Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-03-21

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 21
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 747▲ 46 vs year ago 863 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 172▼ 11 vs year ago 212 · −5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 71▲ 36 vs year ago 114 · +31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.86/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$177.86
257 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$217
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.36
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2457182.9783793
Medium and Large 3438175.3276795
Medium and Large 1604174.481,05469
One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale257 hd
177.86
—
GA average15 barns · 1,893 hd
184.23
−6.36
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—Low1,555119.781,86320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41598.471,39426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17297.251,14087
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00482.4282724

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)1,040$1,0807
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,01017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$93210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)883$1,28736

Every lot

97 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
Steers—Medium and Large 2322247.79/cwt245.00–250.007987
Steers—Medium and Large 3325241.17/cwt240.00–242.507842
Steers—Medium and Large 2360245.00/cwt245.00–245.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1375253.68/cwt252.50–255.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 3385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 2415233.66/cwt230.00–235.009704
Steers—Medium and Large 3421222.89/cwt220.00–225.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 1425242.74/cwt240.00–246.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 3473211.40/cwt207.50–215.001,0005
Steers—Medium and Large 2478224.31/cwt220.00–230.001,0728
Steers—Medium and Large 1485236.76/cwt235.00–242.501,1484
Steers—Medium and Large 2522218.14/cwt212.00–222.501,1396
Steers—Medium and Large 3522205.73/cwt200.00–210.001,0746
Steers—Medium and Large 2569206.30/cwt200.00–210.001,1745
Steers—Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2192
Steers—Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 3668173.29/cwt170.00–175.001,1586
Steers—Medium and Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 2740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282199.63/cwt197.50–205.005639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331193.32/cwt190.00–199.0064020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333200.69/cwt200.00–202.5066810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370206.98/cwt202.50–210.007669
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370184.68/cwt180.00–187.5068313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374195.11/cwt190.00–200.0073033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419188.93/cwt182.50–192.5079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431198.41/cwt195.00–205.2085510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437171.83/cwt170.00–180.0075113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476169.60/cwt165.00–175.0080715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477181.95/cwt177.50–187.508686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479192.91/cwt190.00–197.509245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527163.40/cwt160.00–167.5086110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536172.25/cwt170.00–180.0092316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575164.95/cwt160.00–170.009486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581150.29/cwt147.50–157.508737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582175.11/cwt174.00–177.501,0196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624155.21/cwt150.00–160.009697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627166.90/cwt162.50–172.501,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668142.17/cwt140.00–148.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683151.45/cwt150.00–155.001,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685161.20/cwt160.00–165.001,1048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723153.95/cwt150.00–157.001,1136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725137.43/cwt135.00–140.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added756159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,20215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774148.86/cwt145.00–152.501,1525
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275237.32/cwt235.00–240.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285251.00/cwt251.00–251.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326242.03/cwt237.50–247.507898
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328229.07/cwt225.00–235.0075116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335251.14/cwt250.00–255.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375249.91/cwt247.50–252.509373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379223.01/cwt220.00–227.5084512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383232.73/cwt230.00–240.008916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420211.92/cwt207.50–215.0089015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428222.03/cwt220.00–225.009507
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473200.47/cwt195.00–205.0094819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481211.01/cwt207.50–217.501,0159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526199.92/cwt195.00–205.501,0527
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526188.69/cwt185.00–192.5099310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578181.74/cwt177.50–187.501,05010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582191.59/cwt190.00–195.001,1153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625182.42/cwt180.00–185.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3631172.74/cwt170.00–177.501,0908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663174.48/cwt172.50–175.001,1575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3682163.30/cwt162.50–165.001,1143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715163.05/cwt157.50–165.001,1664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775141.22/cwt140.00–142.501,0942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260109.32/cwt107.00–112.001,3772
Bulls——1,477117.20/cwt115.00–120.001,73111
Bulls——1,762126.83/cwt123.00–129.002,2357
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99477.53/cwt74.00–82.0077111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01286.56/cwt84.00–91.0087613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07990.07/cwt85.00–93.0097224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14897.26/cwt94.00–101.001,11739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304104.40/cwt102.00–107.001,36124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39598.15/cwt95.00–101.001,36914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41591.09/cwt89.00–94.001,2894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451102.71/cwt102.00–105.001,4908
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3921888.01/head800.00–930.008887
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3964937.02/head850.00–1,020.0093711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003943.69/head880.00–1,040.009445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,035.06/head960.00–1,140.001,0353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,142.71/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,419.93/head1,390.00–1,450.001,4202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3705992.48/head920.00–1,025.009926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37081,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,215.07/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2154
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39691,448.68/head1,375.00–1,500.001,44912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0481,387.52/head1,340.00–1,450.001,3884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502

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.