Name: Carnesville livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 20.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers firm. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.77/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −166.42 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.

Average price

$230.77

91 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	240.54	1,331	46
Medium and Large 2	543	226.84	1,232	34
Medium and Large 3	580	202.05	1,172	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale91 hd

230.77

—

GA average15 barns · 430 hd

228.18

+2.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.19

−166.42

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	1,381	151.26	2,090	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	130.92	1,890	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	129.89	1,576	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	104.93	1,073	37

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)	1,167	$1,638	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,350	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,073	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,939	18

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	201.81/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,181	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	235.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	246.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	196.52/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	244.36/cwt	240.00–252.50	916	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	228.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	964	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	171.66/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	203.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,276	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	197.45/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	212.84/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,200	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	258.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	234.47/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	238.60/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,019	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	224.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	250.50/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	212.30/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,098	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	235.05/cwt	230.00–242.50	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	241.34/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	243.50/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	265.48/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	233.08/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	323.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	339.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	246.85/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,303	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	223.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,057	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	282.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	928	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	107.98/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,074	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	140.36/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,013	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,415	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	141.13/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,818	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	132.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,954	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	113.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	134.02/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,561	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	998	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	117.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,214	7
Bulls	—	—	1,251	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,822	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	133.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	169.82/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,571	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,011	1,213.09/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,213	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,935.59/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,936	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,373.05/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,373	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,237.96/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,238	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,210.94/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,211	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	907.18/head	700.00–1,025.00	907	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,595.52/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,596	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,140.03/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	240.89/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,142	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	286.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,060	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	229.86/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,425	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	267.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,108	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	229.68/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,204	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	266.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,006	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	236.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,348	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	221.20/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,493	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	353.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	202.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,172	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	233.17/cwt	230.00–235.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	221.64/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,281	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	323.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	246.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,038	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	195.88/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	221.97/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,054	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	301.78/cwt	290.00–310.00	984	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	215.79/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,329	10

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 980Last week 1,197Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 236Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 117Year ago 104

Compared to last week, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 20.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers firm. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	350.00–355.00	353.42
5	250–300	267	335.00–345.00	339.83
10	300–350	324	315.00–330.00	323.38
15	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	286.59
17	400–450	414	260.00–275.00	267.56
10	450–500	471	250.00–265.00	257.34
19	500–550	528	240.00–257.50	246.85
27	550–600	571	230.00–245.00	236.10
17	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	229.86
10	650–700	675	215.00–227.50	221.20
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00–305.00	302.39
5	300–350	329	280.00–290.00	282.01
8	350–400	386	250.00–255.00	251.83
7	400–450	421	230.00–235.00	233.17
19	450–500	472	220.00–230.00	223.98
11	550–600	580	200.00–210.00	202.05
3	600–650	627	190.00–202.50	195.88
2	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	315.00–330.00	323.01
14	300–350	326	290.00–310.00	301.78
18	350–400	377	260.00–275.00	266.96
26	400–450	421	240.00–255.00	246.55
22	450–500	474	235.00–247.50	240.89
22	500–550	524	220.00–237.50	229.68
12	550–600	578	215.00–227.50	221.64
10	600–650	616	210.00–222.50	215.79
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	783	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	240.00–255.00	246.81
15	350–400	375	230.00–242.50	235.05
31	400–450	422	220.00–235.00	228.46
33	450–500	475	210.00–228.00	221.97
15	500–550	517	205.00–219.00	212.30
11	550–600	585	192.50–207.50	201.81
3	750–800	770	157.50–162.50	160.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	518	230.00–245.00	235.09
2	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	222.47
13	600–650	627	200.00–210.00	203.45
8	650–700	673	190.00–205.00	197.45
2	750–800	765	182.50–185.00	183.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
10	300–350	322	250.00–265.00	258.66
21	350–400	375	240.00–252.50	244.36
20	400–450	427	230.00–247.50	238.60
18	450–500	460	230.00–240.00	235.06
17	500–550	516	220.00–228.00	224.27
15	550–600	564	210.00–217.50	212.84
5	600–650	615	192.50–197.50	196.52
2	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
3	750–800	780	170.00–172.50	171.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	495	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	628	230.00–236.00	233.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	513	264.00–268.00	265.48
3	550–600	593	242.50–245.00	243.50
3	600–650	623	240.00–244.00	241.34
2	650–700	660	230.00–239.00	234.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	440	235.00–240.00	237.50
6	450–500	467	245.00–257.50	250.50
3	500–550	517	235.00–240.00	238.39
1	600–650	600	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	995	105.00–114.00	107.98
14	—	1,051	90.00–100.00	94.94
7	—	1,029	115.00–123.00	117.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	139.00–143.00	140.36
8	—	1,471	128.00–138.00	132.86
3	—	1,385	110.00–119.00	113.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,230	110.00–120.00	115.02
16	—	1,288	139.00–146.00	141.13
32	—	1,165	129.00–138.00	134.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	140.00–150.00	145.64
3	—	1,465	130.00–139.00	133.42
5	—	1,514	165.00–173.00	169.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,011	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,213.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,068	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,373.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	818	700.00–1,025.00	907.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,278	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,935.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	940	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,237.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,595.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,080	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,210.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,140.03

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA

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