Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-05-30

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 30
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 719▲ 49 vs year ago 584 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 193▼ 113 vs year ago 225 · −50.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 73▲ 67 vs year ago 80 · +83.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 118.00 to 120.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, 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 $203.28/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$203.28
182 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.89
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472211.5699960
Medium and Large 2447202.8890757
Medium and Large 3423195.9982965
One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $170 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 sale182 hd
203.28
—
GA average14 barns · 1,170 hd
208.17
−4.89
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—High1,580122.711,9398thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,336107.161,43210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179103.161,21662
CowsLean 85-90%Low94485.078037thin

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)1,124$1,2248
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$1,17112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$1,07232
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)847$1,42314

Every lot

93 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 2365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 3425230.06/cwt228.00–232.509785
Steers—Medium and Large 1435257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1472247.35/cwt245.00–249.001,1676
Steers—Medium and Large 2478238.20/cwt235.00–242.501,1396
Steers—Medium and Large 3485222.38/cwt220.00–230.001,0796
Steers—Medium and Large 1526242.31/cwt237.50–247.501,2756
Steers—Medium and Large 2528224.01/cwt220.00–230.001,1836
Steers—Medium and Large 3535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1243
Steers—Medium and Large 2574219.14/cwt215.00–223.001,2585
Steers—Medium and Large 3575205.15/cwt201.00–210.001,1804
Steers—Medium and Large 1585226.78/cwt225.00–232.501,3274
Steers—Medium and Large 1623219.31/cwt215.00–223.001,36610
Steers—Medium and Large 3625192.28/cwt190.00–195.001,2023
Steers—Medium and Large 2637200.19/cwt200.00–201.001,2755
Steers—Medium and Large 3665188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1668206.96/cwt205.00–208.001,3823
Steers—Medium and Large 1712205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4602
Steers—Medium and Large 3745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279223.67/cwt220.00–230.006249
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315221.82/cwt220.00–222.506994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328227.08/cwt225.00–230.007457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368219.28/cwt212.50–222.508078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376227.24/cwt225.00–230.0085414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383205.50/cwt200.00–210.0078712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420208.60/cwt202.50–212.5087615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427194.25/cwt190.00–200.0082913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433217.89/cwt215.00–225.0094315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472210.73/cwt205.00–215.0099513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474195.04/cwt190.00–200.0092412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478180.54/cwt177.50–185.008638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517187.48/cwt182.50–190.0096910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520175.98/cwt170.00–180.0091511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529204.17/cwt202.50–205.001,0809
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573169.31/cwt165.00–172.509704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574196.78/cwt192.50–201.001,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575186.21/cwt185.00–187.501,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625171.94/cwt170.00–174.001,0752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625165.16/cwt162.50–168.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675173.71/cwt172.50–175.001,1732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725167.74/cwt167.50–168.001,2162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275269.82/cwt265.00–275.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285251.68/cwt250.00–257.507174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318247.33/cwt242.50–250.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320276.05/cwt270.00–280.008836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327263.36/cwt260.00–267.508615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371265.85/cwt260.00–270.009865
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375243.68/cwt242.50–245.009142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415219.33/cwt217.50–220.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431229.36/cwt225.00–235.0098917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470223.63/cwt217.50–227.501,0518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526213.66/cwt210.00–217.501,1248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527199.42/cwt195.00–205.001,0515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528224.09/cwt220.00–230.001,1839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575219.14/cwt216.00–222.501,2602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575204.77/cwt200.00–209.001,1776
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575195.69/cwt194.00–197.501,1252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623192.90/cwt187.50–197.501,2025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633201.94/cwt200.00–207.001,2786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675192.43/cwt190.00–195.001,2992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775149.94/cwt147.50–152.501,1622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,065112.39/cwt110.00–115.001,1972
Bulls——1,704123.46/cwt122.00–124.002,1044
Bulls——1,848131.52/cwt130.00–133.002,4302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94181.51/cwt80.00–85.007675
Cows—Lean 85-90%95093.97/cwt93.00–95.008932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13595.82/cwt92.00–99.001,08819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179103.50/cwt100.00–107.001,22026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228110.84/cwt108.00–115.001,36117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335104.28/cwt102.00–106.001,3924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354110.89/cwt109.00–114.001,5015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28291,465.27/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4658
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3899973.27/head860.00–1,050.0097315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39041,063.81/head1,000.00–1,160.001,0647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29341,159.37/head1,075.00–1,275.001,15917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0041,321.94/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,184.01/head1,060.00–1,250.001,1847
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.