Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-08-20

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 20
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 667▼ 114 vs year ago 928 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 173▲ 86 vs year ago 152 · +56.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 86▼ 67 vs year ago 217 · −30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were unevenly steady. Replacement cattle were moderately steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.51/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.23 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$228.51
77 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,249
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.82
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539238.281,28515thin
Medium and Large 2549229.441,25946
Medium and Large 3547216.661,18416thin
One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale77 hd
228.51
—
GA average16 barns · 376 hd
230.33
−1.82
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−145.23
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
451403355307median 373.7403/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $320.76, median $373.74 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—Average1,645178.572,93722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,462157.732,30521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214153.161,86074
CowsLean 85-90%High942131.771,24140
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252146.351,8323thin

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)1,109$1,72414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,62811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,55516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$1,84934

Every lot

103 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318317.64/cwt315.00–320.001,0102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362302.50/cwt300.00–307.501,0955
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410283.77/cwt280.00–285.001,1634
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415292.47/cwt290.00–295.001,2142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453271.26/cwt270.00–272.501,2292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3492261.66/cwt260.00–265.001,2873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283270.00/cwt270.00–270.007642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308272.44/cwt270.00–275.008392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310257.62/cwt250.00–265.007992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366264.27/cwt260.00–267.509674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373254.34/cwt250.00–257.509494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374240.00/cwt240.00–240.008986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424242.70/cwt235.00–247.501,02932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424235.40/cwt230.00–250.009986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461241.75/cwt240.00–247.501,11410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464230.67/cwt220.00–242.501,0706
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478233.72/cwt230.00–237.501,11712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508231.27/cwt230.00–232.501,1752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515224.70/cwt220.00–227.501,15716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518231.84/cwt230.00–237.001,20114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562223.27/cwt220.00–227.501,25519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563224.18/cwt220.00–227.501,2623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581213.66/cwt210.00–218.001,24111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618202.36/cwt200.00–210.001,25117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620201.14/cwt190.00–210.001,2474
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3662200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676194.99/cwt192.50–197.501,3184
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725193.67/cwt190.00–197.501,4042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725193.67/cwt190.00–197.501,4042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,3202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780184.50/cwt184.00–185.001,4392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225320.00/cwt320.00–320.007203
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334289.01/cwt285.00–295.009655
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377272.06/cwt270.00–280.001,0269
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381251.76/cwt250.00–257.509597
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419262.89/cwt260.00–267.501,10214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424242.32/cwt240.00–247.501,02711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431252.37/cwt250.00–257.501,08814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471253.73/cwt250.00–257.501,1958
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479242.47/cwt240.00–247.501,16115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479233.69/cwt230.00–237.501,11913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514220.73/cwt220.00–225.001,1357
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517243.62/cwt240.00–247.501,2607
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520234.86/cwt230.00–237.501,22124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559233.61/cwt230.00–235.001,3068
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3572213.50/cwt210.00–217.501,2219
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580223.52/cwt220.00–228.001,29622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622223.86/cwt220.00–227.501,39210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624211.26/cwt210.00–215.001,3184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668217.25/cwt217.00–217.501,4512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678194.20/cwt192.50–195.001,3173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712194.17/cwt192.50–195.001,3823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353164.20/cwt160.00–169.002,2228
Bulls——1,753185.08/cwt180.00–189.003,24411
Bulls——2,028192.99/cwt190.00–195.003,9143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%897133.52/cwt130.00–138.001,19820
Cows—Lean 85-90%985122.72/cwt120.00–129.001,20913
Cows—Lean 85-90%988143.56/cwt140.00–147.001,4187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,019133.32/cwt130.00–137.001,3599
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214153.28/cwt150.00–159.001,86146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308162.27/cwt160.00–169.002,12219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376154.87/cwt150.00–159.002,1317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425145.10/cwt144.00–147.002,0683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526162.99/cwt160.00–167.502,48711
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4241
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330154.52/cwt154.00–155.002,0552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38651,283.38/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0261,444.54/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,718.54/head1,625.00–1,844.001,71910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,780.34/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0981,669.56/head1,525.00–1,775.001,67012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,050.32/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38051,435.87/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38121,892.23/head1,825.00–1,925.001,8926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28531,718.84/head1,630.00–1,800.001,7198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29572,212.89/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0652,000.12/head1,975.00–2,025.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752

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.