Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2020-03-24

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 24
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 375▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 119▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 74▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.84/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$119.84
21 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545125.2768310thin
Medium and Large 2562114.9164611thin
One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale21 hd
119.84
—
GA average12 barns · 369 hd
118.04
+1.81
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—High1,454107.021,55630
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49776.761,14912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20474.4689669
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00661.7762210

Every lot

28 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425159.76/cwt155.00–165.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1529143.68/cwt140.00–149.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1625135.28/cwt132.50–137.508463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425124.76/cwt120.00–130.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470128.97/cwt122.50–133.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526120.94/cwt117.50–125.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580126.78/cwt124.00–132.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625114.84/cwt110.00–120.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675102.46/cwt100.00–105.006924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328163.95/cwt160.00–170.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423154.07/cwt150.00–157.506526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468138.24/cwt135.00–140.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475159.79/cwt155.00–165.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482149.07/cwt147.50–152.507193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,417103.49/cwt100.00–105.001,46615
Bulls——1,449113.84/cwt113.00–116.001,6506
Bulls——1,519108.35/cwt106.00–111.001,6469
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96756.03/cwt54.00–59.005423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02364.23/cwt61.00–68.006577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16468.84/cwt64.00–71.0080119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17574.92/cwt72.00–79.0088040
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37072.00/cwt72.00–72.009862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39483.30/cwt80.00–86.001,16110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49775.04/cwt74.00–78.001,1237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58283.96/cwt83.00–85.001,3283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3855765.00/cwt765.00–765.006,5412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2915940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,6012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-31,015731.48/cwt680.00–790.007,4252

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.