Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-06-18

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 18
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 801▲ 0 vs year ago 841 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 156▲ 36 vs year ago 176 · +20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 150▼ 30 vs year ago 143 · −21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher on very good demand. Outstanding slaughter cows sold from 163.00 to 185.00 with outstanding slaughter bulls selling from 193.00 to 198.00. Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, 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 $246.76/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −113.63 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$246.76
49 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.44
vs GA average
−20.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560259.001,45012thin
Medium and Large 2545250.371,36619thin
Medium and Large 3562234.791,31918thin
One grade step is worth $24.22/cwt here — about $131 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 sale49 hd
246.76
—
GA average16 barns · 564 hd
251.20
−4.44
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−20.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−113.63
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—Low1,553170.912,65512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,363151.062,05814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169146.981,71867
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081125.551,35821

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)1,209$1,8586
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,78513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,5166
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$2,39728

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335319.40/cwt260.00–340.001,0704
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375337.47/cwt335.00–340.001,2662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390247.50/cwt247.50–247.509651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2761
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465297.34/cwt290.00–300.001,3834
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529293.89/cwt290.00–300.001,5555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3532281.58/cwt280.00–285.001,4983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6102
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615267.48/cwt266.00–269.001,6452
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6753
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3271292.82/cwt290.00–295.007945
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279301.83/cwt300.00–305.008425
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282311.51/cwt310.00–315.008783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325292.35/cwt290.00–295.009502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325283.82/cwt280.00–287.509227
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337301.81/cwt300.00–310.001,0175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382280.78/cwt280.00–282.501,0733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384271.99/cwt270.00–277.501,04412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419262.08/cwt257.50–265.001,0988
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425268.69/cwt267.50–270.001,1422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473250.58/cwt245.00–255.001,18516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482262.39/cwt260.00–267.501,2655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523255.25/cwt250.00–260.001,33512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531239.94/cwt237.50–245.001,2746
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533266.44/cwt265.00–270.001,4205
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577232.21/cwt230.00–235.001,34012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579253.69/cwt250.00–259.001,4697
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584242.00/cwt240.00–247.001,4137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630221.80/cwt220.00–225.001,3978
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3669215.10/cwt210.00–218.001,4396
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3718203.27/cwt200.00–205.001,4593
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735211.66/cwt210.00–212.501,5563
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295308.75/cwt287.50–330.009112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377316.64/cwt315.00–320.001,1943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408322.38/cwt307.50–330.001,3153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532274.92/cwt272.50–280.001,4636
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569268.92/cwt262.50–272.501,5305
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,243161.66/cwt160.00–164.002,0095
Bulls——1,700171.68/cwt170.00–173.002,9193
Bulls——1,831181.89/cwt179.00–186.003,3304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036119.38/cwt116.00–123.001,2377
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096126.68/cwt124.00–131.001,38811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,114136.73/cwt133.00–141.001,52318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133135.79/cwt134.00–138.001,5393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164146.58/cwt142.00–150.001,70630
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228157.33/cwt152.00–161.001,93219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321148.38/cwt145.00–150.001,9604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328138.64/cwt137.00–140.001,8413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401157.92/cwt152.50–160.002,2127
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27902,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38751,812.07/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39901,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29952,286.62/head2,275.00–2,300.002,2874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1632,542.74/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,773.65/head2,700.00–2,825.002,7746
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,494.26/head1,475.00–1,525.001,4945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,662.85/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1491,767.45/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,890.11/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,040.46/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0402

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.