Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.26/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.65 against this barn's trailing median of $376.91.

Average price

$359.26

53 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs GA average

−50.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	374.13	1,967	27
Medium and Large 2	546	345.81	1,887	19thin
Medium and Large 3	535	338.36	1,810	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.77/cwt here — about $156 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $315.00, median $376.91 across 30 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 sale53 hd

359.26

—

GA average5 barns · 140 hd

362.99

−3.74

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−50.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

376.91

−17.65

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,340	192.51	2,579	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	165.94	2,151	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	163.73	2,056	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	139.44	1,417	25

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,633	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	754	$1,511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$4,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	662.16/cwt	645.00–680.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	414.17/cwt	408.00–418.00	2,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	448.08/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	427.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	329.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	600.22/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	410.72/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	360.52/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	549.71/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	430.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,409	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	320.38/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	505.00/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	402.69/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	453.34/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	326.98/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	342.09/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	360.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	398.11/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	496.66/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	390.65/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	351.42/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	322.76/cwt	321.50–324.00	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	350.55/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	434.66/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	510.02/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	369.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	524.54/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	479.18/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	585.08/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	333.63/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	470.13/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	485.03/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	363.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	447.44/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	685.18/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	346.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	379.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,364	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,317	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	475.89/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	479.90/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,987	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	525.47/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,939	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	592.47/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	411.00/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	413.03/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,156	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	457.95/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,148	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	150.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	551.14/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	644.65/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	433.22/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	390.81/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,036	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	599.70/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	280.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	479.89/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	437.71/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	305.95/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	328.53/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,283	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	376.47/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	475.77/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	366.38/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	366.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	351.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	336.01/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	380.94/cwt	374.00–388.00	1,935	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	140.48/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,430	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	165.31/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,094	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	153.04/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,804	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	178.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,434	8
Bulls	—	—	1,405	181.97/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,557	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	199.97/cwt	199.00–202.00	2,420	5
Bulls	—	—	1,357	194.24/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,636	15
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	530	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	610	1,299.73/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	645	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,826.80/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	460.14/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	376.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	511.86/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	354.54/cwt	339.00–364.00	2,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	330.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,077	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	392.41/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	315.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	420.27/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	493.30/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	262.67/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	360.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	435.69/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,061	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	384.08/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,162	9

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

Mon Jan 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 465Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 49Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 63Year ago 55

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	670.00–700.00	685.18
2	250–300	260	645.00–680.00	662.16
3	300–350	308	570.00–595.00	585.08
4	350–400	383	505.00–515.00	510.02
5	450–500	462	465.00–497.50	485.03
3	500–550	520	465.00–485.00	475.89
11	550–600	565	400.00–425.00	410.04
13	600–650	623	370.00–385.00	379.38
3	650–700	668	360.00–365.00	363.30
6	700–750	713	340.00–350.00	346.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	485.00–505.00	496.66
3	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	448.08
5	450–500	467	420.00–430.00	427.97
5	500–550	527	408.00–418.00	414.17
2	550–600	585	355.00–385.00	369.87
2	750–800	763	321.50–324.00	322.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	524.54
6	350–400	372	465.00–495.00	479.18
8	400–450	432	465.00–482.50	470.13
6	450–500	477	440.00–460.00	447.44
9	500–550	518	425.00–455.00	434.66
5	550–600	582	375.00–397.50	390.65
2	600–650	633	346.00–355.00	350.55
4	650–700	673	346.00–358.00	351.42
3	700–750	728	329.00–338.00	333.63
2	750–800	763	330.00–332.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	255	495.00–525.00	505.00
17	300–350	327	420.00–445.00	430.78
9	350–400	378	380.00–415.00	402.69
12	400–450	421	380.00–417.50	398.11
16	450–500	473	362.50–385.00	376.47
10	500–550	522	350.00–370.00	360.91
9	550–600	572	320.00–340.00	329.04
7	600–650	624	322.00–330.00	326.98
5	650–700	669	318.00–324.00	320.38
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	580.00–615.00	600.22
2	250–300	263	540.00–560.00	549.71
13	300–350	320	450.00–475.00	453.34
12	350–400	372	425.00–450.00	437.71
12	400–450	419	420.00–452.50	433.22
5	450–500	471	402.50–420.00	410.72
18	500–550	508	374.00–388.00	380.94
9	550–600	561	352.50–372.50	360.52
2	600–650	628	334.00–338.00	336.01
61	650–700	695	327.00–332.00	328.53
1	700–750	745	318.00	318.00
2	750–800	775	302.00–310.00	305.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	470.00–490.00	479.89
5	250–300	285	465.00–490.00	475.77
3	300–350	342	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	382	350.00–375.00	366.38
7	400–450	421	350.00–375.00	366.99
4	450–500	480	340.00–360.00	351.32
6	500–550	530	340.00–347.50	342.09
1	550–600	565	316.00	316.00
2	600–650	638	300.00–307.50	303.71
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	690.00	690.00
4	250–300	275	580.00–615.00	599.70
4	300–350	316	575.00–600.00	592.47
12	350–400	369	505.00–545.00	525.47
12	400–450	414	465.00–495.00	479.90
5	450–500	469	450.00–475.00	457.95
7	500–550	522	402.50–430.00	413.03
2	550–600	560	410.00–412.00	411.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	640.00–650.00	644.65
4	300–350	314	540.00–565.00	551.14
8	350–400	369	485.00–500.00	493.30
2	400–450	430	440.00–450.00	444.94
12	450–500	473	425.00–447.50	435.69
13	500–550	521	380.00–400.00	390.81
9	550–600	563	370.00–392.50	384.08
2	600–650	618	350.00–370.00	360.04
2	650–700	675	320.00–330.00	324.96
4	700–750	720	300.00–310.00	305.24
3	750–800	763	275.00–290.00	280.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	500.00–525.00	511.86
2	350–400	365	455.00–465.00	460.14
2	400–450	423	405.00–435.00	420.27
8	450–500	481	365.00–415.00	392.41
5	500–550	526	370.00–385.00	376.08
3	550–600	582	339.00–364.00	354.54
9	600–650	628	320.00–340.00	330.69
6	650–700	673	300.00–330.00	315.72
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	773	255.00–270.00	262.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	147.00–157.00	150.76
6	—	985	120.00–130.00	125.87
13	—	1,018	134.00–146.00	140.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	162.00–170.00	165.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,267	160.00–172.00	165.31
16	—	1,179	147.00–159.00	153.04
8	—	1,363	175.00–185.00	178.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	176.00–187.00	181.97
5	—	1,210	199.00–202.00	199.97
15	—	1,357	189.00–198.00	194.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	530	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	610	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,299.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,826.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	4,300.00	4,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

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