Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-05-26

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 26
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
17 vs last sale 425 178 vs year ago 264 · +67.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
17 vs last sale 43 22 vs year ago 82 · 26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
34 vs last sale 76 9 vs year ago 33 · +27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.72/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$325.72
35 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537345.201,8537thin
Medium and Large 2530329.971,74911thin
Medium and Large 3534314.961,68117thin
One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $172 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

32 sales
443399356312median 393.5012/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $326.46, median $393.50 across 32 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 sale35 hd
325.72
GA average13 barns · 264 hd
324.15
+1.57
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−67.78
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
BullsHigh1,661189.703,1519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444158.992,29611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184155.841,84529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053145.301,5319thin

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)1,181$2,7174thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$2,43910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$2,44810

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2450–500459346.36/cwt340.00–352.501,5909
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600558320.02/cwt317.50–325.001,7864
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610293.73/cwt290.00–295.001,7924
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668265.97/cwt252.50–272.501,7773
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270434.41/cwt420.00–450.001,1738
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315431.51/cwt425.00–440.001,3593
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558302.69/cwt295.00–310.001,6899
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500461335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,5455
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550514335.65/cwt328.00–345.001,7257
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365368.03/cwt360.00–375.001,34318
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,9593
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325394.37/cwt390.00–397.501,2824
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400357390.86/cwt385.00–397.501,3953
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450414367.50/cwt358.00–375.001,52111
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367387.52/cwt380.00–405.001,4227
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419355.82/cwt355.00–360.001,4916
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520361.65/cwt360.00–362.501,8813
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228490.55/cwt480.00–515.001,1186
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559340.99/cwt340.00–342.001,9064
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450417382.62/cwt375.00–392.501,5963
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518352.58/cwt350.00–355.001,8262
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265484.72/cwt470.00–500.001,2852
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400354421.12/cwt410.00–440.001,4916
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508323.16/cwt320.00–327.501,6424
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658275.50/cwt275.00–276.001,8132
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560351.50/cwt350.00–352.501,9683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2132,434.02/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1622,665.04/head2,525.00–2,850.002,6655
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550507350.82/cwt350.00–352.501,7793
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423393.15/cwt385.00–405.001,6636
Bred CowsSmall 2-38251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250208524.46/cwt510.00–540.001,0912
Bulls2,230202.62/cwt200.00–205.004,5182
Bulls1,260176.64/cwt174.00–180.002,2262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235154.86/cwt151.00–159.001,91312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,094143.90/cwt141.00–147.001,5747
CowsLean 85-90%1,138154.58/cwt152.00–157.001,7592
CowsLean 85-90%1,047145.69/cwt140.00–149.001,5255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0142,392.29/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186165.38/cwt160.00–169.001,96110
Bulls1,594189.75/cwt186.00–197.003,0255
CowsLean 85-90%985135.04/cwt134.00–136.001,3302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408162.54/cwt160.00–166.002,2895
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474156.03/cwt152.00–159.002,3006
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450426328.17/cwt320.00–335.001,39810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1483,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,589.50/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1952,530.65/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300276390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0764
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350343400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3722
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250227420.00/cwt420.00–420.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500462306.71/cwt300.00–320.001,4176
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400367339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,2487
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650633287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,8202
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273386.10/cwt380.00–395.001,0545
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650610278.02/cwt275.00–280.001,6965
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8153
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350322346.67/cwt337.50–355.001,1168
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500472343.57/cwt330.00–350.001,6223
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350324379.02/cwt370.00–390.001,2286
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322409.92/cwt400.00–420.001,3205
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515315.92/cwt310.00–325.001,62711
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450426345.42/cwt330.00–355.001,4717
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,6694
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550513300.02/cwt295.00–305.001,5394
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331369.99/cwt360.00–380.001,2256
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9451
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419345.58/cwt335.00–355.001,44818
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550511314.08/cwt310.00–320.001,6057
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500463327.99/cwt320.00–333.001,5196
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250234461.58/cwt450.00–470.001,0806
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565332.63/cwt325.00–340.001,8792
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625304.10/cwt300.00–308.001,9013
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400371369.39/cwt365.00–375.001,3707
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600568313.20/cwt310.00–319.001,7796
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673286.22/cwt280.00–290.001,9264
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563322.47/cwt320.00–325.001,8164

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.