Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher with an exceptional individual bringing 188.00, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows 100.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.73/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.25 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.

Average price

$240.73

48 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs GA average

−32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	250.58	1,352	15thin
Medium and Large 3	549	236.26	1,298	33

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.88, low $303.81, median $362.98 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

240.73

—

GA average15 barns · 430 hd

247.91

−7.18

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−32.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

362.98

−122.25

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	1,716	171.27	2,939	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	142.91	2,013	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	141.25	1,689	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	122.84	1,235	26

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,357	83
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	49
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,988	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,841	144
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,488	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	300–350	337	330.91/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	251.17/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	2,336.61/head	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,194	1,729.31/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	272.40/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,174	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	280.91/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	322.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,511.74/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,512	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	604	280.24/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	221.92/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	252.58/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,215	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	213.07/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,434	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	1,674.90/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	230.67/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,317	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	307.63/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	271.55/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,010	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	240.92/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,279	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	293.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	324.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,857.91/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,858	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,135	3,302.16/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,302	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	126.80/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,267	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	118.25/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,188	13
Bulls	—	—	1,603	161.22/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	169.52/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,941	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	143.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,727	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	150.05/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,027	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,528	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	145.43/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,051	19
Bulls	—	—	1,739	176.78/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,074	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	138.60/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,957	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	2,104.78/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,105	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,098	2,137.71/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,138	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	1,834.86/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,835	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,914.71/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,915	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,088	3,388.14/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,388	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	304.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,720.45/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,720	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,722.33/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,269	2,041.61/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,042	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,929.71/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,930	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	2,374.46/head	2,025.00–2,950.00	2,374	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,257	2,489.62/head	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,490	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	337.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,106	3,534.79/head	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	231.63/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	302.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,858.78/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	253.02/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	240.80/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,401	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 489Year ago 891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 178Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 98Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	330.00–335.00	330.91
2	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.37
4	400–450	423	285.00–315.00	307.63
5	500–550	531	277.50–287.50	280.91
3	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	680	247.50–257.50	251.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	337.37
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
12	600–650	604	272.50–281.00	280.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	575	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	315.00	315.00
4	250–300	285	300.00–310.00	302.24
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
11	400–450	431	270.00–277.50	272.40
8	450–500	475	260.00–265.00	262.39
12	500–550	529	250.00–257.50	253.02
3	550–600	582	240.00–242.50	240.80
6	600–650	618	230.00–232.50	231.63
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	290.00–295.00	293.61
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
18	350–400	372	267.50–275.00	271.55
3	400–450	425	260.00–265.00	262.42
15	450–500	481	250.00–257.50	252.58
18	500–550	531	237.50–247.50	240.92
15	550–600	571	227.50–233.00	230.67
5	600–650	629	220.00–225.00	221.92
8	650–700	673	207.50–217.50	213.07
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	320.00–330.00	324.78
2	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	304.69
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,336.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,055	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,511.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,178	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,857.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,720.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,135	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,302.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,088	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,388.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,106	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,534.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,015	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,104.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,098	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,137.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	765	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,834.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,914.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,194	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,729.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,029	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,674.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,722.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,929.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,151	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,858.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,269	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,041.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,275	2,025.00–2,950.00	2,374.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	—	1,257	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,489.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	999	124.00–131.00	126.80
1	—	1,090	135.00	135.00
13	—	1,005	114.00–122.00	118.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	151.00	151.00
19	—	1,410	142.00–148.00	145.43
13	—	1,412	135.00–141.00	138.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,203	140.00–148.00	143.53
13	—	1,351	148.00–155.00	150.05
33	—	1,128	131.00–139.00	135.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	156.00–164.00	161.22
8	—	1,735	167.00–173.00	169.52
8	—	1,739	174.00–180.00	176.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle