Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2023-12-04

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 4
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 514▼ 16 vs year ago 930 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 117▲ 8 vs year ago 100 · +8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 44 · +59.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $236.59/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$236.59
292 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$219
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.50
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2477245.681,17361
Medium and Large 3453235.181,06526
Medium and Large 1595234.071,392205
One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale292 hd
236.59
—
GA average14 barns · 835 hd
242.09
−5.50
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—Low1,651109.721,8118thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22794.651,16248
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07881.3387724

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)991$1,2216
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,03733
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,2415

Every lot

96 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268285.48/cwt285.00–286.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 3268262.38/cwt260.00–265.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 2279276.65/cwt272.50–282.007725
Steers—Medium and Large 3326250.59/cwt247.00–255.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 3358249.26/cwt247.00–250.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 2359271.64/cwt265.00–273.0097519
Steers—Medium and Large 1365281.59/cwt275.00–285.001,02811
Steers—Medium and Large 1432272.01/cwt270.00–275.001,1755
Steers—Medium and Large 2438264.82/cwt260.00–267.001,1606
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added442288.34/cwt287.50–290.001,2743
Steers—Medium and Large 3443243.73/cwt240.00–247.501,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 2459252.82/cwt250.00–260.001,1605
Steers—Medium and Large 3459239.24/cwt235.00–242.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1460267.56/cwt264.00–270.001,2315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added462275.27/cwt275.00–280.001,27218
Steers—Medium and Large 2515238.69/cwt235.00–242.001,2297
Steers—Medium and Large 1530250.74/cwt246.00–255.001,32926
Steers—Medium and Large 1558244.02/cwt240.00–250.001,3628
Steers—Medium and Large 2567234.85/cwt230.00–239.001,3325
Steers—Medium and Large 3568219.40/cwt214.00–224.001,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 3615201.75/cwt200.00–205.001,2413
Steers—Medium and Large 2622212.41/cwt210.00–214.001,3215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637228.61/cwt228.50–237.001,45673
Steers—Medium and Large 1638214.98/cwt214.00–220.001,37218
Steers—Medium and Large 2658207.67/cwt205.00–210.001,3663
Steers—Medium and Large 3670197.54/cwt195.00–200.001,3242
Steers—Medium and Large 1715189.00/cwt188.00–193.001,35115
Steers—Medium and Large 2733176.73/cwt175.00–178.001,2954
Steers—Medium and Large 2760176.01/cwt174.00–178.001,3382
Steers—Medium and Large 1777187.28/cwt187.00–193.001,45521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233227.63/cwt225.00–230.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258255.05/cwt250.00–260.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265234.97/cwt230.00–240.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328231.66/cwt230.00–235.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332240.80/cwt240.00–242.007995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336223.63/cwt220.00–228.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358214.52/cwt210.00–220.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361228.97/cwt224.00–232.008279
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436205.01/cwt200.00–210.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437226.75/cwt226.00–232.0099116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440218.15/cwt216.00–220.009606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459221.00/cwt218.00–227.001,0148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459209.52/cwt205.00–215.009628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462195.05/cwt190.00–200.009019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526189.99/cwt185.00–195.009996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527203.35/cwt198.00–207.001,0729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532207.42/cwt205.50–216.001,10331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557195.62/cwt191.00–200.001,0905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562184.34/cwt180.00–188.001,0363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564207.47/cwt204.00–211.001,1709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611185.93/cwt182.00–190.001,1364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619191.19/cwt189.00–197.001,1838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,25878
Heifers—Medium and Large 3663162.27/cwt157.50–167.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666176.22/cwt170.00–180.001,1744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723163.09/cwt160.00–166.001,1792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2759157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225295.11/cwt290.00–300.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263273.23/cwt270.00–275.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265282.58/cwt280.00–286.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273262.44/cwt260.00–265.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325265.69/cwt260.00–270.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329278.62/cwt272.00–282.009176
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332250.00/cwt245.00–255.008306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361273.35/cwt270.00–280.009875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366247.23/cwt242.00–252.009058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367262.94/cwt258.00–268.0096510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415255.68/cwt252.00–260.001,0617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439244.76/cwt240.00–250.001,0749
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442229.37/cwt226.00–236.001,01410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460230.45/cwt228.00–238.001,06014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464244.32/cwt240.00–250.001,1348
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464216.56/cwt210.00–222.001,0058
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509204.83/cwt200.00–210.001,0438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518229.69/cwt226.00–234.001,1906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523221.76/cwt218.00–225.001,1608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555218.00/cwt216.00–220.001,2108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560204.25/cwt200.00–210.001,14413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563192.55/cwt190.00–197.001,0846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611202.42/cwt197.50–207.001,2374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618179.14/cwt174.00–184.001,1074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628189.86/cwt185.00–195.001,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2661181.01/cwt180.00–184.001,1966
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,501104.71/cwt104.00–105.001,5724
Bulls——1,800114.72/cwt110.00–117.002,0654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07476.45/cwt73.00–80.0082111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08285.46/cwt81.00–89.0092513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20193.97/cwt90.00–97.001,12939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28288.69/cwt88.00–89.001,1373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370102.06/cwt99.00–104.001,3986
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38701,117.24/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1111,016.81/head900.00–1,100.001,01730
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,325.52/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,237.19/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2373
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1361,240.75/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2415

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.