Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-04-15

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Apr 15
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 485▼ 233 vs year ago 715 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 98▲ 40 vs year ago 80 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 70▼ 16 vs year ago 69 · −23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 5.00 to10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.35/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.61 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$250.35
29 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs GA average
−14.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543268.451,4568thin
Medium and Large 2539251.291,35410thin
Medium and Large 3530236.351,25311thin
One grade step is worth $32.09/cwt here — about $203 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
250.35
—
GA average16 barns · 599 hd
248.33
+2.03
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−14.17
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−108.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
427382337292median 358.9603/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $306.10, median $358.96 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,329143.311,90413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,125126.491,42356
CowsLean 85-90%High979114.751,12428

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)983$1,29112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,8154thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228392.57/cwt390.00–397.508953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284384.38/cwt380.00–390.001,0924
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328384.23/cwt380.00–390.001,2606
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328372.44/cwt370.00–375.001,2222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357359.98/cwt355.00–365.001,2853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364380.67/cwt375.00–385.001,3867
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411374.51/cwt370.00–378.001,5394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431347.77/cwt340.00–357.001,4994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458356.32/cwt350.00–365.001,6323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458338.35/cwt335.00–340.001,5503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512328.72/cwt322.50–340.001,6833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519353.60/cwt350.00–360.001,8354
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565298.23/cwt290.00–305.001,6853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565271.07/cwt267.00–275.001,5322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608268.74/cwt267.50–270.001,6342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223307.45/cwt300.00–315.006863
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225340.11/cwt335.00–345.007652
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2261331.22/cwt320.00–340.008644
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275293.59/cwt285.00–305.008074
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278354.97/cwt350.00–360.009873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318283.41/cwt275.00–290.009014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321332.78/cwt320.00–342.001,06815
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328306.83/cwt300.00–317.001,0066
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358281.01/cwt275.00–285.001,0067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359305.76/cwt300.00–315.001,0987
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361330.62/cwt320.00–340.001,1948
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414312.37/cwt305.00–320.001,2936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418260.29/cwt255.00–270.001,0889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422293.19/cwt285.00–297.001,2378
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458290.61/cwt287.50–297.501,3314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459274.28/cwt270.00–280.001,2598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459254.30/cwt250.00–260.001,1677
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513242.85/cwt240.00–247.001,2467
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,3135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516273.15/cwt267.00–280.001,4094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,2604
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563247.68/cwt240.00–254.001,3945
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569263.74/cwt260.00–270.001,5014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602236.32/cwt233.00–243.001,4233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615222.25/cwt220.00–225.001,3675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630211.71/cwt210.00–215.001,3343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660195.68/cwt190.00–202.001,2913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682212.96/cwt208.00–218.001,4524
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763187.54/cwt185.00–190.001,4312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3269344.88/cwt340.00–350.009284
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273373.28/cwt370.00–377.001,0192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274383.65/cwt380.00–390.001,0514
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3314339.70/cwt335.00–345.001,0675
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318360.67/cwt355.00–365.001,1474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360353.89/cwt347.00–360.001,2747
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366372.17/cwt370.00–380.001,3627
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366328.78/cwt320.00–340.001,2038
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423341.55/cwt337.50–350.001,4458
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433324.18/cwt320.00–330.001,4049
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3442305.39/cwt300.00–315.001,35013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459331.25/cwt325.00–340.001,5207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459305.34/cwt297.50–315.001,4028
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3462286.92/cwt280.00–295.001,3265
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511314.22/cwt310.00–320.001,6065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513297.51/cwt290.00–305.001,5268
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520271.39/cwt265.00–275.001,4114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562295.06/cwt290.00–300.001,6583
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568267.47/cwt260.00–275.001,5194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605229.96/cwt225.00–235.001,3912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620247.58/cwt245.00–250.001,5354
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665217.37/cwt215.00–220.001,4463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,241138.21/cwt136.00–140.001,7157
Bulls——1,431149.25/cwt146.00–156.002,1366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957121.92/cwt121.00–125.001,1676
Cows—Lean 85-90%967105.79/cwt102.00–109.001,0233
Cows—Lean 85-90%988113.90/cwt110.00–118.001,12519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,003139.42/cwt137.00–142.001,3982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058121.59/cwt117.00–125.001,28623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182129.29/cwt126.00–134.001,52831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37951,072.64/head975.00–1,150.001,0733
Bred Cows—Small 1-28001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0131,243.39/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,562.06/head1,400.00–1,710.001,5623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1751,814.89/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8154

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.