Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-09-15

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 15
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 691▼ 404 vs year ago 1,040 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 68▲ 1 vs year ago 109 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 90▲ 8 vs year ago 71 · +11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, 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 $336.53/cwt on 54 head, up $15.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.20 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$336.53
▲ 15.77 vs prior sale
54 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.92
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556349.661,94316thin
Medium and Large 2529335.261,77334
Medium and Large 3553294.871,6294thin
One grade step is worth $54.79/cwt here — about $314 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 sale54 hd
336.53
—
GA average14 barns · 374 hd
332.62
+3.92
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−37.20
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—Low1,370174.192,38612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168153.701,79650
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,086138.491,50421

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)1,280$2,51011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$2,4188
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$2,27812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$3,48218

Every lot

94 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335425.07/cwt420.00–430.001,4244
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364422.41/cwt400.00–440.001,5384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422409.22/cwt400.00–420.001,7275
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425374.82/cwt370.00–380.001,5932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438430.69/cwt425.00–440.001,88620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458424.40/cwt400.00–475.001,9444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479372.74/cwt360.00–390.001,7859
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517379.43/cwt370.00–380.001,96236
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517336.91/cwt320.00–355.001,7427
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563357.40/cwt350.00–365.002,0122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567334.16/cwt300.00–345.001,89512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1601333.74/cwt330.00–335.002,0064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,13122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618316.79/cwt300.00–325.001,9588
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676305.68/cwt295.00–320.002,0667
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738298.36/cwt290.00–310.002,2023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757313.30/cwt310.00–315.002,3723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268464.58/cwt450.00–480.001,2452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305476.48/cwt460.00–490.001,4534
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335429.76/cwt400.00–450.001,4405
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366419.90/cwt400.00–435.001,53712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406412.43/cwt400.00–435.001,67417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425309.88/cwt300.00–320.001,3172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432365.65/cwt340.00–380.001,58020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450366.67/cwt365.00–370.001,6503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467339.41/cwt320.00–360.001,58521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515317.59/cwt290.00–330.001,63618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524336.79/cwt335.00–360.001,76535
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558302.11/cwt300.00–310.001,6865
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578320.97/cwt317.50–325.001,8555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619285.65/cwt240.00–305.001,76810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5041
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,9972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2242530.28/cwt500.00–570.001,2833
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2258565.19/cwt540.00–580.001,4585
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307566.79/cwt550.00–580.001,7403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325449.54/cwt425.00–480.001,4616
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358461.33/cwt450.00–475.001,6528
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370410.44/cwt400.00–430.001,51911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420318.14/cwt300.00–330.001,3365
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422383.05/cwt340.00–410.001,61611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440426.67/cwt415.00–435.001,8779
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460381.67/cwt370.00–400.001,7566
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473344.95/cwt320.00–385.001,6329
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480275.15/cwt265.00–300.001,3215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506340.57/cwt320.00–355.001,72322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8906
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560289.82/cwt270.00–300.001,6233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571325.53/cwt310.00–335.001,85912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574343.45/cwt340.00–355.001,97110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604328.16/cwt325.00–330.001,98211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635310.87/cwt290.00–320.001,97413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650296.43/cwt280.00–305.001,9277
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656317.50/cwt310.00–320.002,0836
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722279.00/cwt260.00–295.002,0145
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773302.51/cwt300.00–305.002,3382
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790275.00/cwt270.00–280.002,1732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,327170.14/cwt160.00–176.002,2589
Bulls——1,498186.34/cwt183.00–190.002,7913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%843116.72/cwt114.00–120.009842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058151.65/cwt147.00–159.001,6044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126137.88/cwt130.00–144.001,55315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142150.03/cwt140.00–158.001,71335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230162.26/cwt160.00–168.001,99615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0882,207.31/head1,825.00–2,475.002,20711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,889.64/head2,575.00–3,050.002,8903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,135.39/head1,850.00–2,400.002,1355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2762,478.82/head2,150.00–2,675.002,47910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,664.51/head3,000.00–4,800.003,66512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502

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.