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Carnesville

Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 5

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

870 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 1,129▲ 48 vs year ago 822 · +5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 231▼ 16 vs year ago 176 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 203▲ 47 vs year ago 98 · +48.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 129.00 to 133.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 154.00, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.23/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.16 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.

Average price

$241.23

51 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

vs GA average

−30.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	245.15	1,310	33
Medium and Large 2	522	235.52	1,230	16thin
Medium and Large 3	525	222.40	1,168	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

241.23

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

250.02

−8.78

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−30.68

This barn, trailing median34 sales

360.39

−119.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $399.54, low $288.48, median $360.39 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,699	137.96	2,343	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	120.52	1,702	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	116.83	1,392	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	109.76	1,152	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,555	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,472	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,346	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,649	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,295	36

Every lot

101 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,079	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	334.01/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,079	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,239	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	335.37/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,244	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	325.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,211	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	324.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,387	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	311.68/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,359	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	303.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,419	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	314.29/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,487	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	321.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,550	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	311.90/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,659	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	293.95/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,670	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	300.09/cwt	298.00–302.50	1,726	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	293.59/cwt	287.50–298.00	1,823	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	279.08/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,739	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	283.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	790	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	295.74/cwt	292.50–301.00	831	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	279.40/cwt	270.00–282.50	894	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	264.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	860	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	288.62/cwt	285.00–295.00	952	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	265.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	988	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	277.44/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,040	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	259.41/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,082	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	244.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,040	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	268.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,155	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	235.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,112	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	250.43/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,185	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	261.98/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,247	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	236.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	248.53/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,295	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,168	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	234.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,351	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	217.42/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,346	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	194.93/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,413	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	194.94/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,511	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	327.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	928	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	320.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,035	24
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	332.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,113	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,265	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	325.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,236	24
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	312.64/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,191	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	325.73/cwt	322.50–329.00	1,388	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	314.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,341	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	302.88/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,302	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	294.92/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,371	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	313.70/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,490	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	303.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,459	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	276.88/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,443	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	264.40/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,499	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	280.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,614	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	244.92/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,531	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	252.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,603	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,552	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	245.95/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,663	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	136.60/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,281	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	144.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,655	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	115.70/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,169	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,035	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	110.02/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,214	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	109.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,254	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	116.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,377	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	125.19/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,561	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,659	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	124.09/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,742	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,710	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	965	1,623.66/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,624	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,048	2,189.38/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,189	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,848.12/head	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,848	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	2,558.47/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,558	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,766.29/head	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,766	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,113	2,127.53/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,128	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,158	2,548.65/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,549	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,195	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,388.59/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,389	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,077	1,390.05/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,390	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	1,422.93/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,423	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,656.24/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,656	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,729.93/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,730	6

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Mar 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 1,129Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 231Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 203Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	264.69
5	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
21	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	244.70
9	450–500	472	230.00–240.00	235.59
2	500–550	525	220.00–225.00	222.40
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	281	292.50–301.00	295.74
24	300–350	330	285.00–295.00	288.62
25	350–400	375	272.50–283.00	277.44
27	400–450	430	265.00–275.00	268.66
9	450–500	476	257.50–267.00	261.98
25	500–550	521	242.50–252.50	248.53
8	550–600	576	230.00–240.00	234.57
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	775	192.50–197.50	194.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
7	250–300	279	280.00–287.50	283.06
10	300–350	320	270.00–282.50	279.40
21	350–400	372	260.00–270.00	265.66
20	400–450	417	252.50–262.50	259.41
23	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	250.43
15	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	236.55
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	619	212.50–220.00	217.42
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	725	192.50–197.50	194.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	337.43
5	400–450	426	322.50–329.00	325.73
2	450–500	475	312.50–315.00	313.70
7	600–650	636	250.00–260.00	252.07
5	650–700	676	242.50–250.00	245.95
1	700–750	745	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
5	250–300	283	325.00–335.00	327.77
24	300–350	323	315.00–325.00	320.48
10	350–400	381	310.00–317.50	312.64
16	400–450	430	300.00–307.50	302.88
8	450–500	465	290.00–297.50	294.92
9	500–550	521	272.50–280.00	276.88
5	550–600	567	257.50–267.50	264.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	335	330.00–340.00	332.37
24	350–400	380	320.00–340.00	325.17
17	400–450	426	310.00–320.00	314.68
17	450–500	481	300.00–310.00	303.40
2	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
9	550–600	575	270.00–295.00	280.62
2	600–650	625	242.50–247.50	244.92
5	650–700	675	227.50–232.50	229.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	330.00–337.50	334.01
7	350–400	372	320.00–330.00	325.58
7	400–450	436	310.00–317.50	311.68
3	450–500	468	300.00–305.00	303.24
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	342.50	342.50
5	350–400	371	332.50–337.50	335.37
7	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	324.14
4	450–500	473	310.00–317.50	314.29
3	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	568	285.00–307.50	293.95
3	600–650	623	275.00–282.50	279.08
1	650–700	650	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	349.00	349.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	482	320.00–325.00	321.57
3	500–550	532	310.00–316.00	311.90
4	550–600	575	298.00–302.50	300.09
5	600–650	621	287.50–298.00	293.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,158	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,078	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,558.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,848.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,766.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	965	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,623.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,127.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,189.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,656.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,360	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,729.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,145	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,422.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,077	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,390.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,670	135.00–139.00	136.60
4	—	1,835	142.00–147.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,397	115.00–121.00	118.73
2	—	1,520	112.00–113.00	112.51
9	—	1,404	122.00–128.00	124.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,150	104.00–112.00	109.00
18	—	1,247	121.00–128.00	125.19
44	—	1,184	113.00–120.00	116.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	108.00–111.00	110.02
2	—	1,030	100.00–101.00	100.47
3	—	1,010	114.00–117.00	115.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.