Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-28

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 28
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
← Sep 21Sep 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 23▼ 152 vs year ago 600 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 42▼ 36 vs year ago 76 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 346 vs last sale 388▲ 15 vs year ago 27 · +55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.21/cwt on 52 head, down $13.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.16 against this barn's trailing median of $391.37.
Average price
$333.21
▼ 13.86 vs prior sale
52 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531355.531,88910thin
Medium and Large 2527340.611,79523
Medium and Large 3541312.511,69119thin
One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about $198 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

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 sale52 hd
333.21
—
GA average14 barns · 410 hd
335.30
−2.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
391.37
−58.16
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—Average1,505175.382,6397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555149.002,3171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,069147.391,57613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088137.581,49711

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)957$2,0134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,9502thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls——1,579178.05/cwt176.00–183.002,8115
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,069147.39/cwt143.00–151.001,57613
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,555149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3171
CowsLean 85-90%—1,140138.92/cwt137.00–142.001,5847
CowsLean 85-90%—1,083143.50/cwt143.00–144.001,5542
CowsLean 85-90%—913126.96/cwt124.00–130.001,1592
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705305.04/cwt300.00–310.002,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400357473.34/cwt470.00–475.001,6903
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510361.73/cwt355.00–365.001,8456
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—8032,075.08/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0752
Bred CowsSmall 2-3—7051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423435.15/cwt430.00–440.001,8416
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513391.79/cwt380.00–400.002,0103
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710322.99/cwt322.00–324.002,2932
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,9662
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758322.99/cwt322.00–324.002,4482
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9142
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368454.02/cwt435.00–470.001,6715
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463417.57/cwt405.00–430.001,9332
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,0302
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563346.23/cwt340.00–355.001,9494
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467421.00/cwt420.00–425.001,9665
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650614329.34/cwt326.00–335.002,0224
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715313.41/cwt307.00–320.002,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323486.91/cwt475.00–495.001,5733
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513335.86/cwt335.00–337.501,7233
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413401.20/cwt390.00–415.001,6575
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558327.16/cwt325.00–330.001,8266
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616303.68/cwt300.00–315.001,8714
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275527.03/cwt520.00–540.001,4493
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550512346.22/cwt340.00–354.001,77316
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568355.00/cwt350.00–360.002,0163
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665326.02/cwt322.00–330.002,1684
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515376.47/cwt370.00–380.001,9393
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673285.99/cwt282.00–290.001,9252
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300272504.85/cwt500.00–510.001,3733
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415381.25/cwt375.00–388.001,5823
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605316.51/cwt315.00–318.001,9152
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562370.66/cwt370.00–372.002,0833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1101,950.34/head1,875.00–2,025.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bulls——1,320168.71/cwt165.00–172.002,2272
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400383399.35/cwt380.00–420.001,5302
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605280.08/cwt270.00–290.001,6944
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450438351.35/cwt340.00–370.001,5396
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600563298.30/cwt285.00–305.001,6797
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550519300.26/cwt290.00–308.001,5587
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320473.28/cwt470.00–475.001,5143
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275442.91/cwt435.00–450.001,2182
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350307446.63/cwt445.00–450.001,3713
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300277479.28/cwt450.00–495.001,3283
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465329.00/cwt325.00–335.001,5305
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650618275.09/cwt270.00–280.001,7003
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350317374.61/cwt355.00–400.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464350.13/cwt330.00–365.001,6256
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400361447.14/cwt430.00–460.001,61415
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550506324.76/cwt316.00–330.001,64316
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750713257.46/cwt255.00–260.001,8362
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550512325.39/cwt320.00–332.501,6667
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425353.25/cwt350.00–355.001,5013
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233504.95/cwt500.00–510.001,1772
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460399.97/cwt370.00–415.001,84016
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466347.02/cwt342.00–355.001,61710
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660275.04/cwt270.00–280.001,8152
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600558304.99/cwt295.00–315.001,70212
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400368401.85/cwt375.00–420.001,4798
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605302.31/cwt290.00–310.001,82914
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765278.80/cwt275.00–282.502,1332
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419410.94/cwt390.00–425.001,72218
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370387.27/cwt375.00–400.001,4337
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320463.63/cwt450.00–467.501,4846
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563316.24/cwt307.00–324.001,78012
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678294.91/cwt290.00–300.001,9994
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715280.10/cwt275.00–285.002,0032
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600561327.78/cwt320.00–335.001,8397

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.