Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2023-10-03

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
940 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 791▼ 153 vs year ago 1,093 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 153▼ 70 vs year ago 227 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 134▲ 114 vs year ago 130 · +87.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $221.32/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +6.33 against this barn's trailing median of $215.00.
Average price
$221.32
101 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.34
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561234.411,31518thin
Medium and Large 2539223.991,20837
Medium and Large 3521214.051,11546
One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $200 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
243215188160median 215.0002/0303/3105/2607/2809/29
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 sale101 hd
221.32
—
GA average16 barns · 1,216 hd
209.98
+11.34
This barn, trailing median28 sales
215.00
+6.33
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
Bulls—High1,684111.631,88018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43486.831,24515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22886.051,05759
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03273.557599thin

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)1,155$1,36910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$1,2634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$2,88610
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$2,7816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,95934

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3—632181.60/cwt180.00–185.001,1486
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725174.91/cwt170.00–180.001,2683
SteersMedium and Large 1—775202.44/cwt200.00–205.001,5692
SteersMedium and Large 1—745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
SteersMedium and Large 2—725199.94/cwt195.00–205.001,45015
HeifersMedium and Large 2—695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—729165.97/cwt165.00–167.501,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325237.35/cwt235.00–240.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—487205.47/cwt205.00–207.501,0015
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628194.32/cwt190.00–197.501,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 2—582199.71/cwt197.50–205.001,16210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 3—679172.45/cwt170.00–177.501,1718
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525197.43/cwt195.00–200.001,03711
HeifersMedium and Large 3—382215.32/cwt169.00–235.008239
HeifersMedium and Large 3—572190.70/cwt185.00–195.001,09116
HeifersMedium and Large 3—429218.78/cwt215.00–225.009399
BullsMedium and Large 1—628220.56/cwt217.50–225.001,3854
BullsMedium and Large 2—610212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2961
BullsMedium and Large 2—338277.44/cwt275.00–280.009382
SteersMedium and Large 3—775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 2—630221.16/cwt217.50–227.501,3934
SteersMedium and Large 3—690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 3—405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 3—575218.68/cwt215.00–222.501,2574
SteersMedium and Large 2—520241.12/cwt235.00–245.001,2544
SteersMedium and Large 1—672225.65/cwt220.00–230.001,51610
SteersMedium and Large 2—571234.66/cwt230.00–237.501,3407
SteersMedium and Large 3—465235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0931
SteersMedium and Large 3—620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3024
SteersMedium and Large 2—774191.20/cwt187.50–195.001,4806
SteersMedium and Large 3—515227.35/cwt220.00–230.001,1714
SteersMedium and Large 2—674213.91/cwt210.00–217.501,4425
SteersMedium and Large 1—575241.21/cwt240.00–242.501,3872
SteersMedium and Large 1—628234.25/cwt230.00–240.001,47111
BullsMedium and Large 2—385265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2—567216.91/cwt210.00–220.001,23010
BullsMedium and Large 1—380286.27/cwt285.00–287.501,0882
BullsMedium and Large 1—308298.74/cwt297.50–300.009202
BullsMedium and Large 1—795182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4511
BullsMedium and Large 1—581224.24/cwt222.50–227.501,3037
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03072.12/cwt70.00–75.007438
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04585.00/cwt85.00–85.008881
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34382.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,64892.51/cwt92.00–93.001,5252
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41987.14/cwt84.00–91.001,23710
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19978.85/cwt74.00–81.009459
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22985.51/cwt82.00–89.001,05136
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24592.07/cwt90.00–95.001,14614
Bulls——1,812120.37/cwt119.00–121.002,1813
Bulls——1,800113.36/cwt110.00–117.002,0408
Bulls——1,496105.90/cwt105.00–109.001,5847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—1,0851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9822,885.64/head2,750.00–2,975.002,88610
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—8351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9802,780.82/head2,675.00–2,875.002,7816
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0471,233.47/head1,170.00–1,275.001,2333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1401,258.41/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2587
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1901,626.12/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6263
BullsMedium and Large 3—668183.27/cwt180.00–185.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 3—587200.95/cwt200.00–205.001,18010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 2—525221.20/cwt220.00–222.501,1616
BullsMedium and Large 2—665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3307
BullsMedium and Large 2—275284.76/cwt280.00–290.007833
BullsMedium and Large 3—524212.62/cwt207.50–217.501,11412
BullsMedium and Large 2—455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1—675207.43/cwt205.00–210.001,4002
BullsMedium and Large 2—445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 3—368248.21/cwt245.00–250.009133
BullsMedium and Large 3—470223.66/cwt217.50–227.501,05114
BullsMedium and Large 3—435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0222
BullsMedium and Large 3—625194.84/cwt190.00–200.001,2182
BullsMedium and Large 2—732181.61/cwt180.00–185.001,3293
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—1,1421,590.22/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5906
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—7951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—8681,800.86/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8832,519.15/head2,400.00–2,600.002,51912
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—1,0151,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5602

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.