Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-03-19

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 657▲ 9 vs year ago 909 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 133▼ 43 vs year ago 201 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 83▲ 17 vs year ago 150 · +11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.02/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.36 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$253.02
48 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.73
vs GA average
−24.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538265.401,42915thin
Medium and Large 2537252.391,35622
Medium and Large 3547237.421,29911thin
One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd
253.02
—
GA average15 barns · 574 hd
252.30
+0.73
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−24.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−107.36
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
414367321274median 360.3903/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,637151.292,47718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471138.852,04316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190138.121,64358
CowsLean 85-90%Low965120.751,16521

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)1,098$1,57418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$1,55312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,4054thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,90228

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325337.35/cwt335.00–340.001,0962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368339.11/cwt337.50–340.001,2483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437321.49/cwt319.00–330.001,40512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476317.88/cwt310.00–319.001,51321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477303.38/cwt300.00–308.001,4473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,5711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523303.72/cwt299.00–307.501,5883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527313.42/cwt311.00–317.001,6523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575292.90/cwt290.00–296.001,6842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223313.94/cwt310.00–317.507003
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225306.14/cwt305.00–307.506892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265293.61/cwt290.00–295.007784
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278304.24/cwt300.00–310.0084612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323281.35/cwt277.50–285.009095
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326294.63/cwt290.00–300.0096014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330306.15/cwt302.50–312.501,01016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368273.21/cwt270.00–275.001,0053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380293.71/cwt290.00–300.001,11617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382282.39/cwt280.00–287.501,07915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424272.63/cwt267.50–277.501,15619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430283.54/cwt280.00–290.001,21915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433261.43/cwt260.00–265.001,1325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478251.78/cwt247.50–257.501,20419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479263.92/cwt260.00–270.001,26415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481275.84/cwt272.50–282.501,3275
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522268.09/cwt262.50–272.501,39911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525254.88/cwt250.00–260.001,33817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527240.78/cwt237.50–245.001,2696
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571233.38/cwt227.50–237.501,3335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579243.92/cwt240.00–250.001,4125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583258.01/cwt255.00–265.001,5044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,3902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627243.25/cwt240.00–247.501,5253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5055
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725198.23/cwt197.50–199.001,4372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325326.07/cwt322.50–330.001,0608
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375342.37/cwt340.00–345.001,2842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375329.79/cwt325.00–335.001,2375
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377316.88/cwt312.50–322.501,19515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425334.98/cwt330.00–340.001,4245
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426304.80/cwt300.00–310.001,29819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433318.01/cwt315.00–325.001,3779
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458313.51/cwt310.00–314.001,43612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467299.36/cwt292.50–302.501,3989
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3539281.32/cwt280.00–290.001,5169
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675254.85/cwt250.00–260.001,7202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614143.66/cwt140.00–147.002,3198
Bulls——1,654154.19/cwt153.00–155.002,5506
Bulls——1,659162.18/cwt159.00–165.002,6914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%952116.32/cwt112.50–120.001,10711
Cows—Lean 85-90%979125.63/cwt124.00–128.001,23010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143132.94/cwt129.00–136.001,52032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168139.31/cwt137.00–144.001,62711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305148.30/cwt145.00–153.001,93515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349129.50/cwt128.00–130.001,7474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486145.22/cwt141.00–148.002,1587
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549137.41/cwt133.00–139.002,1285
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38551,878.41/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8786
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39331,743.36/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39951,655.18/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6558
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0232,003.99/head1,950.00–2,075.002,0046
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,377.18/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0171,472.33/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0491,506.69/head1,400.00–1,600.001,50711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,714.59/head1,675.00–1,775.001,7154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,490.00/head1,490.00–1,490.001,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,680.57/head1,650.00–1,775.001,6817

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.