Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-08-19

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 452▲ 152 vs year ago 556 · +27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 116▼ 25 vs year ago 115 · −21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 7 vs year ago 25 · +28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower, 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 $239.13/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −130.88 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$239.13
65 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548254.151,39310thin
Medium and Large 2545239.661,30541
Medium and Large 3545226.831,23614thin
One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $157 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 sale65 hd
239.13
—
GA average16 barns · 301 hd
235.47
+3.66
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−130.88
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—High1,636171.022,7998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518145.252,2047thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193137.431,63938
CowsLean 85-90%High960117.561,12814

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,455$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$1,7616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)751$1,23712

Every lot

89 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377302.34/cwt300.00–305.001,1403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418309.04/cwt308.00–310.001,2922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418296.20/cwt295.00–297.501,2382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3466260.55/cwt255.00–265.001,2144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475277.09/cwt276.00–284.001,31619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515264.17/cwt260.00–270.001,3608
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562257.43/cwt252.50–261.001,44711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573243.34/cwt240.00–250.001,3943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579262.86/cwt262.00–263.001,52214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608242.13/cwt239.00–247.501,4724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3667221.22/cwt219.00–224.001,4765
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670233.97/cwt232.00–236.001,5682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672242.67/cwt242.00–243.001,6313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273296.44/cwt293.00–302.008095
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280284.82/cwt280.00–290.007974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322292.85/cwt288.00–300.009433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327255.10/cwt250.00–260.008346
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333277.50/cwt270.00–285.009244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359265.44/cwt258.00–272.0095316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362251.65/cwt247.00–257.5091114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367280.81/cwt275.00–285.001,0315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423260.58/cwt255.00–270.001,1024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434247.16/cwt243.00–250.001,07317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438234.78/cwt230.00–238.001,0285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458249.84/cwt248.00–252.001,14412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461225.19/cwt220.00–230.001,03810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462241.86/cwt237.50–247.501,11715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508246.92/cwt242.00–252.001,25413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518234.55/cwt230.00–239.001,21516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3521221.54/cwt217.00–227.001,1548
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561229.49/cwt226.00–235.001,2877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563215.82/cwt210.00–220.001,21510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571238.26/cwt236.00–240.001,3608
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618223.53/cwt220.00–225.001,3814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620214.33/cwt210.00–218.001,3298
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665205.00/cwt202.00–207.001,3634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673215.00/cwt212.00–218.001,4473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723200.52/cwt200.00–201.001,4502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772192.34/cwt190.00–195.001,4853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220320.00/cwt320.00–320.007042
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228331.29/cwt330.00–332.507554
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2261330.55/cwt327.50–332.508634
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3316313.69/cwt310.00–317.509914
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323325.45/cwt320.00–330.001,0518
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333338.66/cwt338.00–340.001,1283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3362291.44/cwt280.00–300.001,0557
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364316.41/cwt310.00–320.001,1526
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372329.36/cwt328.00–330.001,2253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416290.27/cwt277.00–297.501,20823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436304.98/cwt300.00–308.001,3304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3441259.97/cwt250.00–270.001,1466
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457276.35/cwt267.50–282.501,26328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459244.81/cwt240.00–250.001,12410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460286.12/cwt285.00–287.501,3164
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518260.64/cwt260.00–262.001,3503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521244.68/cwt240.00–250.001,27518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523234.26/cwt230.00–237.501,2256
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561251.37/cwt247.50–257.001,4107
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561221.25/cwt215.00–225.001,2418
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563235.74/cwt230.00–240.001,32723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609219.70/cwt215.00–222.001,3386
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623229.52/cwt229.00–230.001,4302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623207.59/cwt205.00–210.001,2934
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,4903
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664209.01/cwt205.00–210.001,3885
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3671201.04/cwt195.00–205.001,3495
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712218.36/cwt215.00–220.001,5553
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720203.38/cwt200.00–205.001,4643
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763216.52/cwt215.00–218.001,6522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,268162.51/cwt162.00–163.002,0612
Bulls——1,750184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2201
Bulls——1,761171.83/cwt168.00–176.003,0265
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920109.03/cwt103.00–112.001,0035
Cows—Lean 85-90%945130.95/cwt130.00–132.001,2372
Cows—Lean 85-90%992119.83/cwt115.00–123.001,1897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133132.06/cwt129.00–134.001,49614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198139.52/cwt135.00–143.001,67120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376145.81/cwt144.00–149.002,0064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383142.56/cwt139.00–145.001,9724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,843155.75/cwt154.50–157.002,8702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0521,631.06/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,890.98/head1,775.00–1,990.001,8913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3653766.82/head750.00–800.007676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39251,749.32/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7494

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.