Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-08-29

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 29
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
4 vs last sale 928 43 vs year ago 889 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
13 vs last sale 152 31 vs year ago 196 · 15.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
104 vs last sale 217 11 vs year ago 124 · 8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 127.00, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.53/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$225.53
232 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.64
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476236.561,127105
Medium and Large 2513216.621,11066
Medium and Large 3445216.2096261
One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $165 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 sale232 hd
225.53
GA average16 barns · 1,217 hd
220.90
+4.64
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,556135.222,10415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496113.011,69120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197107.431,28691
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01194.0995115

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)1,112$1,3127
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,18812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)847$1,0137
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,64130

Every lot, as filed

98 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1625205.97/cwt205.00–207.001,2872
HeifersMedium and Large 1582211.56/cwt210.00–215.001,23117
HeifersMedium and Large 1475236.09/cwt232.50–240.001,1212
SteersMedium and Large 1682238.96/cwt238.00–241.001,6303
SteersMedium and Large 1555249.74/cwt242.50–252.501,38653
HeifersMedium and Large 1775173.97/cwt173.00–175.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,16232
HeifersMedium and Large 2575202.43/cwt200.00–205.001,1648
HeifersMedium and Large 2475224.81/cwt220.00–230.001,06826
HeifersMedium and Large 1404253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,02250
HeifersMedium and Large 2618193.26/cwt190.00–195.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 3668178.92/cwt175.00–181.001,1953
HeifersMedium and Large 3524203.80/cwt200.00–207.501,0689
HeifersMedium and Large 3575193.71/cwt192.50–195.001,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 2428231.99/cwt230.00–235.009936
HeifersMedium and Large 2524215.22/cwt210.00–220.001,12817
HeifersMedium and Large 2355242.50/cwt242.50–242.508611
HeifersMedium and Large 3637181.42/cwt180.00–187.501,1565
HeifersMedium and Large 3419224.04/cwt218.00–227.5093917
HeifersMedium and Large 3375228.55/cwt225.00–232.508572
HeifersMedium and Large 3308235.00/cwt235.00–235.0072416
HeifersMedium and Large 2335247.50/cwt247.50–247.508291
HeifersMedium and Large 3469213.81/cwt207.50–217.501,0037
BullsMedium and Large 2628210.56/cwt207.50–215.001,3224
BullsMedium and Large 2255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 2715178.05/cwt172.50–180.001,2734
SteersMedium and Large 3473245.46/cwt240.00–250.001,1618
SteersMedium and Large 3230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006561
SteersMedium and Large 3421255.87/cwt250.00–260.001,0775
SteersMedium and Large 3282270.75/cwt270.00–272.507643
SteersMedium and Large 3545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 3690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 2585231.19/cwt230.00–235.001,3524
SteersMedium and Large 2332276.53/cwt275.00–280.009183
SteersMedium and Large 3318261.60/cwt260.00–262.508323
SteersMedium and Large 3725206.28/cwt205.00–207.501,4962
SteersMedium and Large 3575224.91/cwt222.50–227.501,2932
SteersMedium and Large 2416268.19/cwt262.50–270.001,11643
SteersMedium and Large 2625223.63/cwt220.00–227.501,3982
SteersMedium and Large 1632238.30/cwt237.50–240.001,5063
SteersMedium and Large 2365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
SteersMedium and Large 1505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
SteersMedium and Large 2730216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5771
SteersMedium and Large 2525247.42/cwt245.00–250.001,2999
SteersMedium and Large 2468255.06/cwt252.50–262.501,19431
BullsMedium and Large 1431253.49/cwt250.00–260.001,09316
BullsMedium and Large 1673214.82/cwt210.00–217.501,4464
BullsMedium and Large 1475247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1762
BullsMedium and Large 1375268.68/cwt267.50–270.001,0082
BullsMedium and Large 1325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009104
BullsMedium and Large 1616223.51/cwt220.00–225.001,3777
CowsLean 85-90%1,083103.43/cwt103.00–104.001,1202
CowsLean 85-90%97198.36/cwt95.00–100.009554
CowsLean 85-90%1,01290.11/cwt85.00–92.009129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507116.20/cwt114.00–120.001,75110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494111.28/cwt108.00–113.001,6638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448104.00/cwt103.00–105.001,5062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13699.42/cwt95.00–103.001,12926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279114.68/cwt112.00–118.001,46726
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184107.94/cwt104.00–111.001,27839
Bulls1,483128.55/cwt125.00–131.001,9064
Bulls1,695145.15/cwt142.00–148.002,4602
Bulls1,558135.97/cwt132.00–140.002,1189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,523.18/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3827972.07/head900.00–1,050.009725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0471,227.65/head1,120.00–1,350.001,2285
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39471,083.31/head990.00–1,140.001,0838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2641,398.70/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3994
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5702
BullsMedium and Large 2479233.79/cwt230.00–240.001,12014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28981,115.65/head1,110.00–1,120.001,1162
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,929.83/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9304
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
BullsMedium and Large 1250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2534222.58/cwt220.00–230.001,18914
BullsMedium and Large 2775173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3411
BullsMedium and Large 1572235.77/cwt230.00–240.001,3496
BullsMedium and Large 2725186.15/cwt182.50–190.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 1508239.78/cwt237.50–240.001,21812
BullsMedium and Large 2580220.17/cwt217.50–225.001,27711
BullsMedium and Large 2374253.79/cwt250.00–257.509499
BullsMedium and Large 2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008632
BullsMedium and Large 3525214.94/cwt212.50–217.501,1283
BullsMedium and Large 2315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008512
BullsMedium and Large 3435231.16/cwt230.00–235.001,0064
BullsMedium and Large 2232286.47/cwt285.00–290.006653
BullsMedium and Large 3478221.59/cwt217.50–227.501,0599
BullsMedium and Large 2421243.30/cwt237.50–247.501,02413
BullsMedium and Large 3275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
BullsMedium and Large 3582211.59/cwt210.00–215.001,2316
BullsMedium and Large 3380241.10/cwt237.50–247.509166
BullsMedium and Large 3618202.39/cwt197.50–205.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 3670188.07/cwt185.00–190.001,2604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38911,651.40/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6518
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-39401,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1202
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29491,509.57/head1,430.00–1,550.001,5108
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,874.09/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8744

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.