Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-05-05

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
722 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 755▲ 35 vs year ago 687 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 123▲ 29 vs year ago 100 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
337 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 361▲ 177 vs year ago 160 · +110.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $418.45/cwt on 49 head, down $0.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +44.72 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$418.45
▼ 0.66 vs prior sale
49 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$463
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553442.732,44916thin
Medium and Large 2524418.772,19625
Medium and Large 3539368.921,9878thin
One grade step is worth $73.82/cwt here — about $463 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 sale49 hd
418.45
—
GA average12 barns · 349 hd
419.96
−1.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
+44.72
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—Low1,600216.793,46811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195177.772,12490
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523175.912,6796thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average857142.771,2249thin

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)1,135$3,02034
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$2,62227
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,34915
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$5,68914
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$5,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$3,792140

Every lot

109 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,0791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381551.25/cwt515.00–580.002,1004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420575.00/cwt570.00–580.002,4152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424533.57/cwt500.00–565.002,2627
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1454539.12/cwt530.00–565.002,4486
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472480.38/cwt450.00–505.002,2678
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480430.00/cwt420.00–440.002,0642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519478.65/cwt470.00–485.002,4844
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529437.65/cwt425.00–455.002,3154
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570452.17/cwt440.00–465.002,5772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625372.50/cwt350.00–395.002,3282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680344.78/cwt330.00–360.002,3452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210549.52/cwt540.00–560.001,1542
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210423.81/cwt400.00–450.008902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269523.12/cwt500.00–550.001,4074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322495.76/cwt450.00–530.001,59615
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330385.00/cwt370.00–400.001,2714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363494.97/cwt485.00–510.001,7979
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366441.15/cwt420.00–480.001,61515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373385.10/cwt350.00–400.001,4364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411475.00/cwt465.00–485.001,9528
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429446.99/cwt415.00–460.001,91820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432364.03/cwt350.00–380.001,5735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459445.41/cwt425.00–460.002,0449
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467403.87/cwt370.00–420.001,88622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475350.14/cwt330.00–365.001,6637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514381.56/cwt320.00–400.001,96124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515407.48/cwt405.00–410.002,0992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564378.63/cwt360.00–400.002,1357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568328.93/cwt300.00–355.001,8686
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620366.84/cwt340.00–380.002,2745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634323.73/cwt315.00–330.002,0524
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675327.14/cwt320.00–330.002,2087
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677309.90/cwt300.00–315.002,0983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,3402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720296.56/cwt285.00–305.002,1353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1214639.88/cwt630.00–660.001,3694
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273414.31/cwt400.00–430.001,1312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275538.82/cwt490.00–590.001,4824
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323528.76/cwt490.00–590.001,7086
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3334431.95/cwt400.00–480.001,4434
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345602.50/cwt600.00–610.002,0794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368601.86/cwt580.00–620.002,2159
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380425.00/cwt400.00–450.001,6156
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384521.85/cwt470.00–570.002,00417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413557.40/cwt530.00–580.002,3029
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434455.29/cwt415.00–495.001,97616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460515.04/cwt510.00–520.002,3693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460460.37/cwt420.00–490.002,11832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466386.70/cwt350.00–400.001,8029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509430.12/cwt405.00–455.002,18919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521470.16/cwt460.00–480.002,4504
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527388.48/cwt380.00–400.002,0476
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564433.59/cwt420.00–455.002,44512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573382.81/cwt350.00–405.002,1946
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573310.22/cwt300.00–320.001,7782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616403.31/cwt380.00–420.002,48410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630340.03/cwt320.00–375.002,1428
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685265.11/cwt250.00–280.001,8162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690362.50/cwt360.00–365.002,5012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778307.38/cwt300.00–315.002,3912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,2341
Bulls——1,572211.27/cwt200.00–219.003,3216
Bulls——1,756230.27/cwt220.00–240.004,0444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%851146.87/cwt140.00–150.001,2508
Cows—Lean 85-90%905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,016164.54/cwt156.00–169.001,67214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213177.89/cwt170.00–189.002,15865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316193.93/cwt190.00–201.002,55211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523175.91/cwt172.00–179.002,6796
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36652,425.31/head2,150.00–3,100.002,42512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36712,831.68/head2,350.00–3,350.002,83212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27204,159.38/head3,700.00–4,600.004,1594
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27603,898.46/head3,500.00–4,300.003,8986
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39483,252.35/head2,450.00–3,900.003,25240
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39883,711.90/head3,500.00–3,950.003,7124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29924,270.34/head4,250.00–4,300.004,2706
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0285,685.64/head5,500.00–5,850.005,6864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0673,281.83/head2,750.00–3,800.003,28214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0774,832.35/head4,000.00–5,500.004,83220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0825,207.14/head4,250.00–6,100.005,20722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1355,690.04/head5,000.00–6,400.005,69010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3405,650.00/head5,650.00–5,650.005,6502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39492,134.02/head1,850.00–2,375.002,1348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,700.91/head2,400.00–2,800.002,7016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0412,361.66/head2,000.00–2,700.002,36217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0772,745.28/head2,400.00–3,050.002,74521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,065.41/head2,850.00–3,450.003,06510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,464.29/head3,100.00–3,850.003,46413

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.