Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-07-22

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
101 vs last sale 513 53 vs year ago 359 · +14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
28 vs last sale 92 25 vs year ago 39 · +64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
25 vs last sale 49 12 vs year ago 36 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.17/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 127.05 against this barn's trailing median of $376.22.
Average price
$249.17
43 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,360
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.03
vs GA average
15.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537257.761,38311thin
Medium and Large 2555250.371,38920
Medium and Large 3539239.301,28912thin
One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $94 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

31 sales
427385343301median 376.2212/1502/2304/2006/1508/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $315.00, median $376.22 across 31 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 sale43 hd
249.17
GA average14 barns · 596 hd
243.14
+6.03
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−15.46
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.22
−127.05
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
BullsLow1,725163.962,82911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211134.311,62734
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,097117.731,2916thin

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)1,030$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$1,0523thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,9302thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,4303
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664230.99/cwt230.00–232.001,5344
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300283350.99/cwt344.00–355.009934
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400356337.36/cwt330.00–345.001,2018
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465306.74/cwt300.00–310.001,4263
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600561267.03/cwt262.00–276.001,4986
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665225.33/cwt222.00–228.001,4983
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6532
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713220.71/cwt215.00–225.001,5743
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419304.36/cwt300.00–310.001,27511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458288.28/cwt285.00–292.501,3206
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322345.59/cwt340.00–350.001,1135
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463278.03/cwt272.00–280.001,2874
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770219.01/cwt215.00–223.001,6864
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650611237.02/cwt232.00–240.001,4484
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423323.82/cwt322.50–325.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205346.00/cwt346.00–346.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510289.18/cwt285.00–292.001,4757
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400356348.00/cwt345.00–350.001,2394
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425314.82/cwt310.00–320.001,3382
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274362.98/cwt360.00–367.509954
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268332.38/cwt330.00–335.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518259.88/cwt258.00–265.001,3466
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416288.06/cwt285.00–295.001,1987
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561283.56/cwt278.00–288.001,5917
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350312360.38/cwt355.00–364.001,1245
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467301.84/cwt297.00–305.001,4105
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425315.29/cwt312.00–317.501,3404
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665230.66/cwt230.00–232.001,5343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,427139.97/cwt139.00–142.001,9975
CowsLean 85-90%1,057114.07/cwt113.00–115.001,2063
Bulls1,753158.97/cwt154.00–161.002,7875
Bulls1,702168.12/cwt164.00–171.002,8616
CowsLean 85-90%1,137121.39/cwt120.00–123.001,3803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167134.62/cwt130.00–138.001,57124
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515297.43/cwt295.00–300.001,5324
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559255.21/cwt254.00–258.001,4275
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305364.96/cwt362.50–367.501,1132
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600553293.76/cwt292.50–295.001,6242
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362359.17/cwt355.00–362.501,3003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208127.19/cwt125.00–129.001,5365
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575232.98/cwt230.00–240.001,3405
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450409266.64/cwt260.00–270.001,09112
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250232305.23/cwt300.00–310.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370274.86/cwt270.00–280.001,0174
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450423302.63/cwt300.00–305.001,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360357.34/cwt355.00–360.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500461253.17/cwt250.00–257.001,1677
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350317297.99/cwt295.00–300.0094510
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500460282.34/cwt280.00–285.001,2993
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515253.53/cwt250.00–260.001,3063
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360332.53/cwt330.00–335.001,1972
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250225329.75/cwt324.00–335.007423
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465267.50/cwt260.00–278.001,2446
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600558247.51/cwt240.00–250.001,3814
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550513243.82/cwt240.00–248.001,2517
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0101,930.00/head1,930.00–1,930.001,9302
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300286300.61/cwt295.00–305.008608
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373318.38/cwt312.00–324.001,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427274.55/cwt270.00–280.001,1729
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630225.12/cwt220.00–230.001,4183
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523290.22/cwt285.00–295.001,5182
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350332324.03/cwt320.00–330.001,0763
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422286.05/cwt280.00–298.001,20711
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517274.22/cwt270.00–277.001,4187
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38751,002.86/head900.00–1,100.001,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228325.48/cwt325.00–326.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600564248.74/cwt246.00–253.001,40315
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500456264.90/cwt260.00–270.001,2089
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527255.24/cwt252.00–258.001,3455
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321313.21/cwt308.00–318.001,0055
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400359295.68/cwt290.00–300.001,06111

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.