Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-09-15

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 581▼ 55 vs year ago 541 · −10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 116▼ 32 vs year ago 76 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 73▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 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 $350.38/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −19.62 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$350.38
52 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.76
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537371.471,99516thin
Medium and Large 2531353.991,88021
Medium and Large 3536322.841,73215thin
One grade step is worth $48.63/cwt here — about $263 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 sale52 hd
350.38
—
GA average15 barns · 493 hd
343.62
+6.76
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−19.62
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—High1,594192.733,0728thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528171.102,6144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183167.131,97725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,093152.611,6686thin

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)1,425$3,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,4108
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$2,6888

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330466.25/cwt465.00–467.501,5392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405443.77/cwt442.50–445.001,7972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437430.08/cwt420.00–440.001,8793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463421.73/cwt415.00–425.001,9533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513405.11/cwt400.00–410.002,0783
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515375.15/cwt370.00–380.001,9323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555382.51/cwt375.00–390.002,1234
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578327.47/cwt320.00–335.001,8932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600349.33/cwt344.00–354.002,0963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623361.20/cwt360.00–362.502,2502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658339.34/cwt336.00–346.002,2333
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661357.99/cwt352.00–360.002,3664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710327.39/cwt320.00–332.002,3243
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713341.42/cwt337.00–347.002,4343
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768334.99/cwt331.00–339.002,5732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228495.11/cwt490.00–500.001,1293
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3277386.63/cwt385.00–390.001,0713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283480.00/cwt465.00–495.001,3583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327405.58/cwt395.00–425.001,3265
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329439.59/cwt435.00–445.001,4466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363387.84/cwt385.00–395.001,4089
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372413.35/cwt405.00–425.001,5386
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411393.94/cwt390.00–400.001,6195
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429342.47/cwt327.00–355.001,4699
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442370.87/cwt360.00–385.001,63911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457320.84/cwt312.00–330.001,4665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459358.72/cwt350.00–370.001,6478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465379.80/cwt375.00–385.001,7667
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516340.70/cwt330.00–360.001,75810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518368.88/cwt366.00–372.001,9116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519315.07/cwt310.00–320.001,6356
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564347.15/cwt342.00–355.001,9585
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565329.58/cwt324.00–335.001,8625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565306.02/cwt300.00–315.001,7295
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607332.27/cwt330.00–335.002,0178
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2609321.56/cwt317.00–326.001,9585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3612301.73/cwt300.00–305.001,8473
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662314.01/cwt310.00–318.002,0793
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723311.03/cwt310.00–312.002,2492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220565.00/cwt550.00–580.001,2432
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223511.53/cwt495.00–530.001,1413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277519.24/cwt500.00–540.001,4385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315457.10/cwt440.00–467.501,4405
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330409.96/cwt400.00–420.001,3534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2354424.42/cwt400.00–435.001,5029
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360448.90/cwt440.00–460.001,6167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371379.84/cwt365.00–395.001,4095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419396.20/cwt380.00–415.001,66015
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424430.38/cwt420.00–445.001,8259
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3436350.97/cwt340.00–360.001,5307
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458341.25/cwt325.00–355.001,56311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474375.24/cwt368.00–390.001,77913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476400.48/cwt395.00–415.001,9067
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505363.86/cwt355.00–372.001,83710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514380.18/cwt372.50–400.001,9548
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522328.85/cwt320.00–345.001,7179
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555345.02/cwt340.00–355.001,91511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558313.83/cwt307.00–330.001,7516
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560362.76/cwt355.00–370.002,0318
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609322.61/cwt318.00–330.001,9655
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611338.19/cwt334.00–344.002,0664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3614309.25/cwt300.00–315.001,8996
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,1882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661313.49/cwt310.00–318.002,0724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3662303.67/cwt300.00–306.002,0103
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723330.64/cwt328.00–332.002,3913
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773317.72/cwt310.00–325.002,4562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455185.99/cwt185.00–187.002,7062
Bulls——1,603203.31/cwt202.00–204.003,2592
Bulls——1,659190.81/cwt189.00–194.003,1664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015142.93/cwt142.00–144.001,4512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048162.65/cwt161.00–164.001,7052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127157.04/cwt155.00–160.001,7703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161167.15/cwt162.00–170.001,94118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215152.26/cwt150.00–155.001,8502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323174.61/cwt173.00–177.002,3104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380167.59/cwt166.00–169.002,3132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675174.61/cwt173.00–176.002,9252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28432,368.28/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0512,256.36/head1,900.00–2,400.002,2564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002

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.