Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-12-17

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Dec 17
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
855 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 893▲ 293 vs year ago 562 · +52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 153▼ 4 vs year ago 124 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 117▲ 80 vs year ago 160 · +50.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.83/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −101.91 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$271.83
81 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,449
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538292.421,57521
Medium and Large 2529272.841,44340
Medium and Large 3535248.181,32720
One grade step is worth $44.24/cwt here — about $247 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 sale81 hd
271.83
—
GA average14 barns · 268 hd
266.79
+5.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−101.91
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—Average1,589147.202,33911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,641126.272,0726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228121.081,48740
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046110.421,15522

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)1,149$2,15812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,95835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,51012
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$3,1216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$2,40969

Every lot

110 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310409.84/cwt405.00–415.001,2712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313391.38/cwt385.00–400.001,2258
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413379.89/cwt375.00–390.001,5694
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427360.47/cwt345.00–370.001,5393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3431348.84/cwt345.00–355.001,5044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,4614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462332.45/cwt310.00–345.001,5366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3462301.64/cwt300.00–305.001,3943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515310.29/cwt300.00–320.001,5983
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523292.61/cwt290.00–295.001,5302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557271.51/cwt267.50–275.001,5125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3562253.37/cwt250.00–265.001,4246
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563293.00/cwt290.00–295.001,6506
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3616232.87/cwt225.00–240.001,4345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620268.23/cwt265.00–275.001,6633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623257.11/cwt252.00–260.001,6026
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3668225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3703217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768227.79/cwt225.00–237.001,7496
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200355.00/cwt355.00–355.007101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273322.34/cwt320.00–325.008802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280283.33/cwt280.00–290.007933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287341.63/cwt335.00–345.009803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314333.67/cwt330.00–340.001,0488
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330310.71/cwt305.00–320.001,0257
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3331287.84/cwt280.00–295.009537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358312.01/cwt305.00–320.001,1175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363274.98/cwt270.00–280.009986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368293.89/cwt285.00–300.001,08211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410303.07/cwt300.00–310.001,2435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419274.75/cwt270.00–285.001,15112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425251.21/cwt245.00–260.001,0688
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455273.92/cwt270.00–280.001,24614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459260.04/cwt255.00–265.001,19411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464239.52/cwt235.00–250.001,11111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519265.04/cwt260.00–275.001,37611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523245.55/cwt240.00–250.001,2849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523235.07/cwt230.00–240.001,2294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558253.61/cwt249.00–260.001,4158
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560217.50/cwt210.00–225.001,2184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561240.05/cwt235.00–245.001,3477
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613214.16/cwt210.00–217.501,3133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619226.77/cwt220.00–230.001,4049
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620241.98/cwt240.00–250.001,5009
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2656213.74/cwt210.00–215.001,4024
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658225.98/cwt222.00–230.001,4872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720206.32/cwt200.00–210.001,4864
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213416.10/cwt400.00–425.008865
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2221395.93/cwt380.00–400.008755
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270375.89/cwt295.00–395.001,01512
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3281359.36/cwt350.00–370.001,0108
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285415.89/cwt405.00–425.001,1855
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2302376.69/cwt370.00–380.001,1383
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314392.37/cwt385.00–400.001,2324
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3319349.51/cwt345.00–360.001,1157
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366378.54/cwt375.00–395.001,38511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367367.50/cwt360.00–370.001,3496
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367344.56/cwt340.00–350.001,26510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416366.18/cwt360.00–380.001,5239
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422342.71/cwt330.00–355.001,4469
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422307.72/cwt300.00–320.001,2997
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453315.00/cwt310.00–325.001,4279
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461301.10/cwt295.00–305.001,38810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3462271.56/cwt265.00–275.001,25516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506306.97/cwt295.00–315.001,55310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515256.74/cwt250.00–265.001,32211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520275.13/cwt270.00–285.001,43130
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556265.99/cwt260.00–270.001,47910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559237.71/cwt230.00–250.001,3299
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568279.19/cwt270.00–285.001,58611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611262.94/cwt260.00–272.001,6074
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613221.63/cwt220.00–225.001,3593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617250.66/cwt247.50–255.001,5477
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657248.50/cwt240.00–252.501,6335
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664261.02/cwt255.00–265.001,7335
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675223.30/cwt220.00–225.001,5073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,7802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723218.79/cwt217.50–220.001,5822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,226140.89/cwt137.00–143.001,7275
Bulls——1,794149.15/cwt145.00–156.002,6764
Bulls——2,085159.09/cwt158.00–160.003,3172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046112.83/cwt110.00–117.001,18016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046103.98/cwt100.00–105.001,0886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211114.08/cwt108.00–118.001,38212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236123.63/cwt120.00–128.001,52826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,619123.53/cwt120.00–130.002,0005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27822,288.81/head2,175.00–2,425.002,2895
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38582,061.52/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29352,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,217.39/head1,775.00–2,525.002,21724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,081.42/head3,025.00–3,125.003,0814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,997.37/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9976
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,729.16/head2,600.00–2,950.002,72916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,898.77/head2,800.00–3,150.002,8998
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3252,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0231,585.34/head1,300.00–1,800.001,58512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0521,356.92/head1,220.00–1,475.001,3575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,660.79/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1081,769.74/head1,575.00–1,975.001,7703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,152.61/head1,800.00–2,400.002,15323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,287.89/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2889

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.