Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-05-25

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 25
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
143 vs last sale 362 223 vs year ago 442 · 50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
25 vs last sale 73 12 vs year ago 60 · 20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
26 vs last sale 40 24 vs year ago 42 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to15.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.61/cwt on 21 head, down $20.86 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits 22.89 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$370.61
20.86 vs prior sale
21 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
33.17
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545379.602,06811thin
Medium and Large 3533360.721,92310thin
One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd
370.61
GA average12 barns · 240 hd
403.78
−33.17
This barn, trailing median32 sales
393.50
−22.89
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
BullsAverage1,538201.903,10510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255184.762,31826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380179.002,4701thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058167.991,7777thin

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)1,165$2,9095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,56716
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$2,3084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$2,86624

Every lot, as filed

66 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477380.49/cwt375.00–395.001,8159
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715306.51/cwt305.00–308.002,1922
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425400.71/cwt380.00–420.001,7034
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700657343.35/cwt340.00–350.002,2563
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650601349.99/cwt345.00–355.002,1034
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400364450.16/cwt430.00–460.001,6395
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425456.09/cwt435.00–475.001,9386
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400361498.07/cwt475.00–505.001,7985
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558366.63/cwt360.00–370.002,0463
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365444.86/cwt440.00–450.001,6243
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300277520.06/cwt515.00–530.001,4413
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613328.51/cwt327.00–330.002,0142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315555.24/cwt550.00–560.001,7492
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368457.59/cwt455.00–460.001,6842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0433,183.45/head2,900.00–3,500.003,1832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,823.74/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8244
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305502.54/cwt500.00–505.001,5332
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-37802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-36622,246.22/head2,000.00–2,750.002,2466
Bred CowsSmall 1-27052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall 1-28202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188174.52/cwt172.00–176.002,0735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340194.22/cwt191.00–200.002,6035
Bulls1,403206.83/cwt201.00–211.002,9026
Bulls1,647186.00/cwt184.00–188.003,0633
CowsLean 85-90%1,080136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4691
CowsLean 85-90%998179.70/cwt177.00–181.001,7933
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270547.31/cwt530.00–575.001,4784
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466430.73/cwt420.00–435.002,0077
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566369.38/cwt360.00–385.002,0917
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325472.46/cwt465.00–480.001,5356
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322518.96/cwt500.00–530.001,6713
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550508397.49/cwt395.00–400.002,0194
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300272486.26/cwt475.00–500.001,3233
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550527344.84/cwt340.00–355.001,8173
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600560347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,9464
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450407398.28/cwt395.00–400.001,6213
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550503373.31/cwt370.00–375.001,8783
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650622331.92/cwt325.00–345.002,0653
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700658307.69/cwt298.00–325.002,0253
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275452.47/cwt430.00–460.001,2445
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425363.61/cwt355.00–375.001,5453
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500463385.76/cwt375.00–405.001,7866
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515369.54/cwt360.00–375.001,9036
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370409.53/cwt400.00–420.001,5157
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475353.05/cwt345.00–360.001,6777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0052,377.99/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0152,538.55/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5394
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1503,227.39/head2,900.00–3,400.003,2276
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600557323.34/cwt320.00–325.001,8013
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350321446.11/cwt430.00–460.001,4324
Bulls2,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,4441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249185.01/cwt179.00–189.002,31116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4701
CowsLean 85-90%1,110166.95/cwt162.00–174.001,8533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2472,725.23/head2,675.00–2,750.002,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1302,451.78/head2,200.00–2,650.002,45211

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.