Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-07-28

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 466▼ 16 vs year ago 407 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 85▼ 16 vs year ago 63 · −25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 36▲ 30 vs year ago 69 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.53/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −31.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$338.53
41 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.57
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518355.471,84121
Medium and Large 2535330.491,76712thin
Medium and Large 3536306.131,6408thin
One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd
338.53
—
GA average13 barns · 458 hd
315.97
+22.57
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−31.47
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—Low1,688187.423,16415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472171.642,5264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170163.791,91621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130149.881,6942thin

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)1,000$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$2,43319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$3,00158

Every lot

90 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1801
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258505.29/cwt495.00–515.001,3042
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275469.82/cwt460.00–480.001,2922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326463.82/cwt455.00–475.001,5125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358456.74/cwt450.00–465.001,6353
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370420.45/cwt400.00–440.001,5563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373374.53/cwt365.00–385.001,3972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406433.08/cwt425.00–445.001,7584
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418394.79/cwt390.00–400.001,6502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3431362.36/cwt350.00–375.001,5624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462383.30/cwt375.00–390.001,7719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466398.99/cwt395.00–405.001,8595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520372.80/cwt370.00–380.001,9395
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531361.89/cwt357.00–367.001,9224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210492.14/cwt485.00–500.001,0332
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223385.84/cwt370.00–400.008602
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225434.67/cwt420.00–445.009783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263379.68/cwt370.00–390.009993
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271442.17/cwt430.00–460.001,1984
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273403.23/cwt395.00–415.001,1013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318407.73/cwt400.00–425.001,2976
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323361.44/cwt355.00–370.001,1673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332383.40/cwt375.00–395.001,2737
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360376.96/cwt365.00–385.001,35714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365398.36/cwt395.00–405.001,4546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372343.70/cwt325.00–355.001,2793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420350.87/cwt345.00–358.001,47413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430321.08/cwt310.00–335.001,3816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437365.56/cwt360.00–375.001,5977
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462354.87/cwt350.00–365.001,6396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465340.27/cwt330.00–349.001,58216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469310.95/cwt300.00–320.001,4589
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2502330.33/cwt322.00–335.001,6589
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3502307.82/cwt300.00–314.001,5455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525343.62/cwt340.00–346.001,8045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550323.50/cwt320.00–327.501,7795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3559293.54/cwt270.00–300.001,6415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560335.51/cwt335.00–336.001,8794
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623260.36/cwt250.00–270.001,6222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2222475.00/cwt470.00–480.001,0553
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1227491.07/cwt480.00–500.001,1153
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266477.99/cwt470.00–495.001,2716
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269455.00/cwt445.00–465.001,2247
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328429.20/cwt420.00–437.501,4083
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328398.35/cwt390.00–405.001,3073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335453.33/cwt445.00–465.001,5196
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365400.03/cwt395.00–405.001,46010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370437.19/cwt425.00–455.001,61810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372376.03/cwt360.00–385.001,3995
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410411.37/cwt400.00–435.001,68711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418381.02/cwt365.00–395.001,5939
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423346.39/cwt342.00–352.001,4654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458360.79/cwt355.00–370.001,6526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458332.24/cwt330.00–335.001,5224
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470384.59/cwt375.00–395.001,8089
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508357.47/cwt352.00–362.501,81617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513334.83/cwt326.00–345.001,7187
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520313.76/cwt308.00–320.001,6325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560346.98/cwt345.00–350.001,9434
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562293.41/cwt285.00–300.001,6493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565324.42/cwt320.00–330.001,8335
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600301.67/cwt300.00–305.001,8103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611317.54/cwt315.00–320.001,9407
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623282.59/cwt280.00–285.001,7612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680313.91/cwt310.00–318.002,1352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705290.07/cwt280.00–300.002,0452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,516175.83/cwt170.00–180.002,6664
Bulls——1,740190.60/cwt185.00–196.003,31610
Bulls——1,855202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,7471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130149.88/cwt149.00–151.001,6942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149154.63/cwt151.00–157.001,7774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158171.41/cwt170.00–175.001,9858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190161.09/cwt158.00–167.001,9179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455176.78/cwt174.00–180.002,5722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488166.49/cwt164.00–169.502,4772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37582,573.60/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,135.96/head2,950.00–3,350.003,13610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1343,467.21/head3,350.00–3,650.003,46718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1402,739.41/head2,600.00–2,950.002,73914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1792,453.45/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4538
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,711.42/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1922,181.48/head1,900.00–2,400.002,18110

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.