Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-04-23

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 23
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 839▼ 239 vs year ago 918 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 196▼ 92 vs year ago 213 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 195▼ 12 vs year ago 190 · −6.3%
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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 mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.54/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −111.85 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$248.54
49 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs GA average
−21.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532266.901,42014thin
Medium and Large 2551249.721,37715thin
Medium and Large 3556234.801,30520
One grade step is worth $32.10/cwt here — about $115 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 sale49 hd
248.54
—
GA average15 barns · 486 hd
247.31
+1.23
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−21.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−111.85
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—High1,668143.032,38617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,389120.351,6718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188116.981,39051
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069104.331,11518

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)1,187$1,65910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,5347
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,40610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$1,92548

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 3335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375347.37/cwt345.00–350.001,3032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418318.23/cwt315.00–320.001,3303
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529311.91/cwt310.00–315.001,6505
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6973
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245310.00/cwt310.00–310.007601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271306.73/cwt302.50–310.008315
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285290.00/cwt290.00–290.008271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322294.40/cwt290.00–297.509485
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333301.40/cwt300.00–305.001,0045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1177
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388271.29/cwt270.00–277.501,0539
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419261.34/cwt255.00–265.001,09510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427280.77/cwt277.50–285.001,1996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427272.11/cwt270.00–275.001,1629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462264.11/cwt260.00–265.001,2206
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472250.72/cwt245.00–255.001,18316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486271.66/cwt270.00–277.501,32013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521255.99/cwt250.00–260.001,3347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527238.38/cwt235.00–242.501,2568
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528268.01/cwt265.00–272.501,41513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575232.42/cwt227.50–237.501,33612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578244.23/cwt240.00–250.001,4128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625222.41/cwt217.50–227.501,3906
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630231.58/cwt230.00–234.001,4594
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682220.02/cwt217.50–225.001,5015
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725212.28/cwt210.00–214.001,5395
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3729200.45/cwt197.50–205.001,46110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5941
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775193.65/cwt190.00–197.501,5012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325359.85/cwt355.00–365.001,1704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333342.81/cwt340.00–350.001,1425
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333326.45/cwt325.00–330.001,0878
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372350.53/cwt345.00–355.001,3047
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373335.39/cwt330.00–340.001,2518
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375319.91/cwt315.00–325.001,2006
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415338.66/cwt335.00–340.001,4054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431308.40/cwt305.00–315.001,32910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476293.41/cwt290.00–300.001,39710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481308.47/cwt305.00–315.001,4847
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520301.12/cwt295.00–305.001,5664
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525284.88/cwt280.00–290.001,49610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572286.94/cwt282.50–290.001,6415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576273.44/cwt270.00–277.501,5755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628257.43/cwt250.00–262.501,6174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,611137.62/cwt134.00–140.002,2179
Bulls——1,662152.95/cwt150.00–156.002,5423
Bulls——1,774146.83/cwt144.00–149.002,6055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02899.80/cwt96.00–104.001,0267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095107.21/cwt105.00–112.001,17411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142112.13/cwt109.00–116.001,28123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198119.56/cwt117.00–124.001,43223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358127.47/cwt125.00–130.001,7315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433121.46/cwt120.00–125.001,7416
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38281,746.89/head1,625.00–1,825.001,74722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38431,695.70/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29082,018.39/head1,900.00–2,125.002,0184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29651,986.70/head1,950.00–2,025.001,9876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,467.97/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4686
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39021,389.00/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39181,294.88/head1,190.00–1,400.001,2956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,572.57/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1431,554.37/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,642.21/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,816.50/head1,725.00–1,925.001,8174

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.