Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-07-29

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 29
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 412▲ 54 vs year ago 353 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 64▲ 3 vs year ago 60 · +5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 24▲ 30 vs year ago 39 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.77/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −98.23 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$271.77
30 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.13
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551282.011,5539thin
Medium and Large 2531271.601,44315thin
Medium and Large 3501256.841,2876thin
One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd
271.77
—
GA average14 barns · 357 hd
261.64
+10.13
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−98.23
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

35 sales
443396350303median 370.0003/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $316.81, median $370.00 across 35 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—Average1,567151.982,3818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252128.071,60333
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533123.001,8852thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low972117.041,13716

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)1,290$2,32537
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,4142thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,72414

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417336.40/cwt330.00–350.001,4033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.89/cwt318.00–325.001,3643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3426298.65/cwt295.00–305.001,2724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3457286.64/cwt280.00–300.001,3103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465308.52/cwt307.00–310.001,4352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468316.74/cwt312.00–320.001,4827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3506281.04/cwt280.00–284.001,4224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514288.62/cwt285.00–295.001,4847
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558285.84/cwt284.00–288.001,5956
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563297.83/cwt295.00–300.001,6776
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563271.52/cwt268.00–276.001,5294
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618279.36/cwt276.00–282.001,7263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619268.49/cwt268.00–270.001,6624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658268.99/cwt268.00–270.001,7702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220312.50/cwt310.00–315.006882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238327.58/cwt325.00–330.007802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272326.56/cwt320.00–330.008883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280300.26/cwt300.00–302.008417
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322324.84/cwt320.00–330.001,0463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323303.76/cwt300.00–310.009814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3357273.04/cwt268.00–280.009755
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358290.02/cwt285.00–295.001,0383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364302.18/cwt300.00–306.001,1005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416287.31/cwt283.00–292.001,1957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416272.14/cwt268.00–280.001,1329
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419249.81/cwt240.00–260.001,0477
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459238.79/cwt230.00–250.001,0964
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460265.38/cwt260.00–270.001,2216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461275.56/cwt272.00–280.001,2704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509253.93/cwt250.00–258.001,29310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515264.98/cwt262.00–270.001,3655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523226.44/cwt220.00–235.001,1843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557246.67/cwt244.00–253.001,3749
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562255.34/cwt254.00–256.001,4353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610251.31/cwt250.00–254.001,5333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630232.39/cwt230.00–235.001,4643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,5322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668226.52/cwt225.00–228.001,5132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268362.38/cwt360.00–365.009712
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272348.91/cwt345.00–357.509493
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3276332.95/cwt330.00–335.009195
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314358.94/cwt352.50–362.501,1275
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326324.23/cwt320.00–330.001,0576
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328344.15/cwt340.00–350.001,1298
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358336.34/cwt330.00–345.001,20413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359351.02/cwt346.00–356.001,2604
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368319.15/cwt315.00–327.501,1745
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410315.80/cwt312.00–320.001,2957
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422287.95/cwt282.00–298.001,2156
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427303.95/cwt300.00–310.001,29810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457304.02/cwt300.00–310.001,3897
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457288.98/cwt285.00–298.001,32110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463270.05/cwt260.00–280.001,25013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2501275.71/cwt272.00–282.001,3817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3501256.84/cwt252.00–262.001,2876
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530287.40/cwt285.00–290.001,5233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558268.01/cwt262.00–276.001,4958
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561279.32/cwt277.50–285.001,5676
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614234.10/cwt230.00–240.001,4375
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623215.18/cwt210.00–220.001,3414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657239.34/cwt238.00–240.001,5723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465143.20/cwt140.00–149.002,0983
Bulls——1,628157.24/cwt156.00–159.002,5605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935107.86/cwt104.00–113.001,0084
Cows—Lean 85-90%970126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2222
Cows—Lean 85-90%987118.92/cwt114.00–123.001,17410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221123.33/cwt120.00–127.001,50610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263129.87/cwt128.00–134.001,64022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0981,413.61/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2642,143.17/head2,075.00–2,200.002,14310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2992,392.24/head2,310.00–2,525.002,39227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3952,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37531,710.88/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38301,561.60/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39451,647.62/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6484
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252

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.