Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-01-13

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jan 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 500 vs last sale 718▼ 49 vs year ago 267 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 101▼ 29 vs year ago 54 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 55▼ 18 vs year ago 46 · −39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers mostly steady, steer and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $258.46/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −100.51 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$258.46
12 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs GA average
−45.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547273.871,4976thin
Medium and Large 2557258.011,4373thin
Medium and Large 3568228.071,2953thin
One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $201 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 sale12 hd
258.46
—
GA average16 barns · 457 hd
263.23
−4.77
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−45.57
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−100.51
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—High1,462151.802,2205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,151136.011,56512
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007114.731,1558thin

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)1,150$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,66913
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$9912thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258429.94/cwt425.00–440.001,1093
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3298380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332428.34/cwt425.00–430.001,4223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358397.45/cwt395.00–400.001,4232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364372.59/cwt360.00–380.001,3564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3382328.94/cwt316.00–336.001,2573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416348.52/cwt345.00–355.001,4505
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416334.75/cwt330.00–338.001,3934
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3434314.99/cwt310.00–320.001,3674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458341.24/cwt334.00–350.001,5633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468314.10/cwt307.50–319.001,4704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514316.03/cwt312.00–320.001,6244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515276.76/cwt275.00–280.001,4253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523304.67/cwt300.00–308.001,5934
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560305.66/cwt305.00–307.001,7123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565267.37/cwt260.00–275.001,5112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622283.05/cwt280.00–285.001,7613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623278.52/cwt278.00–279.001,7352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653279.00/cwt278.00–280.001,8222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205374.76/cwt365.00–385.007682
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223350.11/cwt340.00–360.007812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269369.98/cwt365.00–375.009954
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279340.96/cwt335.00–345.009514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327363.42/cwt355.00–370.001,1883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331334.17/cwt320.00–345.001,1064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333306.70/cwt300.00–310.001,0213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366361.42/cwt355.00–365.001,3235
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367326.73/cwt312.00–334.001,1996
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373303.00/cwt295.00–308.001,1304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405292.34/cwt290.00–294.001,1843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406305.87/cwt298.00–312.001,2427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415323.12/cwt316.00–330.001,3417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459300.67/cwt300.00–302.001,3806
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464286.17/cwt280.00–290.001,3286
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525279.37/cwt278.00–280.001,4673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557258.01/cwt257.00–260.001,4373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568268.37/cwt265.00–270.001,5243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568228.07/cwt222.00–232.001,2953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620220.97/cwt220.00–222.001,3702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623228.55/cwt227.00–230.001,4242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278421.03/cwt420.00–422.001,1702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317346.84/cwt335.00–355.001,0993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319406.48/cwt397.50–420.001,2974
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325382.05/cwt365.00–390.001,2423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358347.73/cwt338.00–355.001,2453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360326.76/cwt315.00–335.001,1763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364384.07/cwt375.00–390.001,3985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422300.86/cwt292.00–310.001,2703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432344.97/cwt340.00–355.001,4905
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432326.70/cwt318.00–335.001,4113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460308.32/cwt300.00–315.001,4183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460285.93/cwt280.00–292.001,3152
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463329.53/cwt322.50–334.001,5263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512270.77/cwt267.00–275.001,3863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515301.46/cwt298.00–310.001,5534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520285.78/cwt280.00–290.001,4863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563287.00/cwt286.00–288.001,6163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,7022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610230.08/cwt225.00–235.001,4032
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718215.12/cwt210.00–220.001,5452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5821
Bulls——1,393146.49/cwt146.00–147.002,0412
Bulls——1,685164.50/cwt164.00–165.002,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966111.40/cwt109.00–113.001,0764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048118.06/cwt114.00–122.001,2374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147134.38/cwt131.00–139.001,5418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157144.70/cwt144.00–146.001,6743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3815990.80/head900.00–1,100.009912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1311,547.42/head1,500.00–1,725.001,5479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,943.18/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9434

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.