Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-09-16

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 690▼ 33 vs year ago 574 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 100▼ 46 vs year ago 122 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 45▼ 19 vs year ago 40 · −47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.48/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −150.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$219.48
50 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.20
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541236.371,2789thin
Medium and Large 2544219.851,19726
Medium and Large 3554208.711,15615thin
One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about $122 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 sale50 hd
219.48
—
GA average15 barns · 394 hd
213.28
+6.20
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−150.52
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—High1,628140.642,29011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245117.841,46735
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533117.421,8003thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014108.251,09812

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)1,155$1,6275
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,3002thin

Every lot

80 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406287.40/cwt285.00–292.001,1675
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456268.75/cwt267.50–270.001,2264
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463260.65/cwt260.00–262.001,2073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514257.24/cwt254.00–260.001,3228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520249.18/cwt244.00–252.001,2965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563249.53/cwt242.50–255.001,4056
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563233.08/cwt226.00–240.001,3124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610213.59/cwt210.00–218.001,3035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615233.05/cwt232.00–235.001,4333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618225.30/cwt222.00–230.001,3926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665220.02/cwt215.00–225.001,4637
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668230.51/cwt230.00–231.001,5402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703219.00/cwt217.00–220.001,5403
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721212.57/cwt210.00–215.001,5334
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760203.29/cwt200.00–210.001,5453
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765214.52/cwt212.00–217.001,6412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262273.25/cwt270.00–275.007163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320257.42/cwt255.00–260.008244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321276.67/cwt272.00–282.508884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326245.13/cwt240.00–250.007994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358253.19/cwt252.00–255.009065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358246.03/cwt240.00–250.008816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363227.39/cwt225.00–230.008256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424231.88/cwt227.50–237.509838
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433218.11/cwt214.00–220.009443
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458215.42/cwt210.00–220.0098710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460225.75/cwt222.00–230.001,03812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507229.43/cwt228.00–230.001,1637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514224.88/cwt220.00–226.001,1567
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531204.57/cwt200.00–210.001,08611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559226.91/cwt223.00–230.001,26812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560202.38/cwt198.00–208.001,1335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562216.51/cwt210.00–220.001,21717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615191.87/cwt187.50–197.501,1807
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616206.19/cwt200.00–210.001,2709
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627218.37/cwt217.00–220.001,3695
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660210.99/cwt208.00–216.001,3934
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668197.34/cwt196.00–200.001,3186
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670186.67/cwt180.00–190.001,2513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710187.01/cwt185.00–188.001,3283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3274260.21/cwt255.00–265.007138
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275305.89/cwt300.00–312.008412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313300.03/cwt297.50–302.509393
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317289.89/cwt285.00–295.009196
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320255.06/cwt250.00–260.008167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360283.45/cwt280.00–287.001,0204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363252.55/cwt250.00–255.009174
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369291.74/cwt290.00–297.501,0777
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419271.41/cwt267.50–275.001,13711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421256.91/cwt250.00–260.001,08213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426234.16/cwt230.00–240.009988
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460261.82/cwt260.00–266.001,20411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460246.34/cwt240.00–255.001,13311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461226.45/cwt220.00–235.001,0447
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519226.54/cwt222.00–232.001,17611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523237.95/cwt236.00–240.001,2444
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524213.78/cwt210.00–220.001,1207
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555235.10/cwt232.00–237.501,3055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563214.94/cwt210.00–222.001,21015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580204.27/cwt200.00–207.001,1858
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600207.50/cwt205.00–210.001,2452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612223.80/cwt220.00–229.001,3705
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619193.70/cwt190.00–200.001,1994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663216.71/cwt210.00–220.001,4373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674197.24/cwt195.00–200.001,3294
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,292128.61/cwt126.00–133.001,6623
Bulls——1,657140.86/cwt137.00–146.002,3345
Bulls——1,917152.32/cwt150.00–154.002,9203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945101.90/cwt100.00–105.009633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037110.37/cwt106.00–115.001,1459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200126.54/cwt126.00–127.001,5182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244111.77/cwt110.00–113.001,3904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248118.08/cwt114.00–123.001,47429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533117.42/cwt115.00–119.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,795.65/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1581,514.06/head1,315.00–1,625.001,5143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002

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.