Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-04-14

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 579▼ 159 vs year ago 782 · −20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 78▼ 144 vs year ago 243 · −59.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 322▲ 75 vs year ago 82 · +91.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, 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 $428.42/cwt on 56 head, down $8.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +54.68 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$428.42
▼ 8.91 vs prior sale
56 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$811
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$147.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.48
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529447.922,37133
Medium and Large 2537405.002,17322
Medium and Large 3520300.001,5601thin
One grade step is worth $147.92/cwt here — about $811 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd
428.42
—
GA average15 barns · 363 hd
422.94
+5.48
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
+54.68
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—Average1,571220.293,46012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475191.132,8199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,096190.352,08650

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)1,120$3,17621
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,94117
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$2,5677
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$5,7716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$4,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$4,43360

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0661
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270625.80/cwt610.00–650.001,6903
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320540.16/cwt530.00–550.001,7292
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323630.08/cwt620.00–640.002,0352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369614.11/cwt600.00–630.002,2668
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377579.65/cwt560.00–590.002,1853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408591.82/cwt580.00–600.002,4153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434517.86/cwt500.00–560.002,2485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453487.87/cwt475.00–495.002,2107
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475445.40/cwt420.00–470.002,1169
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512461.14/cwt450.00–475.002,36111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519490.34/cwt485.00–505.002,54512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573477.51/cwt475.00–480.002,7362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577441.63/cwt420.00–455.002,5483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1207694.92/cwt690.00–700.001,4383
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228588.68/cwt550.00–630.001,3422
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278470.42/cwt400.00–510.001,3083
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279583.86/cwt565.00–600.001,6294
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280622.50/cwt610.00–660.001,7434
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320562.50/cwt560.00–570.001,8004
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334492.99/cwt450.00–540.001,6479
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372500.03/cwt490.00–520.001,86015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383474.43/cwt460.00–485.001,81715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406478.90/cwt475.00–485.001,9449
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413453.82/cwt425.00–470.001,87416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425375.59/cwt350.00–400.001,5962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450468.33/cwt460.00–475.002,1073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476428.81/cwt410.00–450.002,04114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485392.93/cwt380.00–405.001,90610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522418.11/cwt410.00–430.002,18317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523376.33/cwt350.00–400.001,96815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579387.06/cwt375.00–410.002,2417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2592342.60/cwt300.00–350.002,0288
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603371.71/cwt360.00–380.002,2413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612337.95/cwt300.00–355.002,0687
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665351.25/cwt350.00–355.002,3364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224647.69/cwt640.00–660.001,4519
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274610.09/cwt580.00–630.001,6726
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3309484.78/cwt460.00–500.001,4984
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315613.26/cwt600.00–650.001,9329
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316563.89/cwt525.00–580.001,78210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361562.00/cwt550.00–610.002,02910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379507.85/cwt395.00–540.001,92517
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380406.84/cwt400.00–420.001,5463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415518.39/cwt500.00–530.002,15115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431474.96/cwt420.00–495.002,04717
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435387.93/cwt350.00–400.001,6874
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469477.14/cwt465.00–490.002,23826
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470448.37/cwt420.00–460.002,10715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475351.33/cwt305.00–400.001,6693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508456.66/cwt440.00–470.002,32020
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510417.29/cwt390.00–430.002,12814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562434.48/cwt420.00–450.002,44213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583383.49/cwt355.00–400.002,2368
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621409.86/cwt405.00–420.002,5454
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630372.05/cwt345.00–390.002,34410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2656344.09/cwt330.00–375.002,2576
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658393.88/cwt385.00–405.002,5924
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1702372.51/cwt370.00–377.502,6155
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732324.78/cwt310.00–350.002,3775
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780332.47/cwt330.00–335.002,5932
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280199.66/cwt198.00–201.002,5562
Bulls——1,629224.41/cwt210.00–236.003,65610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078187.55/cwt170.00–199.002,02240
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184205.28/cwt200.00–209.002,4319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450184.13/cwt170.00–195.002,6705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506199.89/cwt197.00–202.003,0104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,739.70/head2,550.00–2,850.002,7405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0132,134.94/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0182,723.31/head2,450.00–2,950.002,72310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0822,646.62/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,273.12/head3,000.00–3,650.003,2738
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2123,588.41/head2,750.00–4,100.003,58811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29733,731.49/head3,450.00–3,950.003,7314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29874,559.30/head4,000.00–5,750.004,55936
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0754,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1365,030.31/head4,550.00–6,100.005,03014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1875,770.79/head5,200.00–6,100.005,7716

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.