Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-03-17

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 17
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 233 vs last sale 596▼ 545 vs year ago 908 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 142▼ 165 vs year ago 216 · −76.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 189▲ 28 vs year ago 86 · +32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly 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 $420.46/cwt on 33 head, up $29.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +46.72 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$420.46
▲ 29.37 vs prior sale
33 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.57
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543442.772,40214thin
Medium and Large 2542404.012,19019thin
One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd
420.46
—
GA average12 barns · 180 hd
411.89
+8.57
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
+46.72
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—Average1,672213.203,5658thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217187.312,27911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,700170.002,8902thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average969144.791,40315

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)1,166$3,01410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$2,7518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,3614thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$5,03252

Every lot

90 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273634.86/cwt630.00–640.001,7332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305516.72/cwt500.00–530.001,5763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338572.00/cwt560.00–600.001,9334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371545.12/cwt540.00–555.002,0225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410514.88/cwt510.00–520.002,1112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428402.40/cwt400.00–405.001,7222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430471.30/cwt440.00–490.002,02713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450483.75/cwt475.00–490.002,1774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477441.50/cwt430.00–450.002,1067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518449.03/cwt440.00–455.002,3265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518433.77/cwt430.00–437.502,2472
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575436.17/cwt427.50–445.002,5082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605412.44/cwt405.00–420.002,4952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228553.85/cwt540.00–570.001,2632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255554.90/cwt550.00–560.001,4152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270517.93/cwt500.00–540.001,3985
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278446.41/cwt430.00–460.001,2413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319448.93/cwt425.00–470.001,4327
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332508.44/cwt490.00–540.001,6886
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360555.97/cwt520.00–590.002,0012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386495.47/cwt485.00–500.001,91310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393420.13/cwt400.00–440.001,6512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424464.64/cwt430.00–495.001,97014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425376.94/cwt350.00–400.001,6023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471423.34/cwt400.00–435.001,99410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478443.26/cwt440.00–455.002,1196
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511375.10/cwt350.00–400.001,9175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535409.02/cwt405.00–420.002,1885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568335.04/cwt320.00–350.001,9033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645338.33/cwt315.00–350.002,1823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713319.06/cwt310.00–325.002,2755
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768312.48/cwt310.00–315.002,4002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283511.91/cwt500.00–560.001,44910
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290572.50/cwt570.00–575.001,6602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300558.00/cwt550.00–580.001,6745
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3309426.96/cwt400.00–450.001,3194
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328484.43/cwt460.00–500.001,5894
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368524.83/cwt520.00–530.001,9316
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375466.37/cwt430.00–490.001,74913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403491.72/cwt485.00–500.001,98212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414452.27/cwt440.00–475.001,8728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465475.84/cwt465.00–490.002,21310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476428.98/cwt400.00–455.002,04212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485355.05/cwt350.00–360.001,7222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523413.10/cwt370.00–435.002,16111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530447.78/cwt440.00–460.002,3739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565433.76/cwt415.00–450.002,4515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568391.52/cwt380.00–410.002,2248
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618382.17/cwt360.00–395.002,3624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640316.67/cwt315.00–320.002,0273
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660436.19/cwt355.00–660.002,8794
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668332.27/cwt320.00–345.002,2202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713303.25/cwt295.00–315.002,1623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430224.11/cwt222.00–228.003,2052
Bulls——1,753209.56/cwt199.00–215.003,6746
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%818113.68/cwt107.00–120.009302
Cows—Lean 85-90%978139.73/cwt131.00–147.001,3675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001155.73/cwt150.00–166.001,5598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176176.63/cwt170.00–181.002,0774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240193.42/cwt187.00–198.002,3987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27955,550.00/head5,550.00–5,550.005,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38923,858.50/head3,100.00–4,500.003,8596
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29825,463.03/head5,200.00–5,800.005,46324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0605,671.46/head5,550.00–5,800.005,6714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0785,403.20/head4,600.00–6,000.005,40310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37382,114.24/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1142
Bred Cows—Small 2-37652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38852,147.18/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0313,172.73/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1032,588.61/head2,425.00–2,750.002,5892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1823,120.12/head2,850.00–3,350.003,1208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2232,542.94/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5432

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.