Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-11-18

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Nov 18
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 513▲ 425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 77▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.23/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −121.77 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$248.23
46 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541259.921,40518thin
Medium and Large 2543245.811,33415thin
Medium and Large 3546234.841,28213thin
One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
248.23
—
GA average14 barns · 340 hd
243.11
+5.12
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−121.77
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—Average1,354129.441,7538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521129.691,9728thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214118.731,44218
CowsLean 85-90%Average84596.798186thin

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)1,023$1,52215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)921$1,95618

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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328321.02/cwt320.00–322.001,0532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363327.45/cwt325.00–330.001,1892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367315.42/cwt314.00–318.001,1583
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425316.45/cwt312.00–322.001,3454
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427306.72/cwt304.00–308.001,3103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460313.36/cwt306.00–320.001,4413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462299.67/cwt295.00–304.001,3843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505294.42/cwt286.00–303.001,4872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217273.11/cwt270.00–275.005933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268293.88/cwt290.00–298.007883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3272244.79/cwt240.00–250.006666
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323269.91/cwt266.00–274.008724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358265.03/cwt260.00–270.009494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367277.42/cwt275.00–280.001,0183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417260.48/cwt254.00–270.001,08610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422229.99/cwt229.00–232.009715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436247.70/cwt240.00–254.001,0809
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457260.30/cwt252.00–265.001,1906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459240.02/cwt234.00–248.001,10210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459226.12/cwt220.00–230.001,03810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505214.63/cwt210.00–220.001,0846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510241.85/cwt238.00–246.001,2335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511231.78/cwt230.00–234.001,1844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,1774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573233.80/cwt231.00–236.001,3405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573224.00/cwt220.00–228.001,2844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603222.02/cwt218.00–226.001,3392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,2573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668193.98/cwt192.00–196.001,2964
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218331.01/cwt330.00–332.007222
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223342.47/cwt340.00–345.007642
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274337.44/cwt335.00–340.009254
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274323.23/cwt317.00–330.008864
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322296.80/cwt290.00–305.009565
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327319.11/cwt315.00–325.001,0436
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360310.00/cwt305.00–315.001,1166
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363293.02/cwt285.00–300.001,06412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373324.52/cwt324.00–325.001,2104
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421304.34/cwt295.00–310.001,2818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421265.47/cwt258.00–275.001,1186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424284.01/cwt277.50–292.501,2049
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458255.30/cwt250.00–260.001,1697
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461271.60/cwt268.00–287.501,25212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463297.15/cwt290.00–303.001,3766
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515239.32/cwt236.00–242.001,2326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521264.54/cwt260.00–270.001,3789
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524251.90/cwt246.00–257.001,3207
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559240.49/cwt236.00–246.001,3448
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560255.29/cwt250.00–260.001,4309
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3572231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,3217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605222.68/cwt218.00–226.001,3473
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628212.34/cwt210.00–216.001,3336
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,3532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668219.32/cwt218.00–220.001,4653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715191.02/cwt190.00–192.001,3662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258124.78/cwt120.00–128.001,5704
Bulls——1,450134.09/cwt130.00–140.001,9444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83882.19/cwt80.00–84.006892
Cows—Lean 85-90%849104.09/cwt100.00–110.008844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192118.17/cwt116.00–122.001,40911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240124.91/cwt123.00–128.001,5494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262112.57/cwt111.00–114.001,4213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486125.03/cwt122.00–128.001,8584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555134.34/cwt130.00–139.002,0894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38001,236.33/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,683.05/head1,600.00–1,850.001,6838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,380.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3805
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37501,553.33/head1,475.00–1,675.001,5536
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39882,109.46/head1,875.00–2,225.002,10910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.