Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.71/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$133.71

97 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	136.22	694	48
Medium and Large 2	420	131.61	552	33
Medium and Large 3	325	130.53	424	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

133.71

—

GA average15 barns · 1,100 hd

129.14

+4.58

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	1,458	87.75	1,279	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	62.87	781	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	49.59	532	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, 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 2	—	573	127.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	87.75/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.85/cwt	132.00–137.50	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.19/cwt	132.00–142.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.69/cwt	136.00–145.00	595	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	746.11/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,476	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	852.26/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	833.16/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	64.19/cwt	62.00–67.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.71/cwt	128.00–132.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.15/cwt	114.00–124.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	113.50/cwt	112.00–116.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.13/cwt	142.00–146.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	135.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.76/cwt	167.50–168.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.61/cwt	131.00–138.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.80/cwt	140.00–147.50	550	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	175.52/cwt	175.00–176.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.11/cwt	154.00–163.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	117.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.59/cwt	142.00–147.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.04/cwt	54.00–57.00	671	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	53.00/cwt	52.00–55.00	617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	70.67/cwt	68.00–73.50	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	416	2

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 →

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	125.00–129.00	127.06
4	—	423	145.00–153.00	149.17
2	—	218	170.00–172.50	171.29
3	—	665	115.00–117.00	115.69
4	—	523	135.00–139.00	137.07
8	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.63
3	—	617	115.00–122.00	117.42
4	—	473	142.00–147.00	144.59
7	—	372	150.00–160.00	154.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	145.00–150.00	148.47
4	—	473	132.00–137.50	134.85
13	—	380	140.00–147.50	144.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	368	162.00–163.00	162.52
2	—	210	185.00–190.00	187.56
2	—	323	167.50–168.00	167.76
4	—	573	131.00–138.00	134.61
6	—	523	142.00–147.00	144.58
2	—	268	175.00–176.00	175.52
4	—	431	154.00–163.00	156.11
6	—	473	148.00–155.00	151.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.64
6	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.63
6	—	275	130.00–140.00	135.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–134.00	131.68
2	—	620	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	573	114.00–124.00	119.15
4	—	323	134.00–143.00	138.74
10	—	473	122.00–130.00	126.15
4	—	273	142.00–146.00	144.13
6	—	375	134.00–143.00	138.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	132.00–142.00	137.19
6	—	423	136.00–145.00	140.69
3	—	575	128.00–132.00	130.71
8	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.65
3	—	212	158.00–160.00	159.35
6	—	659	112.00–116.00	113.50
2	—	325	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,002	650.00–800.00	746.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	825.00–850.00	833.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	775.00–925.00	852.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	87.50–88.00	87.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	62.00–67.00	64.19
4	—	1,220	54.00–57.00	55.04
3	—	1,298	68.00–73.50	70.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	52.00–55.00	53.00
2	—	935	44.00–45.00	44.48

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle