Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-12-01

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
158 vs last sale 471 544 vs year ago 1,173 · 46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
3 vs last sale 73 51 vs year ago 121 · 42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
12 vs last sale 35 16 vs year ago 63 · 25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $383.48/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits 39.12 against this barn's trailing median of $422.60.
Average price
$383.48
34 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.33
vs GA average
45.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525408.132,14315thin
Medium and Large 2539373.692,01512thin
Medium and Large 3540347.441,8757thin
One grade step is worth $60.69/cwt here — about $269 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

21 sales
480431383334median 422.6012/1502/1604/1306/1508/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.72, low $348.17, median $422.60 across 21 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 sale34 hd
383.48
GA average3 barns · 54 hd
374.15
+9.33
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−45.67
This barn, trailing median21 sales
422.60
−39.12
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
BullsLow1,496176.892,64612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513164.462,4882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252162.412,03333
CowsLean 85-90%High928134.141,24417

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)1,157$2,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)884$1,5438
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)853$1,1663thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,99812

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
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333463.76/cwt455.00–470.001,5444
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610349.15/cwt344.00–355.002,1306
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750704301.27/cwt300.00–305.002,1214
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516415.56/cwt407.00–430.002,14412
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459366.21/cwt356.00–375.001,6815
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562378.41/cwt375.00–385.002,1273
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414444.23/cwt435.00–460.001,83910
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381431.72/cwt430.00–435.001,6454
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550512375.72/cwt365.00–385.001,9248
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400361369.42/cwt355.00–385.001,3347
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361398.42/cwt395.00–405.001,4386
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716319.81/cwt315.00–324.002,2905
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387445.09/cwt440.00–465.001,7226
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400363424.86/cwt417.00–432.001,5426
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782306.20/cwt300.00–310.002,3945
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450416404.81/cwt395.00–415.001,6846
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518349.04/cwt338.00–358.001,8086
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663324.98/cwt320.00–330.002,1552
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650607335.77/cwt330.00–342.502,0386
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625305.12/cwt300.00–310.001,9073
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474392.16/cwt385.00–403.001,8599
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331391.28/cwt375.00–400.001,2954
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720304.86/cwt300.00–310.002,1952
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220475.00/cwt465.00–485.001,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417394.48/cwt385.00–405.001,6456
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553368.32/cwt360.00–375.002,0376
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332417.53/cwt405.00–430.001,3866
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428425.55/cwt418.00–440.001,8218
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659346.12/cwt340.00–350.002,28117
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318479.88/cwt475.00–485.001,5262
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460432.21/cwt420.00–442.501,98811
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281487.47/cwt485.00–490.001,3704
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460405.48/cwt400.00–417.501,86510
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670311.02/cwt308.00–315.002,0843
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623320.72/cwt320.00–323.001,9984
Bred CowsSmall 2-38321,496.19/head1,400.00–1,700.001,4963
Bred CowsSmall 1-28102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall 2-38531,166.11/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1663
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650601325.01/cwt320.00–330.001,9534
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558337.18/cwt334.00–342.001,8816
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662310.78/cwt308.00–314.002,0575
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27952,199.69/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2004
Bulls1,503164.72/cwt160.00–170.002,4763
Bulls1,925193.82/cwt192.00–196.003,7312
CowsLean 85-90%1,095154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,6922
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513164.46/cwt163.00–166.002,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131147.39/cwt142.00–150.001,6677
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277172.46/cwt167.50–178.002,20212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,574.49/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39561,897.71/head1,730.00–2,150.001,8988
CowsLean 85-90%828123.56/cwt118.00–129.001,0237
Bulls1,370177.26/cwt174.00–180.002,4287
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291161.30/cwt154.00–166.002,08214
CowsLean 85-90%973138.31/cwt135.00–141.001,3468
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550515357.01/cwt345.00–370.001,8393
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600558340.27/cwt336.00–345.001,8994
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363440.11/cwt435.00–445.001,5983
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250213494.94/cwt490.00–500.001,0542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39411,438.88/head1,325.00–1,750.001,4394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0882,125.86/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1262
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1603
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450436330.91/cwt320.00–338.001,4434
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650623282.59/cwt280.00–285.001,7612
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333402.54/cwt395.00–410.001,3404
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600556291.02/cwt275.00–305.001,6185
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280358.93/cwt345.00–375.001,0055
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530311.36/cwt300.00–330.001,6504
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450436349.48/cwt340.00–370.001,5249
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600563300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,6895
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700673305.02/cwt300.00–310.002,0532
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270410.37/cwt400.00–420.001,1082
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340354.78/cwt345.00–370.001,2063
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300264441.86/cwt430.00–460.001,1675
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424361.80/cwt350.00–380.001,5347
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550509344.19/cwt340.00–355.001,7525
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433408.99/cwt400.00–420.001,7714
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350332433.76/cwt420.00–445.001,4408
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500459375.29/cwt360.00–390.001,72315
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280414.82/cwt410.00–420.001,1612
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600561363.07/cwt350.00–372.002,0377
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670299.20/cwt295.00–302.502,0053
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400363386.79/cwt370.00–400.001,4046
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623302.59/cwt300.00–305.001,8854
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516327.24/cwt320.00–335.001,6897
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800763295.02/cwt290.00–300.002,2512
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400377392.90/cwt385.00–400.001,4817
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550509388.56/cwt375.00–400.001,9785
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615285.12/cwt280.00–290.001,7532
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600562323.09/cwt318.00–330.001,81610
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460340.78/cwt332.00–352.001,56811
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600557342.03/cwt335.00–350.001,9055
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468316.65/cwt305.00–325.001,4826
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500459327.07/cwt310.00–345.001,5015
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365341.40/cwt335.00–350.001,2464
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550524305.70/cwt300.00–310.001,6029
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650626310.18/cwt300.00–320.001,9424
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500457369.03/cwt365.00–375.001,6865

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.