Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-08-03

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 3
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 279▼ 628 vs year ago 949 · −66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 19▼ 42 vs year ago 61 · −68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 21 · +9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls and replacement cows lightly tested, all feeder classes 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.12/cwt on 35 head, up $15.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −16.88 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$353.12
▲ 15.54 vs prior sale
35 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552380.492,10011thin
Medium and Large 2541351.771,90112thin
Medium and Large 3539329.391,77612thin
One grade step is worth $51.11/cwt here — about $325 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 sale35 hd
353.12
—
GA average12 barns · 267 hd
342.51
+10.61
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−16.88
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—Low1,282201.212,5803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,137184.332,0969thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062157.391,6714thin

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)825$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)838$2,0834thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308543.30/cwt535.00–550.001,6733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340500.07/cwt490.00–505.001,7003
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363500.02/cwt495.00–510.001,8153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380474.61/cwt460.00–490.001,8042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418427.40/cwt425.00–430.001,7872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423436.32/cwt435.00–437.501,8462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462420.07/cwt410.00–425.001,9413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465394.89/cwt390.00–400.001,8362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515393.46/cwt392.00–395.002,0262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520382.44/cwt370.00–390.001,9893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558331.27/cwt330.00–332.501,8482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567379.86/cwt375.00–385.002,1545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575355.52/cwt345.00–367.002,0445
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603340.04/cwt330.00–350.002,0502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608367.44/cwt362.50–372.502,2342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623325.11/cwt322.00–328.002,0252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655347.50/cwt347.00–348.002,2762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3678310.26/cwt300.00–320.002,1042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705317.48/cwt315.00–320.002,2382
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3421
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225457.44/cwt455.00–460.001,0292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270380.74/cwt360.00–400.001,0282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293450.09/cwt440.00–460.001,3192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316463.92/cwt460.00–470.001,4665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323360.74/cwt350.00–395.001,1657
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324450.00/cwt440.00–455.001,4585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360444.01/cwt425.00–462.501,5982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364389.47/cwt370.00–405.001,4189
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373336.91/cwt325.00–350.001,2572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408388.51/cwt380.00–400.001,5853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413363.34/cwt352.50–377.501,5019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415336.79/cwt325.00–345.001,3983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457347.85/cwt340.00–360.001,5905
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466326.25/cwt320.00–330.001,5204
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510358.09/cwt352.00–362.501,8264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511335.44/cwt330.00–345.001,7147
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518315.47/cwt305.00–320.001,6345
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560312.52/cwt310.00–315.001,7502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561355.06/cwt345.00–362.501,9924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568336.54/cwt330.00–342.001,9128
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603325.02/cwt320.00–330.001,9604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3603311.19/cwt300.00–317.501,8763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618344.97/cwt342.50–347.502,1322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663309.66/cwt305.00–314.002,0533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668277.53/cwt275.00–280.001,8542
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225567.72/cwt565.00–570.001,2772
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263459.43/cwt440.00–480.001,2082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2266516.24/cwt510.00–520.001,3734
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332450.05/cwt440.00–460.001,4943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340486.47/cwt480.00–500.001,6543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365495.82/cwt495.00–497.501,8103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370415.36/cwt400.00–425.001,5373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378470.05/cwt460.00–480.001,7775
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411453.85/cwt450.00–457.501,8654
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428426.56/cwt410.00–440.001,8266
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434375.54/cwt362.00–390.001,6305
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458423.20/cwt415.00–428.001,9384
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459387.85/cwt375.00–400.001,7809
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461363.81/cwt350.00–372.001,6774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3507341.55/cwt335.00–345.001,7325
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518363.14/cwt350.00–375.001,8816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524386.36/cwt380.00–390.002,0254
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562320.70/cwt315.00–325.001,8027
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563340.40/cwt332.00–350.001,9166
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568377.14/cwt370.00–385.002,1427
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608345.18/cwt344.00–347.002,0996
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615337.45/cwt330.00–342.002,0753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628295.24/cwt285.00–305.001,8543
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670341.00/cwt340.00–344.002,2854
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687326.05/cwt320.00–330.002,2403
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2707300.83/cwt297.50–305.002,1273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3713277.38/cwt272.00–280.001,9783
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——940196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8421
Bulls——1,453203.82/cwt202.00–205.002,9622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%853144.77/cwt143.00–147.001,2352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072177.67/cwt177.00–178.001,9053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080184.40/cwt180.00–189.001,9924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,270170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350194.19/cwt192.00–196.002,6222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small 2-37331,546.93/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29432,618.77/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.