Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-02-06

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 6
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,257 head
373 vs last sale 884 444 vs year ago 813 · +54.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
11 vs last sale 141 26 vs year ago 178 · 14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
22 vs last sale 108 23 vs year ago 153 · 15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.53/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$235.53
271 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,114
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.47
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489247.551,21126
Medium and Large 2469239.281,123141
Medium and Large 3474227.441,078104
One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about $133 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 sale271 hd
235.53
GA average14 barns · 1,951 hd
244.00
−8.47
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
BullsLow1,682129.372,1779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,417107.501,52325
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219105.351,28556
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03992.2595817

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,64117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,58512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,1409
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,78714

Every lot, as filed

91 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
BullsMedium and Large 3481292.40/cwt290.00–297.501,4064
BullsMedium and Large 3576232.27/cwt227.50–237.501,33829
HeifersMedium and Large 3577212.17/cwt210.00–215.001,22410
HeifersMedium and Large 1705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 2325334.69/cwt330.00–340.001,0882
BullsMedium and Large 2235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
BullsMedium and Large 2629233.62/cwt229.00–239.001,46916
BullsMedium and Large 3285331.12/cwt330.00–335.009444
BullsMedium and Large 3628220.56/cwt217.50–225.001,3854
BullsMedium and Large 2532253.26/cwt250.00–260.001,34715
BullsMedium and Large 1435322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4032
BullsMedium and Large 2295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
BullsMedium and Large 1682229.92/cwt228.00–234.001,5683
BullsMedium and Large 3320321.93/cwt317.50–325.001,0306
BullsMedium and Large 2475304.89/cwt300.00–310.001,44812
BullsMedium and Large 3245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1518267.37/cwt262.50–270.001,3853
BullsMedium and Large 3436301.66/cwt300.00–307.501,31510
BullsMedium and Large 3374312.55/cwt307.50–317.501,16914
BullsMedium and Large 2429313.99/cwt310.00–320.001,34728
BullsMedium and Large 3675211.21/cwt210.00–212.501,4262
BullsMedium and Large 2376323.50/cwt320.00–327.501,2167
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,0701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39561,054.95/head950.00–1,150.001,0555
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,209.27/head2,175.00–2,250.002,2094
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1331,582.40/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,246.66/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1562,015.72/head1,925.00–2,100.002,0165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1752,015.68/head1,825.00–2,100.002,0168
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0771,187.67/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0691,276.52/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1041,459.06/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4594
Bulls1,544121.88/cwt119.00–125.001,8824
Bulls1,612131.69/cwt129.00–135.002,1233
Bulls2,065140.85/cwt138.00–144.002,9092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244108.02/cwt104.00–111.001,34433
CowsLean 85-90%1,07186.80/cwt84.00–90.009307
CowsLean 85-90%1,325104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3781
CowsLean 85-90%98295.18/cwt91.00–98.009359
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16299.84/cwt96.00–103.001,16020
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415107.96/cwt104.00–111.001,52817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,629113.29/cwt112.00–115.001,8454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21499.75/cwt95.00–103.001,2114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333112.71/cwt112.00–113.001,5023
BullsMedium and Large 3529240.31/cwt237.50–245.001,27121
BullsMedium and Large 2675221.49/cwt221.00–222.001,4952
BullsMedium and Large 2588241.57/cwt240.00–250.001,4206
BullsMedium and Large 1275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
SteersMedium and Large 3335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
SteersMedium and Large 1526297.10/cwt292.50–302.501,5638
SteersMedium and Large 2516286.98/cwt280.00–290.001,4817
SteersMedium and Large 1475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 2475313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4871
SteersMedium and Large 3380322.77/cwt320.00–327.501,22714
SteersMedium and Large 2575277.41/cwt275.00–280.001,5952
HeifersMedium and Large 3668191.63/cwt190.00–192.501,2803
SteersMedium and Large 2423323.39/cwt320.00–330.001,36811
SteersMedium and Large 3585262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5361
SteersMedium and Large 3630246.82/cwt245.00–250.001,5554
SteersMedium and Large 3473304.26/cwt300.00–308.001,4399
SteersMedium and Large 3432315.36/cwt310.00–316.001,36227
HeifersMedium and Large 3525219.91/cwt215.00–225.001,15523
SteersMedium and Large 1575287.33/cwt282.50–292.501,6522
HeifersMedium and Large 3625201.21/cwt200.00–202.501,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 3472230.74/cwt225.00–235.001,08918
HeifersMedium and Large 3283262.39/cwt260.00–265.007432
HeifersMedium and Large 3379240.39/cwt237.50–245.0091117
HeifersMedium and Large 2583219.55/cwt217.50–225.001,28013
HeifersMedium and Large 2525232.33/cwt227.50–237.501,22023
HeifersMedium and Large 2318268.23/cwt265.00–270.008539
HeifersMedium and Large 2775181.15/cwt177.50–185.001,4042
HeifersMedium and Large 3324252.69/cwt247.50–257.508198
HeifersMedium and Large 3424234.01/cwt230.00–237.5099217
HeifersMedium and Large 1427255.89/cwt253.00–260.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 2479241.49/cwt237.50–247.501,15716
HeifersMedium and Large 1515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 2275274.71/cwt270.00–280.007555
HeifersMedium and Large 2434242.74/cwt240.00–250.001,05339
HeifersMedium and Large 1615225.21/cwt223.00–227.501,3852
HeifersMedium and Large 1583232.69/cwt230.00–240.001,3575
HeifersMedium and Large 1675212.13/cwt210.00–214.001,4323
HeifersMedium and Large 1325276.17/cwt275.00–277.508982
HeifersMedium and Large 1495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2382253.48/cwt250.00–267.5096821
BullsMedium and Large 3725201.22/cwt200.00–202.501,4592
HeifersMedium and Large 1363269.50/cwt262.50–272.509788
HeifersMedium and Large 2616212.23/cwt205.00–215.001,30712
HeifersMedium and Large 3720183.08/cwt180.00–185.001,3184

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.