Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-06-25

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
91 vs last sale 841 150 vs year ago 900 · 16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
382 head
170 vs last sale 212 198 vs year ago 184 · +107.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
213 head
100 vs last sale 113 124 vs year ago 89 · +139.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows mostly steady with exceptional individuals bringing 162.00 to 177.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady with exceptional individuals bringing 191.00 to 195.00, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.42/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 118.56 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.
Average price
$244.42
27 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.60
vs GA average
24.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555258.001,4323thin
Medium and Large 2541248.161,34210thin
Medium and Large 3533238.841,27414thin
One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
416374332290median 362.9812/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
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 sale27 hd
244.42
GA average15 barns · 587 hd
250.02
−5.60
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−24.86
This barn, trailing median32 sales
362.98
−118.56
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
BullsHigh1,587176.592,80327
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169145.641,703131
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443145.062,09337
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,037126.531,31248
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,863150.402,8025thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,536145.762,23931
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,470129.001,8961thin

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)1,174$1,93316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,87519
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,66117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$2,21848

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171147.23/cwt144.00–152.001,72447
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,905140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6672
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,835157.34/cwt157.00–158.002,8873
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,560146.88/cwt144.00–152.002,29112
CowsLean 85-90%1,032129.12/cwt125.00–132.501,33326
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,470138.78/cwt135.00–142.002,04012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3032,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,0212,157.61/head2,050.00–2,250.002,15812
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29402,174.56/head2,125.00–2,225.002,1756
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-39131,856.93/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8576
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-39061,913.86/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9148
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310296.23/cwt295.00–297.509182
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550545260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,741.63/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7428
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725214.86/cwt210.00–220.001,5582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,983.77/head1,925.00–2,025.001,9848
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,704.73/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7054
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329301.85/cwt300.00–305.009935
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383278.92/cwt277.50–282.501,0685
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0781,588.95/head1,525.00–1,675.001,5899
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6393
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271302.82/cwt300.00–305.008215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,975.04/head1,925.00–2,025.001,9755
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623268.06/cwt262.50–270.001,6704
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4761
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615257.44/cwt252.50–260.001,5837
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427271.87/cwt267.50–277.501,1615
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569279.94/cwt275.00–282.501,5936
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575242.41/cwt240.00–245.001,3944
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518252.00/cwt247.50–255.001,3056
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1702,464.26/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4644
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700679213.04/cwt210.00–217.501,4474
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1461,750.00/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141139.45/cwt135.00–143.001,59157
CowsLean 85-90%1,021120.81/cwt117.00–124.001,23318
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,470129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,409136.95/cwt134.00–140.001,93014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449154.46/cwt151.00–158.002,2387
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225155.92/cwt153.00–160.001,91027
CowsLean 85-90%1,144135.48/cwt134.00–138.001,5504
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470148.05/cwt143.00–150.002,17616
Bulls1,692185.27/cwt181.00–188.003,13512
Bulls1,345165.11/cwt162.00–169.002,2218
Bulls1,685174.83/cwt170.00–178.002,9467
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,609155.79/cwt153.00–160.002,5077
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530304.86/cwt300.00–310.001,6162
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7721
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575232.44/cwt230.00–235.001,3373
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480248.68/cwt245.00–255.001,19412
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500490281.16/cwt280.00–290.001,3788
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750725202.43/cwt200.00–205.001,4682
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350305285.00/cwt285.00–285.008692
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523275.42/cwt270.00–280.001,44014
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365273.65/cwt270.00–275.009994
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1571,811.90/head1,700.00–1,900.001,81213
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550522240.58/cwt235.00–245.001,25611
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450432258.10/cwt255.00–265.001,1157
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2643
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565267.37/cwt260.00–270.001,5118
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532284.94/cwt282.50–290.001,51610
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250236291.74/cwt280.00–305.006899
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335287.52/cwt250.00–330.009634
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665248.73/cwt247.50–250.001,6542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0952,507.38/head2,450.00–2,575.002,5076

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.