Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-04-20

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Apr 20
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 490▲ 279 vs year ago 147 · +189.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 62▲ 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 56▲ 82 vs year ago 17 · +482.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady , slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, replacement cattle steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.09/cwt on 35 head, up $4.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 35 comparable sales and sits +44.09 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$414.09
▲ 4.81 vs prior sale
35 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,197
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$81.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516464.212,3955thin
Medium and Large 2532425.722,26416thin
Medium and Large 3534382.912,04514thin
One grade step is worth $81.30/cwt here — about $350 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 sale35 hd
414.09
—
GA average13 barns · 394 hd
419.92
−5.83
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+44.09
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—Average1,536213.983,2877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218180.652,19940
CowsLean 85-90%Low945162.591,53716

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)846$2,7396
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$2,46920
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$1,9217
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$3,66018

Every lot

93 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308596.68/cwt585.00–615.001,8383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358587.55/cwt580.00–595.002,1034
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390520.00/cwt510.00–530.002,0282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412501.45/cwt485.00–510.002,0669
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422525.50/cwt515.00–540.002,2187
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453517.35/cwt512.00–520.002,3443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455483.33/cwt480.00–485.002,1993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468456.11/cwt452.00–460.002,1352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505482.52/cwt480.00–485.002,4372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511466.71/cwt462.00–470.002,3854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567448.37/cwt445.00–450.002,5423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608406.02/cwt402.00–410.002,4692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665414.71/cwt412.00–417.502,7582
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665391.32/cwt382.50–400.002,6022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213644.82/cwt640.00–650.001,3732
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258669.81/cwt650.00–690.001,7282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271584.70/cwt570.00–600.001,5854
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275517.27/cwt500.00–530.001,4224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311510.34/cwt495.00–535.001,5879
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323557.79/cwt540.00–590.001,8028
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330462.50/cwt445.00–475.001,5264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356520.55/cwt505.00–535.001,8539
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365486.28/cwt475.00–500.001,7759
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378452.52/cwt440.00–470.001,7118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406486.39/cwt480.00–495.001,97511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406460.38/cwt445.00–475.001,86913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417433.78/cwt427.00–440.001,8096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463401.28/cwt395.00–410.001,8584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468464.95/cwt455.00–475.002,1768
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469439.59/cwt435.00–445.002,06212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508403.70/cwt385.00–415.002,0519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562388.44/cwt380.00–400.002,18310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585357.48/cwt355.00–360.002,0912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600337.50/cwt335.00–340.002,0254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620361.61/cwt360.00–365.002,2423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623352.59/cwt350.00–355.002,1974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225617.56/cwt600.00–630.001,3904
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2229648.63/cwt640.00–665.001,4854
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273674.45/cwt660.00–690.001,8413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274632.86/cwt625.00–640.001,7347
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3282594.04/cwt585.00–605.001,6755
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305635.08/cwt630.00–640.001,9372
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331525.05/cwt510.00–550.001,7388
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332589.25/cwt570.00–605.001,9565
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360591.64/cwt590.00–595.002,1303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360537.50/cwt525.00–550.001,9358
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370494.85/cwt475.00–515.001,83110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419515.21/cwt505.00–525.002,1594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422452.25/cwt440.00–465.001,9089
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423482.87/cwt475.00–495.002,04316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460486.14/cwt480.00–497.502,23611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462457.41/cwt445.00–475.002,11312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466424.16/cwt410.00–440.001,9775
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3511392.59/cwt375.00–405.002,0068
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516464.21/cwt450.00–475.002,3955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516430.63/cwt417.00–440.002,22210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558417.54/cwt410.00–425.002,3306
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565370.00/cwt355.00–385.002,0916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2602369.82/cwt365.00–375.002,2265
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3627355.12/cwt350.00–360.002,2273
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655385.00/cwt380.00–390.002,5222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673327.49/cwt325.00–330.002,2044
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723342.58/cwt340.00–345.002,4772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768333.29/cwt325.00–340.002,5603
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,6111
Bulls——1,558215.43/cwt212.00–217.003,3564
Bulls——1,580222.06/cwt220.00–224.003,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878174.48/cwt174.00–175.001,5322
Cows—Lean 85-90%935152.57/cwt151.00–155.001,4274
Cows—Boner 80-85%938171.38/cwt170.00–173.001,6083
Cows—Lean 85-90%963164.22/cwt160.00–170.001,58110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236180.56/cwt177.00–186.002,23233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275188.31/cwt187.00–189.002,4014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37732,256.90/head1,950.00–2,650.002,2573
Bred Cows—Small 2-37941,788.11/head1,500.00–2,200.001,7884
Bred Cows—Small 2-37961,645.37/head1,200.00–1,800.001,6454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28352,484.43/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4842
Bred Cows—Small 1-28532,454.03/head2,250.00–2,900.002,4544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29733,507.46/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0432,375.20/head2,100.00–2,700.002,3756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1783,027.12/head2,900.00–3,275.003,0276
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39783,772.06/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0284,209.32/head4,000.00–4,450.004,2096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.