Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-07-28

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 595▲ 20 vs year ago 467 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 79▲ 14 vs year ago 106 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 95▲ 33 vs year ago 73 · +45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, all 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 $327.46/cwt on 41 head, up $2.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.28 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$327.46
▲ 2.52 vs prior sale
41 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.27
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533349.911,86318thin
Medium and Large 2541323.151,74717thin
Medium and Large 3521272.331,4186thin
One grade step is worth $77.59/cwt here — about $445 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 sale41 hd
327.46
—
GA average13 barns · 326 hd
330.73
−3.27
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−46.28
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—Low1,608218.313,51014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380197.442,7255thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,173191.282,24371
CowsLean 85-90%High1,064164.851,75415

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)1,190$2,67421
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$2,27112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$2,0516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)854$3,38838

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305500.33/cwt490.00–520.001,5263
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410424.88/cwt420.00–430.001,7423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2456362.22/cwt340.00–380.001,6526
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,9322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500379.17/cwt372.50–385.001,8963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1554348.26/cwt340.00–367.501,9297
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600331.25/cwt327.50–337.501,9886
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609318.66/cwt305.00–325.001,9417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615272.32/cwt265.00–280.001,6752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673319.33/cwt319.00–320.002,1493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3238390.11/cwt380.00–400.009282
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260487.60/cwt485.00–490.001,2682
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267453.31/cwt405.00–480.001,2105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1304465.10/cwt455.00–480.001,4145
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329437.13/cwt400.00–450.001,4389
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364394.23/cwt370.00–415.001,4358
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365434.79/cwt420.00–450.001,5872
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379340.11/cwt300.00–350.001,2895
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411363.99/cwt350.00–380.001,4969
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424327.16/cwt320.00–337.501,38713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469314.37/cwt300.00–330.001,47421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520305.02/cwt270.00–320.001,58620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572299.33/cwt270.00–310.001,7129
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615306.67/cwt305.00–310.001,8863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623283.88/cwt270.00–290.001,7698
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655298.75/cwt297.50–300.001,9574
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200555.00/cwt550.00–560.001,1102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272489.55/cwt460.00–520.001,3328
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283533.41/cwt530.00–540.001,5103
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313507.71/cwt490.00–520.001,5893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327440.92/cwt400.00–480.001,4428
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366454.04/cwt440.00–480.001,6627
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381390.14/cwt350.00–425.001,48614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407416.72/cwt410.00–420.001,6963
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431357.81/cwt350.00–380.001,5429
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482349.46/cwt320.00–380.001,68429
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485312.42/cwt300.00–320.001,5156
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3509272.79/cwt250.00–300.001,3895
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513335.74/cwt330.00–340.001,7227
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515360.34/cwt350.00–385.001,85611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560333.53/cwt330.00–340.001,8687
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560314.33/cwt300.00–320.001,76010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624309.55/cwt295.00–320.001,9329
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650241.67/cwt220.00–255.001,5713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668316.82/cwt310.00–320.002,1168
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677292.85/cwt280.00–300.001,98311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715307.55/cwt305.00–310.002,1992
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716293.32/cwt280.00–300.002,1006
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785267.42/cwt255.00–280.002,0992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335194.46/cwt187.50–199.002,5962
Bulls——1,610217.11/cwt212.00–223.003,4958
Bulls——1,740232.64/cwt227.00–243.004,0484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975134.18/cwt125.00–140.001,3083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055187.43/cwt180.00–194.001,97736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078175.54/cwt170.00–179.001,89210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128157.38/cwt150.00–166.001,7752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213174.13/cwt170.00–178.002,1126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310199.60/cwt195.00–205.002,61529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365201.98/cwt201.00–203.002,7572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390194.41/cwt192.00–196.002,7023
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-34601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27353,326.53/head2,800.00–3,900.003,3278
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28883,874.02/head3,550.00–4,050.003,8746
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39502,538.68/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29763,824.23/head3,350.00–4,450.003,82410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29834,189.57/head3,250.00–5,000.004,1904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37252,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Small 2-37351,956.12/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9563
Bred Cows—Small 2-37602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39682,031.40/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0762,104.23/head1,850.00–2,325.002,1047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,629.67/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1442,475.90/head2,025.00–2,750.002,47613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3433,119.08/head2,875.00–3,425.003,1197

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.