Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-10-27

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Oct 27
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
175 vs last sale 569 198 vs year ago 592 · 33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
19 vs last sale 89 60 vs year ago 130 · 46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
19 vs last sale 45 34 vs year ago 60 · 56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers sharply lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.91/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 69.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.22.
Average price
$306.91
36 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.64
vs GA average
67.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535319.071,70620
Medium and Large 2554300.741,66610thin
Medium and Large 3531276.661,4696thin
One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
427385343301median 376.2212/1502/2304/2006/1508/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $315.00, median $376.22 across 31 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 sale36 hd
306.91
GA average13 barns · 376 hd
325.55
−18.64
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−67.98
This barn, trailing median31 sales
376.22
−69.31
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
BullsHigh1,584186.482,95412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206159.871,92932
CowsLean 85-90%Average888136.021,2088thin

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)1,235$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,5559
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)778$1,3032thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$1,85010

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2350–400375386.32/cwt370.00–397.501,44911
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330409.18/cwt400.00–420.001,3506
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273448.72/cwt445.00–450.001,2254
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750707266.63/cwt260.00–275.001,8853
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700664312.69/cwt300.00–320.002,0768
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750717285.85/cwt280.00–292.502,0507
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573334.72/cwt332.00–340.001,9183
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9431
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800768220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6902
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650614305.73/cwt300.00–315.001,8777
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418350.12/cwt345.00–355.001,4645
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300267415.74/cwt405.00–424.001,1105
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434385.00/cwt380.00–390.001,6715
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480346.43/cwt338.00–355.001,6634
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8121
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377365.11/cwt360.00–375.001,3765
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314398.01/cwt390.00–405.001,2505
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678286.68/cwt280.00–294.001,9444
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500457336.84/cwt335.00–338.001,5393
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3802
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500353.33/cwt350.00–360.001,7673
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368405.67/cwt400.00–412.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215566.74/cwt535.00–600.001,2182
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455375.95/cwt365.00–385.001,7113
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6081
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524321.34/cwt315.00–334.001,68414
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705281.99/cwt280.00–284.001,9882
Bred CowsSmall 1-28202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-38731,431.02/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4314
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28431,993.32/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9934
Bred CowsSmall 2-37781,302.73/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560313.78/cwt308.00–318.001,7576
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Bred CowsSmall 2-38811,178.72/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1795
Bulls1,965199.43/cwt198.00–201.003,9192
Bulls1,415189.34/cwt184.00–196.002,6797
CowsBoner 80-85%1,063148.30/cwt142.00–152.001,5764
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244165.26/cwt163.00–168.002,05612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214158.71/cwt155.00–162.001,92716
CowsLean 85-90%1,035146.53/cwt145.00–148.001,5173
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0731,952.91/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bulls1,725171.19/cwt167.00–178.002,9533
CowsLean 85-90%800129.72/cwt124.00–135.001,0385
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525277.99/cwt270.00–285.001,4595
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650628262.57/cwt260.00–265.001,6492
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600567324.03/cwt320.00–330.001,8375
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3881
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600582287.66/cwt280.00–300.001,6746
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350326346.55/cwt335.00–350.001,1304
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300269405.01/cwt400.00–420.001,0898
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250233402.42/cwt395.00–410.009382
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400358314.76/cwt300.00–320.001,1274
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433302.56/cwt295.00–310.001,3103
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480325.80/cwt310.00–345.001,5647
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500464292.95/cwt285.00–300.001,3595
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425333.09/cwt322.00–340.001,4164
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450422390.06/cwt385.00–395.001,6463
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550521311.02/cwt300.00–320.001,62011
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650633278.81/cwt275.00–280.001,7654
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270380.19/cwt375.00–390.001,0273
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618330.38/cwt320.00–340.002,0427
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369407.17/cwt400.00–412.501,5027
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550509305.58/cwt290.00–312.001,5554
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8102
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600584297.51/cwt280.00–305.001,7376
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474322.21/cwt310.00–330.001,52711
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400361347.42/cwt340.00–355.001,2544
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285537.50/cwt525.00–550.001,5322
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623283.54/cwt280.00–290.001,7668
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381344.34/cwt337.50–350.001,3124
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431327.12/cwt315.00–337.501,41014
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431354.58/cwt345.00–375.001,5284
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800767271.63/cwt270.00–275.002,0833
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338364.90/cwt355.00–375.001,2339
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520334.66/cwt320.00–345.001,74012
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567317.00/cwt310.00–328.001,79714

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.