Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2026-09-29

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 29
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,328 head
▲ 722 vs last sale 606▲ 463 vs year ago 865 · +53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 112▼ 25 vs year ago 132 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 138▲ 16 vs year ago 90 · +17.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly 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 $344.72/cwt on 101 head, down $7.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.02 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$344.72
▼ 7.67 vs prior sale
101 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$428
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$82.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.64
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530374.701,98627
Medium and Large 2543343.431,86660
Medium and Large 3533292.431,55714thin
One grade step is worth $82.27/cwt here — about $428 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 sale101 hd
344.72
—
GA average14 barns · 448 hd
332.08
+12.64
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−29.02
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—High1,609176.372,83816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519151.392,3006thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238145.721,80341
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007131.381,32321

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)1,252$2,70412
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,34414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$2,11613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,161$3,83928

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317574.84/cwt560.00–590.001,8223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321528.00/cwt475.00–540.001,6957
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367478.15/cwt460.00–490.001,7555
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418480.02/cwt465.00–495.002,0066
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428430.86/cwt400.00–460.001,84428
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476397.56/cwt360.00–410.001,89210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483435.12/cwt415.00–450.002,10269
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508400.79/cwt395.00–405.002,0366
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535356.84/cwt320.00–380.001,9096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586334.95/cwt300.00–350.001,96314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1591361.90/cwt360.00–380.002,13926
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617317.16/cwt270.00–335.001,9578
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625344.94/cwt340.00–349.002,15635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676330.94/cwt327.50–337.502,23763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680319.10/cwt300.00–325.002,1708
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2702317.00/cwt310.00–320.002,2255
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757311.69/cwt300.00–320.002,3596
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215509.53/cwt500.00–520.001,0952
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230620.00/cwt590.00–660.001,4263
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261539.45/cwt525.00–560.001,4087
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264483.37/cwt465.00–515.001,2765
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319490.00/cwt480.00–505.001,5637
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339450.91/cwt430.00–475.001,52917
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368337.76/cwt300.00–350.001,2434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381419.99/cwt395.00–445.001,60018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418415.65/cwt414.00–445.001,73741
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426387.47/cwt345.00–410.001,65133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430321.48/cwt300.00–340.001,3824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467374.39/cwt365.00–390.001,74822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471340.42/cwt320.00–355.001,60333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480285.31/cwt270.00–300.001,3694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509354.83/cwt345.00–365.001,80680
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525235.14/cwt220.00–250.001,2342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532318.30/cwt300.00–330.001,69315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559305.17/cwt270.00–315.001,70623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563326.20/cwt317.50–337.501,83717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622310.79/cwt310.00–315.001,93319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625292.95/cwt250.00–307.501,83111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,4362
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673284.33/cwt250.00–300.001,9147
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677308.40/cwt305.00–310.002,0883
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2857
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716302.07/cwt300.00–305.002,1635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717266.84/cwt250.00–280.001,9133
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764287.49/cwt280.00–295.002,1964
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265595.28/cwt590.00–610.001,5774
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290554.00/cwt540.00–580.001,6075
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312540.12/cwt405.00–580.001,6859
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323474.34/cwt450.00–500.001,53215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364436.24/cwt415.00–480.001,58838
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373377.60/cwt350.00–405.001,40818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400476.67/cwt465.00–485.001,9076
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415415.34/cwt370.00–455.001,72439
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431347.92/cwt310.00–370.001,5008
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456431.00/cwt420.00–450.001,96519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470380.31/cwt320.00–415.001,78753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500302.50/cwt270.00–320.001,5138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510386.01/cwt375.00–400.001,96917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525352.66/cwt330.00–370.001,85132
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564355.47/cwt350.00–370.002,00510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564332.88/cwt315.00–345.001,87728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576279.01/cwt250.00–310.001,6076
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623326.05/cwt300.00–340.002,03142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628254.94/cwt250.00–270.001,6014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659323.83/cwt320.00–340.002,13413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664296.99/cwt280.00–310.001,97217
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670244.93/cwt240.00–250.001,6412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710303.31/cwt300.00–315.002,1546
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716281.96/cwt280.00–290.002,0195
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760276.39/cwt270.00–280.002,1017
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4381
Bulls——1,595187.72/cwt186.00–189.002,9942
Bulls——1,623175.34/cwt170.00–183.002,84613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979133.33/cwt127.00–136.001,30514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028142.43/cwt139.00–146.001,4643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091116.29/cwt113.00–120.001,2694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214132.47/cwt130.00–138.001,6087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239147.00/cwt140.00–154.001,82129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262156.85/cwt155.00–160.001,9795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494150.27/cwt148.00–154.002,2455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,5831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,525.06/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,215.50/head1,850.00–2,425.002,2168
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1042,041.71/head1,800.00–2,250.002,04211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,632.18/head2,525.00–2,925.002,6325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,549.69/head2,275.00–2,675.002,5507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3172,919.00/head2,775.00–3,250.002,9195
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,190.36/head3,350.00–5,100.004,1906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,912.73/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2134,339.77/head3,600.00–5,250.004,34012

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.