Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to10.00 higher. replacement cows steady,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.98/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $376.91.

Average price

$318.98

43 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$59.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.68

vs GA average

−13.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	339.66	1,752	23
Medium and Large 2	540	313.66	1,694	9thin
Medium and Large 3	542	280.09	1,517	11thin

One grade step is worth $59.56/cwt here — about $235 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $315.00, median $376.91 across 30 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

318.98

—

GA average13 barns · 431 hd

310.30

+8.68

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−13.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

376.91

−57.93

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	—	Low	1,480	175.33	2,595	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	146.01	2,275	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	142.58	1,801	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	126.37	1,156	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,368	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,888	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	435.00/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	343.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	308.33/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	467.18/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	379.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	328.81/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	491.88/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	392.15/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	357.09/cwt	351.00–374.00	1,693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	334.25/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	389.53/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	366.78/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	389.19/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	382.39/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,153	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	398.44/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	446.69/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	423.37/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	336.62/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	361.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	473.80/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	319.40/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	407.06/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	437.10/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	424.25/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	353.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	471.46/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	355.25/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,883	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	404.44/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	438.11/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	314.34/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	415.66/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	461.78/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,662	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	162.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	185.45/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	129.46/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,165	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	133.14/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,467.56/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,468	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	176.31/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,387	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	315.64/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	328.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	268.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,921	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	2,067.96/head	1,900.00–2,225.00	2,068	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	309.16/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	331.20/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,255	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	370.39/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	324.99/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	334.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	315.43/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	386.00/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	398.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	394.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	352.43/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	389.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	312.04/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	334.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	346.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	323.03/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	380.85/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	318.79/cwt	312.00–326.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	407.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	302.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	375.78/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	367.95/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.24/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	353.46/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	281.26/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 516Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 111Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 67Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	430.00–450.00	437.10
8	300–350	343	425.00–440.00	435.00
4	350–400	373	395.00–425.00	407.06
13	400–450	422	380.00–400.00	392.15
10	450–500	474	351.00–374.00	357.09
19	500–550	507	335.00–350.00	343.92
4	550–600	558	317.50–325.00	319.40
6	600–650	616	304.00–317.00	308.33
4	650–700	663	292.00–295.00	293.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–415.00	407.75
2	250–300	268	380.00–400.00	389.91
5	300–350	321	380.00–395.00	386.00
7	350–400	363	355.00–380.00	367.95
4	400–450	414	345.00–365.00	353.46
3	450–500	453	325.00–350.00	336.62
5	500–550	524	312.00–326.00	318.79
4	550–600	560	302.00–315.00	307.24
2	600–650	615	300.00–302.00	301.02
2	650–700	663	285.00–290.00	287.49
2	700–750	723	245.00–255.00	249.91
2	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	325.00–345.00	334.86
10	300–350	327	310.00–345.00	328.57
12	350–400	379	310.00–345.00	331.20
7	400–450	420	300.00–330.00	315.43
7	450–500	467	300.00–318.00	309.16
6	500–550	527	280.00–300.00	290.16
5	550–600	559	260.00–280.00	268.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	400.00–490.00	467.18
4	250–300	256	455.00–485.00	473.80
5	300–350	322	430.00–445.00	438.11
6	350–400	365	415.00–435.00	424.25
11	400–450	427	392.50–415.00	404.44
5	450–500	464	375.00–385.00	379.00
14	500–550	530	353.00–370.00	355.25
4	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	355.01
3	600–650	620	310.00–318.00	314.34
2	650–700	665	300.00–305.00	302.46
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	445.00–450.00	446.69
3	300–350	332	410.00–430.00	423.37
5	350–400	364	392.50–405.00	398.44
3	400–450	442	370.00–382.50	375.78
5	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	361.04
14	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	345.80
4	550–600	564	318.00–330.00	323.03
3	600–650	603	300.00–305.00	302.67
2	700–750	713	277.50–285.00	281.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	400.00–410.00	405.07
3	250–300	265	395.00–400.00	398.36
3	300–350	332	385.00–405.00	394.95
6	350–400	359	362.00–375.00	370.39
6	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	346.03
6	450–500	466	325.00–340.00	334.93
5	500–550	508	320.00–332.50	324.99
4	550–600	565	310.00–316.00	312.04
2	600–650	615	285.00–290.00	287.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	485.00–500.00	491.88
3	300–350	330	465.00–485.00	471.46
3	350–400	360	450.00–475.00	461.78
2	400–450	408	430.00–440.00	435.03
3	450–500	463	402.50–425.00	415.66
5	500–550	522	386.00–390.00	389.19
18	550–600	563	372.00–386.00	382.39
4	600–650	616	350.00–365.00	353.71
2	650–700	675	320.00–337.50	328.81
3	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	377.50–400.00	389.53
3	450–500	457	370.00–387.50	380.85
3	500–550	517	362.50–372.50	366.78
5	550–600	561	360.00–370.00	365.05
10	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	334.25
2	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	400.00–405.00	402.47
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	453	340.00–365.00	352.43
2	500–550	510	340.00–345.00	342.48
3	600–650	613	314.00–318.00	315.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	467.50	467.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,187	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,467.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,900.00–2,225.00	2,067.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	160.00–165.00	162.74
2	—	1,900	184.00–187.00	185.45
5	—	1,354	171.00–180.00	176.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	114.00	114.00
4	—	900	126.00–131.00	129.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	145.00–147.00	146.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	131.00–137.00	133.14
3	—	1,505	150.00–155.00	152.58
6	—	1,262	140.00–148.00	143.88

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

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