Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-05-11

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 547▲ 38 vs year ago 205 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 10 vs year ago 29 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 36 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 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 $406.78/cwt on 18 head, down $5.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 35 comparable sales and sits +36.78 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$406.78
▼ 5.34 vs prior sale
18 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.00
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508445.692,2643thin
Medium and Large 2542416.712,2566thin
Medium and Large 3549387.192,1279thin
One grade step is worth $58.50/cwt here — about $137 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 sale18 hd
406.78
—
GA average14 barns · 288 hd
417.78
−11.00
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
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—Average1,639203.973,3434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350176.002,3761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191174.772,08120
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014153.781,5599thin

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)1,202$2,6963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$2,4418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$2,9002thin

Every lot

82 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 2250570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383507.45/cwt505.00–510.001,9442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411497.48/cwt495.00–500.002,0455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415452.41/cwt445.00–460.001,8782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430485.17/cwt480.00–490.002,0863
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453477.49/cwt475.00–480.002,1632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462463.29/cwt460.00–470.002,1403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510449.90/cwt445.00–455.002,2942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510433.19/cwt432.00–435.002,2093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515410.46/cwt400.00–422.002,1143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563391.94/cwt375.00–410.002,2073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568428.76/cwt427.50–430.002,4352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570437.46/cwt432.50–442.502,4942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615405.12/cwt400.00–410.002,4912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623394.10/cwt390.00–397.502,4553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625376.61/cwt375.00–380.002,3543
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663366.05/cwt362.00–370.002,4272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279556.43/cwt550.00–575.001,5526
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292591.66/cwt590.00–595.001,7283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308546.65/cwt545.00–550.001,6843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313525.11/cwt520.00–530.001,6445
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333450.08/cwt440.00–460.001,4994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359519.12/cwt507.00–525.001,8644
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361434.77/cwt418.00–450.001,5704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364487.72/cwt470.00–500.001,7755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403470.85/cwt470.00–472.501,8983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418440.79/cwt430.00–455.001,8435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423416.89/cwt395.00–425.001,7635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457423.37/cwt415.00–435.001,9355
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460452.53/cwt450.00–455.002,0822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518355.17/cwt350.00–360.001,8404
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533385.46/cwt375.00–397.502,0554
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3553346.98/cwt340.00–355.001,9193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558377.51/cwt375.00–380.002,1073
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568393.26/cwt390.00–400.002,2343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618345.14/cwt340.00–350.002,1332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743323.98/cwt318.00–330.002,4072
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780314.94/cwt310.00–320.002,4572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223642.53/cwt640.00–645.001,4332
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3391
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228672.36/cwt670.00–675.001,5332
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3267563.19/cwt550.00–575.001,5043
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268583.42/cwt575.00–595.001,5646
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278607.16/cwt600.00–615.001,6882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328592.63/cwt590.00–595.001,9442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331563.79/cwt550.00–575.001,8664
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331514.02/cwt500.00–545.001,7015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365538.85/cwt515.00–550.001,9679
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368566.67/cwt560.00–575.002,0853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370486.39/cwt475.00–500.001,8007
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421425.14/cwt405.00–445.001,7907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428492.82/cwt490.00–500.002,1095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428473.80/cwt465.00–485.002,0288
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460469.01/cwt468.00–470.002,1572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463452.59/cwt435.00–465.002,0954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466408.03/cwt395.00–425.001,9015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508445.69/cwt445.00–447.002,2643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515426.68/cwt420.00–435.002,1973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,0544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568406.74/cwt400.00–410.002,3103
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573380.95/cwt375.00–395.002,1835
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615370.12/cwt365.00–375.002,2763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3629345.07/cwt340.00–350.002,1704
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668345.06/cwt340.00–350.002,3052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,628212.62/cwt207.00–217.003,4612
Bulls——1,650195.32/cwt194.00–196.003,2232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963138.96/cwt138.00–140.001,3382
Cows—Lean 85-90%980153.06/cwt150.00–157.001,5005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135165.13/cwt160.00–168.001,8745
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150170.40/cwt168.00–173.001,9602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202176.12/cwt170.00–180.002,11712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237185.42/cwt184.00–187.002,2943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39812,333.02/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1902,569.33/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.