Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-08-10

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
45 vs last sale 321 364 vs year ago 730 · 49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
29 vs last sale 19 16 vs year ago 64 · 25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
15 vs last sale 23 3 vs year ago 41 · 7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady. replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.69/cwt on 48 head, down $7.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits 49.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.53.
Average price
$345.69
7.44 vs prior sale
48 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.10
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542370.052,00411thin
Medium and Large 2539347.481,87324
Medium and Large 3535321.771,72213thin
One grade step is worth $48.29/cwt here — about $282 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

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 sale48 hd
345.69
GA average13 barns · 385 hd
349.79
−4.10
This barn, trailing median31 sales
395.53
−49.85
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
BullsHigh1,717201.633,4639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252176.142,20420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,626174.042,8304thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025163.271,67313

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)1,300$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$2,8545
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$3,4638

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2400–450407356.91/cwt350.00–375.001,4539
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750731275.08/cwt270.00–280.002,0114
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300274476.24/cwt450.00–495.001,3055
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325451.04/cwt445.00–460.001,4664
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700678288.22/cwt285.00–295.001,9543
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263516.12/cwt500.00–525.001,3575
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250227518.46/cwt510.00–525.001,1773
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460346.76/cwt335.00–360.001,5959
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450406379.86/cwt370.00–395.001,5428
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550514325.68/cwt320.00–335.001,6747
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600560317.20/cwt310.00–324.001,7766
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228550.05/cwt545.00–555.001,2542
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700682303.30/cwt300.00–310.002,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500459342.48/cwt330.00–350.001,5727
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577357.53/cwt350.00–362.002,0635
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565320.44/cwt314.00–327.001,8104
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300274540.34/cwt525.00–550.001,4814
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527350.62/cwt340.00–360.001,84815
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0652
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400367386.94/cwt370.00–400.001,4206
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650606305.44/cwt300.00–310.001,8515
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335442.61/cwt435.00–450.001,4834
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620284.84/cwt275.00–295.001,7662
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400358345.03/cwt330.00–350.001,2356
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500467314.09/cwt300.00–325.001,4675
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400363420.23/cwt395.00–435.001,5253
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610310.79/cwt304.00–318.001,8963
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400368425.51/cwt410.00–440.001,5662
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550506334.74/cwt324.00–345.001,6945
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500463363.36/cwt350.00–375.001,6823
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600562318.71/cwt312.00–324.001,7913
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330346.00/cwt342.00–350.001,1424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1502,164.35/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515336.29/cwt335.00–337.501,7324
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600578296.60/cwt295.00–300.001,7143
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450431322.52/cwt310.00–340.001,3904
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350308470.24/cwt460.00–480.001,4482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228175.86/cwt172.00–181.002,16014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245182.92/cwt182.00–184.002,2773
Bulls1,760213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,7491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2983,313.61/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368170.67/cwt170.00–171.002,3353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,626174.04/cwt170.00–176.002,8304
CowsLean 85-90%1,018154.54/cwt150.00–158.001,5733
CowsLean 85-90%1,027165.89/cwt160.00–170.001,70410
Bulls1,632188.27/cwt186.00–191.003,0733
Bulls1,760207.37/cwt205.00–210.003,6505
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,5052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350317488.37/cwt485.00–490.001,5483
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408390.06/cwt380.00–405.001,5914
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569362.71/cwt360.00–366.002,0644
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615326.88/cwt322.00–332.002,0102
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421441.05/cwt435.00–455.001,8574
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470410.30/cwt405.00–420.001,9285
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318532.09/cwt525.00–540.001,6922
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473385.19/cwt380.00–390.001,8222
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517329.59/cwt325.00–334.001,7047
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,7643
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550512361.51/cwt350.00–372.501,8513
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526374.25/cwt370.00–380.001,9697
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2581
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750703295.02/cwt285.00–300.002,0743
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433416.65/cwt400.00–430.001,80412
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460377.66/cwt365.00–395.001,73717
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300261577.49/cwt570.00–585.001,5074
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471396.30/cwt385.00–402.501,8676
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600559342.24/cwt335.00–350.001,9139
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623327.53/cwt325.00–330.002,0414
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367457.45/cwt440.00–480.001,67911
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373472.15/cwt465.00–480.001,7612
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319504.88/cwt495.00–515.001,6114

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.