Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-03-10

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 923▼ 28 vs year ago 624 · −4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 85▲ 111 vs year ago 31 · +358.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 115▼ 61 vs year ago 250 · −24.4%
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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 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.09/cwt on 25 head, down $18.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.35 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$391.09
▼ 18.36 vs prior sale
25 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,124
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$92.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.84
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509433.632,2078thin
Medium and Large 2558383.532,13912thin
Medium and Large 3563341.181,9215thin
One grade step is worth $92.45/cwt here — about $286 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 sale25 hd
391.09
—
GA average13 barns · 258 hd
412.93
−21.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
+17.35
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—Low1,601197.803,16714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411169.482,3914thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189166.951,98539
CowsLean 85-90%Low952133.341,26918

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,84714
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,80021
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$2,65311
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$5,6368
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$5,41610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$5,04936

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329547.93/cwt540.00–560.001,8035
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335502.46/cwt500.00–505.001,6832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365375.00/cwt350.00–400.001,3692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410507.32/cwt500.00–515.002,0802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428479.14/cwt450.00–480.002,05133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468477.01/cwt470.00–485.002,2325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475389.82/cwt380.00–400.001,8523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484445.85/cwt430.00–465.002,1584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515435.00/cwt430.00–440.002,2402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536456.33/cwt455.00–465.002,44614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580402.37/cwt395.00–410.002,3342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610406.72/cwt400.00–415.002,4813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,4532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670365.07/cwt355.00–375.002,4462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,5912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234620.48/cwt610.00–650.001,4524
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2243544.85/cwt530.00–560.001,3242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269487.66/cwt450.00–540.001,31214
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288563.29/cwt550.00–580.001,6223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317454.51/cwt430.00–500.001,44115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318530.63/cwt515.00–550.001,6874
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320386.03/cwt335.00–420.001,23513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375440.70/cwt400.00–480.001,65323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375330.16/cwt270.00–350.001,2385
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377508.95/cwt495.00–520.001,9199
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415351.00/cwt350.00–355.001,4575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420466.44/cwt450.00–490.001,95912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436400.89/cwt370.00–445.001,7488
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465437.58/cwt430.00–445.002,0352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466399.91/cwt380.00–425.001,86417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468347.38/cwt340.00–350.001,6264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509408.99/cwt400.00–425.002,0829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525344.67/cwt285.00–380.001,81011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568407.47/cwt400.00–415.002,3142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576329.94/cwt300.00–370.001,9007
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608387.47/cwt380.00–395.002,3562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608348.03/cwt325.00–355.002,1165
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658307.57/cwt290.00–325.002,0242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1781288.80/cwt280.00–310.002,2565
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225570.59/cwt550.00–590.001,2843
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228666.81/cwt610.00–720.001,5202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265530.84/cwt500.00–560.001,4077
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272584.88/cwt580.00–595.001,5913
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273455.46/cwt430.00–480.001,24312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1309574.57/cwt560.00–580.001,7754
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312502.12/cwt480.00–545.001,5679
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323428.23/cwt380.00–475.001,38313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368490.19/cwt480.00–515.001,80411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373526.84/cwt520.00–540.001,96510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382433.33/cwt380.00–460.001,6559
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416503.99/cwt490.00–510.002,0979
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417400.00/cwt395.00–405.001,6683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421458.19/cwt420.00–485.001,92922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457478.59/cwt465.00–490.002,1877
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468436.66/cwt420.00–455.002,04416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484377.54/cwt310.00–400.001,8276
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509433.63/cwt415.00–470.002,2078
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521377.77/cwt350.00–410.001,9684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570340.22/cwt320.00–355.001,9394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576386.41/cwt365.00–410.002,2268
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,3703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616339.90/cwt320.00–370.002,0947
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659368.50/cwt350.00–375.002,4284
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720243.98/cwt227.50–260.001,7572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735314.66/cwt290.00–340.002,3132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2769297.71/cwt275.00–320.002,2894
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788339.97/cwt330.00–350.002,6792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418192.02/cwt180.00–199.002,7234
Bulls——1,550176.00/cwt175.00–178.002,7283
Bulls——1,728210.44/cwt200.00–215.003,6367
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925116.52/cwt110.00–120.001,0783
Cows—Lean 85-90%929143.83/cwt140.00–149.001,3366
Cows—Lean 85-90%976131.95/cwt127.50–139.001,2889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131152.29/cwt149.00–155.001,7225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182168.78/cwt156.00–179.001,99533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411169.48/cwt164.00–174.002,3914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,705180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Small 1-27953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39942,595.00/head2,300.00–2,950.002,59515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0663,310.99/head3,050.00–3,650.003,3116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,231.48/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1042,680.63/head2,450.00–2,950.002,6818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,721.15/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2113,302.27/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27654,213.24/head3,200.00–5,150.004,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27855,250.00/head5,250.00–5,250.005,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39733,261.95/head2,600.00–3,850.003,2624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0845,415.91/head4,800.00–6,150.005,41610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0895,503.99/head4,700.00–6,050.005,50416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0995,317.59/head4,800.00–5,850.005,31812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1125,765.07/head5,500.00–6,050.005,7656

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.