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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 28

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

755 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 803▲ 219 vs year ago 536 · +40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 121▲ 41 vs year ago 82 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

361 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 332▲ 306 vs year ago 55 · +556.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $419.11/cwt on 58 head, up $7.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +45.37 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.

Average price

$419.11

▲ 7.42 vs prior sale

58 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$109.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	440.42	2,414	30
Medium and Large 2	547	404.15	2,209	25
Medium and Large 3	577	330.69	1,908	3thin

One grade step is worth $109.73/cwt here — about $505 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 sale58 hd

419.11

—

GA average14 barns · 312 hd

414.69

+4.42

This barn, trailing median34 sales

373.74

+45.37

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,531	195.99	3,001	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	168.10	1,941	68

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)	1,202	$2,988	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,789	54
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,456	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$5,855	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$5,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$4,425	104

Every lot

104 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	228	584.51/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,333	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	538.86/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,417	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	616.67/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,665	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	576.02/cwt	560.00–605.00	2,045	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	483.07/cwt	430.00–515.00	2,092	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	537.50/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,365	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	496.61/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,314	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	452.67/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,177	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	440.50/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,304	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	476.23/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,524	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	463.26/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,594	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	430.04/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,421	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	424.51/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,611	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	364.88/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,499	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,461	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	568.80/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,251	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	620.66/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,409	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	598.96/cwt	585.00–640.00	1,605	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	542.23/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,524	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	554.55/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,664	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	437.90/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,357	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	511.55/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,647	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	514.36/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,811	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	392.23/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,404	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	467.46/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,678	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	482.35/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,002	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	444.92/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,953	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	388.33/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,709	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	450.24/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,044	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	395.91/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,900	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	365.00/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,894	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	399.09/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,099	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	385.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,175	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	365.48/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,076	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,027	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	366.05/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,222	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	323.43/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,215	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,405	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	595.00/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,190	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	632.58/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,537	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	575.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,525	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	616.48/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,732	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	602.87/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,887	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	550.99/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,725	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	436.62/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,419	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	510.88/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,803	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	547.81/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,000	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	387.50/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,453	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	407.66/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,704	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	473.44/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,050	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	513.95/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,267	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	478.41/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,201	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	373.30/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,811	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	436.55/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,122	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	423.59/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,143	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	448.20/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,331	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	330.69/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,908	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	386.21/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,255	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	428.75/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,530	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	408.67/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,509	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	354.33/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,207	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	382.95/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,527	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	338.64/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,276	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	351.92/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,527	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	317.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,304	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,344	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	180.47/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	197.41/cwt	185.00–204.00	3,050	12
Bulls	—	—	1,780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	155.37/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,608	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	167.99/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,947	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	179.26/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,106	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	718	2,774.13/head	2,575.00–3,000.00	2,774	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	3,554.48/head	2,000.00–4,150.00	3,554	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	3,614.98/head	2,800.00–4,200.00	3,615	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,029	3,960.40/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	3,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	5,266.34/head	4,500.00–6,300.00	5,266	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	5,227.14/head	4,500.00–6,400.00	5,227	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	5,700.00/head	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	5,854.56/head	5,000.00–6,750.00	5,855	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,089	2,690.55/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,691	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,091	2,340.83/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,341	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	2,596.78/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,597	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,800.71/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,801	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	3,143.41/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,143	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	3,273.28/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,273	25

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 803Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 121Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 361Last week 332Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	310	425.00–450.00	437.90
5	350–400	358	370.00–415.00	392.23
3	400–450	440	380.00–405.00	388.33
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	550.00–595.00	568.80
7	250–300	281	510.00–580.00	542.23
5	300–350	322	500.00–520.00	511.55
14	350–400	359	430.00–495.00	467.46
22	400–450	439	410.00–465.00	444.92
11	450–500	480	380.00–420.00	395.91
12	500–550	519	320.00–385.00	365.00
12	550–600	568	335.00–375.00	365.48
6	600–650	605	330.00–340.00	334.96
6	650–700	685	300.00–340.00	323.43
2	700–750	718	330.00–340.00	334.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	600.00–630.00	620.66
11	250–300	268	585.00–640.00	598.96
11	300–350	300	535.00–590.00	554.55
7	350–400	352	500.00–530.00	514.36
2	400–450	415	470.00–495.00	482.35
18	450–500	454	435.00–475.00	450.24
10	500–550	526	390.00–405.00	399.09
4	550–600	565	380.00–390.00	385.04
5	600–650	607	350.00–375.00	366.05
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	600.00–630.00	616.67
4	350–400	355	560.00–605.00	576.02
4	400–450	440	520.00–550.00	537.50
7	450–500	466	480.00–515.00	496.61
2	500–550	530	475.00–477.50	476.23
3	550–600	560	455.00–470.00	463.26
11	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	424.51
2	700–750	708	345.00–350.00	347.53
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	570.00–600.00	584.51
2	250–300	263	500.00–580.00	538.86
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	433	430.00–515.00	483.07
11	450–500	481	420.00–475.00	452.67
10	500–550	523	400.00–465.00	440.50
2	550–600	563	420.00–440.00	430.04
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	685	355.00–380.00	364.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	620.00–640.00	632.58
10	250–300	281	610.00–630.00	616.48
6	300–350	313	570.00–620.00	602.87
6	350–400	365	540.00–560.00	547.81
11	400–450	441	495.00–540.00	513.95
26	450–500	460	460.00–500.00	478.41
18	500–550	520	440.00–475.00	448.20
12	550–600	590	420.00–440.00	428.75
8	600–650	614	400.00–420.00	408.67
5	650–700	660	370.00–395.00	382.95
5	700–750	718	340.00–360.00	351.92
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	200	590.00–610.00	595.00
2	250–300	265	550.00–600.00	575.47
11	300–350	313	530.00–560.00	550.99
12	350–400	353	465.00–530.00	510.88
10	400–450	433	450.00–490.00	473.44
12	450–500	486	395.00–450.00	436.55
12	500–550	506	400.00–435.00	423.59
13	550–600	584	370.00–400.00	386.21
6	600–650	623	330.00–385.00	354.33
3	650–700	672	320.00–350.00	338.64
4	700–750	726	300.00–330.00	317.37
3	750–800	752	310.00–315.00	311.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	325	400.00–470.00	436.62
4	350–400	375	350.00–400.00	387.50
4	400–450	418	380.00–430.00	407.66
3	450–500	485	350.00–390.00	373.30
3	550–600	577	300.00–350.00	330.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,159	160.00–177.00	167.99
3	—	1,035	155.00–156.00	155.37
4	—	1,175	178.00–181.00	179.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	210.00	210.00
12	—	1,545	185.00–204.00	197.41
2	—	1,325	180.00–181.00	180.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	978	2,000.00–4,150.00	3,554.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	983	2,800.00–4,200.00	3,614.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,029	3,800.00–4,200.00	3,960.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,155	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,145	4,500.00–6,400.00	5,227.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,179	5,000.00–6,750.00	5,854.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,111	4,500.00–6,300.00	5,266.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	4,250.00	4,250.00

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	6	—	718	2,575.00–3,000.00	2,774.13

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,311	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,273.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,249	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,143.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,178	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,800.71

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)	24	—	1,089	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,690.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,155	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,596.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,091	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,340.83

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.