Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-03-28

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 28
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
676 head
▼ 233 vs last sale 909▼ 97 vs year ago 773 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 201▼ 147 vs year ago 296 · −49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 150▲ 23 vs year ago 161 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.31/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$182.31
218 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.67
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539183.8799176
Medium and Large 2475183.0887079
Medium and Large 3433179.4777863
One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $213 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 sale218 hd
182.31
—
GA average14 barns · 1,311 hd
186.98
−4.67
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—Low1,580119.521,88813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45598.211,42913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13493.701,06378
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03982.9586226

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)985$99223
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$8918
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$88415
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)849$1,46666

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310255.00/cwt255.00–255.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 3325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1368251.00/cwt251.00–251.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 2425232.42/cwt230.00–235.009883
Steers—Medium and Large 3432221.56/cwt220.00–225.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1468238.71/cwt230.00–239.001,11733
Steers—Medium and Large 2475223.59/cwt220.00–227.501,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 2515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1525222.40/cwt220.00–225.001,1682
Steers—Medium and Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 2565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1573221.72/cwt215.00–222.501,27010
Steers—Medium and Large 2605192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 3620187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1625205.90/cwt203.00–209.001,2872
Steers—Medium and Large 2685191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3081
Steers—Medium and Large 3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 2725171.40/cwt168.00–175.001,2432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235215.00/cwt215.00–215.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280206.75/cwt205.00–210.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316209.76/cwt208.00–211.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323200.30/cwt195.00–205.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372203.10/cwt197.50–207.5075614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374190.28/cwt185.00–195.0071220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422202.81/cwt197.50–207.0085621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424190.21/cwt185.00–195.0080622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467184.45/cwt177.50–187.5086111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474170.16/cwt165.00–175.0080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478194.23/cwt190.00–200.0092818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512168.22/cwt160.00–170.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518179.87/cwt175.00–182.509323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524188.99/cwt185.00–192.509908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568157.38/cwt152.50–160.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573170.58/cwt165.00–175.0097712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575182.41/cwt177.50–187.501,0499
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621145.89/cwt140.00–150.009065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625174.94/cwt172.50–177.501,0935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625153.97/cwt153.00–155.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675132.43/cwt130.00–135.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680142.80/cwt140.00–147.509714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729146.68/cwt146.00–149.001,06911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735132.42/cwt130.00–140.009735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768137.41/cwt132.50–140.001,0553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268238.17/cwt235.00–240.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324231.26/cwt227.50–235.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335241.14/cwt240.00–245.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345252.50/cwt252.50–252.508711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375247.37/cwt245.00–250.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388216.71/cwt215.00–225.0084111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425221.19/cwt220.00–222.509402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431208.51/cwt205.00–215.0089916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460199.66/cwt197.50–200.0091816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475208.70/cwt207.50–210.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526204.54/cwt200.00–210.001,0767
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540190.12/cwt190.00–191.001,0278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568183.26/cwt180.00–185.001,0413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578204.41/cwt200.00–210.001,1814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580192.75/cwt190.00–197.501,1188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632193.19/cwt190.00–200.001,2213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675173.64/cwt170.00–177.501,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725179.93/cwt177.50–182.501,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235110.47/cwt110.00–112.001,3644
Bulls——1,658119.56/cwt117.00–122.001,9824
Bulls——1,793126.72/cwt124.00–129.002,2725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01885.00/cwt82.00–89.0086516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06091.00/cwt91.00–91.009651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07478.40/cwt74.00–81.008429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09294.40/cwt92.00–99.001,03140
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14388.94/cwt84.00–91.001,01726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256101.67/cwt100.00–105.001,27712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459104.00/cwt102.00–107.001,5174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46096.34/cwt94.00–99.001,4078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37521,143.08/head1,130.00–1,160.001,1436
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27771,295.20/head1,200.00–1,410.001,29514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38001,036.92/head960.00–1,100.001,03710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28811,780.89/head1,675.00–1,900.001,78122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29131,761.85/head1,750.00–1,775.001,7624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39581,519.60/head1,500.00–1,575.001,52010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3803826.82/head810.00–840.008272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3874833.98/head810.00–860.008348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2896911.83/head850.00–1,030.009126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2936941.91/head900.00–1,050.009427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3943921.88/head840.00–990.0092212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,068.86/head1,000.00–1,200.001,06911

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.