Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-07-14

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 14
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 544▼ 143 vs year ago 739 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 141▲ 33 vs year ago 122 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 133▼ 7 vs year ago 105 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady, all replacements steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.72/cwt on 52 head, down $32.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.02 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$355.72
▼ 32.66 vs prior sale
52 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556364.962,02817thin
Medium and Large 2538361.821,94629
Medium and Large 3568300.001,7056thin
One grade step is worth $64.96/cwt here — about $323 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 sale52 hd
355.72
—
GA average14 barns · 376 hd
386.90
−31.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−18.02
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—Average1,499221.343,31920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505202.003,0401thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231189.312,33189
CowsLean 85-90%High962156.581,50617

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)1,089$2,68214
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$2,50614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,3609
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$2,75420

Every lot

112 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425446.29/cwt425.00–465.001,8978
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464413.83/cwt380.00–427.501,9206
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473294.81/cwt290.00–300.001,3942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485442.11/cwt430.00–465.002,1449
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515438.67/cwt430.00–455.002,2594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521400.53/cwt380.00–415.002,0878
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553432.56/cwt420.00–445.002,3922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568413.22/cwt410.00–418.002,3474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580382.50/cwt380.00–390.002,2194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600345.00/cwt340.00–350.002,0702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623386.39/cwt380.00–415.002,4078
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667331.84/cwt310.00–345.002,2133
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670356.25/cwt350.00–360.002,3874
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710328.80/cwt325.00–335.002,3344
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728365.05/cwt360.00–370.002,6582
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780336.62/cwt335.00–340.002,6263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200450.00/cwt450.00–450.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223608.99/cwt600.00–640.001,3584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283547.61/cwt535.00–560.001,5502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283467.06/cwt450.00–500.001,3223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325441.09/cwt410.00–475.001,4345
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329498.42/cwt485.00–530.001,64012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361412.31/cwt380.00–450.001,48810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,3902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423436.82/cwt420.00–470.001,8485
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431396.65/cwt370.00–415.001,71012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462378.05/cwt350.00–395.001,74712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490406.25/cwt405.00–410.001,9914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1504397.52/cwt385.00–410.002,0045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.13/cwt340.00–375.001,84911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559378.44/cwt355.00–395.002,11514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565328.83/cwt320.00–350.001,8588
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600356.25/cwt352.50–360.002,1382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622327.53/cwt320.00–330.002,0378
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639300.59/cwt297.50–320.001,9218
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658296.12/cwt285.00–300.001,9484
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660352.50/cwt340.00–365.002,3272
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664319.25/cwt315.00–330.002,1207
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765302.45/cwt300.00–305.002,3142
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773315.11/cwt310.00–320.002,4362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added789354.77/cwt350.00–355.002,79921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320343.28/cwt330.00–355.001,0982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321524.11/cwt515.00–530.001,6825
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335499.47/cwt480.00–510.001,6737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369443.54/cwt415.00–470.001,6378
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376494.42/cwt475.00–520.001,85911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382343.84/cwt300.00–380.001,3133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429461.23/cwt455.00–470.001,97920
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435436.61/cwt400.00–450.001,89915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3441351.26/cwt345.00–355.001,5494
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457444.63/cwt425.00–455.002,03217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469403.40/cwt380.00–420.001,89216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493339.95/cwt330.00–350.001,6762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508402.39/cwt395.00–410.002,0442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528372.53/cwt350.00–390.001,96722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562359.97/cwt350.00–380.002,02315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569328.18/cwt320.00–345.001,8677
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627311.17/cwt300.00–337.501,95114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662311.43/cwt300.00–330.002,06210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727294.84/cwt270.00–307.502,1438
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763289.85/cwt275.00–305.002,2124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,1331
Bulls——1,421209.05/cwt200.00–218.002,9717
Bulls——1,580230.50/cwt225.00–242.003,64212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950150.05/cwt140.00–159.001,4254
Cows—Lean 85-90%963121.77/cwt115.00–130.001,1733
Cows—Lean 85-90%966169.63/cwt160.00–178.001,63910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192173.04/cwt170.00–178.002,06312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229200.08/cwt196.00–206.002,45924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241188.12/cwt180.00–195.002,33553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,0401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39482,720.84/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39502,639.43/head2,425.00–2,950.002,6396
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,315.11/head3,150.00–3,525.003,3154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37902,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39982,376.80/head2,050.00–2,650.002,37711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0382,514.63/head2,150.00–2,775.002,5158
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0782,155.84/head1,975.00–2,375.002,1565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,981.22/head2,775.00–3,100.002,9813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,614.66/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,030.53/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0315

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.