Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-07-28

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
75 vs last sale 466 16 vs year ago 407 · 3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
38 vs last sale 85 16 vs year ago 63 · 25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
63 vs last sale 36 30 vs year ago 69 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.53/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits 54.97 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$338.53
41 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.57
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518355.471,84121
Medium and Large 2535330.491,76712thin
Medium and Large 3536306.131,6408thin
One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd
338.53
GA average13 barns · 458 hd
315.97
+22.57
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−54.97
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
BullsLow1,688187.423,16415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472171.642,5264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170163.791,91621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130149.881,6942thin

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)1,000$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$2,43319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$3,00158

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1350–400365398.36/cwt395.00–405.001,4546
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365400.03/cwt395.00–405.001,46010
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600301.67/cwt300.00–305.001,8103
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458360.79/cwt355.00–370.001,6526
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462354.87/cwt350.00–365.001,6396
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520372.80/cwt370.00–380.001,9395
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275469.82/cwt460.00–480.001,2922
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462383.30/cwt375.00–390.001,7719
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550531361.89/cwt357.00–367.001,9224
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9602
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318407.73/cwt400.00–425.001,2976
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525343.62/cwt340.00–346.001,8045
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560335.51/cwt335.00–336.001,8794
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437365.56/cwt360.00–375.001,5977
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266477.99/cwt470.00–495.001,2716
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560346.98/cwt345.00–350.001,9434
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550508357.47/cwt352.00–362.501,81617
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650611317.54/cwt315.00–320.001,9407
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335453.33/cwt445.00–465.001,5196
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271442.17/cwt430.00–460.001,1984
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400358456.74/cwt450.00–465.001,6353
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466398.99/cwt395.00–405.001,8595
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250227491.07/cwt480.00–500.001,1153
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705290.07/cwt280.00–300.002,0452
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680313.91/cwt310.00–318.002,1352
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210492.14/cwt485.00–500.001,0332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1402,739.41/head2,600.00–2,950.002,73914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1343,467.21/head3,350.00–3,650.003,46718
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1792,453.45/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4538
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370437.19/cwt425.00–455.001,61810
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470384.59/cwt375.00–395.001,8089
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-36202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37582,573.60/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5744
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450406433.08/cwt425.00–445.001,7584
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300258505.29/cwt495.00–515.001,3042
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410411.37/cwt400.00–435.001,68711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,158171.41/cwt170.00–175.001,9858
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190161.09/cwt158.00–167.001,9179
Bulls1,516175.83/cwt170.00–180.002,6664
CowsLean 85-90%1,130149.88/cwt149.00–151.001,6942
Bulls1,740190.60/cwt185.00–196.003,31610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488166.49/cwt164.00–169.502,4772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1222,711.42/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls1,855202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,7471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455176.78/cwt174.00–180.002,5722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149154.63/cwt151.00–157.001,7774
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600562293.41/cwt285.00–300.001,6493
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500469310.95/cwt300.00–320.001,4589
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0933,135.96/head2,950.00–3,350.003,13610
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326463.82/cwt455.00–475.001,5125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1922,181.48/head1,900.00–2,400.002,18110
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650623260.36/cwt250.00–270.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328398.35/cwt390.00–405.001,3073
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550502307.82/cwt300.00–314.001,5455
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400372343.70/cwt325.00–355.001,2793
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350323361.44/cwt355.00–370.001,1673
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400373374.53/cwt365.00–385.001,3972
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400372376.03/cwt360.00–385.001,3995
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500458332.24/cwt330.00–335.001,5224
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250223385.84/cwt370.00–400.008602
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600559293.54/cwt270.00–300.001,6415
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332383.40/cwt375.00–395.001,2737
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513334.83/cwt326.00–345.001,7187
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418381.02/cwt365.00–395.001,5939
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328429.20/cwt420.00–437.501,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273403.23/cwt395.00–415.001,1013
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300269455.00/cwt445.00–465.001,2247
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418394.79/cwt390.00–400.001,6502
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550323.50/cwt320.00–327.501,7795
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565324.42/cwt320.00–330.001,8335
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420350.87/cwt345.00–358.001,47413
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360376.96/cwt365.00–385.001,35714
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225434.67/cwt420.00–445.009783
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423346.39/cwt342.00–352.001,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465340.27/cwt330.00–349.001,58216
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250222475.00/cwt470.00–480.001,0553
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520313.76/cwt308.00–320.001,6325
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7402
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450431362.36/cwt350.00–375.001,5624
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650623282.59/cwt280.00–285.001,7612
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370420.45/cwt400.00–440.001,5563
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550502330.33/cwt322.00–335.001,6589
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300263379.68/cwt370.00–390.009993
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430321.08/cwt310.00–335.001,3816

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.