Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-08-29

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 29
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 928▲ 43 vs year ago 889 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 152▼ 31 vs year ago 196 · −15.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 217▼ 11 vs year ago 124 · −8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 127.00, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.53/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$225.53
232 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.64
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476236.561,127105
Medium and Large 2513216.621,11066
Medium and Large 3445216.2096261
One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $165 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 sale232 hd
225.53
—
GA average16 barns · 1,217 hd
220.90
+4.64
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—Low1,556135.222,10415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496113.011,69120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197107.431,28691
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01194.0995115

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)1,112$1,3127
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,18812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)847$1,0137
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,64130

Every lot

98 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 3230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 3282270.75/cwt270.00–272.507643
Steers—Medium and Large 3318261.60/cwt260.00–262.508323
Steers—Medium and Large 2332276.53/cwt275.00–280.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 2365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 2416268.19/cwt262.50–270.001,11643
Steers—Medium and Large 3421255.87/cwt250.00–260.001,0775
Steers—Medium and Large 2468255.06/cwt252.50–262.501,19431
Steers—Medium and Large 3473245.46/cwt240.00–250.001,1618
Steers—Medium and Large 1505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 2525247.42/cwt245.00–250.001,2999
Steers—Medium and Large 3545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1555249.74/cwt242.50–252.501,38653
Steers—Medium and Large 3575224.91/cwt222.50–227.501,2932
Steers—Medium and Large 2585231.19/cwt230.00–235.001,3524
Steers—Medium and Large 2625223.63/cwt220.00–227.501,3982
Steers—Medium and Large 1632238.30/cwt237.50–240.001,5063
Steers—Medium and Large 1682238.96/cwt238.00–241.001,6303
Steers—Medium and Large 3690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 3725206.28/cwt205.00–207.501,4962
Steers—Medium and Large 2730216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308235.00/cwt235.00–235.0072416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335247.50/cwt247.50–247.508291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355242.50/cwt242.50–242.508611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375228.55/cwt225.00–232.508572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,02250
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419224.04/cwt218.00–227.5093917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428231.99/cwt230.00–235.009936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469213.81/cwt207.50–217.501,0037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475236.09/cwt232.50–240.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475224.81/cwt220.00–230.001,06826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,16232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524215.22/cwt210.00–220.001,12817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524203.80/cwt200.00–207.501,0689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575202.43/cwt200.00–205.001,1648
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575193.71/cwt192.50–195.001,1142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582211.56/cwt210.00–215.001,23117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618193.26/cwt190.00–195.001,1943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625205.97/cwt205.00–207.001,2872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3637181.42/cwt180.00–187.501,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668178.92/cwt175.00–181.001,1953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715178.05/cwt172.50–180.001,2734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775173.97/cwt173.00–175.001,3482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232286.47/cwt285.00–290.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374253.79/cwt250.00–257.509499
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375268.68/cwt267.50–270.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380241.10/cwt237.50–247.509166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421243.30/cwt237.50–247.501,02413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431253.49/cwt250.00–260.001,09316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435231.16/cwt230.00–235.001,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478221.59/cwt217.50–227.501,0599
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479233.79/cwt230.00–240.001,12014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508239.78/cwt237.50–240.001,21812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525214.94/cwt212.50–217.501,1283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534222.58/cwt220.00–230.001,18914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572235.77/cwt230.00–240.001,3496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580220.17/cwt217.50–225.001,27711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582211.59/cwt210.00–215.001,2316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616223.51/cwt220.00–225.001,3777
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618202.39/cwt197.50–205.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628210.56/cwt207.50–215.001,3224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670188.07/cwt185.00–190.001,2604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673214.82/cwt210.00–217.501,4464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725186.15/cwt182.50–190.001,3502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483128.55/cwt125.00–131.001,9064
Bulls——1,558135.97/cwt132.00–140.002,1189
Bulls——1,695145.15/cwt142.00–148.002,4602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97198.36/cwt95.00–100.009554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01290.11/cwt85.00–92.009129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083103.43/cwt103.00–104.001,1202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13699.42/cwt95.00–103.001,12926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184107.94/cwt104.00–111.001,27839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279114.68/cwt112.00–118.001,46726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448104.00/cwt103.00–105.001,5062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494111.28/cwt108.00–113.001,6638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507116.20/cwt114.00–120.001,75110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3827972.07/head900.00–1,050.009725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,115.65/head1,110.00–1,120.001,1162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39471,083.31/head990.00–1,140.001,0838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0471,227.65/head1,120.00–1,350.001,2285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,398.70/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,523.18/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38911,651.40/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6518
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39401,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29491,509.57/head1,430.00–1,550.001,5108
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,929.83/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,874.09/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8744

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.