Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-05-26

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 26
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 425▲ 178 vs year ago 264 · +67.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 43▼ 22 vs year ago 82 · −26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 76▲ 9 vs year ago 33 · +27.3%
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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 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 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 $325.72/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −44.28 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$325.72
35 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537345.201,8537thin
Medium and Large 2530329.971,74911thin
Medium and Large 3534314.961,68117thin
One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $172 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 sale35 hd
325.72
—
GA average13 barns · 264 hd
324.15
+1.57
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−44.28
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—High1,661189.703,1519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444158.992,29611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184155.841,84529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053145.301,5319thin

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)1,181$2,7174thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$2,43910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$2,44810

Every lot

87 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208524.46/cwt510.00–540.001,0912
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,4242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3343400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417382.62/cwt375.00–392.501,5963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472343.57/cwt330.00–350.001,6223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518352.58/cwt350.00–355.001,8262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520361.65/cwt360.00–362.501,8813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560351.50/cwt350.00–352.501,9683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565332.63/cwt325.00–340.001,8792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273386.10/cwt380.00–395.001,0545
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322346.67/cwt337.50–355.001,1168
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325394.37/cwt390.00–397.501,2824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331369.99/cwt360.00–380.001,2256
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357390.86/cwt385.00–397.501,3953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365368.03/cwt360.00–375.001,34318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,2487
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419355.82/cwt355.00–360.001,4916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419345.58/cwt335.00–355.001,44818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426328.17/cwt320.00–335.001,39810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,5455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462306.71/cwt300.00–320.001,4176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508323.16/cwt320.00–327.501,6424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511314.08/cwt310.00–320.001,6057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513300.02/cwt295.00–305.001,5394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558302.69/cwt295.00–310.001,6899
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563322.47/cwt320.00–325.001,8164
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,6694
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610293.73/cwt290.00–295.001,7924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610278.02/cwt275.00–280.001,6965
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658275.50/cwt275.00–276.001,8132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668265.97/cwt252.50–272.501,7773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3227420.00/cwt420.00–420.009533
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228490.55/cwt480.00–515.001,1186
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2234461.58/cwt450.00–470.001,0806
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265484.72/cwt470.00–500.001,2852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270434.41/cwt420.00–450.001,1738
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3276390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315431.51/cwt425.00–440.001,3593
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322409.92/cwt400.00–420.001,3205
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3324379.02/cwt370.00–390.001,2286
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1354421.12/cwt410.00–440.001,4916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367387.52/cwt380.00–405.001,4227
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371369.39/cwt365.00–375.001,3707
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414367.50/cwt358.00–375.001,52111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423393.15/cwt385.00–405.001,6636
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426345.42/cwt330.00–355.001,4717
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459346.36/cwt340.00–352.501,5909
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463327.99/cwt320.00–333.001,5196
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507350.82/cwt350.00–352.501,7793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514335.65/cwt328.00–345.001,7257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515315.92/cwt310.00–325.001,62711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558320.02/cwt317.50–325.001,7864
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559340.99/cwt340.00–342.001,9064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568313.20/cwt310.00–319.001,7796
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,9593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625304.10/cwt300.00–308.001,9013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,8202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8153
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673286.22/cwt280.00–290.001,9264
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9451
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260176.64/cwt174.00–180.002,2262
Bulls——1,594189.75/cwt186.00–197.003,0255
Bulls——2,230202.62/cwt200.00–205.004,5182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985135.04/cwt134.00–136.001,3302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047145.69/cwt140.00–149.001,5255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094143.90/cwt141.00–147.001,5747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138154.58/cwt152.00–157.001,7592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186165.38/cwt160.00–169.001,96110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235154.86/cwt151.00–159.001,91312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408162.54/cwt160.00–166.002,2895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474156.03/cwt152.00–159.002,3006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,589.50/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1952,530.65/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0142,392.29/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1483,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,665.04/head2,525.00–2,850.002,6655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2132,434.02/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751

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.