Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.51/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −92.49 against this barn's trailing median of $215.00.

Average price

$122.51

200 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	376	130.83	492	50
Medium and Large 2	463	123.94	574	86
Medium and Large 1	581	114.08	663	64

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about −$171 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

28 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.74, low $174.19, median $215.00 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale200 hd

122.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,313 hd

120.01

+2.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

215.00

−92.49

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	—	High	1,565	92.09	1,441	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	62.87	752	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	60.47	944	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	53.49	529	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	531	119.95/cwt	117.50–125.00	637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	111.41/cwt	105.00–115.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.50	654	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.20/cwt	137.50–147.50	535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.47/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	112.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	579	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	997.14/cwt	880.00–1,080.00	11,706	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	892.50/cwt	810.00–960.00	11,237	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	606.68/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,964	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,214	767.36/cwt	720.00–830.00	9,316	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	718.71/cwt	640.00–780.00	6,971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.44/cwt	122.50–125.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	10,754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.01/cwt	122.50–125.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	115.88/cwt	112.50–123.00	616	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	61.22/cwt	59.00–63.00	965	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	54.48/cwt	52.00–58.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.17/cwt	100.00–107.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	144.86/cwt	137.50–147.50	456	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	483	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	57.23/cwt	55.00–59.00	667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.58/cwt	60.00–67.00	760	23
Bulls	—	—	1,608	99.93/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	85.74/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	92.58/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.74/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	147.66/cwt	142.50–152.50	403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	9

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 655Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 114Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 45Year ago 186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	117.50–125.00	119.95
20	—	619	105.00–115.00	111.41
32	—	576	110.00–117.50	113.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	137.50–147.50	141.20
21	—	423	127.50–135.00	131.47
21	—	514	105.00–115.00	112.68
35	—	478	117.50–127.50	121.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	315	137.50–147.50	144.86
11	—	420	115.00–125.00	121.28
13	—	364	125.00–135.00	132.59
6	—	273	142.50–152.50	147.66
9	—	482	110.00–115.00	111.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	122.50–125.00	123.44
10	—	518	100.00–110.00	106.65
10	—	573	100.00–107.00	104.17
14	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	115.00–125.00	120.10
23	—	420	110.00–120.00	116.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	110.00–118.00	113.39
8	—	470	122.50–125.00	124.01
8	—	625	100.00–108.00	103.94
11	—	532	112.50–123.00	115.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,174	880.00–1,080.00	997.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,259	810.00–960.00	892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	600.00–610.00	606.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,214	720.00–830.00	767.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	970	640.00–780.00	718.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	53.00	53.00
10	—	1,576	59.00–63.00	61.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	49.00–50.00	49.52
8	—	992	52.00–58.00	54.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,165	55.00–59.00	57.23
23	—	1,195	60.00–67.00	63.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	99.00–101.00	99.93
3	—	1,325	85.00–86.00	85.74
7	—	1,655	89.00–96.00	92.58

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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Replacement Cattle

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