Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$131.84

228 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	137.69	662	94
Medium and Large 2	466	128.50	599	93
Medium and Large 3	376	126.03	473	41

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale228 hd

131.84

—

GA average15 barns · 1,348 hd

130.80

+1.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	98.83	1,639	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	67.54	986	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	66.93	747	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	56.01	529	27

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	153.10/cwt	147.50–157.50	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	131.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.39/cwt	135.00–144.00	735	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	169.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	121.79/cwt	117.50–125.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	162.74/cwt	158.00–167.50	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.65/cwt	157.50–165.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	125.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	175.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	199.13/cwt	195.00–202.50	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	187.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	116.56/cwt	113.00–119.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	130.65/cwt	127.50–133.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	189.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.46/cwt	182.50–190.00	784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	197.76/cwt	195.00–202.50	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	684.62/cwt	610.00–775.00	6,127	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	974.72/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,995	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,372	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	667.34/cwt	620.00–710.00	5,873	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	903	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,037	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	853.97/cwt	820.00–880.00	7,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	957.09/cwt	940.00–975.00	10,317	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,123.15/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.59/cwt	145.00–154.00	836	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	121.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	659	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.14/cwt	127.50–137.50	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.45/cwt	119.00–125.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.65/cwt	132.50–142.50	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	140.92/cwt	137.50–147.50	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	154.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.27/cwt	137.50–146.00	677	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.06/cwt	139.00–149.00	615	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	56.22/cwt	53.00–60.00	532	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	62.68/cwt	61.00–68.00	600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	48.35/cwt	45.00–52.00	448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	65.33/cwt	62.00–68.00	941	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	71.95/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	65.94/cwt	62.00–69.00	741	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	72.89/cwt	70.00–77.00	855	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	59.22/cwt	55.00–61.00	588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,737	100.70/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,749	10
Bulls	—	—	1,314	89.96/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,182	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	107.21/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	733.50/cwt	690.00–780.00	6,697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	772.42/cwt	690.00–840.00	7,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.13/cwt	122.50–130.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.97/cwt	112.50–120.00	719	10

How this sale compares

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Feb 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 304Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	150.00–159.00	154.90
7	—	372	147.50–157.50	153.10
23	—	479	137.50–146.00	141.27
19	—	427	139.00–149.00	144.06
15	—	526	127.50–135.00	130.95
11	—	583	122.50–130.00	125.13
10	—	625	112.50–120.00	114.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	417	115.00–125.00	121.89
10	—	329	125.00–135.00	128.83
8	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.73
3	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	571	113.00–120.00	115.48
16	—	474	125.00–135.00	130.01
14	—	422	127.50–137.50	133.14
10	—	515	119.00–125.00	123.45
9	—	374	132.50–142.50	137.65
7	—	331	137.50–147.50	140.92
7	—	275	150.00–158.00	154.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	128.00–135.00	131.52
15	—	535	135.00–144.00	137.39
14	—	475	145.00–155.00	149.93
10	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.79
9	—	623	117.50–125.00	121.79
8	—	424	158.00–167.50	162.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	157.50–165.00	160.65
8	—	674	120.00–129.00	125.20
8	—	421	170.00–180.00	175.85
7	—	275	195.00–202.50	199.13
6	—	322	185.00–190.00	187.79
5	—	724	113.00–119.00	116.56
5	—	621	127.50–133.00	130.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	185.00–195.00	189.17
10	—	418	182.50–190.00	187.46
7	—	329	195.00–202.50	197.76
3	—	482	170.00–180.00	173.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	555	145.00–154.00	150.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	895	610.00–775.00	684.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	690.00–780.00	733.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	690.00–840.00	772.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	950.00–1,000.00	974.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	880	620.00–710.00	667.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	903	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	890	820.00–880.00	853.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,078	940.00–975.00	957.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,123.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	946	53.00–60.00	56.22
4	—	958	61.00–68.00	62.68
4	—	926	45.00–52.00	48.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	62.00–68.00	65.33
2	—	1,500	71.00–73.00	71.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,124	62.00–69.00	65.94
14	—	1,173	70.00–77.00	72.89
8	—	993	55.00–61.00	59.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,737	98.00–103.00	100.70
4	—	1,314	87.00–94.00	89.96
2	—	1,955	104.00–110.00	107.21

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle