Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-02-20

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 20
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,232 head
555 vs last sale 677 308 vs year ago 924 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
175 vs last sale 53 40 vs year ago 188 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
237 head
77 vs last sale 160 103 vs year ago 134 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.33/cwt on 336 head.
Average price
$247.33
336 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.48
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486254.361,23786
Medium and Large 2455248.091,128154
Medium and Large 3438239.811,05196
One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $186 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 sale336 hd
247.33
GA average16 barns · 2,226 hd
247.80
−0.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,658132.372,19420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444113.201,63521
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,162110.741,28775
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05298.571,03732

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)1,105$1,46539
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,116$1,33222
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,23212
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,8252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$2,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,69162

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3675214.93/cwt212.50–217.501,4512
BullsMedium and Large 3364317.58/cwt310.00–320.001,15612
BullsMedium and Large 3327305.60/cwt220.00–330.0099917
BullsMedium and Large 3285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3095
BullsMedium and Large 1431333.34/cwt330.00–340.001,4378
BullsMedium and Large 3435302.50/cwt300.00–310.001,31622
BullsMedium and Large 2619238.93/cwt235.00–242.501,4795
BullsMedium and Large 2673225.40/cwt220.00–230.001,5175
BullsMedium and Large 2582273.30/cwt272.50–275.001,5913
BullsMedium and Large 2485307.35/cwt305.00–315.001,4914
BullsMedium and Large 1325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 2761207.39/cwt200.00–210.001,5784
BullsMedium and Large 2429323.11/cwt320.00–328.001,3864
BullsMedium and Large 3573262.91/cwt257.50–267.001,5064
BullsMedium and Large 3245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5711
BullsMedium and Large 1632250.12/cwt249.00–252.501,5813
BullsMedium and Large 2525287.26/cwt282.50–292.001,5084
BullsMedium and Large 2333310.62/cwt232.50–340.001,03413
BullsMedium and Large 1675235.49/cwt235.00–236.001,5904
BullsMedium and Large 3480293.58/cwt290.00–300.001,40923
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29701,584.63/head1,500.00–1,640.001,5858
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38991,754.22/head1,700.00–1,825.001,75412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38451,770.24/head1,700.00–1,800.001,77010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,105.17/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0691,368.68/head1,275.00–1,450.001,36918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29632,134.94/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39591,136.01/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,367.52/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3685
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0561,219.38/head1,125.00–1,325.001,21911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,444.73/head1,350.00–1,550.001,44511
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29301,624.87/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6254
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38101,356.02/head1,275.00–1,450.001,35610
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38921,330.09/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3306
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29402,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,547.85/head1,475.00–1,675.001,54821
Bulls1,659133.27/cwt130.00–137.002,2118
Bulls1,786139.81/cwt138.00–145.002,4976
CowsBoner 80-85%1,071104.81/cwt100.00–108.001,12329
Bulls1,528123.73/cwt120.00–125.001,8916
CowsLean 85-90%1,069101.78/cwt99.00–105.001,08812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207113.07/cwt109.00–116.001,36537
CowsLean 85-90%1,034108.02/cwt107.00–109.001,1175
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376113.45/cwt110.00–117.001,56111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,576118.83/cwt118.00–121.001,8736
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435104.06/cwt100.00–107.001,4934
CowsLean 85-90%1,04492.86/cwt90.00–97.0096915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272120.26/cwt117.00–124.001,5309
BullsMedium and Large 2733216.19/cwt212.50–220.001,5852
SteersMedium and Large 3371327.87/cwt325.00–330.001,2165
SteersMedium and Large 3428321.99/cwt320.00–325.001,3786
HeifersMedium and Large 2573222.86/cwt217.50–227.501,27717
SteersMedium and Large 3332342.30/cwt340.00–347.501,1363
SteersMedium and Large 2495317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5722
SteersMedium and Large 2385339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,3051
SteersMedium and Large 2515312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6091
SteersMedium and Large 2425334.88/cwt332.50–337.501,4232
HeifersMedium and Large 3264272.56/cwt265.00–275.0072011
SteersMedium and Large 3465308.67/cwt305.00–310.001,4354
HeifersMedium and Large 3486231.11/cwt230.00–235.001,12317
HeifersMedium and Large 2665207.91/cwt202.00–210.001,3834
HeifersMedium and Large 3225284.56/cwt280.00–290.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 3632201.60/cwt200.00–205.001,2743
HeifersMedium and Large 2373269.21/cwt265.00–272.501,00417
SteersMedium and Large 3525297.40/cwt295.00–300.001,5614
HeifersMedium and Large 2522233.11/cwt227.50–237.501,21722
HeifersMedium and Large 2434252.74/cwt250.00–260.001,09727
HeifersMedium and Large 3323264.25/cwt260.00–267.508544
HeifersMedium and Large 3527219.45/cwt215.00–225.001,15710
HeifersMedium and Large 1285295.00/cwt295.00–295.008411
HeifersMedium and Large 2478241.58/cwt237.50–247.501,15527
HeifersMedium and Large 2235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 2283282.71/cwt280.00–290.0080012
HeifersMedium and Large 2323275.38/cwt270.00–280.0088917
HeifersMedium and Large 2725192.92/cwt190.00–196.001,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 1535241.21/cwt240.00–245.001,29010
HeifersMedium and Large 2626211.92/cwt207.50–217.001,3277
HeifersMedium and Large 1431267.63/cwt265.00–272.501,1539
HeifersMedium and Large 1335285.00/cwt285.00–285.009552
HeifersMedium and Large 1582233.19/cwt230.00–240.001,35717
HeifersMedium and Large 1382278.14/cwt275.00–285.001,06225
HeifersMedium and Large 1484252.63/cwt250.00–260.001,22312
HeifersMedium and Large 1675222.43/cwt220.00–225.001,5012
HeifersMedium and Large 3675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3163
HeifersMedium and Large 3375254.77/cwt250.00–260.0095516
HeifersMedium and Large 3577210.60/cwt207.00–215.001,2157
HeifersMedium and Large 1628224.37/cwt220.00–230.001,4098
BullsMedium and Large 2285346.12/cwt345.00–350.009864
BullsMedium and Large 3618226.60/cwt222.50–230.001,4009
BullsMedium and Large 3533273.03/cwt270.00–280.001,45512
HeifersMedium and Large 3432240.59/cwt237.50–247.501,03923
BullsMedium and Large 3785192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5111
BullsMedium and Large 3732201.61/cwt200.00–205.001,4763
BullsMedium and Large 2368331.69/cwt325.00–335.001,22119

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.