Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-11-04

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Nov 4
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
926 head
▲ 334 vs last sale 592▲ 98 vs year ago 828 · +11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 130▼ 25 vs year ago 109 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 0 vs year ago 53 · +0.0%
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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 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 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 $230.85/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.11 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$230.85
110 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.24
vs GA average
−27.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559240.941,34772
Medium and Large 2554216.981,20223
Medium and Large 3534203.681,08815thin
One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $258 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 sale110 hd
230.85
—
GA average15 barns · 574 hd
220.61
+10.24
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−27.54
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−128.11
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—Low1,401131.861,84711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,529123.601,8904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265121.231,53435
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037108.231,12220

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,3402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,3119
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,3166

Every lot

105 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370322.71/cwt320.00–326.001,1943
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3416278.81/cwt272.50–282.501,1604
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419295.13/cwt290.00–302.001,2376
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422313.83/cwt310.00–320.001,3243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458297.11/cwt290.00–303.001,3616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516264.50/cwt263.00–267.501,3659
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525286.31/cwt280.00–296.001,5034
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530245.14/cwt240.00–250.001,2993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532271.02/cwt268.00–278.001,4429
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559262.40/cwt261.00–266.001,4675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562270.80/cwt270.00–272.001,5225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563250.99/cwt250.00–254.001,4134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565241.02/cwt240.00–242.001,3624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603248.78/cwt245.00–255.001,5004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613232.28/cwt230.00–235.001,4244
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614259.69/cwt258.00–265.001,59457
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627239.45/cwt235.00–242.001,5015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660235.68/cwt235.00–237.001,5553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3663215.06/cwt210.00–220.001,4262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670248.00/cwt245.00–250.001,6624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713241.35/cwt240.00–242.001,7213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723230.48/cwt230.00–232.001,6664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732243.65/cwt243.00–246.001,78432
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added842218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8364
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added931216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268264.77/cwt260.00–270.007104
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273300.94/cwt300.00–302.008222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275243.09/cwt240.00–250.006686
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313239.89/cwt235.00–245.007516
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315282.10/cwt280.00–284.008894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317258.26/cwt255.00–260.008193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360280.86/cwt280.00–282.501,0113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360245.00/cwt240.00–250.008826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366233.64/cwt227.50–237.508556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1402252.34/cwt250.00–255.001,0146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415272.93/cwt268.00–276.001,1335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419225.14/cwt222.00–229.009439
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429233.14/cwt222.00–240.001,00017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458242.33/cwt240.00–245.001,1106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468230.85/cwt225.00–237.501,08013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471214.91/cwt210.00–220.001,0128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added481250.95/cwt250.00–254.001,2074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509231.68/cwt230.00–235.001,17911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516204.38/cwt200.00–210.001,0559
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521221.16/cwt210.00–227.001,1525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538248.92/cwt245.00–251.001,33919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558224.26/cwt220.00–227.001,2518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562202.64/cwt200.00–208.001,1396
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563215.82/cwt210.00–227.001,21518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587243.40/cwt242.50–249.001,42934
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2601206.01/cwt202.00–212.001,2384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607237.81/cwt234.00–242.001,4446
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611219.13/cwt217.00–220.001,3398
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623195.18/cwt190.00–200.001,2162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660232.99/cwt232.00–234.001,5382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3662181.68/cwt180.00–185.001,2033
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663218.67/cwt215.00–221.001,4503
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664206.12/cwt200.00–220.001,3697
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712215.40/cwt212.00–218.001,5345
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713183.78/cwt180.00–190.001,3104
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715222.37/cwt219.00–226.001,59063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715170.65/cwt170.00–172.001,2203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265322.36/cwt320.00–325.008542
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3266279.88/cwt275.00–285.007444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320297.59/cwt295.00–300.009526
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333275.45/cwt270.00–280.009179
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363300.46/cwt295.00–306.001,0913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364285.54/cwt280.00–292.001,03911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365264.57/cwt260.00–270.009669
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,1226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410241.87/cwt235.00–250.009928
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422260.40/cwt255.00–268.001,09914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458245.46/cwt240.00–250.001,12417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466230.53/cwt225.00–237.501,07410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475257.62/cwt256.00–260.001,2245
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508243.01/cwt240.00–245.001,23418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512221.40/cwt218.00–226.001,1349
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558239.34/cwt239.00–240.001,3363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559229.44/cwt225.00–235.001,28310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,2014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613195.97/cwt190.00–200.001,2015
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618223.32/cwt222.00–224.001,3803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623211.36/cwt210.00–212.001,3173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665204.06/cwt200.00–208.001,3574
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668191.24/cwt190.00–195.001,2774
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710202.69/cwt202.00–204.001,4393
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,3962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778191.98/cwt190.00–194.001,4942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,291125.91/cwt120.00–130.001,6256
Bulls——1,533139.01/cwt135.00–145.002,1315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028108.94/cwt102.00–112.001,12015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05095.24/cwt90.00–100.001,0002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073113.34/cwt113.00–114.001,2163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260120.84/cwt117.00–124.001,52332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320125.34/cwt125.00–126.001,6543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,9931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535120.80/cwt117.00–124.001,8543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,339.67/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0621,223.19/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,354.36/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,386.85/head2,375.00–2,400.002,3874

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.