Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-05-05

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 5
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 516▼ 84 vs year ago 522 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 111▼ 38 vs year ago 72 · −52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 67▼ 9 vs year ago 45 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers, bull calves and heifer calves 5.00 to10.00 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 $318.98/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.98 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$318.98
43 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.68
vs GA average
−13.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516339.661,75223
Medium and Large 2540313.661,6949thin
Medium and Large 3542280.091,51711thin
One grade step is worth $59.56/cwt here — about $235 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 sale43 hd
318.98
—
GA average13 barns · 431 hd
310.30
+8.68
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−13.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−39.98
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

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—Low1,480175.332,5959thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,558146.012,2752thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263142.581,80113
CowsLean 85-90%Low915126.371,1565thin

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)1,188$2,3688
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$2,8884thin

Every lot

95 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280491.88/cwt485.00–500.001,3773
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330471.46/cwt465.00–485.001,5563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360461.78/cwt450.00–475.001,6623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370402.47/cwt400.00–405.001,4892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408435.03/cwt430.00–440.001,7752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added411467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427389.53/cwt377.50–400.001,6633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3453352.43/cwt340.00–365.001,5972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457380.85/cwt370.00–387.501,7403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463415.66/cwt402.50–425.001,9253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517366.78/cwt362.50–372.501,8963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522389.19/cwt386.00–390.002,0325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561365.05/cwt360.00–370.002,0485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563382.39/cwt372.00–386.002,15318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613315.64/cwt314.00–318.001,9353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616353.71/cwt350.00–365.002,1794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623334.25/cwt320.00–345.002,08210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675328.81/cwt320.00–337.502,2192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2043
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228407.75/cwt400.00–415.009302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268437.10/cwt430.00–450.001,1714
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268389.91/cwt380.00–400.001,0452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285334.86/cwt325.00–345.009545
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321386.00/cwt380.00–395.001,2395
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327328.57/cwt310.00–345.001,07410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343435.00/cwt425.00–440.001,4928
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363367.95/cwt355.00–380.001,3367
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373407.06/cwt395.00–425.001,5184
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379331.20/cwt310.00–345.001,25512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414353.46/cwt345.00–365.001,4634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420315.43/cwt300.00–330.001,3257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422392.15/cwt380.00–400.001,65513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453336.62/cwt325.00–350.001,5253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467309.16/cwt300.00–318.001,4447
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474357.09/cwt351.00–374.001,69310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507343.92/cwt335.00–350.001,74419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524318.79/cwt312.00–326.001,6705
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527290.16/cwt280.00–300.001,5296
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558319.40/cwt317.50–325.001,7824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3559268.01/cwt260.00–280.001,4985
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560307.24/cwt302.00–315.001,7214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615301.02/cwt300.00–302.001,8512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616308.33/cwt304.00–317.001,8996
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663293.49/cwt292.00–295.001,9464
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,9062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723249.91/cwt245.00–255.001,8072
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222467.18/cwt400.00–490.001,0375
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3228405.07/cwt400.00–410.009243
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1256473.80/cwt455.00–485.001,2134
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2262446.69/cwt445.00–450.001,1703
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265398.36/cwt395.00–400.001,0563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322438.11/cwt430.00–445.001,4115
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332423.37/cwt410.00–430.001,4063
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332394.95/cwt385.00–405.001,3113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359370.39/cwt362.00–375.001,3306
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364398.44/cwt392.50–405.001,4505
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365424.25/cwt415.00–435.001,5496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427404.44/cwt392.50–415.001,72711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430346.03/cwt340.00–350.001,4886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2442375.78/cwt370.00–382.501,6613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464379.00/cwt375.00–385.001,7595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466334.93/cwt325.00–340.001,5616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474361.04/cwt350.00–370.001,7115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508324.99/cwt320.00–332.501,6515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530355.25/cwt353.00–370.001,88314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533345.80/cwt340.00–350.001,84314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559355.01/cwt350.00–360.001,9854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564323.03/cwt318.00–330.001,8224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565312.04/cwt310.00–316.001,7634
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603302.67/cwt300.00–305.001,8253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615287.56/cwt285.00–290.001,7682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620314.34/cwt310.00–318.001,9493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665302.46/cwt300.00–305.002,0112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713281.26/cwt277.50–285.002,0052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,354176.31/cwt171.00–180.002,3875
Bulls——1,375162.74/cwt160.00–165.002,2382
Bulls——1,900185.45/cwt184.00–187.003,5242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900129.46/cwt126.00–131.001,1654
Cows—Lean 85-90%975114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084133.14/cwt131.00–137.001,4434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262143.88/cwt140.00–148.001,8166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505152.58/cwt150.00–155.002,2963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558146.01/cwt145.00–147.002,2752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,467.56/head2,325.00–2,700.002,4686
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1902,067.96/head1,900.00–2,225.002,0682

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.