Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows mostly steady with an exceptional individual bringing 128.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 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 $245.74/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$245.74

262 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	254.94	1,172	68
Medium and Large 2	462	245.02	1,133	116
Medium and Large 3	434	238.80	1,037	78

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $135 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 sale262 hd

245.74

—

GA average16 barns · 1,860 hd

245.25

+0.49

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	—	Low	1,589	130.30	2,070	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	114.73	1,620	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	111.86	1,326	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	98.53	1,079	25

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)	1,195	$1,585	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,480	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,301	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$2,172	48

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	250.36/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	262.68/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	208.72/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	290.89/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,361	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	221.28/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	272.35/cwt	270.00–277.50	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	200.56/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	279.07/cwt	222.50–290.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	241.00/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	270.40/cwt	270.00–272.50	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	277.65/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	283.11/cwt	280.00–289.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	188.57/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	260.46/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	229.86/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	213.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	223.11/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,290	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	273.33/cwt	270.00–277.50	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	233.10/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	233.11/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	229.87/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,092	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	252.39/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	261.98/cwt	257.50–265.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	241.34/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,156	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	264.39/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	262.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	210.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	249.38/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	324.30/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	313.44/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	304.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	234.92/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	314.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,338	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	110.29/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,287	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	103.53/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,171	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	117.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,450	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	93.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,011	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	106.74/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,286	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	100.47/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,068	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	113.20/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,564	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	107.48/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,556	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	118.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,716	15
Bulls	—	—	1,490	123.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,840	7
Bulls	—	—	1,828	140.16/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,562	4
Bulls	—	—	1,556	131.35/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,406.59/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,407	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	1,196.34/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,025	2,154.11/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,154	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	2,524.21/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,033	1,737.31/head	1,630.00–1,850.00	1,737	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	985	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,627.03/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,627	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	1,399.41/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,399	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,711.12/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,711	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	1,479.91/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,480	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,758.31/head	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,758	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	2,012.62/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,013	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	2,091.01/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	226.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	236.48/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	321.12/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	216.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	316.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,213	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	228.83/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,396	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	271.19/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,462	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	306.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	239.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,021	16

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.

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Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Tue Feb 27, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 1,232Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 228Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 237Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	245.00–255.00	250.36
11	—	520	215.00–225.00	221.28
9	—	282	270.00–277.50	272.35
4	—	628	197.50–205.00	200.56
1	—	245	280.00	280.00
18	—	475	225.00–235.00	229.87
4	—	325	260.00–265.00	262.35
3	—	572	205.00–215.00	210.71
16	—	426	235.00–245.00	239.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	210.00–215.00	211.60
2	—	205	310.00	310.00
1	—	700	208.00	208.00
13	—	330	222.50–290.00	279.07
7	—	539	240.00–247.50	241.00
6	—	293	270.00–272.50	270.40
12	—	364	275.00–280.00	277.65
5	—	437	260.00–262.50	260.46
4	—	615	227.50–232.00	229.86
3	—	775	195.00	195.00
12	—	579	230.00–238.00	233.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	282	280.00–289.00	283.11
4	—	725	185.00–192.50	188.57
3	—	765	185.00	185.00
3	—	618	210.00–215.00	213.26
11	—	578	220.00–227.50	223.11
10	—	327	270.00–277.50	273.33
15	—	522	227.50–237.50	233.10
1	—	205	300.00	300.00
14	—	425	247.50–257.50	252.39
13	—	370	257.50–265.00	261.98
2	—	675	195.00–200.00	197.43
28	—	479	237.50–247.50	241.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	257.50–267.50	262.68
2	—	725	207.50–210.00	208.72
8	—	468	287.50–292.50	290.89
2	—	265	335.00–340.00	337.41
1	—	245	340.00	340.00
6	—	324	317.50–325.00	321.12
5	—	671	210.00–220.00	216.95
16	—	383	310.00–330.00	316.70
10	—	610	226.00–230.00	228.83
10	—	539	270.00–277.50	271.19
10	—	417	300.00–310.00	306.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	310.00	310.00
2	—	540	282.50–285.00	283.74
1	—	705	217.50	217.50
1	—	410	322.50	322.50
1	—	365	326.00	326.00
3	—	668	220.00–230.00	226.53
8	—	623	232.50–240.00	236.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	261.00–268.00	264.39
1	—	715	239.00	239.00
4	—	675	247.50–250.00	248.71
2	—	775	225.00–230.00	227.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	342.50	342.50
2	—	575	280.00–290.00	284.83
8	—	628	246.00–255.00	249.38
4	—	430	322.50–327.50	324.30
2	—	728	224.00–225.00	224.51
2	—	475	312.00–315.00	313.44
1	—	775	215.00	215.00
1	—	525	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	300.00–310.00	304.41
2	—	625	232.50–237.50	234.92
1	—	700	217.50	217.50
1	—	525	295.00	295.00
11	—	425	310.00–320.00	314.84
1	—	325	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,167	107.00–114.00	110.29
24	—	1,131	99.00–106.00	103.53
45	—	1,231	115.00–122.00	117.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	90.00–95.00	93.12
4	—	1,205	106.00–108.00	106.74
11	—	1,063	97.00–104.00	100.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,382	109.00–116.00	113.20
3	—	1,448	105.00–109.00	107.48
15	—	1,449	117.00–122.00	118.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	120.00–126.00	123.46
4	—	1,828	138.00–144.00	140.16
8	—	1,556	129.00–136.00	131.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,046	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,406.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,189	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,627.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,240	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,711.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,051	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,168	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,399.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,158	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,479.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,154.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	895	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,012.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	890	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,091.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,033	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,033	1,630.00–1,850.00	1,737.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	959	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,758.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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