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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 31

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 747▼ 87 vs year ago 637 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 92▲ 15 vs year ago 120 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 150▲ 160 vs year ago 52 · +307.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes steady to 8.00 higher, all replacements sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.13/cwt on 28 head, down $25.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.74 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.

Average price

$374.13

▼ 25.41 vs prior sale

28 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.87

vs GA average

−49.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	390.00	2,145	1thin
Medium and Large 2	531	381.12	2,022	23
Medium and Large 3	519	330.00	1,712	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $433 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 sale28 hd

374.13

—

GA average13 barns · 377 hd

398.00

−23.87

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−49.06

This barn, trailing median34 sales

360.39

+13.74

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $399.54, low $288.48, median $360.39 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,642	221.88	3,643	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	186.74	2,878	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	184.68	2,199	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	158.78	1,682	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,495	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$3,295	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$2,930	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$5,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$5,006	94

Every lot

105 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,169	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	596.67/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,790	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	539.08/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,962	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	550.09/cwt	505.00–580.00	2,008	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	488.91/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,980	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	470.83/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,218	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	446.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,265	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,496	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	453.33/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,493	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	390.02/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,434	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,741	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,610	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	484.88/cwt	480.00–490.00	994	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	545.45/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,200	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	649.22/cwt	635.00–675.00	1,513	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	552.00/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,441	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	264	490.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,294	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	468.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,538	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	521.97/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,780	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	485.96/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,803	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	519.65/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,959	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	479.62/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,995	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	439.68/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,899	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	396.11/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,731	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	447.04/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,052	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	399.56/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,958	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	388.17/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,991	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	365.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,084	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,344	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	336.21/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,246	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,093	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	675.00/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,350	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	470.57/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,247	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	584.15/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,606	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	612.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,949	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	496.80/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,605	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	554.93/cwt	515.00–590.00	1,798	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	516.90/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,913	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	525.08/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,132	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	483.09/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,995	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,736	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	456.36/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,136	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	469.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,345	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,759	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	422.59/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,202	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	433.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,439	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	361.41/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,049	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	386.07/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,417	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,557	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	324.08/cwt	280.00–360.00	2,320	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	340.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,560	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,073	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	229.05/cwt	225.00–237.00	3,818	9
Bulls	—	—	1,694	217.58/cwt	208.00–223.00	3,686	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	174.02/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,772	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	133.18/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,373	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	177.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,884	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	160.29/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,734	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	194.65/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,408	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	184.42/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,302	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	186.74/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,878	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	785	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	795	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	5,623.34/head	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,623	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,117	4,634.70/head	4,550.00–4,800.00	4,635	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	5,335.38/head	4,850.00–5,850.00	5,335	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,220	4,535.86/head	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,536	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,032	2,714.20/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,714	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,147	2,935.04/head	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,935	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,162	2,912.88/head	2,625.00–3,350.00	2,913	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,470.04/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,470	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,800.98/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,801	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,484.61/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,485	19

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Mar 31, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 747Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 92Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 150Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes steady to 8.00 higher, all replacements sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	364	520.00–555.00	539.08
5	400–450	405	470.00–505.00	488.91
7	450–500	471	450.00–485.00	470.83
3	500–550	507	435.00–455.00	446.78
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	624	370.00–410.00	390.02
1	650–700	690	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	300	590.00–610.00	596.67
3	350–400	365	505.00–580.00	550.09
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	520	475.00–485.00	480.00
3	550–600	550	440.00–465.00	453.33
2	600–650	645	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	665	385.00–400.00	392.44
1	700–750	735	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	635.00–675.00	649.22
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	377	515.00–530.00	519.65
4	400–450	416	465.00–490.00	479.62
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	665	350.00–355.00	352.48
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	525.00–570.00	545.45
10	250–300	261	530.00–580.00	552.00
14	300–350	341	510.00–540.00	521.97
10	350–400	371	440.00–510.00	485.96
13	400–450	432	420.00–460.00	439.68
5	450–500	459	430.00–455.00	447.04
16	500–550	513	360.00–415.00	388.17
7	550–600	571	340.00–380.00	365.00
6	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	668	325.00–347.50	336.21
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	768	270.00–275.00	272.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	480.00–490.00	484.88
4	250–300	264	470.00–500.00	490.00
3	300–350	328	450.00–490.00	468.98
3	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	437	380.00–400.00	396.11
10	450–500	490	380.00–415.00	399.56
3	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	540.00–610.00	584.15
7	300–350	324	515.00–590.00	554.93
13	350–400	370	490.00–540.00	516.90
16	400–450	413	465.00–500.00	483.09
9	450–500	468	435.00–485.00	456.36
7	500–550	521	400.00–450.00	422.59
3	550–600	567	340.00–380.00	361.41
5	600–650	626	370.00–410.00	386.07
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	716	280.00–360.00	324.08
2	750–800	768	265.00–275.00	269.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	640.00–710.00	675.00
3	300–350	318	600.00–630.00	612.98
1	350–400	355	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	406	510.00–540.00	525.08
5	500–550	500	455.00–475.00	469.00
3	550–600	563	425.00–440.00	433.22
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	660	385.00–390.00	387.46
2	750–800	753	330.00–350.00	340.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00–500.00	470.57
3	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	496.80
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.41
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	340.00–350.00	344.90
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,248	180.00–189.00	184.42
9	—	1,237	190.00–199.00	194.65
8	—	1,018	169.00–177.00	174.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	120.00–148.00	133.18
5	—	1,060	170.00–185.00	177.74
5	—	1,082	152.50–167.00	160.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	184.00–189.00	186.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	208.00–223.00	217.58
1	—	1,050	187.50	187.50
9	—	1,667	225.00–237.00	229.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	4,550.00–4,800.00	4,634.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,220	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,535.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,167	4,850.00–5,850.00	5,335.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,093	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,623.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,162	2,625.00–3,350.00	2,912.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,147	2,575.00–3,250.00	2,935.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,032	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,714.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,470.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,275	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,800.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,305	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,484.61

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.