Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-03-02

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Mar 2
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▲ 510 vs last sale 281▲ 209 vs year ago 582 · +35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 49▼ 7 vs year ago 80 · −8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 38▲ 76 vs year ago 58 · +131.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.19/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +26.23 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$385.19
76 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.84
vs GA average
−35.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546393.672,14748
Medium and Large 2529374.061,97824
Medium and Large 3513350.201,7974thin
One grade step is worth $43.47/cwt here — about $351 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 sale76 hd
385.19
—
GA average13 barns · 417 hd
397.02
−11.84
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−35.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
+26.23
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

34 sales
427382337292median 358.9603/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $306.10, median $358.96 across 34 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—Low1,599200.853,21115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216172.772,10129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,535171.252,6285thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,057151.871,60614

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$2,58616
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$2,5454thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,8532thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$4,6254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$3,85238
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,068$2,65810

Every lot

100 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331558.70/cwt540.00–570.001,8494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367538.35/cwt525.00–555.001,9767
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373501.43/cwt490.00–515.001,8706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410513.33/cwt510.00–520.002,1053
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423486.54/cwt475.00–500.002,0584
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3434455.74/cwt435.00–470.001,9785
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458500.00/cwt495.00–520.002,2906
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3459443.39/cwt430.00–460.002,0356
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470483.18/cwt465.00–490.002,2718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515425.41/cwt422.00–430.002,1915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522493.34/cwt475.00–496.002,5758
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523455.14/cwt435.00–460.002,38016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560455.04/cwt450.00–460.002,5484
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569402.98/cwt390.00–420.002,2935
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3593374.96/cwt365.00–385.002,2242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636395.79/cwt386.00–405.002,51722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678369.03/cwt365.00–372.002,5025
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3421
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1442
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230559.57/cwt550.00–570.001,2872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3274451.86/cwt430.00–470.001,2385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276550.41/cwt530.00–570.001,5194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326497.59/cwt475.00–520.001,6225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327543.17/cwt525.00–555.001,77614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3331425.02/cwt400.00–455.001,4075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3357422.50/cwt400.00–450.001,5089
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359505.99/cwt500.00–510.001,8175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373483.09/cwt470.00–495.001,8024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3409413.44/cwt390.00–435.001,69112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413484.76/cwt475.00–495.002,00218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427455.65/cwt440.00–470.001,94610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456458.16/cwt440.00–480.002,08913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463370.48/cwt360.00–390.001,7159
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469414.24/cwt395.00–435.001,94315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512383.49/cwt375.00–395.001,96315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513350.20/cwt340.00–370.001,7974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525406.29/cwt400.00–410.002,13324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557358.34/cwt350.00–370.001,9969
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566381.05/cwt375.00–395.002,15724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613327.88/cwt320.00–350.002,0106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613310.11/cwt300.00–315.001,9013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623370.45/cwt365.00–380.002,30827
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662338.32/cwt335.00–340.002,2403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225707.67/cwt700.00–715.001,5922
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228637.01/cwt630.00–640.001,4523
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230527.68/cwt505.00–550.001,2143
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275572.27/cwt550.00–590.001,5746
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277521.63/cwt505.00–535.001,4453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310581.61/cwt580.00–585.001,8033
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318548.15/cwt530.00–570.001,7439
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3324517.47/cwt505.00–525.001,6774
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358523.32/cwt505.00–540.001,87316
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371480.10/cwt465.00–500.001,7819
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373555.23/cwt550.00–560.002,0712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412500.75/cwt495.00–505.002,0636
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419444.21/cwt430.00–470.001,86117
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435472.98/cwt460.00–490.002,05722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456487.17/cwt480.00–495.002,2217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3456422.19/cwt400.00–437.501,92515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462461.27/cwt450.00–470.002,13120
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509436.07/cwt425.00–450.002,2205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512402.91/cwt395.00–420.002,0639
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3517381.92/cwt375.00–390.001,9758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558406.66/cwt400.00–420.002,2696
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570389.55/cwt385.00–395.002,22010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571362.12/cwt350.00–375.002,0685
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600367.50/cwt365.00–370.002,2052
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611355.09/cwt350.00–360.002,1704
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670343.36/cwt340.00–345.002,3013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,404212.31/cwt211.00–216.002,9815
Bulls——1,621189.87/cwt185.00–195.003,0785
Bulls——1,771200.38/cwt196.00–208.003,5495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%958138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057153.11/cwt148.00–158.001,61810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127164.77/cwt158.00–169.001,8579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158159.53/cwt159.00–160.001,8472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254175.25/cwt170.00–181.002,19818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275186.49/cwt185.00–188.002,3782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551172.81/cwt170.00–176.002,6804
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0203,580.88/head3,250.00–4,000.003,5814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,720.00/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0604,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0753,571.51/head3,175.00–3,950.003,5724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0802,616.36/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6166
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1384,040.37/head4,000.00–4,100.004,04012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1804,360.73/head4,100.00–4,700.004,3616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1853,594.30/head3,300.00–3,800.003,59412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37671,483.04/head1,200.00–1,650.001,4833
Bred Cows—Small 2-38751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28932,849.02/head2,500.00–3,200.002,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0172,484.95/head2,050.00–2,800.002,4857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0832,515.47/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,852.74/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0983,459.79/head3,100.00–3,800.003,4604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501

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.