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Carrollton

Name: Carrollton livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Mar 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

323 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 293▲ 31 vs year ago 292 · +10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 43▼ 23 vs year ago 60 · −38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 29 vs year ago 35 · +82.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $406.78/cwt on 19 head, up $0.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 35 comparable sales and sits +36.78 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.

Average price

$406.78

▲ 0.31 vs prior sale

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	418.65	2,193	12thin
Medium and Large 3	545	386.44	2,106	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

406.78

—

GA average13 barns · 222 hd

409.04

−2.26

This barn, trailing median35 sales

370.00

+36.78

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	—	Low	1,580	195.15	3,083	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	167.78	2,356	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	165.64	2,013	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	152.64	1,667	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,078	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,781	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,738	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$3,516	8

Every lot

68 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	427.20/cwt	422.50–432.00	1,965	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	437.55/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,275	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	389.37/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,379	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,390	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,190	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	482.82/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,328	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	553.13/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,532	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	611.38/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,712	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	509.22/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,635	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	480.92/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,563	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	427.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,395	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	497.89/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,817	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	475.63/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,755	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	413.54/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,526	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	454.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,881	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	406.35/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,711	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	473.35/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,054	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	423.26/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,939	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,763	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	452.56/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,077	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	387.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,976	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	405.19/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,107	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	350.21/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,853	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	371.74/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,111	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	389.03/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,217	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,211	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	611.03/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,283	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	547.20/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,494	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	590.77/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,619	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	548.81/cwt	525.00–565.00	1,729	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	500.17/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,581	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	575.13/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,875	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	516.04/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,863	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	473.42/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,719	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	435.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,834	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	481.62/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,047	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	458.15/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,089	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	416.63/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,916	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	479.91/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,236	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	425.96/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,177	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	401.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,081	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	396.71/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,230	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,118	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	384.18/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,343	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	194.25/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	155.21/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,658	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,824	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,976	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,080	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	166.29/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,045	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	167.78/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,356	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	3,738.27/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,738	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	803	2,500.62/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,501	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	825	1,898.79/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,899	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	3,260.29/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,260	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,067	1,737.58/head	1,650.00–1,815.00	1,738	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,107	2,977.86/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,978	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,156	2,360.64/head	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,361	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	3,210.12/head	2,925.00–3,500.00	3,210	9

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 293Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 45Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	465.00–500.00	482.82
7	300–350	326	420.00–435.00	427.96
4	350–400	369	400.00–425.00	413.54
4	400–450	421	390.00–420.00	406.35
4	450–500	458	380.00–390.00	385.03
4	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	350.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	605.00–620.00	611.38
6	300–350	321	500.00–525.00	509.22
10	350–400	365	490.00–505.00	497.89
7	400–450	434	460.00–490.00	473.35
8	450–500	459	440.00–465.00	452.56
3	500–550	520	395.00–415.00	405.19
5	550–600	570	387.50–390.00	389.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	595.00	595.00
3	250–300	277	530.00–580.00	553.13
6	300–350	325	475.00–490.00	480.92
7	350–400	369	455.00–485.00	475.63
4	400–450	414	450.00–460.00	454.39
11	450–500	458	410.00–435.00	423.26
4	500–550	510	385.00–390.00	387.45
3	550–600	568	365.00–375.00	371.74
2	650–700	675	325.00–330.00	327.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	590.00–630.00	611.03
5	250–300	274	570.00–615.00	590.77
6	300–350	315	525.00–565.00	548.81
7	350–400	361	500.00–530.00	516.04
15	400–450	425	460.00–490.00	481.62
15	450–500	456	450.00–465.00	458.15
9	500–550	511	415.00–435.00	425.96
3	550–600	562	390.00–405.00	396.71
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	525.00–560.00	547.20
10	300–350	316	485.00–515.00	500.17
8	350–400	363	450.00–485.00	473.42
8	400–450	421	425.00–445.00	435.67
3	450–500	460	400.00–430.00	416.63
3	500–550	518	390.00–410.00	401.82
4	550–600	565	370.00–380.00	374.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	570.00–580.00	575.13
4	450–500	466	475.00–485.00	479.91
3	600–650	610	382.50–385.00	384.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	385.00–392.50	389.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	460	422.50–432.00	427.20
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	520	435.00–440.00	437.55
3	700–750	703	335.00–345.00	340.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,115	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,738.27

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	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,650.00–1,815.00	1,737.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,360.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	2,400.00–3,500.00	2,977.86

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)	9	—	1,187	2,925.00–3,500.00	3,210.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,066	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,260.29

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	—	825	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,898.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,500.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,610	191.00–197.00	194.25
1	—	1,930	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	166.00–169.00	167.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,075	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,068	152.00–162.00	155.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	159.00–160.00	159.34
14	—	1,230	161.00–169.00	166.29
2	—	1,220	170.00–171.00	170.50

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.