Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2024-08-20

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 20
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
147 vs last sale 667 114 vs year ago 928 · 12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
65 vs last sale 173 86 vs year ago 152 · +56.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
64 vs last sale 86 67 vs year ago 217 · 30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were unevenly steady. Replacement cattle were moderately steady. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.51/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 168.69 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.
Average price
$228.51
77 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,249
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.82
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539238.281,28515thin
Medium and Large 2549229.441,25946
Medium and Large 3547216.661,18416thin
One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
451405358311median 397.1912/1603/0304/2806/2308/18
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $324.94, median $397.19 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 sale77 hd
228.51
GA average16 barns · 376 hd
230.33
−1.82
This barn, trailing median32 sales
397.19
−168.69
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
BullsAverage1,645178.572,93722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,462157.732,30521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214153.161,86074
CowsLean 85-90%High942131.771,24140
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252146.351,8323thin

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)1,109$1,72414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,62811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,55516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$1,84934

Every lot, as filed

103 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518231.84/cwt230.00–237.001,20114
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562223.27/cwt220.00–227.501,25519
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600563224.18/cwt220.00–227.501,2623
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515224.70/cwt220.00–227.501,15716
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581213.66/cwt210.00–218.001,24111
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424242.70/cwt235.00–247.501,02932
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618202.36/cwt200.00–210.001,25117
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373254.34/cwt250.00–257.509494
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725193.67/cwt190.00–197.501,4042
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780184.50/cwt184.00–185.001,4392
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620201.14/cwt190.00–210.001,2474
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283270.00/cwt270.00–270.007642
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350308272.44/cwt270.00–275.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700676194.99/cwt192.50–197.501,3184
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3243
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366264.27/cwt260.00–267.509674
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461241.75/cwt240.00–247.501,11410
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550508231.27/cwt230.00–232.501,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750725193.67/cwt190.00–197.501,4042
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700662200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3243
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400374240.00/cwt240.00–240.008986
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350310257.62/cwt250.00–265.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450424235.40/cwt230.00–250.009986
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478233.72/cwt230.00–237.501,11712
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500492261.66/cwt260.00–265.001,2873
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500464230.67/cwt220.00–242.501,0706
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410283.77/cwt280.00–285.001,1634
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362302.50/cwt300.00–307.501,0955
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415292.47/cwt290.00–295.001,2142
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318317.64/cwt315.00–320.001,0102
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500453271.26/cwt270.00–272.501,2292
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479242.47/cwt240.00–247.501,16115
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600572213.50/cwt210.00–217.501,2219
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450424242.32/cwt240.00–247.501,02711
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800780177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308162.27/cwt160.00–169.002,12219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214153.28/cwt150.00–159.001,86146
CowsLean 85-90%988143.56/cwt140.00–147.001,4187
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425145.10/cwt144.00–147.002,0683
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526162.99/cwt160.00–167.502,48711
CowsLean 85-90%985122.72/cwt120.00–129.001,20913
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,095130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4241
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,330154.52/cwt154.00–155.002,0552
CowsLean 85-90%897133.52/cwt130.00–138.001,19820
Bulls1,753185.08/cwt180.00–189.003,24411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,019133.32/cwt130.00–137.001,3599
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376154.87/cwt150.00–159.002,1317
Bulls1,353164.20/cwt160.00–169.002,2228
Bulls2,028192.99/cwt190.00–195.003,9143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0711,718.54/head1,625.00–1,844.001,71910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0821,780.34/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7806
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,283.38/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2836
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-31,0901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38121,892.23/head1,825.00–1,925.001,8926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,050.32/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0261,444.54/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4455
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28531,718.84/head1,630.00–1,800.001,7198
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29572,212.89/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2136
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38051,435.87/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4364
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700678194.20/cwt192.50–195.001,3173
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400381251.76/cwt250.00–257.509597
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520234.86/cwt230.00–237.501,22124
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350334289.01/cwt285.00–295.009655
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580223.52/cwt220.00–228.001,29622
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377272.06/cwt270.00–280.001,0269
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550514220.73/cwt220.00–225.001,1357
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431252.37/cwt250.00–257.501,08814
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559233.61/cwt230.00–235.001,3068
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668217.25/cwt217.00–217.501,4512
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622223.86/cwt220.00–227.501,39210
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225320.00/cwt320.00–320.007203
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500479233.69/cwt230.00–237.501,11913
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750712194.17/cwt192.50–195.001,3823
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471253.73/cwt250.00–257.501,1958
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517243.62/cwt240.00–247.501,2607
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419262.89/cwt260.00–267.501,10214
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650624211.26/cwt210.00–215.001,3184
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0652,000.12/head1,975.00–2,025.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0981,669.56/head1,525.00–1,775.001,67012

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.