Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-10-14

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Oct 14
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 632▲ 103 vs year ago 555 · +18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 107▼ 13 vs year ago 120 · −10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 36▲ 31 vs year ago 51 · +60.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady, and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.43/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.54 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$225.43
46 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$13
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.07
vs GA average
−32.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522231.571,20916thin
Medium and Large 2552225.061,24221
Medium and Large 3568215.361,2229thin
One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale46 hd
225.43
—
GA average16 barns · 634 hd
227.50
−2.07
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−32.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−133.54
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—Average1,437144.772,0809thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205123.301,48655
CowsLean 85-90%Low984108.971,07230

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)1,072$1,5085
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)978$1,28520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$1,81319

Every lot

112 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275337.50/cwt337.50–337.509281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275326.25/cwt322.50–330.008972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305327.50/cwt327.50–327.509991
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330313.78/cwt310.00–317.501,0355
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363311.39/cwt306.00–314.001,1303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368294.15/cwt290.00–300.001,0823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418261.27/cwt260.00–262.501,0922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426276.06/cwt270.00–280.001,17613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460280.81/cwt277.50–285.001,2923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468272.44/cwt270.00–277.501,27510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475263.75/cwt262.50–265.001,2532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522263.09/cwt260.00–268.001,37317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533245.07/cwt240.00–250.001,3062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570259.95/cwt256.00–267.501,48210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573226.05/cwt220.00–230.001,2954
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585239.93/cwt236.00–244.001,4042
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623237.60/cwt232.00–242.001,4806
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637228.99/cwt227.00–230.001,4593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655209.00/cwt204.00–214.001,3692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667224.79/cwt220.00–227.001,4996
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672235.19/cwt232.00–237.501,5803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717219.33/cwt216.00–222.001,5733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228300.00/cwt300.00–300.006842
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245277.50/cwt277.50–277.506801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271285.72/cwt280.00–290.007746
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273252.56/cwt250.00–257.506893
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287273.12/cwt267.50–277.507845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324268.74/cwt262.00–275.008718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325285.31/cwt280.00–290.009272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3329259.06/cwt255.00–262.508525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368263.92/cwt260.00–270.0097110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378252.80/cwt247.00–258.0095612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3387239.38/cwt235.00–245.009265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408259.47/cwt254.00–265.001,0592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422234.02/cwt230.00–237.509887
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423242.17/cwt240.00–250.001,02423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466244.31/cwt242.00–255.001,1387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469237.31/cwt230.00–240.001,11318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480226.09/cwt220.00–229.001,0858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518231.67/cwt229.00–236.001,20015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525225.65/cwt222.50–228.001,1857
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538226.51/cwt226.00–227.001,2192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565224.77/cwt220.00–229.001,27014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576212.17/cwt210.00–217.001,2227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615229.50/cwt225.00–234.001,4112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624216.21/cwt210.00–220.001,34912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3634203.00/cwt197.50–209.001,2878
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668215.47/cwt211.00–220.001,4396
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672200.33/cwt195.00–206.001,3463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683186.62/cwt185.00–190.001,2753
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713191.33/cwt190.00–194.001,3643
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727206.04/cwt204.00–210.001,4983
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755208.00/cwt207.00–209.001,5702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1206345.02/cwt340.00–350.007114
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2243324.95/cwt320.00–330.007902
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263328.60/cwt325.00–332.008642
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273315.02/cwt312.50–317.508602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275344.23/cwt340.00–350.009473
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310328.69/cwt325.00–332.501,0192
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317314.77/cwt310.00–319.009988
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318301.60/cwt300.00–305.009593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370304.04/cwt300.00–312.001,1255
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378287.99/cwt282.00–294.001,0898
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3381278.72/cwt277.50–280.001,0626
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424284.35/cwt280.00–290.001,2068
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427270.27/cwt265.00–275.001,15413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466267.64/cwt260.00–272.501,2479
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479259.47/cwt255.00–267.501,2438
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3491239.38/cwt237.50–240.001,1754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516262.45/cwt252.50–270.001,3549
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519253.36/cwt250.00–257.001,3155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3534232.61/cwt228.00–240.001,2425
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563258.99/cwt258.00–260.001,4582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565204.91/cwt200.00–210.001,1582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568223.25/cwt218.00–230.001,26815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610207.50/cwt207.00–208.001,2662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621215.49/cwt210.00–222.001,3387
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665194.38/cwt187.50–198.001,2933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671213.19/cwt206.00–217.001,4319
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710202.48/cwt196.00–206.001,4384
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723196.46/cwt195.00–198.001,4202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775182.63/cwt177.50–187.501,4152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338137.98/cwt134.00–140.001,8464
Bulls——1,477147.08/cwt142.00–150.002,1723
Bulls——1,575154.87/cwt152.00–158.002,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88290.91/cwt89.00–93.008023
Cows—Lean 85-90%994108.66/cwt104.00–113.001,08019
Cows—Lean 85-90%997116.48/cwt114.00–119.001,1618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187128.61/cwt127.00–132.001,52714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206122.13/cwt118.00–126.001,47337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264115.54/cwt114.00–116.001,4604
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2793877.10/head850.00–925.008773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38611,081.42/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,199.66/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,507.91/head1,350.00–1,675.001,5085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,472.35/head1,375.00–1,575.001,47212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39131,597.36/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5978
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,009.00/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,239.11/head2,125.00–2,300.002,2393

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.