Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-08-25

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 25
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
233 vs last sale 419 43 vs year ago 609 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
2 vs last sale 54 51 vs year ago 103 · 49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
1 vs last sale 38 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, all feeder classes mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.86/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits 52.65 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$340.86
48 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.29
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537356.511,91420
Medium and Large 2536334.001,78922
Medium and Large 3523313.831,6416thin
One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $273 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 sale48 hd
340.86
GA average14 barns · 439 hd
331.57
+9.29
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−52.65
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
BullsHigh1,704201.423,43210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527179.192,7367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246175.422,18627
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065155.761,6596thin

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)1,118$3,4852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$2,2299
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)773$2,6256

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
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215522.56/cwt520.00–525.001,1242
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508374.00/cwt370.00–380.001,9005
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400356456.42/cwt442.50–485.001,6257
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263448.68/cwt440.00–460.001,1806
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600557360.62/cwt355.00–365.002,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662316.65/cwt310.00–320.002,0966
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673338.51/cwt337.50–340.002,2783
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615321.50/cwt315.00–328.001,9773
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331443.09/cwt435.00–470.001,4678
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630297.99/cwt294.00–300.001,8774
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567338.28/cwt330.00–350.001,9183
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624319.31/cwt310.00–324.001,9925
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340417.54/cwt415.00–420.001,4204
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723305.16/cwt300.00–310.002,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360379.74/cwt365.00–390.001,36713
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405438.76/cwt432.00–447.001,7775
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770253.87/cwt247.50–260.001,9552
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250218527.30/cwt525.00–530.001,1502
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563333.63/cwt320.00–340.001,8788
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359403.41/cwt400.00–410.001,4486
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363440.87/cwt440.00–442.501,6003
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508342.41/cwt335.00–350.001,7396
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628333.42/cwt330.00–338.002,0943
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525361.71/cwt350.00–370.001,89913
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458405.89/cwt396.00–415.001,85913
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559346.84/cwt340.00–354.001,9397
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466414.95/cwt410.00–420.001,9345
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250228471.79/cwt460.00–480.001,0763
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311503.48/cwt480.00–515.001,5664
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277516.51/cwt500.00–530.001,4313
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715305.10/cwt300.00–310.002,1812
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275514.82/cwt505.00–530.001,4163
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422380.31/cwt375.00–390.001,60513
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred CowsSmall 2-38531,546.77/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5472
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-34351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464354.76/cwt347.00–360.001,64612
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421420.81/cwt410.00–432.501,77214
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350338490.10/cwt485.00–500.001,6573
Bulls1,927212.91/cwt210.00–216.004,1033
Bulls1,805203.41/cwt196.00–208.003,6723
CowsLean 85-90%1,097150.36/cwt148.00–152.001,6493
CowsLean 85-90%1,033161.16/cwt157.00–165.001,6653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615184.14/cwt181.00–187.002,9742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492177.21/cwt174.00–179.002,6445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29892,829.71/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8304
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247175.62/cwt172.00–179.002,19020
Bulls1,461191.32/cwt187.00–194.002,7954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218161.87/cwt160.00–164.001,9723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264184.57/cwt180.00–189.002,3334
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,7094
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750743314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,3402
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609344.03/cwt340.00–350.002,0959
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0351,882.05/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1183,484.56/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4852
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625283.64/cwt270.00–295.001,7733
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500459324.31/cwt320.00–328.001,4897
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550517312.38/cwt310.00–315.001,6156
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450436349.87/cwt340.00–360.001,5257
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350317344.95/cwt340.00–350.001,0936
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400361338.39/cwt332.00–342.001,2225
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523313.83/cwt300.00–322.001,6416
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500455326.25/cwt317.50–340.001,4846
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350331417.51/cwt410.00–430.001,3824
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500467360.13/cwt355.00–365.001,6823
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320393.44/cwt390.00–395.001,2593
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,7895
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458391.55/cwt375.00–400.001,7933
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515327.09/cwt320.00–335.001,68513
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450423327.76/cwt322.00–335.001,3864
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400366379.36/cwt370.00–395.001,3887
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430386.88/cwt370.00–400.001,66424
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518338.10/cwt325.00–347.501,75112
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600557329.09/cwt322.00–345.001,83310
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300283436.37/cwt425.00–450.001,2354
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421358.16/cwt350.00–368.001,50814
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,1343
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650604304.04/cwt300.00–310.001,8365
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280490.83/cwt487.50–495.001,3743
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250227491.76/cwt490.00–495.001,1163
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465334.00/cwt330.00–345.001,55310
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360418.20/cwt400.00–430.001,50611
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460370.67/cwt360.00–385.001,70534
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428411.68/cwt400.00–430.001,7625
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330463.33/cwt450.00–477.501,5292
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530355.14/cwt350.00–360.001,8823

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.