Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-10-01

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 1
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 898▼ 416 vs year ago 940 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 150▼ 70 vs year ago 157 · −44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 111▼ 181 vs year ago 244 · −74.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Replacement cattle were weaker. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.71 against this barn's trailing median of $360.39.
Average price
$210.67
22 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs GA average
−36.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540230.001,2421thin
Medium and Large 2556217.041,2087thin
Medium and Large 3557206.111,14714thin
One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd
210.67
—
GA average11 barns · 229 hd
207.58
+3.10
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−36.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
360.39
−149.71
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—Average1,521142.152,16313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473119.831,7657thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155114.491,32239
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06893.2999719

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)994$1,2594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,2366
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)872$9903thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,71512

Every lot

83 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413272.48/cwt270.00–275.001,1252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,1232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517243.51/cwt240.00–245.001,2595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,2092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524251.96/cwt250.00–255.001,3205
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567234.58/cwt230.00–237.501,3306
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623224.30/cwt220.00–228.001,3976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630231.84/cwt230.00–235.001,4614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677213.28/cwt210.00–217.501,4443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3316253.81/cwt250.00–255.008024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328261.24/cwt260.00–265.008574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370262.57/cwt260.00–265.009724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382250.00/cwt250.00–250.009553
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417233.80/cwt230.00–237.509758
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420250.82/cwt250.00–252.501,0533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,0532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465222.58/cwt220.00–227.501,0353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,0974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525222.22/cwt220.00–227.001,1673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573203.55/cwt200.00–207.501,16610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580213.16/cwt210.00–217.501,2364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,2812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615194.17/cwt190.00–197.501,19412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626202.48/cwt200.00–205.001,2684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653196.25/cwt195.00–197.501,2822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,3363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745191.25/cwt190.00–192.501,4252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318285.00/cwt285.00–285.009062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331291.28/cwt290.00–295.009644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340272.46/cwt270.00–275.009262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366283.48/cwt280.00–287.501,0385
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,0712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462250.82/cwt250.00–252.501,1593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3519230.87/cwt230.00–235.001,1986
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,3169
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,2827
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613213.77/cwt212.50–215.001,3102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618224.37/cwt222.50–227.501,3878
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667211.99/cwt210.00–217.501,4145
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415139.71/cwt135.00–143.001,9777
Bulls——1,600130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0802
Bulls——1,668152.49/cwt150.00–156.002,5444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05881.88/cwt80.00–85.008665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06295.29/cwt90.00–100.001,01211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102105.53/cwt102.00–108.001,16310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108104.96/cwt103.00–106.001,1633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160114.83/cwt110.00–119.001,33219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198122.79/cwt120.00–128.001,47110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421119.75/cwt119.00–120.001,7024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513112.39/cwt110.00–115.001,7002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3718747.80/head660.00–810.007482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3800918.50/head830.00–990.009192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39571,073.69/head1,000.00–1,225.001,0743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,397.73/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,600.11/head1,550.00–1,650.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39551,512.61/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752

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.