Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2025-09-29

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 29
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 494▲ 197 vs year ago 403 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 71▲ 21 vs year ago 55 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 2 vs year ago 29 · −6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls are 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and steers mostly steady. Replacement cattle 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 $335.36/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −34.64 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$335.36
81 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538358.961,93115thin
Medium and Large 2541335.101,81250
Medium and Large 3565314.061,77416thin
One grade step is worth $44.90/cwt here — about $158 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 sale81 hd
335.36
—
GA average12 barns · 424 hd
339.13
−3.77
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−34.64
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—High1,556185.542,88710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,328169.512,2516thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215160.641,95229
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,001145.441,45616

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)1,265$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)733$1,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,96816

Every lot

104 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6282
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373372.65/cwt370.00–375.001,3902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413413.79/cwt410.00–420.001,7094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3426363.61/cwt350.00–375.001,5494
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473371.83/cwt365.00–375.001,7593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478350.03/cwt345.00–355.001,6732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521369.64/cwt360.00–375.001,9268
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528337.49/cwt330.00–350.001,7824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567368.26/cwt365.00–375.002,0883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576352.56/cwt345.00–357.002,0314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618341.61/cwt330.00–346.002,1117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3636320.00/cwt318.00–322.002,0354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3663321.23/cwt320.00–322.502,1302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681335.50/cwt330.00–340.002,2854
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,2572
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765309.87/cwt300.00–320.002,3712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770320.04/cwt318.00–322.002,4642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233469.95/cwt465.00–475.001,0952
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285422.72/cwt410.00–435.001,2052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318437.72/cwt425.00–450.001,3924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337404.99/cwt395.00–415.001,3657
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367416.70/cwt394.00–435.001,5295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374387.14/cwt380.00–400.001,44812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383360.08/cwt340.00–370.001,3796
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414389.55/cwt365.00–430.001,6135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420327.73/cwt300.00–375.001,37613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426352.56/cwt340.00–370.001,50217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469304.70/cwt290.00–320.001,42916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477358.55/cwt350.00–370.001,7103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477339.51/cwt325.00–355.001,61920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503340.92/cwt325.00–357.001,7152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523327.11/cwt318.00–340.001,71118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529310.30/cwt300.00–316.001,6417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563307.14/cwt285.00–318.001,72912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569323.51/cwt320.00–332.501,84110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621312.95/cwt310.00–319.001,9439
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3632296.73/cwt290.00–306.001,8753
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673303.99/cwt302.00–306.002,0462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673292.61/cwt282.00–297.501,9695
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718301.10/cwt295.00–307.502,1622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3971
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3272475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2923
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318425.71/cwt415.00–440.001,3546
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320444.69/cwt425.00–465.001,4232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366447.49/cwt445.00–450.001,6384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371422.33/cwt410.00–435.001,5679
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378391.89/cwt377.50–400.001,48114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415424.82/cwt420.00–440.001,76313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422403.52/cwt385.00–417.501,70316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425367.26/cwt355.00–375.001,5614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464378.34/cwt370.00–395.001,75512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476356.30/cwt345.00–367.501,69612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478333.84/cwt320.00–345.001,5969
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522337.00/cwt320.00–354.001,75931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525362.68/cwt355.00–375.001,90410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3534308.05/cwt300.00–318.001,6454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564351.52/cwt347.50–355.001,9835
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571332.01/cwt320.00–345.001,89619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575316.06/cwt305.00–320.001,81712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610347.50/cwt340.00–355.002,1202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622317.81/cwt310.00–330.001,97712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3626293.31/cwt285.00–304.001,83610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669305.79/cwt282.00–325.002,04611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673280.90/cwt270.00–300.001,8905
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2714295.06/cwt280.00–300.002,1074
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,0432
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755273.71/cwt267.50–280.002,0672
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2769283.01/cwt275.00–295.002,1765
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405176.19/cwt170.00–179.002,4754
Bulls——1,600198.00/cwt197.00–199.003,1682
Bulls——1,685188.65/cwt184.00–191.003,1794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955153.26/cwt152.00–155.001,4646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024135.49/cwt132.00–139.001,3875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034146.02/cwt141.00–149.001,5105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173153.52/cwt151.00–155.001,8014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192160.39/cwt157.00–164.001,91220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328169.51/cwt169.00–170.002,2516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342167.33/cwt166.00–168.502,2465
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37331,224.73/head1,200.00–1,245.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0232,770.17/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7704

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.