Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-09-30

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 30
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 616▼ 337 vs year ago 740 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 80▼ 53 vs year ago 108 · −49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 50▲ 1 vs year ago 28 · +3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $216.72/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.25 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$216.72
51 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.24
vs GA average
−30.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540226.511,22314thin
Medium and Large 2535217.431,16325
Medium and Large 3535203.811,09012thin
One grade step is worth $22.70/cwt here — about $133 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 sale51 hd
216.72
—
GA average13 barns · 393 hd
211.48
+5.24
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−30.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−142.25
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—High1,581149.242,3598thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,431126.191,8057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204123.881,49124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047111.081,16313

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)1,071$1,5008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$1,62310

Every lot

76 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323320.19/cwt315.00–325.001,0342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418281.00/cwt280.00–285.001,1755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470271.61/cwt270.00–275.001,2773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516260.01/cwt257.50–265.001,3424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568238.33/cwt235.00–242.001,3543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569246.39/cwt244.00–248.001,4024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603241.00/cwt240.00–242.001,4532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608227.01/cwt225.00–230.001,3803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713206.64/cwt202.00–210.001,4733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729219.98/cwt218.00–228.001,6047
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255295.69/cwt292.00–300.007543
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263282.57/cwt280.00–285.007436
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268253.48/cwt250.00–260.006796
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319275.79/cwt272.00–280.008807
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333262.52/cwt260.00–265.008742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360272.66/cwt267.50–277.509827
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365253.34/cwt247.00–260.009257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365235.00/cwt230.00–240.008586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415253.76/cwt250.00–260.001,0535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418239.62/cwt236.00–245.001,0028
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419223.09/cwt222.00–225.009357
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456238.40/cwt236.00–240.001,0875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462231.67/cwt228.00–236.001,0709
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463214.12/cwt210.00–220.0099111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509220.80/cwt214.00–226.001,12412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513204.25/cwt200.00–210.001,0486
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516230.90/cwt228.00–234.001,1918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3557203.37/cwt200.00–208.001,1336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559214.31/cwt210.00–220.001,19813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572220.66/cwt220.00–222.001,2626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607214.33/cwt214.00–215.001,3013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612203.11/cwt200.00–210.001,2435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655201.69/cwt200.00–205.001,3213
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265293.62/cwt285.00–300.007783
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267320.70/cwt320.00–322.008563
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278331.98/cwt330.00–334.009232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325317.46/cwt310.00–320.001,0324
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327286.82/cwt280.00–295.009385
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358307.67/cwt305.00–310.001,1016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366293.05/cwt290.00–300.001,0737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373282.09/cwt280.00–285.001,0525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414265.95/cwt265.00–267.501,1017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422250.46/cwt247.00–255.001,0577
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423274.38/cwt270.00–280.001,16116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457253.62/cwt250.00–257.501,15910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464229.24/cwt225.00–237.501,0649
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471267.10/cwt262.00–270.001,2587
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515226.53/cwt226.00–227.501,1673
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516217.62/cwt212.00–222.001,1239
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558233.18/cwt230.00–237.501,3013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560221.73/cwt220.00–225.001,2424
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569211.23/cwt210.00–215.001,2024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607204.04/cwt200.00–210.001,2395
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613221.34/cwt220.00–222.001,3573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665210.68/cwt210.00–212.001,4013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708193.17/cwt190.00–197.501,3683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455142.65/cwt137.00–145.002,0763
Bulls——1,613150.50/cwt147.00–154.002,4284
Bulls——1,830164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059111.59/cwt108.00–115.001,18212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163121.95/cwt118.00–126.001,41814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273130.68/cwt129.00–134.001,6647
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395132.36/cwt130.00–134.001,8463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443123.09/cwt118.00–126.001,7763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,424.06/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,626.99/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37851,383.60/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,781.78/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7826

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.