.50–400.002,1533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623367.95/cwt355.00–380.002,2922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658360.04/cwt350.00–370.002,3692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681379.91/cwt377.50–380.002,58727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3770302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,3292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2208519.76/cwt500.00–540.001,0814
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215459.53/cwt440.00–480.009882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228570.11/cwt560.00–580.001,3004
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265563.02/cwt550.00–580.001,4926
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268502.55/cwt480.00–530.001,3476
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275437.45/cwt420.00–450.001,2034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323454.87/cwt440.00–470.001,46911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325484.71/cwt475.00–500.001,5757
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328402.83/cwt390.00–420.001,3217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358389.25/cwt375.00–405.001,3947
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361461.18/cwt450.00–475.001,6659
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363429.70/cwt420.00–440.001,56012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417433.18/cwt425.00–455.001,80617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418394.63/cwt380.00–420.001,65011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432364.40/cwt350.00–375.001,5749
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454421.84/cwt415.00–430.001,91511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457384.04/cwt370.00–410.001,75519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460348.67/cwt345.00–355.001,60411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513376.37/cwt370.00–390.001,93116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513356.33/cwt350.00–365.001,82813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526329.70/cwt320.00–340.001,73410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556366.45/cwt360.00–375.002,0377
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559348.58/cwt340.00–355.001,9497
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561315.76/cwt300.00–320.001,7717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610349.92/cwt345.00–360.002,1356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610301.72/cwt300.00–305.001,8403
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622324.25/cwt320.00–330.002,0176
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664349.01/cwt340.00–360.002,3175
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666321.22/cwt315.00–330.002,1394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678287.51/cwt270.00–300.001,9494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715307.66/cwt300.00–315.002,2002
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3217541.77/cwt500.00–570.001,1766
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220620.00/cwt590.00–650.001,3644
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1231689.89/cwt680.00–700.001,5946
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268670.00/cwt650.00–690.001,7965
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270514.07/cwt490.00–550.001,3887
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2271590.96/cwt560.00–615.001,6025
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315653.39/cwt640.00–670.002,0586
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331582.96/cwt550.00–610.001,93015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332499.15/cwt470.00–530.001,65712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2356497.92/cwt480.00–520.001,77324
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3361453.35/cwt440.00–470.001,63713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378552.04/cwt530.00–570.002,08710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411494.86/cwt485.00–525.002,03415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419419.91/cwt400.00–435.001,75917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434454.84/cwt440.00–480.001,97419
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458406.40/cwt370.00–420.001,86117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459478.10/cwt465.00–495.002,19410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469445.77/cwt430.00–460.002,09118
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519402.18/cwt390.00–415.002,08717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522431.22/cwt420.00–440.002,25116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528365.02/cwt350.00–380.001,9276
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3556341.48/cwt330.00–360.001,89914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558421.03/cwt410.00–435.002,34910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566392.89/cwt375.00–405.002,22412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608380.06/cwt370.00–395.002,3118
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618325.92/cwt322.00–330.002,0145
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621357.17/cwt340.00–365.002,2185
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3658305.05/cwt300.00–315.002,0073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668368.29/cwt360.00–380.002,4603
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703352.51/cwt350.00–355.002,4782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2707325.09/cwt320.00–335.002,2983
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,506178.51/cwt177.00–179.002,6884
Bulls——1,610183.35/cwt180.00–189.002,9524
Bulls——1,917201.39/cwt200.00–204.003,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948123.96/cwt120.00–130.001,1754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042151.92/cwt148.00–159.001,5839
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103163.50/cwt161.00–167.001,8032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258157.60/cwt153.00–160.001,98312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262167.58/cwt161.00–173.002,11529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303178.78/cwt175.00–186.002,33010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555177.80/cwt175.00–182.002,7654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570167.82/cwt163.00–172.002,6356
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38451,466.64/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4672
Bred Cows—Small 1-28562,612.26/head2,450.00–2,775.002,6124
Bred Cows—Small 2-38581,751.31/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7512
Bred Cows—Small 1-28882,284.51/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0432,232.98/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0872,322.52/head2,000.00–2,600.002,32315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,622.32/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1282,504.31/head2,000.00–2,750.002,50411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1662,942.19/head2,750.00–3,450.002,94216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1963,155.39/head2,900.00–3,500.003,15513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39783,336.96/head3,050.00–3,600.003,3374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1552,677.60/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,302.31/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3024

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.