Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-08-11

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 11
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
219 vs last sale 949 278 vs year ago 452 · +61.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
3 vs last sale 61 52 vs year ago 116 · 44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
20 vs last sale 21 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.11/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits 60.39 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$333.11
68 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.57
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523354.441,85320
Medium and Large 2530338.251,79223
Medium and Large 3533311.331,66025
One grade step is worth $43.11/cwt here — about $192 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 sale68 hd
333.11
GA average15 barns · 422 hd
323.54
+9.57
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−60.39
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
BullsLow1,541189.852,92611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503178.182,6776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216171.172,08129
CowsLean 85-90%Average831141.271,17310

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)1,262$2,1483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,93612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)741$1,2864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$2,2778

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2400–450417357.93/cwt345.00–375.001,49320
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650608307.18/cwt300.00–315.001,86810
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419391.87/cwt380.00–405.001,64213
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,9094
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700653293.37/cwt290.00–300.001,9163
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319431.60/cwt417.50–450.001,37712
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500459383.66/cwt380.00–390.001,7616
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600564315.01/cwt306.00–322.001,77715
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550511319.95/cwt315.00–325.001,63520
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550526327.62/cwt320.00–340.001,7234
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413401.83/cwt395.00–412.001,6604
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468340.76/cwt335.00–345.001,59513
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328442.44/cwt440.00–445.001,4512
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500467326.40/cwt315.00–345.001,52416
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650620292.75/cwt280.00–300.001,8159
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350319395.16/cwt385.00–400.001,2618
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250220436.67/cwt430.00–440.009613
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350327407.36/cwt405.00–410.001,3323
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370387.26/cwt375.00–400.001,4334
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300268374.97/cwt370.00–380.001,0053
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700668282.88/cwt280.00–290.001,8907
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550511305.05/cwt295.00–314.001,55911
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400366377.88/cwt365.00–390.001,3837
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565297.41/cwt285.00–305.001,6804
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450422340.00/cwt325.00–355.001,43513
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430371.61/cwt360.00–380.001,5983
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378342.09/cwt325.00–360.001,2933
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550505313.99/cwt300.00–330.001,58613
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300268432.01/cwt430.00–435.001,1585
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500464358.91/cwt350.00–370.001,6655
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470313.81/cwt300.00–332.501,47521
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450426324.84/cwt310.00–335.001,3848
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350323356.52/cwt345.00–370.001,1525
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350313401.86/cwt400.00–405.001,2588
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600564308.44/cwt290.00–318.001,74012
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565311.43/cwt304.00–320.001,7603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0922,364.58/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2622,148.02/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0411,902.57/head1,675.00–2,100.001,9035
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277476.51/cwt470.00–490.001,3203
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555365.00/cwt355.00–375.002,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650618280.87/cwt280.00–282.501,7363
CowsLean 85-90%855155.09/cwt154.00–158.001,3264
CowsLean 85-90%739117.30/cwt111.00–122.008674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,139164.64/cwt162.00–169.001,87511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563176.69/cwt174.00–179.002,7623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442179.67/cwt179.00–180.002,5913
CowsLean 85-90%965161.55/cwt161.00–162.001,5592
Bulls1,205175.81/cwt170.00–180.002,1192
Bulls1,720204.71/cwt201.00–208.003,5212
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37251,803.45/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8034
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561348.82/cwt344.00–360.001,9575
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750717293.37/cwt290.00–295.002,1033
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350308468.37/cwt460.00–475.001,4436
Bred CowsSmall 2-37411,285.88/head1,150.00–1,550.001,2864
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred CowsSmall 2-37691,655.37/head1,400.00–1,900.001,6554
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464386.11/cwt380.00–400.001,7929
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417419.82/cwt410.00–432.501,75119
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461355.66/cwt350.00–370.001,6408
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333473.50/cwt465.00–490.001,5773
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550506388.27/cwt375.00–400.001,9656
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510356.31/cwt350.00–370.001,81715
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359403.45/cwt390.00–420.001,44813
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411427.83/cwt417.00–437.501,75811
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365444.87/cwt435.00–465.001,6249
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250218520.00/cwt515.00–525.001,1343
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665310.39/cwt307.50–312.002,0644
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620322.43/cwt320.00–328.001,9996
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223472.58/cwt465.00–480.001,0542
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300287455.12/cwt445.00–465.001,3063
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513333.31/cwt330.00–340.001,7103
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613315.65/cwt312.00–320.001,9353
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568326.00/cwt325.00–327.001,8524
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419391.75/cwt380.00–400.001,6414
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383429.97/cwt425.00–445.001,6474
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466367.71/cwt355.00–375.001,71417
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461404.11/cwt395.00–410.001,86310
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269449.13/cwt440.00–465.001,2086
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350309416.94/cwt405.00–435.001,2885
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215542.44/cwt540.00–545.001,1662
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300266406.61/cwt395.00–420.001,0826
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600559331.87/cwt322.50–340.001,8558
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223465.90/cwt460.00–475.001,0396
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369416.69/cwt400.00–435.001,53819
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1381
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,9853
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610303.57/cwt296.00–310.001,8523
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400361377.57/cwt370.00–385.001,36312
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550514341.65/cwt332.50–350.001,75615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,371179.07/cwt178.00–180.002,4554
Bulls1,586189.62/cwt186.00–196.003,0077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232174.05/cwt171.00–177.002,14414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502

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.