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Carrollton

Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 455▲ 470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 69▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 52▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.10/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$209.10

165 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	221.73	1,064	55
Medium and Large 2	519	203.99	1,059	68
Medium and Large 3	460	200.82	925	42

One grade step is worth $20.91/cwt here — about $139 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 sale165 hd

209.10

—

GA average17 barns · 1,637 hd

205.15

+3.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,714	113.98	1,953	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	95.00	1,418	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	93.23	1,171	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	78.18	789	17

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,235	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,325	6

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	262	261.48/cwt	260.00–262.50	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	246.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	278.75/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	242.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,018	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	248.01/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,049	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	257.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,108	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	259.36/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,102	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	506	225.47/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,141	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	241.54/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,242	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	255.39/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,333	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	240.26/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	218.97/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,331	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	248.77/cwt	246.00–250.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	223.89/cwt	220.00–229.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	242.97/cwt	242.00–244.00	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	235.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	780	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	237.64/cwt	236.00–240.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	226.36/cwt	222.00–232.00	833	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	229.16/cwt	228.00–230.00	969	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	209.28/cwt	203.00–213.00	896	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	219.25/cwt	214.00–224.00	943	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	196.62/cwt	192.00–202.00	910	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,044	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	213.80/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,011	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	217.85/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,118	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	191.12/cwt	188.00–195.00	984	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,175	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	199.27/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,055	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	186.03/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,135	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	611	180.77/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,105	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	196.93/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,209	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	180.82/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,197	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,159	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	718	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,114	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	258.23/cwt	255.00–260.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	267.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	259.34/cwt	254.00–264.00	843	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	248.74/cwt	247.50–250.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	243.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	887	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	936	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	273.93/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,008	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	242.56/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,041	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	251.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,106	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	230.77/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,015	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	230.98/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,079	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	216.15/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,018	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	221.03/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,141	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	210.83/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	236.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,239	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	225.61/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,270	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	216.23/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	182.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	193.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,210	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,153	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	180.75/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	724	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,195	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	116.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,168	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	73.03/cwt	70.00–77.00	719	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	81.78/cwt	78.00–86.00	840	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	90.86/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,110	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	97.19/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,276	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,418	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	1,063.69/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,411.35/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,411	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

Mon Dec 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	242.00–244.00	242.97
5	—	364	236.00–240.00	237.64
5	—	423	228.00–230.00	229.16
8	—	464	220.00–230.00	224.99
5	—	614	192.00–200.00	196.93
21	—	513	214.00–219.00	217.85
1	—	205	280.00	280.00
6	—	564	205.00–210.00	208.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	214.00–224.00	219.25
3	—	715	160.00–164.00	162.04
3	—	270	246.00–250.00	248.77
6	—	473	210.00–218.00	213.80
22	—	662	174.00–181.50	180.82
4	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.18
5	—	566	194.00–204.00	199.27
3	—	610	184.00–190.00	186.03
9	—	368	222.00–232.00	226.36
7	—	331	230.00–240.00	235.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	235.00–240.00	237.42
2	—	718	150.00–160.00	155.12
3	—	428	203.00–213.00	209.28
6	—	515	188.00–195.00	191.12
4	—	570	180.00–190.00	185.04
4	—	318	220.00–229.00	223.89
5	—	357	210.00–220.00	215.03
4	—	611	180.00–183.00	180.77
10	—	463	192.00–202.00	196.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	254.00–264.00	259.36
3	—	378	276.00–280.00	278.75
3	—	522	250.00–259.00	255.39
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	257.63
4	—	564	240.00–241.00	240.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	262	260.00–262.50	261.48
4	—	420	240.00–245.00	242.38
3	—	472	230.00–235.00	233.39
3	—	363	245.00–250.00	246.63
4	—	506	222.00–230.00	225.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	239.00–245.00	241.54
3	—	608	217.00–220.00	218.97
2	—	423	246.00–250.00	248.01
4	—	465	240.00–250.00	244.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	240.00–242.00	241.02
3	—	670	200.00–205.00	201.72
5	—	439	250.00–255.00	251.98
2	—	610	205.00–207.00	206.02
4	—	368	272.00–276.00	273.93
5	—	563	221.00–230.00	225.61
3	—	523	230.00–240.00	236.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	212.00–222.00	216.15
3	—	263	255.00–260.00	258.23
3	—	610	180.00–185.00	182.69
5	—	440	228.00–234.00	230.77
2	—	518	206.00–216.00	210.83
5	—	365	240.00–245.00	243.05
4	—	724	160.00–170.00	165.06
2	—	328	247.50–250.00	248.74
4	—	668	170.00–175.00	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	218.00–228.00	221.03
4	—	275	265.00–270.00	267.68
7	—	467	225.00–238.00	230.98
3	—	718	174.00–184.00	180.75
7	—	429	237.00–247.00	242.56
7	—	367	250.00–260.00	255.02
6	—	325	254.00–264.00	259.34
3	—	625	190.00–200.00	193.62
4	—	568	214.00–220.00	216.23
2	—	663	180.00–190.00	185.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,027	78.00–86.00	81.78
7	—	984	70.00–77.00	73.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,222	87.00–93.00	90.86
9	—	1,313	94.00–100.00	97.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	107.00–109.00	108.02
6	—	1,854	113.00–119.00	116.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,411.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.