Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-04-14

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Apr 14
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
76 vs last sale 531 27 vs year ago 482 · 5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
7 vs last sale 63 64 vs year ago 120 · 53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
1 vs last sale 54 0 vs year ago 53 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.68/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 84.54 against this barn's trailing median of $376.22.
Average price
$291.68
43 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.19
vs GA average
29.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538306.141,64814thin
Medium and Large 2539293.871,58317thin
Medium and Large 3543271.691,47412thin
One grade step is worth $34.45/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
291.68
GA average16 barns · 554 hd
300.87
−9.19
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−29.50
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.22
−84.54
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
BullsLow1,650176.692,9155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,207142.991,72633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455138.502,0152thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053129.561,3649thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,3224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,8499
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$2,3008

Every lot, as filed

93 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700666251.50/cwt240.00–262.501,6755
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332387.81/cwt385.00–390.001,2885
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269424.93/cwt420.00–430.001,1438
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525346.63/cwt340.00–350.001,8203
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270400.20/cwt390.00–407.001,0817
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559302.65/cwt300.00–310.001,6928
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600557271.66/cwt260.00–280.001,5136
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623262.56/cwt260.00–272.501,6367
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350334334.94/cwt330.00–340.001,1194
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673274.34/cwt270.00–280.001,8463
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250221413.64/cwt405.00–425.009144
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429349.31/cwt340.00–360.001,49910
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723244.84/cwt240.00–250.001,7702
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333364.15/cwt350.00–375.001,2136
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450421293.76/cwt280.00–300.001,2377
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400359347.98/cwt340.00–355.001,24910
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428327.47/cwt318.00–337.001,4029
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519296.50/cwt290.00–302.001,5399
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468281.31/cwt270.00–290.001,3178
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360304.79/cwt290.00–320.001,0975
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300282376.03/cwt375.00–380.001,0605
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800768214.31/cwt210.00–218.001,6463
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600255.67/cwt255.00–256.001,5343
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450417336.19/cwt330.00–350.001,4025
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400359400.69/cwt395.00–408.001,4384
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250213402.41/cwt400.00–405.008572
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650617273.27/cwt270.00–280.001,6863
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370373.31/cwt365.00–380.001,3813
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500461328.90/cwt320.00–340.001,5164
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250203440.06/cwt435.00–445.008932
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458359.94/cwt350.00–365.001,6497
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450443376.20/cwt375.00–377.501,6675
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278436.68/cwt435.00–440.001,2143
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419387.43/cwt380.00–390.001,6234
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320408.53/cwt400.00–435.001,3077
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750718271.02/cwt270.00–272.001,9462
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458371.84/cwt367.50–378.001,7033
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562330.00/cwt328.00–332.001,8553
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423383.02/cwt375.00–390.001,6208
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275422.93/cwt415.00–430.001,16310
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315437.14/cwt430.00–445.001,3772
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466368.18/cwt357.00–377.501,7167
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281441.87/cwt435.00–450.001,2425
CowsLean 85-90%1,008137.06/cwt136.00–138.001,3822
CowsLean 85-90%1,091129.50/cwt126.00–132.001,4134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228149.48/cwt149.00–151.001,8364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199143.34/cwt139.00–148.001,71924
CowsLean 85-90%1,032124.64/cwt124.00–125.001,2863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,1881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231136.14/cwt133.00–138.001,6765
Bulls1,435168.46/cwt167.00–170.002,4172
Bulls1,793182.17/cwt179.00–184.003,2663
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0942,016.06/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,579.70/head2,400.00–2,675.002,5803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39811,640.00/head1,400.00–1,775.001,6404
Bred CowsSmall 2-38251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550521301.03/cwt295.00–305.001,5685
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521325.95/cwt316.00–330.001,6988
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008802
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458345.05/cwt334.00–356.001,58010
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350318378.44/cwt375.00–385.001,2037
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500459320.71/cwt310.00–327.001,47218
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367364.76/cwt357.50–372.501,3393
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550511310.79/cwt304.00–320.001,5886
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250203390.12/cwt380.00–400.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370396.90/cwt385.00–402.001,4694
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550502337.34/cwt335.00–340.001,6933
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500456337.51/cwt330.00–350.001,5398
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600561290.92/cwt285.00–297.501,6328
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550528271.72/cwt260.00–280.001,4356
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370367.99/cwt360.00–375.001,3625
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612300.98/cwt295.00–308.001,8423
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625285.08/cwt280.00–290.001,7823
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500459312.71/cwt305.00–320.001,4357
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250211435.83/cwt430.00–440.009205
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566316.84/cwt305.00–322.001,7938
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565290.58/cwt285.00–295.001,6424
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663276.68/cwt270.00–280.001,8343
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250210495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0402
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325418.49/cwt400.00–425.001,3607
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429367.11/cwt360.00–374.001,5754
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6502
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450427336.65/cwt325.00–350.001,4379

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.