Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-10-28

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Oct 28
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
592 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 776▲ 104 vs year ago 488 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 57▼ 2 vs year ago 132 · −1.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 5 vs year ago 55 · +9.1%
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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 mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $227.96/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −142.04 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$227.96
59 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543243.081,32016thin
Medium and Large 2548226.591,24230
Medium and Large 3547212.521,16313thin
One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd
227.96
—
GA average15 barns · 426 hd
227.17
+0.79
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−142.04
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—Average1,497143.722,15115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250122.971,53761
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020109.491,11720

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)1,155$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,3549
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,5908

Every lot

73 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427284.88/cwt280.00–290.001,2163
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457275.49/cwt272.50–277.501,2595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503250.02/cwt248.00–254.001,2585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510268.37/cwt267.50–270.001,3693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556256.37/cwt256.00–257.501,4254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558246.34/cwt244.00–248.001,3756
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634236.67/cwt234.00–237.501,5004
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661231.01/cwt230.00–232.501,5275
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723213.03/cwt212.00–214.001,5402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268278.57/cwt277.00–280.007472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268268.57/cwt267.00–270.007204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2306256.52/cwt255.00–257.507855
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315268.43/cwt267.00–270.008464
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320237.74/cwt235.00–242.507615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361230.09/cwt225.00–235.008318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367251.49/cwt245.00–257.509235
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374261.70/cwt260.00–265.009794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439242.29/cwt240.00–247.001,0647
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457233.12/cwt230.00–238.001,0659
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459239.36/cwt238.00–240.001,09914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459212.19/cwt210.00–215.0097411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503215.31/cwt212.00–220.001,08313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506224.16/cwt222.00–227.001,1347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513209.03/cwt208.00–210.001,0727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559220.04/cwt217.00–225.001,2305
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560212.92/cwt210.00–215.001,19211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562202.66/cwt200.00–205.001,1396
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616197.05/cwt192.00–202.001,2147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621217.43/cwt215.00–220.001,3505
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623183.11/cwt180.00–188.001,1418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668212.02/cwt210.00–214.001,4164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678195.04/cwt190.00–200.001,3224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705201.51/cwt200.00–203.001,4212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215310.98/cwt310.00–312.006694
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220330.00/cwt330.00–330.007262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2259304.83/cwt300.00–310.007904
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268316.56/cwt312.00–322.008483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315311.05/cwt310.00–312.009804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363284.31/cwt280.00–290.001,03212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367269.41/cwt265.00–275.009898
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369299.62/cwt296.00–306.001,1065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413273.49/cwt270.00–278.001,1305
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426243.98/cwt240.00–252.001,03910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439262.35/cwt260.00–265.001,1528
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457244.26/cwt238.00–250.001,11611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459228.50/cwt225.00–237.501,04914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461262.41/cwt260.00–265.001,2105
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506239.29/cwt235.00–245.001,2117
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513248.89/cwt247.00–252.001,2776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525219.74/cwt214.00–228.001,1545
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561239.60/cwt238.00–240.001,34410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561222.72/cwt220.00–237.501,24923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561208.00/cwt200.00–217.001,1678
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605209.84/cwt208.00–218.001,27012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3614195.19/cwt190.00–200.001,1989
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3664184.39/cwt180.00–190.001,2248
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3708179.84/cwt177.00–182.001,2736
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723189.37/cwt187.00–192.001,3693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258135.64/cwt130.00–140.001,7066
Bulls——1,656149.11/cwt147.00–151.002,4699
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91697.11/cwt94.00–102.008904
Cows—Lean 85-90%995118.50/cwt118.00–119.001,1792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053111.74/cwt108.00–117.001,17714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195117.05/cwt114.00–119.001,39918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256124.51/cwt120.00–128.001,56437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374131.20/cwt129.00–136.001,8036
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1261,297.68/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2987
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39881,679.43/head1,475.00–1,900.001,6794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.