Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.13/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$131.13

156 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	135.46	625	63
Medium and Large 3	332	132.67	441	31
Medium and Large 2	455	125.97	573	62

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $52 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 sale156 hd

131.13

—

GA average13 barns · 1,252 hd

131.41

−0.27

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	1,298	93.13	1,209	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	65.58	915	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	62.33	701	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	51.78	496	16

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	66.97/cwt	63.00–69.00	950	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.15/cwt	130.00–137.50	636	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.42/cwt	132.50–142.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.35/cwt	127.50–136.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	112.43/cwt	110.00–117.50	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.83/cwt	113.00–118.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	168.19/cwt	165.00–172.50	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	147.06/cwt	142.50–152.50	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	115.16/cwt	112.50–120.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.70/cwt	125.00–132.50	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	134.61/cwt	132.50–142.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	176.52/cwt	175.00–183.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	157.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	125.65/cwt	122.50–128.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	170.38/cwt	167.50–177.50	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.26/cwt	184.00–187.50	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.26/cwt	185.00–194.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	65.23/cwt	62.00–69.00	742	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	49.27/cwt	47.00–51.00	457	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	54.29/cwt	52.00–59.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.29/cwt	105.00–109.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.69/cwt	122.50–130.00	535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	142.83/cwt	137.50–147.50	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	133.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.88/cwt	157.50–162.50	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	150.79/cwt	150.00–152.50	727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	818	714.68/cwt	710.00–720.00	5,846	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	755.73/cwt	690.00–820.00	8,373	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	755.14/cwt	680.00–820.00	8,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,142	90.84/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,037	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	71.96/cwt	70.00–76.00	871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	57.19/cwt	54.00–61.00	626	28

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 653Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	63.00–69.00	66.97
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,138	62.00–69.00	65.23
5	—	1,210	70.00–76.00	71.96
28	—	1,095	54.00–61.00	57.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	927	47.00–51.00	49.27
8	—	989	52.00–59.00	54.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,142	87.00–93.00	90.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	305	153.00	153.00
14	—	478	130.00–137.50	133.15
13	—	429	132.50–142.00	136.42
10	—	528	127.50–136.00	131.35
4	—	681	110.00–117.50	112.43
4	—	625	113.00–118.00	115.83
3	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	105.00–109.00	107.29
8	—	579	110.00–119.00	113.85
13	—	526	115.00–125.00	119.69
14	—	422	122.50–130.00	126.69
24	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	137.50–147.50	142.83
8	—	376	120.00–127.50	123.66
18	—	329	130.00–140.00	133.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	155.00–165.00	160.09
11	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.41
11	—	380	165.00–172.50	168.19
7	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.86
7	—	476	142.50–152.50	147.06
6	—	628	112.50–120.00	115.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	125.00–132.50	127.70
9	—	586	132.50–142.00	134.61
8	—	388	175.00–183.00	176.52
6	—	485	155.00–165.00	157.38
5	—	671	122.50–128.00	125.65
5	—	433	167.50–177.50	170.38
5	—	325	184.00–187.50	185.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	185.00–194.00	189.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	157.50–162.50	159.88
2	—	575	138.00–140.00	138.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	115.00–119.00	116.97
3	—	482	150.00–152.50	150.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	818	710.00–720.00	714.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	690.00–820.00	755.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	680.00–820.00	755.14

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

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Feeder Cattle

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