Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-04-22

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Apr 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 482▼ 198 vs year ago 527 · −37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 120▼ 5 vs year ago 73 · −6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 53▼ 33 vs year ago 70 · −47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers , feeder bulls and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.94/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.02 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$251.94
18 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.29
vs GA average
−18.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521274.591,4314thin
Medium and Large 2539255.931,3798thin
Medium and Large 3538231.521,2446thin
One grade step is worth $43.07/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd
251.94
—
GA average15 barns · 542 hd
247.65
+4.29
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−18.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−107.02
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—Low1,580145.902,30511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180120.461,42234
CowsLean 85-90%Average969113.001,0959thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,798108.391,9494thin

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)933$1,1894thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)849$1,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)803$1,3254thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3366331.51/cwt328.00–337.501,2134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430333.28/cwt332.00–335.001,4333
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433323.54/cwt320.00–330.001,4014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460318.52/cwt317.00–320.001,4652
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523314.10/cwt310.00–318.001,6432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570298.51/cwt297.00–300.001,7022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265320.49/cwt312.00–330.008493
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265302.96/cwt302.00–305.008033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273340.21/cwt335.00–345.009293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313315.16/cwt310.00–325.009867
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321333.64/cwt330.00–340.001,0714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321294.81/cwt292.00–300.009464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358315.05/cwt310.00–320.001,1283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358282.52/cwt280.00–285.001,0114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363297.96/cwt296.00–300.001,0824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3414276.14/cwt270.00–282.001,1437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418305.30/cwt300.00–312.001,2765
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432290.85/cwt285.00–298.001,2569
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457259.02/cwt255.00–265.001,1843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459271.83/cwt268.00–278.001,2485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465288.78/cwt285.00–290.001,3434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513238.96/cwt235.00–245.001,2263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521274.59/cwt270.00–283.001,4314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523260.49/cwt256.00–264.001,3625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562224.07/cwt220.00–230.001,2593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565248.32/cwt247.00–250.001,4033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,3762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627215.78/cwt211.00–220.001,3533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt208.00–212.001,3973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718205.12/cwt200.00–210.001,4732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260375.10/cwt370.00–380.009752
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268334.77/cwt330.00–340.008972
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2284354.93/cwt350.00–360.001,0084
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317325.00/cwt320.00–335.001,0306
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3364313.22/cwt310.00–325.001,1406
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365348.87/cwt340.00–355.001,2734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417334.32/cwt330.00–338.001,3943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427294.75/cwt290.00–300.001,25911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428315.36/cwt310.00–325.001,3509
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468324.49/cwt324.00–325.001,5192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511285.59/cwt285.00–288.001,4595
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515303.40/cwt300.00–308.001,5633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516262.95/cwt260.00–270.001,3574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557290.67/cwt290.00–292.001,6193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560271.11/cwt267.50–275.001,5184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565237.53/cwt232.00–242.001,3424
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3614227.73/cwt226.00–230.001,3984
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615244.88/cwt240.00–250.001,5063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388139.03/cwt135.00–141.001,9303
Bulls——1,652148.47/cwt145.00–152.002,4538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820106.51/cwt105.00–108.008732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012114.86/cwt110.00–117.001,1627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109115.96/cwt114.00–118.001,2868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202121.85/cwt119.00–127.001,46526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,798108.39/cwt105.00–113.001,9494
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3713800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Small 1-28501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,016.22/head925.00–1,100.001,0162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3600900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502

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.