Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-05-18

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 18
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 243▼ 63 vs year ago 425 · −14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 39▲ 30 vs year ago 43 · +69.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 36 vs year ago 76 · −47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10:00 lower, 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 $391.48/cwt on 16 head, down $15.31 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 35 comparable sales and sits +21.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$391.48
▼ 15.31 vs prior sale
16 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.32
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2534401.172,1449thin
Medium and Large 3540379.012,0467thin
One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $99 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 sale16 hd
391.48
—
GA average14 barns · 317 hd
414.80
−23.32
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+21.47
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—High1,722194.743,35314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543181.592,8022thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202181.422,18044
CowsLean 85-90%Low977154.611,51011

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)1,144$2,6406
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,3382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$2,7676

Every lot

76 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,2901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333535.04/cwt530.00–540.001,7822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370497.57/cwt495.00–500.001,8412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420492.14/cwt485.00–500.002,0672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470425.21/cwt415.00–435.001,9982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477451.49/cwt445.00–460.002,1543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508392.54/cwt390.00–395.001,9942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210542.14/cwt535.00–550.001,1384
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223480.00/cwt470.00–500.001,0704
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270473.95/cwt450.00–500.001,2803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275542.45/cwt540.00–545.001,4922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314532.53/cwt525.00–540.001,6726
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316502.81/cwt495.00–520.001,5898
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326453.53/cwt440.00–480.001,4795
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364408.32/cwt390.00–435.001,4865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372457.04/cwt455.00–460.001,7003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410439.18/cwt425.00–455.001,8017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427409.11/cwt390.00–425.001,7478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464392.63/cwt380.00–405.001,8224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466419.95/cwt410.00–430.001,95714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468445.13/cwt440.00–450.002,0834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505355.94/cwt350.00–362.001,7974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514401.78/cwt395.00–412.502,0654
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527380.28/cwt370.00–390.002,0046
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565382.46/cwt380.00–385.002,1614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572370.03/cwt365.00–375.002,1176
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620334.84/cwt330.00–340.002,0762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623348.99/cwt345.00–355.002,1744
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665331.23/cwt330.00–332.502,2032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,3644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2202
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213679.41/cwt670.00–690.001,4472
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215647.56/cwt645.00–650.001,3922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268519.38/cwt500.00–540.001,3926
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275562.27/cwt550.00–575.001,5464
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283622.43/cwt620.00–625.001,7614
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322538.17/cwt530.00–545.001,7335
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325486.27/cwt475.00–500.001,5804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361518.65/cwt500.00–530.001,8727
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365464.36/cwt450.00–490.001,6956
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390541.67/cwt535.00–555.002,1133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407493.40/cwt485.00–500.002,0083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438473.48/cwt470.00–480.002,07410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3439436.05/cwt425.00–440.001,91410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458446.71/cwt435.00–465.002,04620
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3459416.12/cwt400.00–430.001,9105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468471.69/cwt467.00–480.002,2084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510414.04/cwt400.00–430.002,1125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523385.22/cwt380.00–390.002,0154
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562370.72/cwt367.00–375.002,0833
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565385.09/cwt380.00–390.002,1764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600333.33/cwt325.00–350.002,0003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612381.73/cwt380.00–385.002,3363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620372.58/cwt370.00–375.002,3104
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682346.75/cwt340.00–350.002,3653
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755321.01/cwt320.00–322.002,4242
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596194.05/cwt192.00–198.003,0975
Bulls——1,684182.49/cwt178.00–188.003,0735
Bulls——1,926210.92/cwt207.00–213.004,0624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%818139.68/cwt134.00–144.001,1433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036160.21/cwt155.00–167.001,6608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142168.35/cwt164.00–173.001,9236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190179.99/cwt175.00–184.002,14221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237187.79/cwt185.00–191.002,32317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543181.59/cwt179.00–184.002,8022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1223,040.42/head2,800.00–3,400.003,0403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,239.06/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2102,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0082,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504

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.