Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-06-04

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 4
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
▲ 340 vs last sale 489▼ 62 vs year ago 891 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 178▲ 3 vs year ago 207 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 98▲ 103 vs year ago 154 · +66.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 188.00, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows 100.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.73/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −119.65 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$240.73
48 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,315
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.18
vs GA average
−32.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2540250.581,35215thin
Medium and Large 3549236.261,29833
One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about $55 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 sale48 hd
240.73
—
GA average15 barns · 430 hd
247.91
−7.18
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−32.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−119.65
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—Low1,716171.272,93919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409142.912,01333
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,196141.251,68979
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006122.841,23526

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)1,229$2,35783
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,25049
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,98818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,841144
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,4884thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,7021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3604280.24/cwt272.50–281.001,69312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225324.78/cwt320.00–330.007314
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225315.00/cwt315.00–315.007091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265293.61/cwt290.00–295.007784
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285302.24/cwt300.00–310.008614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325304.69/cwt300.00–310.009902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325295.00/cwt295.00–295.009591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372271.55/cwt267.50–275.001,01018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425262.42/cwt260.00–265.001,1153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431272.40/cwt270.00–277.501,17411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475262.39/cwt260.00–265.001,2468
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481252.58/cwt250.00–257.501,21515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529253.02/cwt250.00–257.501,33812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531240.92/cwt237.50–247.501,27918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571230.67/cwt227.50–233.001,31715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582240.80/cwt240.00–242.501,4013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618231.63/cwt230.00–232.501,4316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3629221.92/cwt220.00–225.001,3965
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673213.07/cwt207.50–217.501,4348
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3337330.91/cwt330.00–335.001,1155
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375337.37/cwt335.00–340.001,2652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375322.37/cwt320.00–325.001,2092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423307.63/cwt285.00–315.001,3014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531280.91/cwt277.50–287.501,4925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680251.17/cwt247.50–257.501,7084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603161.22/cwt156.00–164.002,5843
Bulls——1,735169.52/cwt167.00–173.002,9418
Bulls——1,739176.78/cwt174.00–180.003,0748
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999126.80/cwt124.00–131.001,26712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005118.25/cwt114.00–122.001,18813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128135.50/cwt131.00–139.001,52833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203143.53/cwt140.00–148.001,72733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351150.05/cwt148.00–155.002,02713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410145.43/cwt142.00–148.002,05119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412138.60/cwt135.00–141.001,95713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37651,834.86/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27952,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38501,914.71/head1,875.00–1,950.001,9154
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29482,720.45/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39802,336.61/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0152,104.78/head2,025.00–2,200.002,10510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0552,511.74/head2,400.00–2,575.002,51220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0883,388.14/head3,200.00–3,600.003,38826
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0982,137.71/head2,000.00–2,250.002,13812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1063,534.79/head3,250.00–3,950.003,53514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1353,302.16/head3,000.00–3,550.003,30228
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,857.91/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8588
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2202,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0291,674.90/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,722.33/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,858.78/head1,800.00–1,975.001,85911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1941,729.31/head1,675.00–1,775.001,7296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2211,929.71/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2572,489.62/head2,050.00–3,100.002,49067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2692,041.61/head1,950.00–2,200.002,04215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2752,374.46/head2,025.00–2,950.002,37438

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.