Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-08-05

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 407▲ 145 vs year ago 444 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 63▲ 35 vs year ago 48 · +72.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 69▲ 13 vs year ago 26 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 lower, 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 $233.57/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −136.44 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$233.57
74 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,249
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.85
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512260.701,3353thin
Medium and Large 2544241.751,31623
Medium and Large 3531227.951,21148
One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale74 hd
233.57
—
GA average13 barns · 364 hd
249.42
−15.85
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−136.44
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—Low1,288154.271,9876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400141.391,9794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,126136.871,54155
CowsLean 85-90%Average979119.201,16712

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$1,3445
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,8254thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3359297.46/cwt290.00–305.001,0684
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360341.27/cwt340.00–342.501,2292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363329.02/cwt328.00–330.001,1942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431304.85/cwt300.00–312.001,3144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435315.66/cwt315.00–316.001,3733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3436284.70/cwt280.00–295.001,2419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456308.00/cwt302.00–312.001,4044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461291.75/cwt287.50–297.501,3459
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470275.27/cwt270.00–280.001,2948
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512271.94/cwt267.50–277.501,3926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3526254.64/cwt250.00–259.001,3395
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560267.01/cwt260.00–270.001,4958
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3564251.32/cwt246.00–256.001,41710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570276.73/cwt275.00–280.001,5773
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623236.30/cwt235.00–237.501,4722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660238.01/cwt236.00–240.001,5713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718224.95/cwt222.00–228.001,6153
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210290.00/cwt290.00–290.006091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3266258.90/cwt255.00–265.006894
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272271.69/cwt270.00–275.007393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323267.24/cwt265.00–270.008633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326258.20/cwt255.00–260.008424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361264.22/cwt260.00–268.009545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362252.00/cwt247.00–257.009128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411265.20/cwt260.00–270.001,0905
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423247.02/cwt243.00–258.001,04510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439236.38/cwt230.00–240.001,0387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459244.14/cwt240.00–250.001,12116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461229.17/cwt226.00–238.001,0567
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1504241.40/cwt240.00–243.001,2175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523225.49/cwt220.00–230.001,1796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528236.37/cwt235.00–239.001,24816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559233.77/cwt230.00–237.001,3078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,3435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565217.40/cwt210.00–222.001,2283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608218.48/cwt217.00–220.001,3284
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609224.44/cwt221.00–230.001,3677
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610205.50/cwt205.00–206.001,2542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662213.99/cwt210.00–216.001,4173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,2932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233327.63/cwt325.00–330.007632
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263343.54/cwt342.00–345.009042
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268318.02/cwt315.00–324.008523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270333.75/cwt330.00–337.509014
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322300.03/cwt295.00–305.009666
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323331.85/cwt327.50–335.001,0724
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325340.06/cwt337.50–342.501,1053
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359292.58/cwt290.00–300.001,0508
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373321.05/cwt320.00–322.001,1982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417268.59/cwt265.00–275.001,12013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419289.57/cwt280.00–300.001,2139
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426309.82/cwt307.00–315.001,3204
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3457252.25/cwt250.00–260.001,1539
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458274.18/cwt269.00–285.001,25618
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469296.71/cwt290.00–300.001,3926
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506254.72/cwt250.00–259.001,2897
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512260.70/cwt260.00–262.001,3353
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518231.94/cwt230.00–240.001,20134
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561236.08/cwt227.50–250.001,32416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3564218.26/cwt210.00–225.001,23114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609213.41/cwt210.00–220.001,3009
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615203.83/cwt200.00–207.001,2545
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,018148.53/cwt147.00–150.001,5122
Bulls——1,423157.14/cwt155.00–160.002,2364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%866109.80/cwt105.00–115.009515
Cows—Lean 85-90%920122.17/cwt116.00–125.001,1244
Cows—Boner 80-85%983128.64/cwt124.00–132.001,26512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103138.05/cwt133.00–141.001,52333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245130.91/cwt128.00–135.001,6303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355138.78/cwt137.00–140.001,8802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371142.87/cwt142.00–145.001,95910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39281,286.42/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.