Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-05-26

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 26
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 465▼ 213 vs year ago 637 · −33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 155▲ 42 vs year ago 61 · +68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 134▲ 256 vs year ago 52 · +492.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.89/cwt on 44 head, up $9.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.50 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$377.89
▲ 9.91 vs prior sale
44 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$360
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.26
vs GA average
−29.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544391.432,12712thin
Medium and Large 2534377.732,01629
Medium and Large 3543325.251,7673thin
One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd
377.89
—
GA average11 barns · 296 hd
387.15
−9.26
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
−29.55
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
+17.50
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
414367321274median 360.3903/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,569221.703,47912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,542192.352,9675thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,192184.982,20560
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038154.951,60815

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)1,238$2,81440
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$2,57855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$2,20114
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$6,2736
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$5,91610
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$4,6346
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$4,557104

Every lot

106 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273568.35/cwt550.00–590.001,5522
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315444.76/cwt440.00–450.001,4012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325584.92/cwt580.00–590.001,9012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371473.20/cwt450.00–500.001,7568
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373517.45/cwt515.00–520.001,9302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407499.96/cwt485.00–510.002,0353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423442.68/cwt430.00–465.001,8736
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473454.09/cwt440.00–460.002,1486
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477418.29/cwt415.00–420.001,9953
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500433.75/cwt432.50–435.002,1692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507418.93/cwt410.00–425.002,1245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560426.61/cwt420.00–430.002,3893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586384.89/cwt370.00–400.002,2554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629402.02/cwt390.00–410.002,5295
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1202583.55/cwt570.00–610.001,1793
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283556.71/cwt550.00–560.001,5753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313447.34/cwt420.00–475.001,4009
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330403.33/cwt400.00–410.001,3313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359431.77/cwt420.00–460.001,5509
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3381380.24/cwt350.00–405.001,4497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411455.90/cwt440.00–470.001,8746
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423408.52/cwt380.00–435.001,7289
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474427.80/cwt425.00–435.002,0287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483391.45/cwt370.00–415.001,89119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503412.48/cwt410.00–415.002,0753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520340.38/cwt330.00–350.001,7702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522386.73/cwt360.00–405.002,01923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557384.41/cwt370.00–400.002,1419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578343.23/cwt330.00–350.001,9846
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618354.87/cwt345.00–365.002,1936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655325.00/cwt320.00–330.002,1292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1662
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1971
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4191
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233477.26/cwt470.00–485.001,1122
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313583.40/cwt570.00–600.001,8263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3337440.20/cwt420.00–450.001,4833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365514.14/cwt505.00–520.001,8775
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375417.20/cwt410.00–425.001,5652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423456.30/cwt440.00–470.001,9306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423399.48/cwt380.00–420.001,6905
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430487.44/cwt485.00–490.002,0962
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470451.65/cwt440.00–460.002,1236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480389.00/cwt380.00–420.001,8675
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,7524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530419.41/cwt417.50–420.002,2234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578378.27/cwt360.00–400.002,1866
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,7692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600356.67/cwt300.00–380.002,1406
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615399.94/cwt385.00–410.002,4604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,1112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687373.30/cwt370.00–380.002,5653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720354.86/cwt350.00–360.002,5554
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778297.57/cwt290.00–305.002,3152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,396209.41/cwt190.00–217.502,9234
Bulls——1,656227.84/cwt220.00–237.003,7738
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970174.70/cwt170.00–178.001,6952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027159.95/cwt150.00–166.001,6439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096133.83/cwt120.00–140.001,4674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151187.18/cwt180.00–199.002,15439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268205.12/cwt200.00–218.002,6014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268175.18/cwt170.00–179.002,22117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533195.19/cwt191.00–202.002,9924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,8601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37952,075.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,902.55/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0942,483.51/head2,000.00–2,750.002,48417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,424.86/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1522,488.42/head2,125.00–3,300.002,48839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2792,900.06/head2,700.00–3,250.002,90014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3443,057.61/head2,800.00–3,400.003,05823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37782,724.58/head2,300.00–3,200.002,72510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0183,674.80/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0454,734.21/head4,050.00–5,300.004,7346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0533,695.84/head3,550.00–3,850.003,6968
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0555,115.12/head4,500.00–6,100.005,11522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0834,946.23/head3,900.00–6,200.004,94650
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1426,272.55/head6,000.00–6,500.006,2736
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2104,634.44/head4,000.00–5,000.004,6346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2295,919.53/head5,500.00–6,200.005,9208
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3505,900.00/head5,900.00–5,900.005,9002

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.