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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 25

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 290▼ 292 vs year ago 745 · −39.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 59▼ 58 vs year ago 128 · −45.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 54▲ 5 vs year ago 60 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $328.16/cwt on 58 head, down $14.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.58 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.

Average price

$328.16

▼ 14.17 vs prior sale

58 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$638

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$103.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	345.39	1,889	23
Medium and Large 2	529	323.85	1,712	32
Medium and Large 3	517	242.03	1,251	3thin

One grade step is worth $103.36/cwt here — about $638 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 sale58 hd

328.16

—

GA average13 barns · 352 hd

322.70

+5.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

373.74

−45.58

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	—	High	1,473	188.14	2,771	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	164.76	1,934	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	147.35	1,418	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,842	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,790	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$4,114	20

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	462.39/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,309	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	427.26/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,325	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	391.07/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,392	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	405.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,515	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,631	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,838	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,283	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,349	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	393.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,474	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	416.04/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,568	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	376.01/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,587	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	340.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,459	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	319.56/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,512	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	280.83/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,348	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	307.88/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,616	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,782	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	292.06/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,665	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	290.57/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,807	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	283.89/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,874	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	287.46/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,058	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	899	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	413.49/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,290	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	402.42/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,461	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	286.76/cwt	232.50–320.00	1,098	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	435.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,800	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	389.12/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,673	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	339.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,503	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	362.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,688	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	425.07/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,011	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	335.48/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,718	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	242.03/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,251	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	364.87/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,923	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	338.51/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,875	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	301.64/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,689	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	290.36/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,780	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	223.04/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,367	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	315.09/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,935	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	275.49/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,849	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	273.63/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,965	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,142	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	282.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,181	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	262.49/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,029	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,386	192.90/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,599	181.40/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,901	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	147.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,418	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	163.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,834	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	173.38/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,301	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	3,251.01/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,251	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	4,594.76/head	3,650.00–5,700.00	4,595	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	4,727.36/head	4,500.00–5,000.00	4,727	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	2,495.27/head	2,225.00–2,725.00	2,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	2,308.21/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	2,868.27/head	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,868	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	3,111.75/head	2,875.00–3,350.00	3,112	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,274	2,506.60/head	2,325.00–2,675.00	2,507	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	3,073.83/head	2,950.00–3,125.00	3,074	3

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 290Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 59Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 54Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	393.11
7	400–450	428	320.00–350.00	340.83
13	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	319.56
11	500–550	525	270.00–320.00	307.88
16	550–600	570	250.00–315.00	292.06
9	600–650	622	275.00–310.00	290.57
9	650–700	660	270.00–295.00	283.89
4	700–750	716	275.00–300.00	287.46
2	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	405.00–425.00	416.04
7	400–450	422	355.00–400.00	376.01
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	540	325.00–335.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	250.00–305.00	280.83
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
7	300–350	312	385.00–450.00	413.49
15	350–400	363	370.00–450.00	402.42
10	400–450	430	360.00–415.00	389.12
12	450–500	465	350.00–375.00	362.98
21	500–550	512	300.00–355.00	335.48
11	550–600	560	250.00–320.00	301.64
22	600–650	613	260.00–300.00	290.36
19	650–700	671	250.00–300.00	275.49
14	700–750	718	250.00–290.00	273.63
3	750–800	773	260.00–267.50	262.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	413	425.00–455.00	435.90
3	450–500	473	390.00–465.00	425.07
6	500–550	527	360.00–375.00	364.87
17	550–600	554	325.00–355.00	338.51
7	600–650	614	305.00–320.00	315.09
2	700–750	720	295.00–300.00	297.50
6	750–800	772	275.00–290.00	282.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	300.00–320.00	310.00
3	350–400	383	232.50–320.00	286.76
6	400–450	443	320.00–350.00	339.23
3	500–550	517	200.00–270.00	242.03
3	600–650	613	200.00–250.00	223.04
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	390.00–395.00	391.07
2	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	374.94
3	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	600–650	615	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	450.00–475.00	462.39
2	300–350	310	420.00–435.00	427.26
5	350–400	374	400.00–415.00	405.11
4	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	618	205.00–210.00	207.53
2	650–700	650	205.00–210.00	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,251.01

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	4	—	1,243	4,500.00–5,000.00	4,727.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,194	3,650.00–5,700.00	4,594.76

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)	4	—	1,274	2,325.00–2,675.00	2,506.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	2,225.00–2,725.00	2,495.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308.21

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)	3	—	1,167	2,875.00–3,350.00	3,111.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,068	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,868.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	2,950.00–3,125.00	3,073.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,599	180.00–189.00	181.40
6	—	1,386	190.00–198.00	192.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	140.00–151.00	147.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,327	170.00–183.00	173.38
22	—	1,120	160.00–168.00	163.79

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.