Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-08-13

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 803▼ 58 vs year ago 725 · −8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 157▼ 15 vs year ago 188 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 45▼ 28 vs year ago 114 · −24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Replacement cattle steady, Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.72/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.67 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$235.72
21 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,288
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs GA average
−16.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542244.991,3273thin
Medium and Large 2547239.581,31011thin
Medium and Large 3548225.681,2367thin
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $91 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 sale21 hd
235.72
—
GA average15 barns · 575 hd
237.69
−1.97
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−16.22
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−124.67
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—Average1,649182.723,01313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,523164.462,50515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265163.342,06677
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043135.301,41112

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)1,130$1,72511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$1,4927
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$1,3414thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$2,2067

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360292.47/cwt290.00–295.001,0532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418301.61/cwt300.00–305.001,2613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425283.57/cwt280.00–287.501,2052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468284.29/cwt280.00–285.001,33046
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515266.23/cwt265.00–267.501,3712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582248.43/cwt247.70–250.001,4463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610251.24/cwt250.00–252.501,5332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,77920
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260312.45/cwt310.00–315.008122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271320.94/cwt320.00–325.008705
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318278.19/cwt275.00–280.008853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333302.81/cwt300.00–310.001,0085
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342286.63/cwt285.00–290.009803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1354284.86/cwt282.50–285.001,00818
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378261.18/cwt260.00–265.009874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382272.80/cwt270.00–277.501,0426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410276.23/cwt275.00–277.501,1332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427253.14/cwt250.00–257.501,08110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431264.00/cwt260.00–267.501,13843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483251.43/cwt250.00–255.001,2145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486242.04/cwt240.00–247.501,17613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518231.62/cwt230.00–235.001,2003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529242.91/cwt240.00–248.001,2857
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560241.24/cwt240.00–242.501,3512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570221.22/cwt220.00–225.001,2614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578233.76/cwt230.00–238.001,3514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3609211.49/cwt210.00–212.501,2885
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665204.96/cwt202.50–207.501,3632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725195.66/cwt192.50–199.001,4192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770193.68/cwt190.00–197.501,4912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268323.17/cwt320.00–330.008666
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310352.46/cwt350.00–355.001,0932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371335.74/cwt330.00–340.001,2465
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379318.85/cwt315.00–325.001,2085
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380303.57/cwt300.00–310.001,1548
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415308.25/cwt305.00–310.001,2793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418286.45/cwt280.00–290.001,1973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425324.84/cwt320.00–330.001,3813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475273.64/cwt267.50–277.501,3004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535252.14/cwt250.00–260.001,3499
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3591240.97/cwt240.00–245.001,4245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465172.36/cwt170.00–179.002,5254
Bulls——1,712186.62/cwt183.00–189.003,1958
Bulls——1,880193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,6281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998127.95/cwt125.00–132.001,2776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094141.37/cwt138.00–145.001,5475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156152.86/cwt148.00–158.001,76729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300163.78/cwt159.00–168.002,12920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352173.88/cwt170.00–180.002,35128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480157.60/cwt156.00–159.002,3322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508171.12/cwt170.00–173.002,5803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536163.84/cwt160.00–166.002,51710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27551,024.81/head910.00–1,200.001,0253
Bred Cows—Small 2-37551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29831,311.83/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29961,491.77/head1,375.00–1,625.001,4927
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,740.00/head1,740.00–1,740.001,7401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,606.22/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3572,216.41/head2,000.00–2,575.002,2165
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29151,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0621,951.18/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,720.65/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7213

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.