Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-06-11

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 829▼ 130 vs year ago 931 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 210▼ 65 vs year ago 221 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 257▲ 27 vs year ago 123 · +22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly 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 $242.01/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −118.38 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$242.01
41 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.17
vs GA average
−23.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2537249.171,33717thin
Medium and Large 3544236.931,28924
One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $48 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 sale41 hd
242.01
—
GA average14 barns · 563 hd
246.17
−4.17
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−23.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−118.38
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—High1,715166.782,86012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,477135.902,00720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234135.221,66963
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057116.061,22717

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)1,172$1,87924
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,84017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,5917
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$2,44530

Every lot

70 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3532290.79/cwt290.00–292.501,5473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575274.94/cwt272.50–277.501,5813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265307.22/cwt300.00–310.008144
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282318.14/cwt315.00–325.008976
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325309.69/cwt305.00–315.001,0062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329291.85/cwt290.00–295.009605
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3332281.53/cwt280.00–285.009359
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377272.00/cwt267.50–277.501,02512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382282.36/cwt280.00–287.501,0795
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430261.14/cwt257.50–267.501,12312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437271.34/cwt270.00–277.501,1867
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482250.80/cwt247.50–257.501,20923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525252.39/cwt247.50–257.501,32513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528240.47/cwt237.50–245.001,27015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571231.03/cwt225.00–235.001,3199
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575238.71/cwt237.50–240.001,3734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628230.80/cwt227.50–236.001,4494
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3632219.10/cwt217.50–222.501,3853
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3721204.30/cwt200.00–207.501,4734
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320361.04/cwt355.00–365.001,1554
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325344.69/cwt340.00–350.001,1202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325332.35/cwt330.00–335.001,0802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375352.37/cwt350.00–355.001,3212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387331.83/cwt330.00–340.001,2845
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3537277.02/cwt275.00–285.001,48812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577269.42/cwt265.00–275.001,55510
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625261.21/cwt260.00–262.501,6332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488156.64/cwt155.00–158.002,3312
Bulls——1,706166.97/cwt164.00–170.002,8498
Bulls——1,978176.14/cwt173.00–179.003,4842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044111.84/cwt109.00–115.001,16810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091121.28/cwt119.00–125.001,3236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184131.31/cwt127.00–135.001,55538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293139.14/cwt136.00–143.001,79918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356146.36/cwt144.00–151.001,9857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438131.93/cwt128.00–134.001,89710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521139.40/cwt136.00–143.002,1209
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38571,954.86/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9556
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29152,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,517.50/head2,500.00–2,525.002,5186
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0502,165.24/head2,125.00–2,225.002,1654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1252,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2633,061.39/head3,025.00–3,100.003,0614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0281,527.51/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,638.09/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1131,655.31/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6558
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1261,767.27/head1,650.00–1,825.001,76711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,972.64/head1,900.00–2,075.001,9736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,943.27/head1,825.00–2,025.001,94313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2802,193.07/head2,150.00–2,225.002,1933

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.