Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-04-27

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Apr 27
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 426▼ 79 vs year ago 516 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 67▼ 59 vs year ago 111 · −53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 99▲ 48 vs year ago 67 · +71.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 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 $418.27/cwt on 39 head, up $4.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 35 comparable sales and sits +48.26 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$418.27
▲ 4.17 vs prior sale
39 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526445.692,3449thin
Medium and Large 2544417.122,26820
Medium and Large 3533395.872,11210thin
One grade step is worth $49.82/cwt here — about $233 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 sale39 hd
418.27
—
GA average14 barns · 298 hd
414.38
+3.88
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+48.26
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—High1,595200.193,1939thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279174.142,22720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,510172.752,6092thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average957155.331,4869thin

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)1,110$3,2523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,51515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$1,8673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$4,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$3,60938
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$2,5502thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265631.76/cwt630.00–635.001,6743
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265567.64/cwt565.00–570.001,5042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326579.94/cwt565.00–590.001,8915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360508.54/cwt490.00–535.001,8313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366566.93/cwt555.00–585.002,0755
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418516.63/cwt515.00–520.002,1603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428500.10/cwt495.00–505.002,1403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2456464.50/cwt455.00–475.002,1189
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458445.00/cwt440.00–450.002,0383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527453.56/cwt445.00–460.002,3903
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560431.03/cwt424.00–445.002,4144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573411.00/cwt400.00–422.502,3552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623373.55/cwt372.00–375.002,3272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623355.18/cwt350.00–360.002,2132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660336.28/cwt332.50–340.002,2192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665367.54/cwt365.00–370.002,4442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2206587.06/cwt570.00–620.001,2094
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225562.56/cwt560.00–565.001,2662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269574.98/cwt570.00–580.001,5474
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270535.09/cwt530.00–540.001,4454
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308518.25/cwt500.00–540.001,59612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322471.74/cwt470.00–475.001,5193
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326577.55/cwt550.00–595.001,8835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358522.62/cwt505.00–540.001,8714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366453.16/cwt430.00–470.001,6598
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371490.49/cwt475.00–500.001,82010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416424.90/cwt400.00–440.001,76810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434457.67/cwt445.00–470.001,9868
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435482.47/cwt480.00–485.002,0994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458404.21/cwt395.00–410.001,8516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460465.00/cwt460.00–470.002,1394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460441.39/cwt425.00–456.002,03012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502421.68/cwt420.00–425.002,1173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510372.25/cwt355.00–385.001,8984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527405.14/cwt400.00–410.002,1356
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560396.24/cwt390.00–400.002,2194
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561383.64/cwt380.00–387.502,1527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613350.89/cwt338.00–358.002,1514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618382.43/cwt380.00–385.002,3632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678334.98/cwt330.00–340.002,2712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765292.48/cwt290.00–295.002,2372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2217661.85/cwt655.00–670.001,4363
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2262614.92/cwt610.00–620.001,6115
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267665.19/cwt660.00–670.001,7763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273539.91/cwt530.00–550.001,4744
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326525.29/cwt510.00–540.001,7125
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331570.03/cwt565.00–580.001,8875
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360534.30/cwt525.00–540.001,9237
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373492.80/cwt475.00–515.001,8389
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414502.35/cwt500.00–510.002,08011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422451.20/cwt432.00–465.001,90415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424478.31/cwt470.00–495.002,02813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3457425.83/cwt410.00–440.001,94611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461455.70/cwt445.00–470.002,10123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508451.86/cwt445.00–465.002,2956
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513407.34/cwt400.00–415.002,0906
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519432.43/cwt420.00–440.002,2447
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557408.88/cwt400.00–425.002,27713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562433.35/cwt430.00–435.002,4353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3564378.67/cwt370.00–385.002,1364
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2601366.89/cwt365.00–372.502,2054
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664345.99/cwt345.00–350.002,2975
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715347.14/cwt342.00–352.502,4822
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720337.43/cwt335.00–340.002,4292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490194.59/cwt190.00–198.002,8994
Bulls——1,644202.84/cwt200.00–204.003,3354
Bulls——1,820212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,8581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910143.93/cwt140.00–149.001,3103
Cows—Lean 85-90%971159.23/cwt155.00–163.001,5465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243167.69/cwt166.00–169.002,0845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256173.93/cwt170.00–178.002,18510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361180.99/cwt179.00–185.002,4635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510172.75/cwt171.00–175.002,6092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Small 2-37251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1342,425.81/head2,000.00–2,700.002,42610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,477.43/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,204.68/head2,950.00–3,350.003,2053
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36672,630.00/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6306
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38253,274.24/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0783,722.18/head3,350.00–3,950.003,72212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0944,115.41/head4,000.00–4,200.004,11514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1404,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002

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.