Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-04-16

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 16
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
839 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 823▲ 98 vs year ago 741 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 152▲ 8 vs year ago 188 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 190▲ 116 vs year ago 79 · +146.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.57/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −109.82 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$250.57
47 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,362
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs GA average
−13.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533263.751,40719thin
Medium and Large 2554248.371,37513thin
Medium and Large 3548235.771,29315thin
One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $114 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 sale47 hd
250.57
—
GA average16 barns · 669 hd
248.53
+2.03
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−13.95
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−109.82
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—Average1,716150.342,57920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420121.701,72823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188121.301,44174
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077109.501,17926

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$1,85425
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$1,82711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,51815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$2,08034

Every lot

79 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1891
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417321.85/cwt315.00–325.001,3425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475317.39/cwt315.00–320.001,5084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475307.39/cwt305.00–310.001,4602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535308.68/cwt307.50–312.501,6514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3577290.74/cwt287.50–295.001,6783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581302.43/cwt300.00–307.501,7575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205330.00/cwt330.00–330.006772
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225305.00/cwt305.00–305.006861
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225257.83/cwt210.00–315.005802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265304.30/cwt302.50–305.008064
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265295.00/cwt295.00–295.007821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285312.21/cwt310.00–319.008909
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318283.19/cwt280.00–285.009013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330303.55/cwt300.00–310.001,0026
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335291.14/cwt290.00–295.009754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382282.33/cwt280.00–287.501,0793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422273.08/cwt267.50–277.501,1527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425287.38/cwt285.00–290.001,2212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430260.12/cwt257.50–265.001,11913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474262.56/cwt257.50–267.501,24517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475249.93/cwt245.00–255.001,1876
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485271.17/cwt270.00–275.001,3154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522265.73/cwt260.00–270.001,38715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529237.94/cwt235.00–242.501,25910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532251.58/cwt250.00–255.001,3386
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572245.62/cwt240.00–250.001,4057
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576256.33/cwt255.00–258.001,4764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587231.42/cwt230.00–237.501,3585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621232.95/cwt230.00–235.001,4475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625221.19/cwt217.50–225.001,3824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675209.93/cwt207.50–212.501,4172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725198.72/cwt197.50–200.001,4412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329328.77/cwt325.00–335.001,0829
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332341.53/cwt340.00–345.001,1343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372335.60/cwt330.00–340.001,2487
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380348.62/cwt345.00–355.001,3256
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426339.50/cwt335.00–345.001,4467
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430321.80/cwt320.00–325.001,3844
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533276.49/cwt275.00–280.001,4748
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3579269.37/cwt265.00–275.001,5605
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528143.17/cwt140.00–145.002,1886
Bulls——1,775160.72/cwt157.00–163.002,8533
Bulls——1,802151.42/cwt148.00–155.002,72911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045106.20/cwt101.00–109.001,11010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097111.57/cwt110.00–117.001,22416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135131.28/cwt130.00–132.001,4904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156117.72/cwt114.00–121.001,36140
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237124.75/cwt122.00–129.001,54330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407119.04/cwt115.00–122.001,67515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444126.69/cwt123.00–130.001,8298
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39531,298.40/head1,225.00–1,375.001,2986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,490.52/head1,400.00–1,625.001,4915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0871,579.98/head1,475.00–1,675.001,5807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1441,707.65/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,835.69/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2811,996.12/head1,925.00–2,125.001,99614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,894.78/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8957
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2931,883.44/head1,800.00–2,025.001,8834
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38211,797.54/head1,725.00–1,900.001,79814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0022,246.30/head2,175.00–2,325.002,2466
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0052,027.74/head1,975.00–2,075.002,0284
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502

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.