Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.49/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$126.49

139 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	333	131.10	436	30
Medium and Large 1	489	128.20	627	36
Medium and Large 2	445	123.75	551	73

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale139 hd

126.49

—

GA average13 barns · 1,665 hd

131.34

−4.85

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	—	Low	1,825	95.73	1,747	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	64.21	768	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	64.06	898	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	56.24	536	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	181.34/cwt	177.50–187.50	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	107.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	166.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	156.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	176.36/cwt	172.50–182.50	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	167.75/cwt	162.50–172.50	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	111.17/cwt	107.50–117.50	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	157.42/cwt	152.50–162.50	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.50	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	122.69/cwt	117.50–127.50	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	130.26/cwt	127.50–137.00	696	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	134.10/cwt	132.50–137.50	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	129.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.09/cwt	100.00–107.50	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	117.25/cwt	112.50–122.50	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.88/cwt	107.00–117.50	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.50	499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	124.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	135.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	467	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.33/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	145.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	831	787.85/cwt	760.00–840.00	6,547	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	13,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	796.45/cwt	785.00–810.00	9,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	91.31/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	97.94/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,716	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	75.48/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,020	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.07/cwt	65.00–72.00	807	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.41/cwt	57.00–64.00	709	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	58.95/cwt	58.00–60.00	937	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	65.98/cwt	63.00–70.00	878	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	51.80/cwt	49.00–55.00	490	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	60.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	583	8

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 84Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	177.50–187.50	181.34
5	—	733	105.00–115.00	107.93
6	—	438	165.00–175.00	166.54
6	—	678	110.00–120.00	114.06
8	—	485	155.00–160.00	156.38
9	—	625	120.00–130.00	124.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	172.50–182.50	176.36
6	—	373	162.50–172.50	167.75
6	—	628	107.50–117.50	111.17
7	—	425	152.50–162.50	157.42
10	—	475	145.00–152.50	148.99
10	—	574	117.50–127.50	122.69
19	—	534	127.50–137.00	130.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	132.50–137.50	134.10
14	—	527	120.00–130.00	124.34
16	—	478	125.00–133.00	129.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	100.00–107.50	104.09
4	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.41
14	—	476	112.50–122.50	117.25
14	—	523	107.00–117.50	113.88
15	—	372	130.00–137.50	134.23
23	—	427	120.00–130.00	124.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	130.00–140.00	135.85
10	—	276	135.00–145.00	139.56
13	—	383	120.00–128.00	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	135.00–142.50	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	831	760.00–840.00	787.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	785.00–810.00	796.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,970	90.00–93.00	91.31
6	—	1,752	95.00–101.00	97.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	74.00–80.00	75.48
17	—	1,185	65.00–72.00	68.07
35	—	1,174	57.00–64.00	60.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	58.00–60.00	58.95
8	—	1,331	63.00–70.00	65.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	946	49.00–55.00	51.80
8	—	961	57.00–64.00	60.68

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Carnesville

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