Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-14

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 281▼ 226 vs year ago 486 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.95/cwt on 32 head, up $14.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.42 against this barn's trailing median of $391.37.
Average price
$332.95
▲ 14.31 vs prior sale
32 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.08
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535344.981,8448thin
Medium and Large 2519333.921,73419thin
Medium and Large 3563310.041,7465thin
One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about $98 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

34 sales
443396350303median 391.3702/0203/3006/0108/0309/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $316.81, median $391.37 across 34 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 sale32 hd
332.95
—
GA average14 barns · 352 hd
322.88
+10.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.37
−58.42
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
Bulls—Low1,525180.332,7498thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232148.681,83215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032132.501,3674thin

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)1,260$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$2,5035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,6524thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$2,6336

Every lot, as filed

72 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
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450403450.03/cwt445.00–455.001,8142
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667302.31/cwt300.00–307.002,0163
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300263534.86/cwt530.00–540.001,4072
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550504336.97/cwt332.50–342.501,69814
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605333.51/cwt332.00–335.002,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400367476.91/cwt470.00–490.001,7503
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460342.79/cwt338.00–348.001,5774
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470394.61/cwt375.00–410.001,8553
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293492.52/cwt490.00–495.001,4432
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558342.51/cwt335.00–350.001,9114
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511347.44/cwt345.00–355.001,7754
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558360.78/cwt355.00–367.502,0133
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462417.30/cwt415.00–420.001,9283
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515372.18/cwt370.00–374.501,9172
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413424.47/cwt412.00–435.001,7534
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350303531.70/cwt525.00–535.001,6113
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360506.08/cwt500.00–512.001,8222
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663314.85/cwt310.00–322.002,0876
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616315.10/cwt310.00–325.001,9415
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423383.01/cwt380.00–390.001,6205
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626324.00/cwt322.00–326.002,0284
Bred CowsSmall 2-3—9331,568.36/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5682
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—7002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365431.58/cwt425.00–440.001,5753
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523336.78/cwt332.00–342.001,7612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477404.53/cwt395.00–414.001,9303
Bulls——1,527172.98/cwt170.00–177.002,6413
Bulls——1,523184.74/cwt183.00–189.002,8145
CowsLean 85-90%—933126.52/cwt125.00–128.001,1802
CowsLean 85-90%—1,130138.47/cwt138.00–139.001,5652
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,140139.33/cwt138.00–141.001,5882
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,394153.43/cwt152.00–155.002,1394
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673307.58/cwt300.00–315.002,0702
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705295.04/cwt290.00–300.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600562325.39/cwt320.00–330.001,8295
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223480.07/cwt475.00–485.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432356.55/cwt350.00–365.001,5407
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363378.63/cwt375.00–395.001,37411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500456357.79/cwt342.50–375.001,6328
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276452.44/cwt445.00–470.001,2494
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569313.94/cwt310.00–320.001,7865
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663297.96/cwt295.00–300.001,9755
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350303495.04/cwt485.00–510.001,5004
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650602311.39/cwt307.00–315.001,8755
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326414.18/cwt400.00–430.001,3507
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600562302.39/cwt300.00–307.001,6993
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565315.18/cwt305.00–325.001,7812
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350331363.77/cwt350.00–385.001,2044
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228581.75/cwt575.00–590.001,3263
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419392.26/cwt375.00–407.501,6447
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615301.50/cwt295.00–305.001,8543
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470320.05/cwt310.00–330.001,5044
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600563310.04/cwt305.00–315.001,7465
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700667277.06/cwt270.00–281.001,8483
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315523.41/cwt515.00–530.001,6493
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360471.44/cwt452.50–485.001,6976
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270554.63/cwt550.00–560.001,4982
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330439.00/cwt435.00–445.001,4495
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500458333.78/cwt325.00–340.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400362368.35/cwt350.00–375.001,3336
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450413341.73/cwt340.00–345.001,4113
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650619283.94/cwt280.00–290.001,7584
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,181148.65/cwt145.00–151.001,7569
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2382,072.31/head1,760.00–2,350.002,0723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2151,736.11/head1,575.00–1,875.001,7362
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3761

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.