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Carrollton

Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Dec 15

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 476▼ 69 vs year ago 534 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 55▼ 77 vs year ago 126 · −61.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 30▼ 1 vs year ago 64 · −1.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.23/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 20 of 35 comparable sales and sits +8.23 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.

Average price

$378.23

45 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$75.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	399.87	2,165	26
Medium and Large 2	530	363.05	1,925	12thin
Medium and Large 3	531	323.90	1,719	7thin

One grade step is worth $75.97/cwt here — about $447 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 sale45 hd

378.23

—

GA average13 barns · 318 hd

358.93

+19.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

370.00

+8.23

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,540	189.77	2,922	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	166.00	2,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	160.03	1,980	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	129.52	1,306	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,988	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,625	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$2,740	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,045	$2,150	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	525.65/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,472	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,723	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	498.45/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,879	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	491.76/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,070	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,084	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	485.61/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,253	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	422.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,000	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	462.93/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,403	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	384.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,139	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	425.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,435	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	365.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,212	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,361	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	462.78/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,041	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	446.05/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,222	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	415.18/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,183	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	361.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,165	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	417.13/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,372	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	440.06/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,470	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	418.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,484	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	337.63/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,229	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	401.19/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,496	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	411.91/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,714	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	379.96/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,645	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	335.03/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,488	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	359.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,630	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	387.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,777	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	328.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,512	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	310.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,578	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	360.10/cwt	348.00–367.00	1,865	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	338.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,770	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	304.52/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,699	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	359.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,022	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,905	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	328.58/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,998	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,979	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	292.60/cwt	287.50–297.50	2,092	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	517.03/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,101	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	564.85/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,282	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	521.59/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,403	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	441.27/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,213	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	475.94/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,323	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	416.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,341	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	469.77/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,527	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	496.04/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,647	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,464	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	474.31/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,712	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	440.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,620	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	471.26/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,008	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	433.14/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,854	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	464.98/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,120	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	383.97/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,762	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	430.59/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,007	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	368.10/cwt	355.00–377.00	1,866	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	333.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,701	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	410.86/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,157	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	388.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,170	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	310.99/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,735	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	355.99/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,004	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	294.76/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,813	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	341.11/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,118	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	320.16/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,001	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	340.48/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,336	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,146	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,377	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,451	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	181.00/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	191.54/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,099	3
Bulls	—	—	2,185	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	123.15/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,220	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	135.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,394	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	148.98/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,733	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	162.91/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,005	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	172.54/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,359	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,706	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	700	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,625.00/head	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	788	1,378.57/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,379	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,485.10/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,485	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	2,010.94/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,011	10

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carroll County Livestock - Carrollton, GA

Mon Dec 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 476Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 55Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 64

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 12.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	560.00–570.00	564.85
7	250–300	269	500.00–530.00	521.59
9	300–350	332	485.00–515.00	496.04
6	350–400	361	460.00–490.00	474.31
4	400–450	426	460.00–485.00	471.26
7	450–500	456	450.00–470.00	464.98
13	500–550	525	390.00–430.00	410.86
13	550–600	558	380.00–400.00	388.88
8	600–650	621	340.00–345.00	341.11
4	650–700	686	337.00–345.00	340.48
2	700–750	718	330.00–332.00	331.02
2	750–800	778	310.00–320.00	315.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	505.00–525.00	517.03
5	250–300	278	465.00–485.00	475.94
4	300–350	325	460.00–480.00	469.77
2	350–400	368	430.00–450.00	440.34
5	400–450	428	425.00–445.00	433.14
6	450–500	466	417.50–440.00	430.59
7	500–550	507	355.00–377.00	368.10
5	550–600	563	345.00–365.00	355.99
3	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	320.16
2	700–750	715	295.00–305.00	300.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	435.00–450.00	441.27
3	300–350	322	400.00–430.00	416.58
4	350–400	355	400.00–425.00	412.50
5	450–500	459	360.00–400.00	383.97
4	500–550	510	320.00–345.00	333.58
3	550–600	558	300.00–323.00	310.99
3	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	294.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00–475.00	462.78
4	250–300	274	440.00–455.00	446.05
4	300–350	334	425.00–445.00	440.06
5	350–400	355	410.00–425.00	418.03
11	400–450	416	400.00–417.50	411.91
7	450–500	458	375.00–395.00	387.90
11	500–550	518	348.00–367.00	360.10
6	550–600	563	345.00–365.00	359.21
5	600–650	608	326.00–335.00	328.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	405.00–425.00	415.18
7	300–350	329	400.00–440.00	417.13
4	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	401.19
12	400–450	433	365.00–395.00	379.96
5	450–500	454	350.00–365.00	359.02
12	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	338.37
4	550–600	573	330.00–335.00	332.47
2	600–650	628	310.00–320.00	315.14
2	700–750	715	287.50–297.50	292.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	350.00–375.00	361.79
4	350–400	364	325.00–350.00	337.63
4	400–450	444	325.00–345.00	335.03
5	450–500	461	320.00–340.00	328.07
5	500–550	509	305.00–315.00	310.09
4	550–600	558	300.00–308.00	304.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	455.03
4	550–600	556	380.00–390.00	384.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	510.00–535.00	525.65
2	300–350	333	515.00–520.00	517.52
3	350–400	377	490.00–505.00	498.45
8	400–450	421	480.00–500.00	491.76
8	450–500	464	470.00–495.00	485.61
6	500–550	519	450.00–475.00	462.93
4	550–600	573	420.00–430.00	425.02
6	600–650	605	360.00–375.00	365.54
3	650–700	665	350.00–360.00	355.01
1	700–750	720	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	171.00–174.00	172.54
9	—	1,231	157.00–167.00	162.91
8	—	1,163	146.00–155.00	148.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	118.00–128.00	123.15
8	—	1,026	130.00–140.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	187.00–198.00	191.54
2	—	1,100	177.00–185.00	181.00
1	—	2,185	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,000	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,055	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,010.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,378.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,485.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.