Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-08-22

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 22
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
928 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 725▲ 21 vs year ago 907 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 188▼ 110 vs year ago 262 · −42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 114▲ 40 vs year ago 177 · +22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.05/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$244.05
137 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537247.231,32764
Medium and Large 2497243.431,20922
Medium and Large 3457240.331,09851
One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $229 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 sale137 hd
244.05
—
GA average16 barns · 925 hd
243.92
+0.14
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—High1,492128.761,92216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,425104.591,49117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,122103.071,15661
CowsLean 85-90%Low99988.5088423

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)1,145$1,40928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,30218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)866$1,06217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$1,61728

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 2332266.53/cwt265.00–270.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1368268.21/cwt265.00–270.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 2395257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 3395247.50/cwt247.50–247.509782
Steers—Medium and Large 3412247.81/cwt240.00–250.001,02133
Steers—Medium and Large 2430252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 3475234.79/cwt230.00–240.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 2477245.86/cwt242.50–250.001,1736
Steers—Medium and Large 2520241.16/cwt235.00–245.001,2546
Steers—Medium and Large 1524248.02/cwt247.50–249.001,30046
Steers—Medium and Large 3525228.70/cwt227.50–230.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 2577230.74/cwt227.50–235.001,3313
Steers—Medium and Large 1578242.08/cwt240.00–245.001,3997
Steers—Medium and Large 3579221.92/cwt220.00–225.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 2605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 3618219.13/cwt217.50–220.001,3543
Steers—Medium and Large 1619241.05/cwt237.50–243.001,4925
Steers—Medium and Large 1668236.53/cwt230.00–240.001,5803
Steers—Medium and Large 3735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 2785199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5621
Steers—Medium and Large 3790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315227.50/cwt227.50–227.507171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375217.37/cwt215.00–220.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385227.50/cwt227.50–227.508761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427213.21/cwt210.00–217.509103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434223.72/cwt220.00–225.0097126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524200.30/cwt200.00–207.501,05024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578195.00/cwt190.00–197.501,1276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584201.88/cwt200.00–207.501,1799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618198.26/cwt195.00–200.001,2253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622210.72/cwt205.00–215.001,3113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627181.91/cwt177.50–187.501,1415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250280.00/cwt280.00–280.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371260.42/cwt257.50–262.509665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374238.81/cwt235.00–242.508937
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423230.37/cwt225.00–235.009745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425243.65/cwt240.00–247.501,0368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428238.41/cwt205.00–260.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473221.54/cwt217.50–225.001,04814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475239.89/cwt237.50–242.501,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525242.31/cwt237.50–247.501,2722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525229.92/cwt227.50–232.501,2075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526214.68/cwt210.00–220.001,12911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580218.66/cwt215.00–225.001,26812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3587210.47/cwt210.00–212.501,2355
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625192.45/cwt190.00–195.001,2033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632216.60/cwt215.00–220.001,3693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635202.38/cwt200.00–210.001,28512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675181.14/cwt177.50–185.001,2232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682192.44/cwt190.00–197.501,3126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688201.59/cwt200.00–210.001,3876
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2734181.83/cwt179.00–187.501,3355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,279120.21/cwt115.00–123.001,5375
Bulls——1,416130.15/cwt127.00–132.001,8437
Bulls——1,893137.02/cwt136.00–138.002,5944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95483.36/cwt80.00–88.0079511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03197.70/cwt93.00–100.001,00722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04093.22/cwt90.00–97.0096912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121104.24/cwt101.00–108.001,16928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306110.85/cwt109.00–112.001,44811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37496.85/cwt92.50–100.001,3314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441106.97/cwt104.00–110.001,54113
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38051,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28631,581.48/head1,500.00–1,630.001,58110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39001,401.61/head1,320.00–1,470.001,4026
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39251,846.01/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0881,887.24/head1,875.00–1,900.001,8874
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38631,036.71/head950.00–1,175.001,03715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,249.69/head1,240.00–1,260.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39741,188.74/head1,125.00–1,300.001,1899
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1181,299.14/head1,225.00–1,375.001,29914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,415.56/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4169
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,518.85/head1,400.00–1,600.001,51914

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.