Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-09-02

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 2
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 609▼ 375 vs year ago 1,193 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 103▲ 4 vs year ago 60 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 35▲ 33 vs year ago 31 · +106.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.13/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.83 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$234.13
58 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.42
vs GA average
−6.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544247.071,34319thin
Medium and Large 2546232.491,26825
Medium and Large 3536219.511,17714thin
One grade step is worth $27.57/cwt here — about $166 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 sale58 hd
234.13
—
GA average16 barns · 528 hd
225.71
+8.42
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−6.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−124.83
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—Low1,611166.582,6837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,359140.061,9047thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252137.311,71932
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065119.901,27710

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)1,235$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,38514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,20832

Every lot

100 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362322.98/cwt322.00–325.001,1693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365294.86/cwt290.00–305.001,0765
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415286.79/cwt285.00–290.001,1903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426300.45/cwt295.00–305.001,2804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428315.31/cwt315.00–316.001,3503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3456270.64/cwt267.50–275.001,2344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461284.08/cwt280.00–290.001,3105
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473293.28/cwt292.50–294.001,3874
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516266.48/cwt265.00–268.001,3754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518259.21/cwt257.50–262.001,3436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520246.79/cwt240.00–250.001,2833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555238.77/cwt230.00–245.001,3254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558261.07/cwt260.50–265.001,45724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,4664
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613221.63/cwt220.00–225.001,3593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617243.50/cwt242.00–245.001,50224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618235.66/cwt233.00–238.001,4565
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3663208.53/cwt202.00–212.001,3834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667226.75/cwt220.00–230.001,5123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670233.99/cwt233.00–235.001,5682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714225.97/cwt224.00–227.001,6134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717219.03/cwt216.00–222.001,5703
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3763200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,5302
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778207.99/cwt206.00–210.001,6182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233302.53/cwt300.00–305.007052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268287.34/cwt280.00–292.007703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268264.77/cwt260.00–270.007104
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280303.76/cwt300.00–304.0085115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315259.84/cwt250.00–270.008189
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319282.88/cwt278.00–292.009026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360275.06/cwt268.00–282.009907
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362251.36/cwt245.00–260.009108
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366292.54/cwt285.00–300.001,0714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412263.09/cwt258.00–268.001,08416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430248.90/cwt244.00–254.001,07014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433233.73/cwt230.00–240.001,01211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456258.93/cwt253.00–264.001,18112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458225.76/cwt220.00–230.001,0348
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464247.87/cwt240.00–251.001,1506
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519235.57/cwt230.00–240.001,22312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519223.20/cwt217.00–229.001,1589
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522249.92/cwt245.00–254.001,3059
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563244.51/cwt240.00–247.501,37710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567212.86/cwt207.00–217.001,2075
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570229.64/cwt225.00–235.001,30913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613230.14/cwt229.50–235.001,41118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3622206.31/cwt205.00–207.001,2833
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634218.71/cwt217.00–219.001,38710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663218.66/cwt218.00–220.001,4503
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667211.00/cwt209.00–214.001,4073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720204.49/cwt204.00–205.001,4722
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723209.48/cwt209.00–210.001,5154
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225310.44/cwt305.00–315.006982
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277306.39/cwt300.00–315.008493
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3312303.58/cwt300.00–310.009473
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317335.84/cwt335.00–337.501,0653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324324.15/cwt318.00–328.001,0504
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359294.24/cwt285.00–304.001,0568
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360315.81/cwt308.00–320.001,1378
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361323.82/cwt322.00–325.001,1695
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,15510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424288.13/cwt285.00–295.001,2226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431256.63/cwt250.00–265.001,1067
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458275.03/cwt270.00–280.001,2604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458261.71/cwt257.50–270.001,19912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459245.74/cwt240.00–255.001,1287
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505229.65/cwt225.00–235.001,16010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519256.85/cwt255.00–260.001,3335
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520245.13/cwt240.00–250.001,27512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562219.82/cwt215.00–225.001,23511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563230.26/cwt226.00–237.001,29611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568254.40/cwt250.00–257.501,4454
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606217.90/cwt215.00–225.001,3206
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625207.24/cwt205.00–210.001,2955
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628232.33/cwt230.00–234.001,4595
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3664201.99/cwt200.00–204.001,3414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668224.51/cwt224.00–225.001,5004
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2707206.70/cwt205.00–210.001,4613
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723190.09/cwt185.00–195.001,3743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728217.99/cwt214.00–222.001,5872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305157.50/cwt156.00–159.002,0552
Bulls——1,733170.21/cwt168.00–174.002,9505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992119.91/cwt116.00–124.001,1905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138130.03/cwt129.00–131.001,4802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138113.13/cwt111.00–114.001,2873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238137.90/cwt134.00–140.001,70719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259129.48/cwt128.00–131.001,6307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,261136.89/cwt133.00–139.001,7265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288144.58/cwt143.00–146.001,8626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,3752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small 2-37671,025.11/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39441,393.57/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3947
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,638.73/head1,500.00–1,775.001,6394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1212,160.08/head2,000.00–2,375.002,16020
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2112,530.68/head2,400.00–2,775.002,5318

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.