Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.77/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.21 against this barn's trailing median of $200.98.

Average price

$126.77

88 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	128.18	591	47
Medium and Large 1	521	127.45	664	29
Medium and Large 3	465	119.60	556	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $35 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $204.98, low $185.95, median $200.98 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale88 hd

126.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,102 hd

120.18

+6.59

This barn, trailing median8 sales

200.98

−74.21

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	—	High	1,592	93.70	1,492	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	61.71	718	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	50.70	527	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	464	128.25/cwt	122.00–132.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	134.75/cwt	132.00–138.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	110.53/cwt	107.00–114.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.57/cwt	118.00–125.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.39/cwt	118.00–125.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.06/cwt	109.00–115.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	114.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.22/cwt	122.00–130.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	140.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.28/cwt	128.00–132.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	102.56/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,456	87.20/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,270	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	57.47/cwt	57.00–58.00	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	62.56/cwt	59.00–66.00	734	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	45.57/cwt	41.00–48.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	53.78/cwt	50.00–56.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	120.61/cwt	120.00–121.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.63/cwt	104.00–107.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	122.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	129.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.30/cwt	112.00–115.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 321Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 16Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	122.00–132.00	128.25
10	—	375	140.00–145.00	141.89
9	—	431	130.00–138.00	133.84
8	—	564	110.00–116.00	113.59
5	—	509	120.00–121.00	120.61
3	—	615	104.00–107.00	105.63
2	—	245	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	105.00–106.00	105.52
3	—	362	132.00–138.00	134.75
3	—	527	110.00–111.00	110.66
4	—	441	120.00–125.00	121.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	118.00–125.00	122.12
6	—	426	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	509	127.00–131.00	129.21
5	—	463	134.00–136.00	135.01
3	—	615	112.00–115.00	113.30
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	605	107.00–114.00	110.53
6	—	470	122.00–128.00	125.02
7	—	563	118.00–125.00	120.57
11	—	525	118.00–125.00	122.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	125.00–126.00	125.52
4	—	458	120.00–121.00	120.25
4	—	526	109.00–115.00	111.06
10	—	359	120.00–125.00	122.82
11	—	417	120.00–124.00	121.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	120.00	120.00
3	—	315	110.00–120.00	114.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
2	—	658	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	623	122.00–130.00	125.22
5	—	430	143.00–147.00	144.35
7	—	461	136.00–142.00	140.00
10	—	540	130.00–137.00	132.39
10	—	571	128.00–132.00	129.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	127.00–129.00	128.04
3	—	573	124.00–126.00	125.02
4	—	431	138.00–142.00	140.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	101.00–104.00	102.56
3	—	1,573	93.00–100.00	96.46
4	—	1,456	83.00–90.00	87.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	57.00–58.00	57.47
20	—	1,174	59.00–66.00	62.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	41.00–48.00	45.57
5	—	1,063	50.00–56.00	53.78

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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