Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-05-25

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, May 25
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 362▼ 223 vs year ago 442 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 73▼ 12 vs year ago 60 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 40▲ 24 vs year ago 42 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to15.00 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 $370.61/cwt on 21 head, down $20.86 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +0.61 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$370.61
▼ 20.86 vs prior sale
21 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.17
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545379.602,06811thin
Medium and Large 3533360.721,92310thin
One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $146 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 sale21 hd
370.61
—
GA average12 barns · 240 hd
403.78
−33.17
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+0.61
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—Average1,538201.903,10510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255184.762,31826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380179.002,4701thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058167.991,7777thin

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)1,165$2,9095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,56716
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$2,3084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$2,86624

Every lot

66 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275452.47/cwt430.00–460.001,2445
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277520.06/cwt515.00–530.001,4413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305502.54/cwt500.00–505.001,5332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321446.11/cwt430.00–460.001,4324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365444.86/cwt440.00–450.001,6243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368457.59/cwt455.00–460.001,6842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370409.53/cwt400.00–420.001,5157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407398.28/cwt395.00–400.001,6213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425363.61/cwt355.00–375.001,5453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475353.05/cwt345.00–360.001,6777
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477380.49/cwt375.00–395.001,8159
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503373.31/cwt370.00–375.001,8783
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527344.84/cwt340.00–355.001,8173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3557323.34/cwt320.00–325.001,8013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558366.63/cwt360.00–370.002,0463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613328.51/cwt327.00–330.002,0142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715306.51/cwt305.00–308.002,1922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270547.31/cwt530.00–575.001,4784
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3272486.26/cwt475.00–500.001,3233
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315555.24/cwt550.00–560.001,7492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322518.96/cwt500.00–530.001,6713
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325472.46/cwt465.00–480.001,5356
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361498.07/cwt475.00–505.001,7985
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3364450.16/cwt430.00–460.001,6395
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425456.09/cwt435.00–475.001,9386
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425400.71/cwt380.00–420.001,7034
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463385.76/cwt375.00–405.001,7866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466430.73/cwt420.00–435.002,0077
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508397.49/cwt395.00–400.002,0194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515369.54/cwt360.00–375.001,9036
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,9464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566369.38/cwt360.00–385.002,0917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2601349.99/cwt345.00–355.002,1034
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3622331.92/cwt325.00–345.002,0653
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4002
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657343.35/cwt340.00–350.002,2563
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3658307.69/cwt298.00–325.002,0253
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403206.83/cwt201.00–211.002,9026
Bulls——1,647186.00/cwt184.00–188.003,0633
Bulls——2,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998179.70/cwt177.00–181.001,7933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110166.95/cwt162.00–174.001,8533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188174.52/cwt172.00–176.002,0735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249185.01/cwt179.00–189.002,31116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340194.22/cwt191.00–200.002,6035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36622,246.22/head2,000.00–2,750.002,2466
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,538.55/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1503,227.39/head2,900.00–3,400.003,2276
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0052,377.99/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,183.45/head2,900.00–3,500.003,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1302,451.78/head2,200.00–2,650.002,45211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,823.74/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2472,725.23/head2,675.00–2,750.002,7253

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.