Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-10-29

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 29
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
980 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 1,197▲ 175 vs year ago 805 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 236▲ 66 vs year ago 132 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 117▲ 47 vs year ago 104 · +45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 20.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers firm. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.77/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.97 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$230.77
91 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553240.541,33146
Medium and Large 2543226.841,23234
Medium and Large 3580202.051,17211thin
One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $159 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 sale91 hd
230.77
—
GA average15 barns · 430 hd
228.18
+2.59
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−142.97
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—Average1,381151.262,09015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444130.921,89015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213129.891,57669
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023104.931,07337

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)1,167$1,63817
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$1,35014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)879$1,07310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,93918

Every lot

92 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 1345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,0452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467250.50/cwt245.00–257.501,1706
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513265.48/cwt264.00–268.001,3624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3517238.39/cwt235.00–240.001,2323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593243.50/cwt242.50–245.001,4443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623241.34/cwt240.00–244.001,5043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628233.08/cwt230.00–236.001,4642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660234.47/cwt230.00–239.001,5482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322258.66/cwt250.00–265.0083310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322246.81/cwt240.00–255.007957
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375244.36/cwt240.00–252.5091621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375235.05/cwt230.00–242.5088115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422228.46/cwt220.00–235.0096431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427238.60/cwt230.00–247.501,01920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460235.06/cwt230.00–240.001,08118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475221.97/cwt210.00–228.001,05433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516224.27/cwt220.00–228.001,15717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517212.30/cwt205.00–219.001,09815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518235.09/cwt230.00–245.001,2186
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564212.84/cwt210.00–217.501,20015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573222.47/cwt220.00–225.001,2752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585201.81/cwt192.50–207.501,18111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615196.52/cwt192.50–197.501,2095
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627203.45/cwt200.00–210.001,27613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673197.45/cwt190.00–205.001,3298
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2672
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765183.73/cwt182.50–185.001,4062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3770160.03/cwt157.50–162.501,2323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780171.66/cwt170.00–172.501,3393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222353.42/cwt350.00–355.007853
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267339.83/cwt335.00–345.009075
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273302.39/cwt300.00–305.008262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280323.01/cwt315.00–330.009043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324323.38/cwt315.00–330.001,04810
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326301.78/cwt290.00–310.0098414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329282.01/cwt280.00–290.009285
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370286.59/cwt280.00–295.001,06015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377266.96/cwt260.00–275.001,00618
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3386251.83/cwt250.00–255.009728
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414267.56/cwt260.00–275.001,10817
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421246.55/cwt240.00–255.001,03826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421233.17/cwt230.00–235.009827
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471257.34/cwt250.00–265.001,21210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472223.98/cwt220.00–230.001,05719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474240.89/cwt235.00–247.501,14222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524229.68/cwt220.00–237.501,20422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528246.85/cwt240.00–257.501,30319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571236.10/cwt230.00–245.001,34827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578221.64/cwt215.00–227.501,28112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580202.05/cwt200.00–210.001,17211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616215.79/cwt210.00–222.501,32910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620229.86/cwt225.00–235.001,42517
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3627195.88/cwt190.00–202.501,2283
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675221.20/cwt215.00–227.501,49310
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,251145.64/cwt140.00–150.001,8227
Bulls——1,465133.42/cwt130.00–139.001,9553
Bulls——1,514169.82/cwt165.00–173.002,5715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995107.98/cwt105.00–114.001,07416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029117.95/cwt115.00–123.001,2147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05194.94/cwt90.00–100.0099814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165134.02/cwt129.00–138.001,56132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230115.02/cwt110.00–120.001,41521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288141.13/cwt139.00–146.001,81816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385113.14/cwt110.00–119.001,5673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434140.36/cwt139.00–143.002,0134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471132.86/cwt128.00–138.001,9548
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3818907.18/head700.00–1,025.009075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,237.96/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0111,213.09/head1,075.00–1,325.001,2139
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0681,373.05/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3739
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,595.52/head1,525.00–1,775.001,5965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,935.59/head1,725.00–2,050.001,9368
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29782,140.03/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,210.94/head2,100.00–2,325.002,2118

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.