Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-08-04

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 4
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
558 vs last sale 391 360 vs year ago 589 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
14 vs last sale 47 22 vs year ago 83 · 26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
78 vs last sale 99 18 vs year ago 39 · 46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.28/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 44.63 against this barn's trailing median of $376.91.
Average price
$332.28
93 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.39
vs GA average
18.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536341.931,83347
Medium and Large 2541328.281,77732
Medium and Large 3529309.021,63414thin
One grade step is worth $32.91/cwt here — about $199 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

30 sales
427385343301median 376.9101/0503/0204/2706/1508/17
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 sale93 hd
332.28
GA average13 barns · 411 hd
322.89
+9.39
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−18.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
376.91
−44.63
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
BullsLow1,524193.462,94917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530175.002,6782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234167.662,06828
CowsLean 85-90%Average988147.881,4616thin

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)1,120$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,7616

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313388.03/cwt380.00–400.001,2153
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277452.89/cwt445.00–465.001,2553
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700662301.68/cwt300.00–305.001,9973
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700671350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,34912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650641342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,19270
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700661323.01/cwt320.00–328.002,1356
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400384427.70/cwt415.00–445.001,6426
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416402.46/cwt400.00–410.001,6744
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750718302.17/cwt297.50–307.002,1702
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565363.25/cwt355.00–375.002,05223
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608349.40/cwt342.50–362.502,1249
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331478.02/cwt465.00–490.001,5825
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660344.90/cwt337.50–348.002,27639
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485387.22/cwt386.00–405.001,87845
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770320.89/cwt320.00–321.002,4719
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723280.17/cwt279.00–285.002,0265
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515343.39/cwt339.00–356.001,76829
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375466.40/cwt455.00–480.001,7493
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522374.93/cwt370.00–390.001,95717
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411427.34/cwt420.00–435.001,7564
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708322.01/cwt320.00–324.002,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318421.73/cwt420.00–425.001,3413
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800758277.51/cwt275.00–280.002,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465362.34/cwt355.00–382.001,68520
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608334.68/cwt325.00–337.002,03519
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570339.58/cwt335.00–348.001,93618
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375393.92/cwt385.00–405.001,47711
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561346.54/cwt342.50–350.001,9445
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329469.13/cwt460.00–485.001,5435
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461382.28/cwt375.00–395.001,76211
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450409410.70/cwt405.00–420.001,6806
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429390.43/cwt375.00–400.001,67519
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673317.51/cwt315.00–320.002,1372
Bred CowsSmall 1-28802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610320.45/cwt317.00–328.001,9557
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364454.94/cwt450.00–465.001,6567
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663316.51/cwt310.00–320.002,0986
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273479.82/cwt470.00–500.001,3106
CowsLean 85-90%988147.88/cwt142.00–152.001,4616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258177.74/cwt177.00–179.002,2363
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269170.98/cwt165.00–174.002,17017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149156.84/cwt153.00–161.001,8028
Bulls1,180186.90/cwt186.00–189.002,2053
Bulls1,562193.05/cwt190.00–197.003,01512
Bulls1,813205.77/cwt200.00–210.003,7312
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450431373.72/cwt360.00–380.001,6114
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450424353.18/cwt340.00–365.001,4978
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328369.90/cwt365.00–375.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550503355.48/cwt350.00–365.001,7884
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220491.21/cwt485.00–500.001,0813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550519319.20/cwt305.00–327.001,6578
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650634285.60/cwt280.00–290.001,8114
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550507315.46/cwt310.00–322.501,5998
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500464325.09/cwt314.00–331.001,5087
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600567320.99/cwt310.00–330.001,8205
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400381352.55/cwt345.00–365.001,3436
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550517330.05/cwt325.00–340.001,7069
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350328394.50/cwt394.00–395.001,2942
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570304.39/cwt290.00–318.001,7354
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300285410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,1692
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450419327.90/cwt320.00–335.001,3745
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400366381.29/cwt375.00–385.001,3966
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375373.38/cwt370.00–380.001,4003
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650619338.29/cwt330.00–340.002,09412
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350328389.82/cwt375.00–400.001,2793
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500457339.19/cwt325.00–350.001,55012
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500462351.99/cwt340.00–365.001,6265
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600558300.44/cwt290.00–310.001,6766
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650602313.68/cwt310.00–320.001,8883
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466364.09/cwt355.00–375.001,69726
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615310.08/cwt300.00–320.001,9072
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670299.98/cwt290.00–310.002,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600564325.30/cwt318.00–332.501,83518
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550512332.12/cwt325.00–338.001,70014
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550512335.94/cwt330.00–347.501,72013
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600557328.51/cwt322.00–338.001,83012
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500461377.00/cwt370.00–385.001,73810
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550509354.35/cwt342.00–368.001,8048
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,9902
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280417.59/cwt415.00–420.001,1692
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650613303.73/cwt300.00–310.001,8628
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378409.89/cwt400.00–420.001,5495
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467346.79/cwt335.00–353.001,62014
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450416359.00/cwt352.50–370.001,49316
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335423.13/cwt410.00–440.001,4173
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450409391.10/cwt380.00–400.001,6009
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300263465.43/cwt450.00–480.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600561347.46/cwt335.00–355.001,94913
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39732,542.10/head2,375.00–2,700.002,5424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.