Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-06-16

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jun 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 367▲ 68 vs year ago 278 · +24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 85▲ 0 vs year ago 78 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 30▲ 31 vs year ago 49 · +63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −46.35 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$323.65
35 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529342.151,81112thin
Medium and Large 2531325.791,73013thin
Medium and Large 3550298.691,64410thin
One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
323.65
—
GA average13 barns · 352 hd
321.74
+1.92
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−46.35
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—Low1,543192.362,96713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400163.002,2821thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215160.111,94630
CowsLean 85-90%Average986145.161,43226

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)1,328$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,89122
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,28722

Every lot

82 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405378.29/cwt375.00–385.001,5323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458361.26/cwt360.00–362.501,6552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511351.11/cwt335.00–358.001,7944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513362.51/cwt360.00–365.001,8604
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573341.61/cwt338.00–345.001,9572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600324.25/cwt322.50–326.001,9462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270396.67/cwt395.00–400.001,0713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3272343.37/cwt340.00–350.009343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314386.27/cwt380.00–395.001,2137
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317363.26/cwt360.00–365.001,1523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318338.51/cwt335.00–345.001,0763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360325.07/cwt320.00–330.001,1704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367355.11/cwt345.00–360.001,3035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368381.06/cwt375.00–385.001,4025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423347.24/cwt345.00–350.001,4694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427305.14/cwt300.00–320.001,3036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430337.69/cwt335.00–340.001,4527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458323.41/cwt316.00–330.001,4818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468301.53/cwt295.00–310.001,4113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506314.94/cwt310.00–320.001,5945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511325.56/cwt322.00–330.001,6644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520296.50/cwt290.00–305.001,5424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560321.80/cwt320.00–325.001,8025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565290.06/cwt280.00–300.001,6396
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566312.13/cwt305.00–318.001,7678
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630283.17/cwt280.00–290.001,7843
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,9262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665260.02/cwt257.50–265.001,7295
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673242.58/cwt235.00–250.001,6332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715255.10/cwt250.00–260.001,8242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220430.00/cwt430.00–430.009461
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223445.06/cwt440.00–450.009922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280419.82/cwt415.00–425.001,1754
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280408.33/cwt405.00–410.001,1433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325450.15/cwt440.00–460.001,4632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328400.97/cwt395.00–410.001,3156
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331384.98/cwt380.00–390.001,2744
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355403.33/cwt400.00–410.001,4323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360378.73/cwt365.00–397.501,36311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3361359.83/cwt350.00–365.001,2994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404376.52/cwt375.00–382.501,5215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417358.22/cwt350.00–370.001,49410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424332.08/cwt325.00–350.001,4085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459323.01/cwt318.00–330.001,4836
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460355.00/cwt342.50–362.501,63312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,7333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510343.73/cwt340.00–355.001,7538
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511331.22/cwt325.00–340.001,6938
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527305.08/cwt300.00–310.001,6084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563317.10/cwt310.00–322.001,7855
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3566294.43/cwt280.00–305.001,6666
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568338.98/cwt335.00–345.001,9254
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615294.88/cwt290.00–300.001,8142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623321.14/cwt317.00–325.002,0012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3629265.59/cwt260.00–270.001,6717
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655303.72/cwt300.00–307.501,9892
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665280.06/cwt275.00–285.001,8624
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678248.29/cwt240.00–265.001,6833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708281.84/cwt278.00–287.501,9953
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725272.57/cwt270.00–275.001,9762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290185.67/cwt180.00–188.002,3955
Bulls——1,698194.84/cwt190.00–197.003,3086
Bulls——1,708201.64/cwt199.00–204.003,4442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944152.82/cwt151.00–155.001,4435
Cows—Lean 85-90%955134.80/cwt130.00–138.001,2874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006145.35/cwt140.00–150.001,46217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186151.68/cwt147.00–155.001,7999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224160.77/cwt156.00–166.001,96815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237171.11/cwt168.00–177.002,1176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28251,825.15/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Small 2-38601,384.01/head1,325.00–1,500.001,3843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,661.22/head1,475.00–1,950.001,6617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1062,217.69/head2,000.00–2,500.002,21810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38251,778.79/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1161,869.08/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,872.48/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1572,457.64/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4586

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.