Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2024-12-09

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 9
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▼ 538 vs last sale 1,173▲ 180 vs year ago 455 · +39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 121▲ 51 vs year ago 69 · +73.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 63▲ 4 vs year ago 52 · +7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $262.02/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −107.98 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$262.02
29 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.84
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515287.521,4818thin
Medium and Large 2541264.221,43011thin
Medium and Large 3543239.211,29810thin
One grade step is worth $48.31/cwt here — about $183 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 sale29 hd
262.02
—
GA average14 barns · 363 hd
264.86
−2.84
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−107.98
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—Low1,524133.692,03712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,574127.832,0123thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252118.571,48457
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020106.761,08928

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)1,175$1,6632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$1,42817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$2,28612

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208449.80/cwt445.00–460.009363
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270443.21/cwt440.00–450.001,1973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323355.63/cwt350.00–365.001,1493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331381.05/cwt380.00–382.501,2617
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335333.75/cwt330.00–340.001,1184
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358373.17/cwt367.50–380.001,3364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363350.87/cwt345.00–360.001,2746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417348.45/cwt340.00–355.001,4537
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434329.93/cwt320.00–335.001,4326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2456316.39/cwt310.00–320.001,4435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458329.83/cwt325.00–342.001,5119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3462302.66/cwt300.00–305.001,3983
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511307.33/cwt300.00–320.001,5704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516278.96/cwt275.00–290.001,4394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525264.42/cwt260.00–268.001,3883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568279.82/cwt272.50–285.001,5898
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575266.39/cwt265.00–270.001,5325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583247.33/cwt245.00–250.001,4423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623245.18/cwt240.00–250.001,5272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626260.19/cwt256.00–268.001,6295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3626230.79/cwt230.00–232.001,4455
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662263.27/cwt254.00–268.001,7433
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280331.04/cwt328.00–335.009275
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315289.76/cwt285.00–295.009134
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324305.89/cwt300.00–310.009914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330329.34/cwt320.00–332.001,08711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359317.82/cwt312.00–324.001,14110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360295.76/cwt285.00–304.001,0655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368275.11/cwt270.00–280.001,0126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415304.05/cwt300.00–310.001,26210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431282.65/cwt275.00–294.001,2185
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3431255.26/cwt245.00–265.001,1004
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460294.40/cwt285.00–306.001,3547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465267.92/cwt265.00–270.001,2469
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468245.15/cwt240.00–250.001,1478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509264.17/cwt260.00–270.001,3456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521248.33/cwt244.00–258.001,2945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523234.78/cwt230.00–237.001,2285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561254.59/cwt250.00–257.501,4286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563233.96/cwt230.00–240.001,3178
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610218.85/cwt214.00–221.001,3357
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612236.43/cwt235.00–239.001,4477
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3627208.10/cwt204.00–212.001,3053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665210.68/cwt210.00–212.001,4013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710203.38/cwt198.00–208.001,4443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210415.24/cwt410.00–420.008722
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222444.85/cwt440.00–450.009883
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230346.81/cwt340.00–350.007983
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270355.80/cwt350.00–365.009616
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271378.73/cwt370.00–390.001,0264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324371.08/cwt365.00–380.001,2024
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328329.85/cwt320.00–340.001,0824
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331355.02/cwt350.00–360.001,1754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358368.58/cwt357.50–377.501,32013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365345.55/cwt340.00–352.001,26110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374316.75/cwt306.00–330.001,1855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422346.86/cwt337.50–352.501,46413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424321.70/cwt310.00–332.501,3647
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431291.49/cwt280.00–300.001,2566
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458295.46/cwt285.00–304.001,35312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459319.58/cwt312.00–325.001,4677
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461272.62/cwt267.00–277.001,2577
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3509251.40/cwt245.00–260.001,2804
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515287.52/cwt280.00–290.001,4818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518271.88/cwt265.00–277.001,4086
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565231.09/cwt226.00–236.001,3066
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,4515
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617249.84/cwt244.00–254.001,5425
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619233.52/cwt230.00–240.001,4457
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665220.62/cwt214.00–224.001,4673
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666228.94/cwt227.00–232.501,5258
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713212.11/cwt208.00–218.001,5123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,228127.02/cwt124.00–133.001,5605
Bulls——1,735138.45/cwt137.00–142.002,4027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017108.39/cwt104.00–112.001,10225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04593.13/cwt87.00–97.009733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193113.44/cwt110.00–115.001,35312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264119.19/cwt116.00–122.001,50738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628133.75/cwt130.00–137.002,1772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39471,265.58/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,495.11/head1,400.00–1,600.001,49512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,453.98/head2,300.00–2,575.002,4548

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.