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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

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Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▼ 299 vs last sale 589▼ 543 vs year ago 833 · −65.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 100▼ 57 vs year ago 116 · −49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 128▼ 46 vs year ago 100 · −46.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder Steers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, with feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Replacements sold 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 $342.33/cwt on 22 head, down $9.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.41 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.

Average price

$342.33

▼ 9.97 vs prior sale

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	360.56	1,885	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	329.70	1,848	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about $37 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 sale22 hd

342.33

—

GA average12 barns · 231 hd

331.61

+10.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

373.74

−31.41

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	—	Low	1,432	201.57	2,886	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	165.55	2,080	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	128.94	1,175	5thin

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)	1,074	$2,757	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,473	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,267	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$3,386	12

Every lot

84 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	430.19/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,618	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	467.41/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,940	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	440.85/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,046	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	382.79/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,822	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	382.42/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,981	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	315.36/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,665	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	321.94/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,867	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,117	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,191	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	444.77/cwt	435.00–455.00	956	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	355.96/cwt	330.00–380.00	925	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	454.27/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,249	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	464.46/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,477	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	424.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,526	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	393.50/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,464	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	359.37/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,527	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	327.41/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,594	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	338.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,784	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	307.96/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,632	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	323.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,812	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	296.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,711	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	303.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,836	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	297.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,978	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	515.16/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,226	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	508.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,389	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	505.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,613	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	457.47/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,482	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	438.36/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,618	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	390.11/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,482	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	446.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,823	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,328	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	380.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,640	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	413.27/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,885	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,393	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	368.59/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,758	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	362.51/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,878	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,792	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	328.75/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,857	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	301.39/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,890	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	288.42/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,950	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	300.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,062	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,036	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	271.28/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,940	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,793	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	288.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,218	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	204.85/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	110.40/cwt	107.50–112.50	927	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	164.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,003	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	175.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,262	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	153.69/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,013	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	665	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	3,637.94/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,638	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 2-3	770	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	790	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	2,473.38/head	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,473	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	2,233.60/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,234	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,903.11/head	2,825.00–3,075.00	2,903	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 589Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 100Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 128Year ago 100

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder Steers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, with feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Replacements sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	376	400.00–470.00	430.19
5	450–500	476	350.00–410.00	382.79
2	500–550	528	300.00–330.00	315.36
4	550–600	580	315.00–327.50	321.94
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	680	310.00–312.50	311.28
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	415	460.00–475.00	467.41
4	450–500	464	420.00–455.00	440.85
2	500–550	518	365.00–400.00	382.42
5	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.95
1	650–700	690	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	318	445.00–480.00	464.46
5	350–400	360	420.00–435.00	424.00
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	527	335.00–345.00	338.59
7	550–600	560	315.00–330.00	323.57
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	290.00–305.00	297.39
2	700–750	705	280.00–290.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	435.00–455.00	444.77
6	250–300	275	430.00–465.00	454.27
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	372	370.00–410.00	393.50
9	400–450	425	345.00–385.00	359.37
6	450–500	487	320.00–345.00	327.41
9	500–550	530	275.00–330.00	307.96
3	550–600	577	290.00–305.00	296.59
5	600–650	606	300.00–305.00	303.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	330.00–380.00	355.96
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	319	490.00–540.00	505.74
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
8	400–450	408	440.00–460.00	446.90
6	450–500	456	405.00–425.00	413.27
8	500–550	518	355.00–370.00	362.51
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	685	300.00–305.00	300.97
2	700–750	705	287.50–290.00	288.76
4	750–800	768	280.00–295.00	288.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	380	350.00–405.00	390.11
2	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	312.41
3	450–500	472	290.00–300.00	295.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	500.00–530.00	515.16
3	250–300	273	500.00–525.00	508.84
9	300–350	324	440.00–485.00	457.47
5	350–400	369	420.00–455.00	438.36
7	400–450	431	370.00–415.00	380.41
15	450–500	477	340.00–395.00	368.59
2	500–550	535	330.00–340.00	334.95
11	550–600	565	310.00–340.00	328.75
7	600–650	627	285.00–315.00	301.39
5	650–700	676	280.00–295.00	288.42
2	700–750	715	270.00–272.50	271.28
1	750–800	755	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	6	—	1,333	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,637.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	—	665	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	4	—	1,145	2,825.00–3,075.00	2,903.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,233.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,325.00–2,575.00	2,473.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,533	200.00–211.00	204.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	107.50–112.50	110.40
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
2	—	973	135.00–139.00	136.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,289	170.00–185.00	175.47
16	—	1,218	160.00–169.00	164.41
6	—	1,310	149.00–157.00	153.69

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.