Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-08-25

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 25
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 419▲ 43 vs year ago 609 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 54▼ 51 vs year ago 103 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 38▲ 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, all feeder classes mostly 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 $340.86/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −29.15 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$340.86
48 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.29
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537356.511,91420
Medium and Large 2536334.001,78922
Medium and Large 3523313.831,6416thin
One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $273 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 sale48 hd
340.86
—
GA average14 barns · 439 hd
331.57
+9.29
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−29.15
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—High1,704201.423,43210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527179.192,7367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246175.422,18627
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065155.761,6596thin

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)1,118$3,4852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$2,2299
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)773$2,6256

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218527.30/cwt525.00–530.001,1502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275514.82/cwt505.00–530.001,4163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311503.48/cwt480.00–515.001,5664
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330463.33/cwt450.00–477.501,5292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363440.87/cwt440.00–442.501,6003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405438.76/cwt432.00–447.001,7775
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428411.68/cwt400.00–430.001,7625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458391.55/cwt375.00–400.001,7933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466414.95/cwt410.00–420.001,9345
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467360.13/cwt355.00–365.001,6823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508374.00/cwt370.00–380.001,9005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530355.14/cwt350.00–360.001,8823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557360.62/cwt355.00–365.002,0095
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567338.28/cwt330.00–350.001,9183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609344.03/cwt340.00–350.002,0959
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628333.42/cwt330.00–338.002,0943
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673338.51/cwt337.50–340.002,2783
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,3402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228471.79/cwt460.00–480.001,0763
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263448.68/cwt440.00–460.001,1806
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,1343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317344.95/cwt340.00–350.001,0936
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320393.44/cwt390.00–395.001,2593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340417.54/cwt415.00–420.001,4204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359403.41/cwt400.00–410.001,4486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360379.74/cwt365.00–390.001,36713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361338.39/cwt332.00–342.001,2225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421358.16/cwt350.00–368.001,50814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422380.31/cwt375.00–390.001,60513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423327.76/cwt322.00–335.001,3864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459324.31/cwt320.00–328.001,4897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464354.76/cwt347.00–360.001,64612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465334.00/cwt330.00–345.001,55310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508342.41/cwt335.00–350.001,7396
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515327.09/cwt320.00–335.001,68513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517312.38/cwt310.00–315.001,6156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563333.63/cwt320.00–340.001,8788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,7094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,7895
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624319.31/cwt310.00–324.001,9925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630297.99/cwt294.00–300.001,8774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662316.65/cwt310.00–320.002,0966
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723305.16/cwt300.00–310.002,2062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215522.56/cwt520.00–525.001,1242
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2227491.76/cwt490.00–495.001,1163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277516.51/cwt500.00–530.001,4313
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280490.83/cwt487.50–495.001,3743
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283436.37/cwt425.00–450.001,2354
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331443.09/cwt435.00–470.001,4678
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331417.51/cwt410.00–430.001,3824
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338490.10/cwt485.00–500.001,6573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356456.42/cwt442.50–485.001,6257
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360418.20/cwt400.00–430.001,50611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366379.36/cwt370.00–395.001,3887
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421420.81/cwt410.00–432.501,77214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430386.88/cwt370.00–400.001,66424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436349.87/cwt340.00–360.001,5257
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455326.25/cwt317.50–340.001,4846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458405.89/cwt396.00–415.001,85913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460370.67/cwt360.00–385.001,70534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518338.10/cwt325.00–347.501,75112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523313.83/cwt300.00–322.001,6416
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525361.71/cwt350.00–370.001,89913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557329.09/cwt322.00–345.001,83310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559346.84/cwt340.00–354.001,9397
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2604304.04/cwt300.00–310.001,8365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615321.50/cwt315.00–328.001,9773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625283.64/cwt270.00–295.001,7733
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715305.10/cwt300.00–310.002,1812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770253.87/cwt247.50–260.001,9552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461191.32/cwt187.00–194.002,7954
Bulls——1,805203.41/cwt196.00–208.003,6723
Bulls——1,927212.91/cwt210.00–216.004,1033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033161.16/cwt157.00–165.001,6653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097150.36/cwt148.00–152.001,6493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218161.87/cwt160.00–164.001,9723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247175.62/cwt172.00–179.002,19020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264184.57/cwt180.00–189.002,3334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492177.21/cwt174.00–179.002,6445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615184.14/cwt181.00–187.002,9742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-34351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38531,546.77/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29892,829.71/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,882.05/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1183,484.56/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4852

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.