Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-07-21

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 21
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 449▲ 54 vs year ago 412 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 21 vs year ago 64 · +32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 59▲ 12 vs year ago 24 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady 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 $320.65/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −49.35 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$320.65
44 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.68
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545350.381,90910thin
Medium and Large 2543322.501,75118thin
Medium and Large 3543300.001,62716thin
One grade step is worth $50.39/cwt here — about $281 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 sale44 hd
320.65
—
GA average14 barns · 362 hd
315.97
+4.68
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−49.35
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—Low1,740192.053,3428thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498164.512,4653thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213158.461,92250
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038137.791,43114

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)995$2,4323thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,3323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,9432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$2,70316

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368401.21/cwt400.00–402.501,4764
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376417.93/cwt415.00–420.001,5715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411401.95/cwt400.00–405.001,6525
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421379.92/cwt375.00–385.001,5995
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,5343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459386.26/cwt380.00–400.001,7739
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476360.78/cwt355.00–370.001,7176
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509365.36/cwt362.00–375.001,8605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520329.56/cwt327.00–335.001,7143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540356.64/cwt355.00–360.001,9263
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558356.82/cwt355.00–360.001,9918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560339.99/cwt335.00–345.001,9043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233415.07/cwt405.00–420.009673
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263389.71/cwt380.00–400.001,0252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313399.86/cwt395.00–408.001,2526
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325350.00/cwt345.00–355.001,1384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334383.73/cwt375.00–390.001,2824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356380.01/cwt375.00–385.001,35310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358335.81/cwt325.00–345.001,2028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360359.58/cwt350.00–370.001,29411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423348.52/cwt338.00–352.001,4749
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428359.30/cwt354.00–365.001,53811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429319.23/cwt310.00–335.001,3696
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456352.14/cwt346.00–359.001,60614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458336.13/cwt325.00–342.001,5399
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458296.73/cwt287.00–310.001,3597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3511294.00/cwt280.00–305.001,5024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523322.85/cwt316.00–328.001,6896
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527335.09/cwt330.00–340.001,7665
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559325.91/cwt322.00–330.001,8227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563282.33/cwt270.00–295.001,5904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571308.96/cwt300.00–315.001,7645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615310.12/cwt305.00–315.001,9073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670276.12/cwt272.50–280.001,8504
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2221466.03/cwt455.00–480.001,0304
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3227419.56/cwt400.00–440.009523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1253507.57/cwt500.00–515.001,2842
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3267413.53/cwt400.00–425.001,1043
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290466.67/cwt450.00–475.001,3533
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3334390.94/cwt389.00–395.001,3064
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336435.69/cwt425.00–445.001,4648
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338406.88/cwt400.00–420.001,3756
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355388.57/cwt385.00–395.001,3797
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359364.65/cwt355.00–380.001,3099
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363406.16/cwt400.00–415.001,4749
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414366.78/cwt355.00–385.001,51816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432340.00/cwt335.00–345.001,4697
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438394.06/cwt390.00–400.001,7265
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461357.48/cwt347.50–367.501,64818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465320.74/cwt305.00–335.001,4916
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468380.27/cwt370.00–387.501,7808
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518330.39/cwt322.00–340.001,7117
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527309.39/cwt300.00–320.001,6308
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536353.96/cwt345.00–360.001,8976
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558345.02/cwt340.00–350.001,9254
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558290.60/cwt275.00–300.001,6228
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559317.48/cwt310.00–330.001,77511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618311.60/cwt308.00–315.001,9262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658286.25/cwt280.00–297.001,8845
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723281.29/cwt280.00–282.502,0342
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9502
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,8622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585184.66/cwt183.00–188.002,9273
Bulls——1,737192.15/cwt190.00–196.003,3383
Bulls——1,978203.00/cwt202.00–204.004,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900123.33/cwt120.00–130.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069139.68/cwt134.00–143.001,4939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088149.64/cwt146.00–151.001,62810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108151.00/cwt149.00–153.001,6732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223158.23/cwt155.00–164.001,93530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309167.98/cwt166.00–172.002,19910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400170.27/cwt168.00–173.002,3842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,5931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,672.30/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,448.13/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0482,547.79/head2,425.00–2,650.002,54812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1033,168.71/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1694

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.