Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-05-14

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, May 14
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 853▲ 36 vs year ago 684 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 170▼ 79 vs year ago 203 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 125▼ 26 vs year ago 89 · −29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 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 $247.57/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.82 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$247.57
57 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs GA average
−22.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575257.441,4803thin
Medium and Large 2536252.431,35434
Medium and Large 3547237.811,30120
One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd
247.57
—
GA average15 barns · 506 hd
246.66
+0.91
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−22.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−112.82
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—Low1,595153.422,44714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,503124.251,86718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197122.341,46555
CowsLean 85-90%Average998108.991,08714

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)1,163$1,6694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,4004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$1,3624thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$2,04212

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3226365.00/cwt365.00–365.008251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375334.89/cwt330.00–340.001,2565
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415337.32/cwt330.00–340.001,4004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425322.38/cwt320.00–325.001,3702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477315.90/cwt310.00–317.501,5078
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483320.39/cwt319.00–327.501,5479
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520311.14/cwt300.00–315.001,6184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525303.61/cwt300.00–307.501,5944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3566287.92/cwt282.50–290.001,6305
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625276.13/cwt272.50–280.001,7262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225314.78/cwt310.00–320.007084
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225302.28/cwt300.00–305.006802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278303.88/cwt300.00–310.008456
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328293.92/cwt290.00–300.009646
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382292.36/cwt290.00–297.501,1175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382281.55/cwt280.00–285.001,0763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388270.76/cwt270.00–275.001,0516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417263.42/cwt260.00–265.001,0985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418282.84/cwt280.00–284.001,18211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421273.35/cwt267.50–277.501,15113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468259.12/cwt257.50–260.001,2133
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476249.72/cwt245.00–255.001,18925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520255.74/cwt250.00–260.001,33025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527240.80/cwt237.50–245.001,26912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575257.44/cwt255.00–260.001,4803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577233.32/cwt230.00–237.501,3468
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582243.25/cwt240.00–250.001,4169
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3632220.80/cwt220.00–222.501,3956
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665209.48/cwt208.00–210.001,3934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725206.22/cwt205.00–207.501,4952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275344.64/cwt340.00–350.009482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325337.35/cwt335.00–340.001,0964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375322.37/cwt320.00–325.001,2096
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383332.83/cwt330.00–340.001,27510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419326.49/cwt320.00–330.001,36814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4573
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480298.61/cwt295.00–305.001,4334
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529281.44/cwt277.50–287.501,48920
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573270.47/cwt265.00–275.001,55014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575278.71/cwt277.50–280.001,6032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3634261.69/cwt260.00–266.001,6598
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675251.21/cwt250.00–252.501,6962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,214144.03/cwt141.00–148.001,7495
Bulls——1,648153.13/cwt150.00–156.002,5244
Bulls——1,934163.05/cwt160.00–166.003,1535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944110.18/cwt107.00–113.001,0407
Cows—Lean 85-90%983101.66/cwt100.00–105.009994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129115.70/cwt111.00–119.001,30621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143115.99/cwt115.00–117.001,3263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212123.82/cwt120.00–127.001,50121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284130.67/cwt128.00–135.001,67813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447116.40/cwt115.00–119.001,6843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506123.99/cwt120.00–127.001,86712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547133.13/cwt132.00–134.002,0603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0131,316.65/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,399.95/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,708.84/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7093
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0882,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004

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.