Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-07-27

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
195 vs last sale 474 373 vs year ago 652 · 57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
21 vs last sale 40 33 vs year ago 52 · 63.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
3 vs last sale 22 18 vs year ago 37 · 48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.58/cwt on 30 head, down $32.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 57.95 against this barn's trailing median of $395.53.
Average price
$337.58
32.42 vs prior sale
30 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.09
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525361.591,8986thin
Medium and Large 2525339.631,78419thin
Medium and Large 3543300.981,6355thin
One grade step is worth $60.61/cwt here — about $263 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

31 sales
443399356312median 395.5301/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $326.46, median $395.53 across 31 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 sale30 hd
337.58
GA average14 barns · 400 hd
342.68
−5.09
This barn, trailing median31 sales
395.53
−57.95
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
BullsHigh1,761215.273,7907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298189.522,46010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090178.001,9401thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,415$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,7792thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2400–450410352.01/cwt345.00–370.001,44311
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600564327.22/cwt325.00–332.501,8468
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550501346.39/cwt330.00–355.001,73511
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333462.41/cwt450.00–475.001,5402
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,0202
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600559330.34/cwt320.00–340.001,8478
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382363.19/cwt355.00–370.001,3875
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713302.38/cwt295.00–307.002,1565
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623329.59/cwt320.00–334.002,0536
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458363.41/cwt355.00–385.001,6648
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450409398.41/cwt390.00–415.001,6295
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325394.92/cwt390.00–400.001,2832
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523355.22/cwt350.00–360.001,8582
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418421.87/cwt415.00–430.001,7635
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458386.07/cwt375.00–395.001,7689
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368410.34/cwt400.00–420.001,5102
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400356479.91/cwt465.00–490.001,7084
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416404.77/cwt390.00–420.001,6844
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0352
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405429.88/cwt420.00–440.001,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350304517.51/cwt505.00–525.001,5734
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460410.11/cwt400.00–420.001,8872
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613338.78/cwt337.50–340.002,0772
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525361.59/cwt360.00–370.001,8986
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665330.98/cwt328.00–336.002,2014
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
CowsLean 85-90%1,090178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303203.47/cwt198.00–208.002,6512
Bulls1,888222.70/cwt218.00–226.004,2053
Bulls1,665209.69/cwt206.00–216.003,4914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388190.68/cwt188.00–193.002,6475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145178.29/cwt178.00–179.002,0413
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450412407.09/cwt390.00–410.001,67710
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400366442.44/cwt425.00–460.001,6198
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663313.37/cwt300.00–320.002,0783
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370440.27/cwt430.00–460.001,6293
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,9423
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500467392.46/cwt387.50–400.001,8333
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270481.20/cwt465.00–500.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508331.58/cwt330.00–337.501,6848
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700670282.52/cwt280.00–285.001,8932
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450434370.59/cwt355.00–380.001,6087
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578289.78/cwt280.00–300.001,6752
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350313398.03/cwt385.00–410.001,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610306.28/cwt300.00–320.001,8684
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380408.08/cwt390.00–417.501,5513
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500457319.83/cwt312.00–325.001,4625
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550506316.46/cwt310.00–325.001,6014
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460363.09/cwt350.00–372.001,6704
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500459341.38/cwt326.00–350.001,5678
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400374391.54/cwt380.00–400.001,4644
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520308.45/cwt300.00–320.001,6043
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,7541
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700665273.77/cwt272.50–275.001,8212
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450439331.76/cwt320.00–340.001,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376339.79/cwt330.00–350.001,2785
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1732
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560297.57/cwt290.00–305.001,6662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,778.95/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7792
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520372.45/cwt370.00–375.001,9372
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563338.74/cwt337.50–340.001,9072
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513343.31/cwt340.00–347.501,7613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002

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.