Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.69/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$202.69

211 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$316

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	409	205.83	842	91
Medium and Large 2	487	202.19	984	87
Medium and Large 1	593	195.35	1,158	33

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about −$316 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 sale211 hd

202.69

—

GA average14 barns · 1,486 hd

207.17

−4.48

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	1,838	120.45	2,214	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	97.64	1,350	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	91.64	1,036	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	79.36	802	19

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,222	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,118	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,042	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,385	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	161.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	210.44/cwt	210.00–213.00	922	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	211.34/cwt	207.50–218.00	801	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	223.16/cwt	217.50–227.50	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	202.20/cwt	197.50–207.50	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	198.30/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,144	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	230.78/cwt	230.00–235.00	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	195.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,021	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	194.93/cwt	190.00–197.50	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	183.35/cwt	180.00–187.50	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	188.44/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	178.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	186.46/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	234.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	204.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	205.24/cwt	202.50–209.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	177.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	282.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	890	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	279.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	73.00/cwt	70.00–77.00	815	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	91.30/cwt	88.00–94.00	975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	80.66/cwt	78.00–85.00	760	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	96.15/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,270	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	89.31/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,166	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	102.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,502	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	84.44/cwt	80.00–87.00	962	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	99.77/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,224	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	91.83/cwt	89.00–96.00	991	45
Bulls	—	—	1,825	125.24/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,286	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	111.08/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,605.99/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	788	1,118.33/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,197	1,414.78/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,415	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	1,045.55/head	970.00–1,100.00	1,046	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,231	1,170.50/head	1,070.00–1,225.00	1,171	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,359.30/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,359	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	895.00/head	890.00–900.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,090.34/head	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	297.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	937	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	287.65/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	201.93/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	270.09/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	252.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	226.87/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	186.60/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	239.55/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	299.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	275.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	221.78/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	282.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	246.62/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,154	3

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 815Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 193Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 190Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	270.00	270.00
1	—	215	285.00	285.00
2	—	285	270.00	270.00
5	—	621	197.50–205.00	201.93
11	—	434	250.00–260.00	252.64
8	—	531	222.50–233.00	226.87
6	—	678	182.50–192.50	186.60
2	—	375	260.00–265.00	262.37
1	—	585	214.00	214.00
3	—	468	245.00–247.50	246.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	315	280.00–285.00	282.42
1	—	705	186.00	186.00
1	—	495	250.00	250.00
1	—	245	275.00	275.00
3	—	432	269.00–272.50	270.09
3	—	518	235.00–242.00	239.55
6	—	373	270.00–280.00	275.23
4	—	585	220.00–227.50	221.78
8	—	283	280.00–290.00	282.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	275.00–285.00	279.88
1	—	455	270.00	270.00
20	—	315	290.00–300.00	297.34
10	—	374	282.50–292.50	287.65
9	—	275	295.00–305.00	299.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	160.00–167.50	161.79
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
22	—	438	210.00–213.00	210.44
12	—	338	230.00–235.00	230.78
26	—	521	190.00–200.00	195.95
4	—	615	175.00–180.00	178.69
6	—	582	185.00–189.00	186.46
12	—	476	200.00–210.00	204.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	379	207.50–218.00	211.34
18	—	322	217.50–227.50	223.16
13	—	426	197.50–207.50	202.20
2	—	635	160.00	160.00
8	—	275	225.00–235.00	229.82
13	—	469	190.00–197.50	194.93
8	—	527	180.00–187.50	183.35
6	—	565	170.00–180.00	177.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	188.00	188.00
17	—	577	195.00–202.50	198.30
2	—	775	160.00–170.00	164.87
1	—	485	212.50	212.50
7	—	632	186.00–195.00	188.44
5	—	526	202.50–209.00	205.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	285.00	285.00
1	—	760	201.00	201.00
2	—	575	230.00–240.00	234.83
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	239.00	239.00
1	—	365	287.50	287.50
3	—	675	205.00–215.00	209.90
2	—	325	285.00–290.00	287.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	70.00–77.00	73.00
2	—	1,068	88.00–94.00	91.30
11	—	942	78.00–85.00	80.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,321	92.00–99.00	96.15
4	—	1,306	87.00–90.00	89.31
10	—	1,468	100.00–107.00	102.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,139	80.00–87.00	84.44
22	—	1,227	97.00–103.00	99.77
45	—	1,079	89.00–96.00	91.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	121.00–128.00	125.24
2	—	1,688	110.00–112.00	111.08
1	—	2,190	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,605.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,197	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,414.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,124	970.00–1,100.00	1,045.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,231	1,070.00–1,225.00	1,170.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	890.00–900.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,240	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,359.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,135	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,090.34

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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