Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-12-15

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
11 vs last sale 476 69 vs year ago 534 · 12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
6 vs last sale 55 77 vs year ago 126 · 61.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
33 vs last sale 30 1 vs year ago 64 · 1.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.23/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits 15.27 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$378.23
45 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$447
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.31
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542399.872,16526
Medium and Large 2530363.051,92512thin
Medium and Large 3531323.901,7197thin
One grade step is worth $75.97/cwt here — about $447 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 sale45 hd
378.23
GA average13 barns · 318 hd
358.93
+19.31
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−15.27
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
BullsAverage1,540189.772,9226thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,630166.002,7061thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237160.031,98022
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009129.521,30616

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,98814
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,6254thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$2,74010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,045$2,1502thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1750–800778315.05/cwt310.00–320.002,4512
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563359.21/cwt345.00–365.002,0226
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416411.91/cwt400.00–417.501,71411
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225462.78/cwt450.00–475.001,0412
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433379.96/cwt365.00–395.001,64512
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715292.60/cwt287.50–297.502,0922
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621341.11/cwt340.00–345.002,1188
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350334440.06/cwt425.00–445.001,4704
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523338.37/cwt330.00–345.001,77012
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329417.13/cwt400.00–440.001,3727
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500461328.07/cwt320.00–340.001,5125
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600558304.52/cwt300.00–308.001,6994
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450444335.03/cwt325.00–345.001,4884
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600556384.76/cwt380.00–390.002,1394
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355418.03/cwt410.00–425.001,4845
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400364337.63/cwt325.00–350.001,2294
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350322361.79/cwt350.00–375.001,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550509310.09/cwt305.00–315.001,5785
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628315.14/cwt310.00–320.001,9792
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274446.05/cwt440.00–455.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500454359.02/cwt350.00–365.001,6305
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373401.19/cwt400.00–405.001,4964
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285415.18/cwt405.00–425.001,1832
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573425.02/cwt420.00–430.002,4354
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605365.54/cwt360.00–375.002,2126
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519462.93/cwt450.00–475.002,4036
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333517.52/cwt515.00–520.001,7232
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458387.90/cwt375.00–395.001,7777
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573332.47/cwt330.00–335.001,9054
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665355.01/cwt350.00–360.002,3613
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377498.45/cwt490.00–505.001,8793
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280525.65/cwt510.00–535.001,4723
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421491.76/cwt480.00–500.002,0708
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458455.03/cwt450.00–460.002,0842
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473422.78/cwt415.00–430.002,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464485.61/cwt470.00–495.002,2538
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500456464.98/cwt450.00–470.002,1207
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269521.59/cwt500.00–530.001,4037
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332496.04/cwt485.00–515.001,6479
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250227564.85/cwt560.00–570.001,2823
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428433.14/cwt425.00–445.001,8545
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525410.86/cwt390.00–430.002,15713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,367172.54/cwt171.00–174.002,3595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231162.91/cwt157.00–167.002,0059
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,7061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163148.98/cwt146.00–155.001,7338
CowsLean 85-90%991123.15/cwt118.00–128.001,2208
CowsLean 85-90%1,026135.88/cwt130.00–140.001,3948
Bulls1,618191.54/cwt187.00–198.003,0993
Bulls1,100181.00/cwt177.00–185.001,9912
Bulls2,185202.00/cwt202.00–202.004,4141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0552,010.94/head1,825.00–2,100.002,01110
Bred CowsSmall 2-37881,378.57/head1,150.00–1,600.001,3792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,485.10/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4852
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250213517.03/cwt505.00–525.001,1013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,625.00/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6254
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-39002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718331.02/cwt330.00–332.002,3772
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563355.99/cwt345.00–365.002,0045
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278475.94/cwt465.00–485.001,3235
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518360.10/cwt348.00–367.001,86511
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608328.58/cwt326.00–335.001,9985
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426471.26/cwt460.00–485.002,0084
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558388.88/cwt380.00–400.002,17013
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715300.10/cwt295.00–305.002,1462
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325469.77/cwt460.00–480.001,5274
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615294.76/cwt285.00–300.001,8133
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275441.27/cwt435.00–450.001,2134
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600558310.99/cwt300.00–323.001,7353
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400355412.50/cwt400.00–425.001,4644
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350322416.58/cwt400.00–430.001,3413
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510333.58/cwt320.00–345.001,7014
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700686340.48/cwt337.00–345.002,3364
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625320.16/cwt310.00–330.002,0013
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550507368.10/cwt355.00–377.001,8667
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400361474.31/cwt460.00–490.001,7126
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368440.34/cwt430.00–450.001,6202
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500459383.97/cwt360.00–400.001,7625
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466430.59/cwt417.50–440.002,0076

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.