Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Replacement cattle were weaker. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −152.31 against this barn's trailing median of $362.98.

Average price

$210.67

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs GA average

−36.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	230.00	1,242	1thin
Medium and Large 2	556	217.04	1,208	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	206.11	1,147	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

210.67

—

GA average11 barns · 229 hd

207.58

+3.10

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−36.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

362.98

−152.31

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	—	Average	1,521	142.15	2,163	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	119.83	1,765	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	114.49	1,322	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	93.29	997	19

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)	994	$1,259	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,236	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$990	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,715	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	211.99/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	243.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,259	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,397.73/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.22/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	196.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	234.58/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	213.28/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	224.37/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	224.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	261.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	213.16/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,600.11/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	972	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	231.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	283.48/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	291.28/cwt	290.00–295.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	251.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	230.87/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	222.58/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	233.80/cwt	230.00–237.50	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	194.17/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,194	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	253.81/cwt	250.00–255.00	802	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	95.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,012	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	114.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,332	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	81.88/cwt	80.00–85.00	866	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	105.53/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	139.71/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,977	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	122.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,471	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	104.96/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	152.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,544	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	203.55/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,512.61/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	918.50/head	830.00–990.00	919	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	1,073.69/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,074	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	747.80/head	660.00–810.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,336	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 898Year ago 940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 150Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 111Year ago 244

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Replacement cattle were weaker. Feeder calves were unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	413	270.00–275.00	272.48
5	500–550	524	250.00–255.00	251.96
4	600–650	630	230.00–235.00	231.84
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	432	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	243.51
6	550–600	567	230.00–237.50	234.58
6	600–650	623	220.00–228.00	224.30
3	650–700	677	210.00–217.50	213.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	463	240.00–245.00	242.46
2	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	370	260.00–265.00	262.57
3	400–450	420	250.00–252.50	250.82
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	603	210.00–215.00	212.49
2	700–750	745	190.00–192.50	191.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	260.00–265.00	261.24
3	350–400	382	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	453	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	222.22
4	550–600	580	210.00–217.50	213.16
4	600–650	626	200.00–205.00	202.48
2	650–700	653	195.00–197.50	196.25
3	700–750	732	180.00–185.00	182.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	316	250.00–255.00	253.81
2	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
8	400–450	417	230.00–237.50	233.80
3	450–500	465	220.00–227.50	222.58
4	500–550	516	210.00–215.00	212.51
10	550–600	573	200.00–207.50	203.55
12	600–650	615	190.00–197.50	194.17
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	408	260.00–265.00	262.52
3	450–500	462	250.00–252.50	250.82
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
9	550–600	566	230.00–235.00	232.48
8	600–650	618	222.50–227.50	224.37
5	650–700	667	210.00–217.50	211.99
1	700–750	720	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	331	290.00–295.00	291.28
5	350–400	366	280.00–287.50	283.48
2	450–500	453	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	350–400	375	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	413	250.00–255.00	252.45
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	519	230.00–235.00	230.87
7	550–600	576	220.00–225.00	222.54
2	600–650	613	212.50–215.00	213.77
2	650–700	650	205.00	205.00

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)	1	—	1,180	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,397.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	830.00–990.00	918.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	957	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,073.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	660.00–810.00	747.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,512.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,062	90.00–100.00	95.29
5	—	1,058	80.00–85.00	81.88
3	—	1,108	103.00–106.00	104.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,160	110.00–119.00	114.83
10	—	1,102	102.00–108.00	105.53
10	—	1,198	120.00–128.00	122.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	119.00–120.00	119.75
2	—	1,513	110.00–115.00	112.39
1	—	1,600	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	135.00–143.00	139.71
4	—	1,668	150.00–156.00	152.49
2	—	1,600	130.00	130.00

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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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