Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-03-09

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Mar 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 498 vs last sale 791▲ 42 vs year ago 251 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 73▲ 5 vs year ago 38 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 134▲ 19 vs year ago 26 · +73.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, 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 $406.47/cwt on 21 head, up $10.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 35 comparable sales and sits +36.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$406.47
▲ 10.94 vs prior sale
21 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527427.462,2517thin
Medium and Large 2505418.172,1128thin
Medium and Large 3541366.381,9816thin
One grade step is worth $61.08/cwt here — about $270 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 sale21 hd
406.47
—
GA average13 barns · 314 hd
414.21
−7.74
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+36.47
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—Low1,361191.362,6055thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379175.392,4185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196172.082,05918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081146.361,5838thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$2,44810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$3,00316

Every lot

79 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280550.36/cwt540.00–560.001,5412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318552.36/cwt550.00–555.001,7572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3358484.97/cwt480.00–490.001,7362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371518.86/cwt510.00–525.001,9254
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420512.32/cwt505.00–520.002,1524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420474.76/cwt470.00–480.001,9942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428447.60/cwt445.00–450.001,9162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473462.59/cwt460.00–465.002,1882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505439.90/cwt430.00–450.002,2212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615374.10/cwt370.00–380.002,3013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668365.06/cwt360.00–370.002,4392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223562.42/cwt560.00–565.001,2542
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225482.11/cwt465.00–500.001,0852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266511.80/cwt500.00–525.001,3615
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2304486.51/cwt470.00–490.001,4798
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326424.75/cwt415.00–440.001,3854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357493.62/cwt490.00–500.001,76211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370465.44/cwt445.00–485.001,7224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375413.40/cwt400.00–425.001,5503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411486.43/cwt465.00–495.001,9997
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414442.90/cwt435.00–460.001,8346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419402.48/cwt390.00–410.001,6866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458376.64/cwt375.00–380.001,7253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459419.07/cwt400.00–430.001,9245
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463445.00/cwt435.00–465.002,0606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512401.74/cwt395.00–405.002,0573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515357.72/cwt350.00–365.001,8422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525377.78/cwt367.00–390.001,9836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558356.66/cwt345.00–370.001,9903
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573378.64/cwt375.00–382.502,1704
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633322.49/cwt320.00–325.002,0412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680317.52/cwt315.00–320.002,1592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208687.53/cwt685.00–690.001,4302
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235600.32/cwt585.00–615.001,4112
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240515.97/cwt500.00–550.001,2383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263645.32/cwt625.00–655.001,6973
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267586.38/cwt580.00–600.001,5663
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3269520.74/cwt500.00–540.001,4015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312583.21/cwt580.00–585.001,8203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317504.63/cwt495.00–520.001,6006
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318543.94/cwt530.00–565.001,73010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363459.32/cwt445.00–475.001,6674
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367548.07/cwt545.00–550.002,0115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373512.48/cwt505.00–525.001,9126
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408501.99/cwt500.00–505.002,0485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418472.72/cwt455.00–490.001,9766
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428438.39/cwt425.00–445.001,8766
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461451.33/cwt435.00–465.002,0818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465417.73/cwt400.00–430.001,9424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505418.17/cwt410.00–425.002,1128
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510432.50/cwt430.00–437.502,2065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521369.66/cwt350.00–385.001,9264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568414.87/cwt405.00–425.002,3562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580359.83/cwt350.00–370.002,0872
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603381.69/cwt375.00–385.002,3023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605359.96/cwt355.00–365.002,1782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610347.54/cwt345.00–350.002,1202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668310.11/cwt300.00–320.002,0722
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2812
Bulls——1,435190.39/cwt188.00–193.002,7322
Bulls——1,470206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,0281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030154.59/cwt150.00–158.001,5923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081163.97/cwt160.00–167.001,7735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115136.28/cwt126.00–141.001,5204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215173.41/cwt168.00–178.002,10710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327181.18/cwt179.00–184.002,4043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386174.24/cwt172.00–178.002,4154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38401,825.89/head1,625.00–2,150.001,8263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0862,333.69/head2,275.00–2,450.002,3344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,223.27/head3,000.00–3,550.003,2233
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37852,594.59/head2,550.00–2,650.002,5954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0902,781.01/head2,650.00–2,930.002,7814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1303,317.84/head3,000.00–3,850.003,3188

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.