Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-07-13

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 345▼ 79 vs year ago 449 · −17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 35 vs year ago 75 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 32▼ 21 vs year ago 59 · −35.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 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 $389.86/cwt on 32 head, down $1.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 35 comparable sales and sits +19.86 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$389.86
▼ 1.41 vs prior sale
32 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526414.532,1809thin
Medium and Large 2534391.132,09012thin
Medium and Large 3534368.291,96711thin
One grade step is worth $46.23/cwt here — about $213 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 sale32 hd
389.86
—
GA average14 barns · 320 hd
395.56
−5.70
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
+19.86
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—Average1,645204.983,37211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201186.822,24415
CowsLean 85-90%Average962159.361,5328thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$2,7795
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)817$3,1506

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418488.70/cwt487.50–490.002,0432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460482.53/cwt480.00–485.002,2202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460455.16/cwt440.00–470.002,0942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523430.22/cwt425.00–435.002,2502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560377.52/cwt375.00–380.002,1142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611406.67/cwt405.00–407.002,4856
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623375.18/cwt370.00–380.002,3372
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758353.75/cwt352.50–355.002,6812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230552.39/cwt550.00–555.001,2702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272541.53/cwt535.00–550.001,4733
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275572.45/cwt570.00–575.001,5742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329493.58/cwt475.00–510.001,6246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358481.70/cwt480.00–485.001,7243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368461.43/cwt445.00–475.001,6984
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406421.37/cwt410.00–435.001,7116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438396.31/cwt392.00–400.001,7363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458445.03/cwt440.00–450.002,0384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3459357.93/cwt350.00–370.001,6435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463391.57/cwt375.00–417.501,81312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510347.67/cwt340.00–360.001,7734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514373.54/cwt365.00–385.001,92010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521397.45/cwt387.50–407.002,0716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560379.16/cwt375.00–385.002,1236
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561335.02/cwt325.00–345.001,8795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563362.01/cwt355.00–370.002,0385
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615347.56/cwt345.00–350.002,1374
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623362.59/cwt360.00–370.002,2594
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655322.50/cwt320.00–325.002,1122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668311.01/cwt310.00–312.002,0782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683331.01/cwt330.00–332.002,2612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2213603.44/cwt600.00–610.001,2853
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223530.11/cwt520.00–540.001,1822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3261496.05/cwt480.00–505.001,2954
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270594.44/cwt580.00–610.001,6052
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273538.67/cwt530.00–555.001,4714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322533.60/cwt525.00–540.001,7183
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323472.33/cwt460.00–480.001,5264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329514.39/cwt505.00–520.001,6927
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3361460.09/cwt455.00–465.001,6614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370491.07/cwt485.00–500.001,81711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415473.70/cwt470.00–475.001,9664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420413.10/cwt400.00–425.001,7354
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426455.49/cwt445.00–465.001,9407
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463430.54/cwt420.00–440.001,99310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463397.63/cwt385.00–412.501,8417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469445.39/cwt442.50–450.002,0896
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510417.62/cwt410.00–425.002,1306
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514397.02/cwt392.00–400.002,0417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516375.12/cwt370.00–380.001,9367
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558408.34/cwt395.00–420.002,2793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563382.88/cwt370.00–390.002,1565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3566356.35/cwt350.00–365.002,0174
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608369.96/cwt365.00–375.002,2496
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623323.56/cwt310.00–335.002,0163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631350.09/cwt345.00–355.002,2094
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659345.52/cwt340.00–350.002,2775
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3663305.09/cwt300.00–310.002,0232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674357.33/cwt352.00–365.002,4084
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703351.68/cwt340.00–360.002,4723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713332.98/cwt332.00–335.002,3743
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773309.97/cwt300.00–320.002,3962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,218195.15/cwt192.00–198.002,3772
Bulls——1,320216.47/cwt216.00–217.002,8572
Bulls——1,860204.51/cwt201.00–208.003,8047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%753146.25/cwt142.00–150.001,1012
Cows—Boner 80-85%997177.68/cwt176.00–179.001,7713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031163.73/cwt158.00–167.001,6886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204185.94/cwt182.00–188.002,2398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349195.42/cwt193.00–202.002,6364
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28153,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0703,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0182,969.39/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1332,494.26/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4942

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.