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

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 9
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
690 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 818▲ 25 vs year ago 665 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 64▲ 28 vs year ago 72 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 64▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $227.80/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −142.21 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$227.80
77 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.44
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529241.521,27914thin
Medium and Large 2542229.201,24135
Medium and Large 3537219.191,17628
One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $103 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 sale77 hd
227.80
—
GA average13 barns · 329 hd
225.36
+2.44
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−142.21
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—Average1,618155.172,5116thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576130.612,0596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199125.381,50348
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055114.241,20529

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)950$1,11711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)640$8163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$2,1757

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375286.01/cwt285.00–288.001,0733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420272.95/cwt272.00–274.001,1462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431281.28/cwt277.00–285.001,2125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458254.63/cwt250.00–260.001,1663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2461273.32/cwt270.00–280.001,2609
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464285.62/cwt285.00–287.501,3254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505271.24/cwt270.00–272.501,3704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518245.00/cwt242.50–247.501,2695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524254.79/cwt250.00–260.001,33513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560237.51/cwt232.50–242.501,3304
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563249.89/cwt247.00–252.501,4074
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622236.32/cwt236.00–237.001,4703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627230.04/cwt228.00–232.001,4423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657232.66/cwt230.00–234.001,5293
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668228.51/cwt228.00–229.001,5262
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2203293.36/cwt290.00–295.005963
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263248.61/cwt240.00–255.006543
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268288.26/cwt285.00–290.007733
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271268.14/cwt265.00–275.007277
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313243.24/cwt240.00–250.007616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318264.72/cwt260.00–270.008422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326282.42/cwt280.00–285.009215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360240.07/cwt235.00–245.008642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368252.52/cwt250.00–260.009294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3412226.90/cwt225.00–232.009355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423254.48/cwt250.00–260.001,0766
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425241.60/cwt237.50–245.001,02711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454241.25/cwt241.00–242.001,0954
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459234.69/cwt232.00–240.001,07716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461225.31/cwt220.00–230.001,0398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503230.68/cwt230.00–232.001,1606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513225.69/cwt222.00–230.001,15827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515214.22/cwt210.00–220.001,10312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557226.00/cwt225.00–227.001,2596
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558206.51/cwt202.00–210.001,15210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559220.91/cwt216.00–224.001,2359
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3616197.91/cwt195.00–200.001,2197
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620207.10/cwt205.00–210.001,2847
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652220.34/cwt220.00–221.001,4373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660202.00/cwt200.00–205.001,3335
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3671189.94/cwt185.00–195.001,2744
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3711184.41/cwt180.00–187.501,3114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721201.47/cwt200.00–204.001,4534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205345.00/cwt345.00–345.007071
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3229304.73/cwt300.00–315.006984
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3258300.00/cwt295.00–305.007747
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268322.98/cwt320.00–330.008664
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318317.36/cwt315.00–320.001,0092
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318293.58/cwt290.00–300.009346
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330308.06/cwt305.00–310.001,0175
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358284.29/cwt280.00–295.001,01811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360302.96/cwt300.00–308.001,0916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368310.97/cwt310.00–312.001,1444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421280.01/cwt277.00–282.001,17911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429267.05/cwt255.00–272.001,14615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430251.78/cwt240.00–260.001,08314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456257.86/cwt254.00–264.001,17614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460241.29/cwt235.00–245.001,1108
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463270.08/cwt268.00–272.501,2508
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508247.54/cwt240.00–250.001,2588
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512239.62/cwt237.00–247.001,22713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517224.32/cwt220.00–230.001,16015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558233.50/cwt232.00–235.001,3036
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559223.04/cwt220.00–230.001,24722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559213.26/cwt210.00–218.001,19213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605204.80/cwt202.00–212.001,2399
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608199.26/cwt197.00–200.001,2124
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3667191.66/cwt190.00–195.001,2783
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710195.86/cwt195.00–197.501,3913
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7752
Bulls——1,730160.00/cwt155.00–163.002,7683
Bulls——2,020167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,3731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040116.00/cwt114.00–120.001,20619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084110.91/cwt107.00–113.001,20210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180126.84/cwt123.00–130.001,49731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221119.93/cwt116.00–122.001,46413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275131.76/cwt131.00–133.001,6804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433126.21/cwt124.00–128.001,8092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,752138.07/cwt135.00–140.002,4193
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3640815.56/head800.00–825.008163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39391,041.24/head975.00–1,200.001,0419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,458.02/head1,325.00–1,600.001,4582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0731,848.72/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502

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.