Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2023-05-15

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 358 vs last sale 737▼ 114 vs year ago 493 · −23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 155▲ 30 vs year ago 85 · +35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 75▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter classes mostly steady, feeder bulls and steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.11/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$204.11
86 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.91
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458210.9996742
Medium and Large 2421205.5886527
Medium and Large 3435184.7680517thin
One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale86 hd
204.11
—
GA average16 barns · 1,955 hd
195.20
+8.91
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—Average1,559111.691,7414thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26697.521,2347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05393.4398444
CowsLean 85-90%Low93681.9376724

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)1,094$1,2334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,0523thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,3252thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3270212.50/cwt212.50–212.505741
Steers—Medium and Large 1295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2340245.00/cwt245.00–245.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 3365216.00/cwt216.00–216.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2373228.69/cwt227.50–230.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1390247.50/cwt242.00–253.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1423240.27/cwt237.00–247.501,0164
Steers—Medium and Large 2423228.74/cwt225.00–234.009688
Steers—Medium and Large 3428213.46/cwt210.00–220.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 1469244.66/cwt238.00–248.001,1474
Steers—Medium and Large 2477232.15/cwt230.00–237.001,1077
Steers—Medium and Large 3490216.70/cwt210.00–220.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 3518204.62/cwt201.00–208.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1521229.95/cwt225.00–235.001,1987
Steers—Medium and Large 2523214.97/cwt210.00–220.001,1244
Steers—Medium and Large 2575209.00/cwt207.00–211.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1580227.02/cwt226.00–228.001,3172
Steers—Medium and Large 2628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3192
Steers—Medium and Large 2725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210218.98/cwt218.00–220.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218230.40/cwt225.00–235.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280252.75/cwt247.50–258.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327231.59/cwt227.50–238.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330221.00/cwt221.00–221.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340207.00/cwt207.00–207.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368229.39/cwt224.00–232.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371214.84/cwt210.00–220.007977
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375195.13/cwt190.00–200.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408185.10/cwt180.00–192.507554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418211.50/cwt211.00–212.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422203.91/cwt199.00–208.008619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481206.54/cwt203.00–210.0099311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485198.00/cwt198.00–198.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511192.98/cwt190.00–195.009864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521199.86/cwt196.00–206.001,04110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570164.54/cwt160.00–169.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575193.67/cwt190.00–196.001,1146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627155.31/cwt150.00–160.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205260.00/cwt260.00–260.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215227.62/cwt225.00–230.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310232.00/cwt232.00–232.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328224.48/cwt224.00–225.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335243.81/cwt240.00–247.508172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368213.26/cwt209.00–218.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386234.98/cwt230.00–240.009075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1402243.31/cwt238.00–248.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422217.70/cwt213.00–220.009193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425230.79/cwt229.00–236.009817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470229.19/cwt224.00–233.001,0774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475194.95/cwt190.00–200.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477210.32/cwt207.00–215.001,0036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513230.44/cwt224.00–235.001,1823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524215.12/cwt212.00–220.001,1277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567210.60/cwt207.00–217.001,1943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567186.05/cwt180.00–190.001,0553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586198.60/cwt195.00–201.001,1645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613199.04/cwt193.00–204.001,2203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625183.50/cwt182.00–185.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675183.46/cwt182.00–185.001,2382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0861
Bulls——1,740113.25/cwt110.00–116.001,9713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91182.13/cwt79.00–86.007489
Cows—Lean 85-90%91571.74/cwt70.00–74.006566
Cows—Lean 85-90%97488.52/cwt87.00–91.008629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01790.97/cwt88.00–94.0092530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13098.71/cwt95.00–103.001,11514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228100.49/cwt97.00–103.001,2345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36090.08/cwt89.00–91.001,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,040.61/head975.00–1,100.001,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,085875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,051.70/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,425.05/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252

This sale against other markets

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.