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

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Nov 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▼ 413 vs last sale 926▲ 80 vs year ago 433 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 84▼ 24 vs year ago 101 · −23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 53▲ 26 vs year ago 12 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers mostly steady, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.95 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$226.01
52 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs GA average
−39.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522232.351,21320
Medium and Large 2531224.771,19323
Medium and Large 3508215.081,0939thin
One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd
226.01
—
GA average13 barns · 391 hd
219.02
+6.99
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−39.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−132.95
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—Low1,623140.422,2798thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,707122.052,0834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201119.441,43444
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08399.581,07918

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)927$1,1129
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,9698

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240381.38/cwt375.00–387.509152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358338.01/cwt336.00–340.001,2102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3358301.01/cwt300.00–302.001,0782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409330.16/cwt322.00–336.001,3506
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414316.27/cwt310.00–320.001,3096
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468290.05/cwt283.00–303.001,3573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509264.21/cwt260.00–268.001,3455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530275.89/cwt270.00–280.001,4625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563272.67/cwt270.00–278.001,5356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3792
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618244.51/cwt244.00–245.001,5112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658230.50/cwt230.00–231.001,5172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264265.87/cwt260.00–270.007025
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274289.70/cwt282.00–295.007944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318243.33/cwt240.00–250.007746
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324260.14/cwt255.00–265.008438
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333280.98/cwt275.00–285.009365
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359270.99/cwt265.00–275.009735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360241.10/cwt237.00–247.008687
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363258.51/cwt253.00–263.009388
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408240.80/cwt238.00–248.009826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427264.30/cwt260.00–270.001,1296
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434232.03/cwt226.00–236.001,0079
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466220.22/cwt215.00–225.001,0269
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469232.95/cwt227.50–238.001,0937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471245.08/cwt240.00–250.001,1546
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502233.23/cwt230.00–237.001,17113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508215.08/cwt210.00–220.001,0939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510225.11/cwt221.00–228.001,14814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559230.73/cwt228.00–236.001,2907
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563224.24/cwt220.00–227.001,2629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605228.35/cwt218.00–231.001,3826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615190.70/cwt190.00–192.001,1733
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621204.72/cwt200.00–210.001,2716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664195.01/cwt190.00–200.001,2954
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718183.56/cwt182.00–190.001,3185
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263354.90/cwt350.00–360.009334
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278294.77/cwt290.00–300.008194
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316323.42/cwt315.00–330.001,0225
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328296.97/cwt287.00–300.009749
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332340.67/cwt340.00–342.001,1313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358311.98/cwt306.00–318.001,1177
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359292.32/cwt280.00–300.001,04919
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364324.15/cwt320.00–330.001,18010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409314.75/cwt310.00–320.001,2879
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427294.05/cwt284.00–302.001,2569
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429259.87/cwt255.00–265.001,1157
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456309.29/cwt303.00–316.001,4107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460277.59/cwt270.00–285.001,27711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468254.87/cwt250.00–260.001,1934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505246.97/cwt244.00–250.001,2474
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506260.91/cwt257.50–265.001,3205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3511230.35/cwt225.00–236.001,1777
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559217.61/cwt216.00–220.001,2165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560233.04/cwt228.00–238.001,3052
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570246.64/cwt245.00–250.001,4063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616211.33/cwt209.00–216.001,3024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618188.79/cwt184.00–194.001,1676
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661206.51/cwt204.00–210.001,3654
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3663188.01/cwt184.00–190.001,2473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700183.50/cwt182.00–185.001,2854
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720193.60/cwt190.00–197.001,3944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528134.28/cwt133.00–136.002,0522
Bulls——1,655142.46/cwt140.00–147.002,3586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03489.06/cwt85.00–95.009215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102103.63/cwt100.00–110.001,14213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181113.51/cwt112.00–115.001,3415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192119.60/cwt116.00–123.001,42635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303125.47/cwt124.00–128.001,6354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,627121.06/cwt118.00–123.001,9703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,945125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39271,112.23/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1129
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502

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.