Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-07

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 7
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 389▼ 300 vs year ago 581 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 82▼ 83 vs year ago 116 · −71.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 23 vs year ago 73 · −31.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and 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 $318.64/cwt on 23 head, up $1.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.83 against this barn's trailing median of $391.47.
Average price
$318.64
▲ 1.83 vs prior sale
23 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.76
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510342.481,7473thin
Medium and Large 2537321.231,72617thin
Medium and Large 3572280.121,6023thin
One grade step is worth $62.36/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
443396350303median 391.4702/0203/3005/2507/2709/21
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $316.81, median $391.47 across 33 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 sale23 hd
318.64
—
GA average13 barns · 342 hd
304.88
+13.76
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.47
−72.83
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—Low1,861178.293,3185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,313147.801,94119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,485142.502,1162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099139.211,5305thin

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)1,250$2,24717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,5263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,3292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)907$2,35710

Every lot, as filed

68 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
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800763275.98/cwt270.00–282.002,1062
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,9472
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8531
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470358.60/cwt350.00–375.001,6853
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663279.23/cwt272.50–285.001,8513
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770272.56/cwt270.00–275.002,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300258495.15/cwt490.00–500.001,2772
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628302.90/cwt290.00–312.501,9024
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7473
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405392.53/cwt390.00–395.001,5902
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550503337.49/cwt335.00–340.001,6984
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477380.83/cwt377.50–385.001,8173
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432371.48/cwt360.00–380.001,6058
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379400.79/cwt400.00–405.001,5196
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463377.49/cwt375.00–380.001,7482
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700657306.68/cwt305.00–307.502,0153
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458348.98/cwt346.00–352.001,5984
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519325.08/cwt318.00–335.001,6879
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600558316.90/cwt312.00–320.001,7688
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650649334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,16814
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9602
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623320.32/cwt320.00–322.001,9966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1981,526.39/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5263
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600557326.68/cwt325.00–330.001,8203
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—5751,826.09/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8264
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400357391.68/cwt390.00–395.001,3983
CowsLean 85-90%—1,082135.68/cwt135.00–137.001,4683
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,405140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9671
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,565145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2691
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,200141.92/cwt141.00–143.001,7032
Bulls——1,545174.52/cwt174.00–175.002,6962
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,314147.96/cwt144.00–152.001,94416
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558311.16/cwt305.00–316.001,7367
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368373.21/cwt360.00–385.001,3739
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471358.16/cwt350.00–370.001,68713
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428357.43/cwt355.00–360.001,5304
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350309400.10/cwt385.00–405.001,2365
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310440.97/cwt430.00–460.001,3675
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550507315.36/cwt312.00–318.001,5996
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275399.73/cwt395.00–405.001,0994
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623293.48/cwt292.00–295.001,8282
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665265.04/cwt260.00–270.001,7632
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615279.96/cwt275.00–285.001,7222
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658288.63/cwt286.00–290.001,8993
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9771
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320446.46/cwt440.00–450.001,4293
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413316.76/cwt308.00–325.001,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580293.70/cwt287.50–300.001,7032
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500456339.97/cwt336.00–345.001,5505
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373381.52/cwt365.00–395.001,4233
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600572280.12/cwt270.00–290.001,6023
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750705257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,8152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1282,566.41/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3422,902.80/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9033
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550508300.66/cwt300.00–301.001,5273
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464316.32/cwt305.00–320.001,4684
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350323372.67/cwt370.00–375.001,2042
CowsLean 85-90%—1,125144.51/cwt144.00–145.001,6262
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,525157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3941
Bulls——2,072180.81/cwt178.00–185.003,7463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0731,329.43/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2302,106.57/head1,800.00–2,450.002,10714
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663307.49/cwt305.00–310.002,0392

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.