Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-10-08

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 8
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 524▼ 139 vs year ago 859 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 87▼ 16 vs year ago 156 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 63▼ 80 vs year ago 198 · −40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeders were firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.13/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −135.60 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$238.13
46 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.49
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533248.781,3268thin
Medium and Large 2533240.021,27926
Medium and Large 3545226.961,23612thin
One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd
238.13
—
GA average13 barns · 262 hd
221.64
+16.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−135.60
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—Low1,469144.132,11820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443123.861,7889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,145116.571,33466
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002103.751,04028

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)1,275$1,5325
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,2629
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,13614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$2,02126

Every lot

84 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 1330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443291.14/cwt290.00–295.001,29013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488264.40/cwt262.50–267.501,2904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525253.37/cwt250.00–255.001,3303
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536262.51/cwt260.00–267.501,4074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567253.31/cwt250.00–255.001,4363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568263.70/cwt260.00–267.501,4982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238302.58/cwt300.00–305.007202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258280.00/cwt280.00–280.007222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333275.65/cwt275.00–277.509184
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340265.00/cwt265.00–265.009011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365266.23/cwt265.00–267.509722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379240.41/cwt240.00–242.509116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418230.50/cwt230.00–232.509635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469224.08/cwt220.00–229.001,0519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477231.08/cwt230.00–235.001,1027
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519224.03/cwt220.00–227.501,1635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526212.74/cwt210.00–217.501,11910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528231.60/cwt230.00–233.001,2235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563224.90/cwt220.00–227.501,2663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565204.64/cwt200.00–207.501,1567
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,22410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3622194.02/cwt190.00–195.001,2075
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623205.84/cwt202.50–207.501,2823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3666180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685195.04/cwt192.50–197.501,3362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3723170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733182.54/cwt180.00–185.001,3382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235305.00/cwt305.00–305.007171
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323280.00/cwt280.00–280.009042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338294.89/cwt290.00–300.009972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366272.39/cwt270.00–275.009974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,0596
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0023
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423262.82/cwt260.00–265.001,11215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423251.23/cwt250.00–252.501,0632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428272.47/cwt270.00–277.501,1668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463252.22/cwt250.00–257.501,1688
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466263.71/cwt260.00–267.501,2294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479242.92/cwt240.00–247.501,1647
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518243.98/cwt240.00–247.501,26417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521253.05/cwt250.00–255.001,3185
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522232.24/cwt230.00–235.001,2126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553241.67/cwt240.00–242.501,3363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561232.53/cwt230.00–237.501,3049
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567221.67/cwt220.00–225.001,2576
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615234.08/cwt230.00–237.501,44011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617223.91/cwt220.00–227.501,3827
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630213.37/cwt210.00–217.501,3443
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658211.26/cwt210.00–212.501,3902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680201.28/cwt200.00–205.001,3694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,219127.56/cwt120.00–133.001,5555
Bulls——1,481144.30/cwt140.00–149.002,1379
Bulls——1,660157.69/cwt155.00–163.002,6186
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95193.09/cwt90.00–98.008856
Cows—Lean 85-90%987102.85/cwt100.00–108.001,01515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,057105.54/cwt100.00–109.001,11613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079114.80/cwt110.00–118.001,2397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130116.02/cwt110.00–120.001,31131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217123.87/cwt121.00–129.001,50722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417113.93/cwt110.00–117.001,6143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418122.96/cwt120.00–127.001,7444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533140.54/cwt136.00–145.002,1542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38491,001.86/head875.00–1,175.001,0024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3876986.02/head825.00–1,075.009868
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,336.95/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3376
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,469.47/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,532.41/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28481,666.75/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39381,859.50/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8606
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,343.13/head2,300.00–2,425.002,34310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2831,986.26/head1,950.00–2,025.001,9864

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.