Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-08-10

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 321▼ 364 vs year ago 730 · −49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 19▼ 16 vs year ago 64 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 41 · −7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 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 $345.69/cwt on 48 head, down $7.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −24.32 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$345.69
▼ 7.44 vs prior sale
48 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542370.052,00411thin
Medium and Large 2539347.481,87324
Medium and Large 3535321.771,72213thin
One grade step is worth $48.29/cwt here — about $282 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 sale48 hd
345.69
—
GA average13 barns · 385 hd
349.79
−4.10
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−24.32
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—Average1,717201.633,4639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252176.142,20420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,626174.042,8304thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025163.271,67313

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)1,300$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$2,8545
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$3,4638

Every lot

83 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3308470.24/cwt460.00–480.001,4482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368425.51/cwt410.00–440.001,5662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373472.15/cwt465.00–480.001,7612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,7643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463363.36/cwt350.00–375.001,6823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471396.30/cwt385.00–402.501,8676
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3506334.74/cwt324.00–345.001,6945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512361.51/cwt350.00–372.501,8513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3562318.71/cwt312.00–324.001,7913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577357.53/cwt350.00–362.002,0635
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2731
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,2611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2581
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227518.46/cwt510.00–525.001,1773
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263516.12/cwt500.00–525.001,3575
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317488.37/cwt485.00–490.001,5483
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330346.00/cwt342.00–350.001,1424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335442.61/cwt435.00–450.001,4834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358345.03/cwt330.00–350.001,2356
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367386.94/cwt370.00–400.001,4206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407356.91/cwt350.00–375.001,4539
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408390.06/cwt380.00–405.001,5914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3431322.52/cwt310.00–340.001,3904
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459342.48/cwt330.00–350.001,5727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467314.09/cwt300.00–325.001,4675
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473385.19/cwt380.00–390.001,8222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515336.29/cwt335.00–337.501,7324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517329.59/cwt325.00–334.001,7047
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,5964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565320.44/cwt314.00–327.001,8104
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578296.60/cwt295.00–300.001,7143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2606305.44/cwt300.00–310.001,8515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615326.88/cwt322.00–332.002,0102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620284.84/cwt275.00–295.001,7662
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,0202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3311
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228550.05/cwt545.00–555.001,2542
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1261577.49/cwt570.00–585.001,5074
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274540.34/cwt525.00–550.001,4814
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3274476.24/cwt450.00–495.001,3055
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318532.09/cwt525.00–540.001,6922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319504.88/cwt495.00–515.001,6114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325451.04/cwt445.00–460.001,4664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363420.23/cwt395.00–435.001,5253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367457.45/cwt440.00–480.001,67911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3406379.86/cwt370.00–395.001,5428
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421441.05/cwt435.00–455.001,8574
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433416.65/cwt400.00–430.001,80412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460377.66/cwt365.00–395.001,73717
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460346.76/cwt335.00–360.001,5959
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470410.30/cwt405.00–420.001,9285
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514325.68/cwt320.00–335.001,6747
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526374.25/cwt370.00–380.001,9697
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527350.62/cwt340.00–360.001,84815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559342.24/cwt335.00–350.001,9139
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560317.20/cwt310.00–324.001,7766
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569362.71/cwt360.00–366.002,0644
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610310.79/cwt304.00–318.001,8963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623327.53/cwt325.00–330.002,0414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678288.22/cwt285.00–295.001,9543
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682303.30/cwt300.00–310.002,0693
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2703295.02/cwt285.00–300.002,0743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3731275.08/cwt270.00–280.002,0114
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,632188.27/cwt186.00–191.003,0733
Bulls——1,760213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,7491
Bulls——1,760207.37/cwt205.00–210.003,6505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018154.54/cwt150.00–158.001,5733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027165.89/cwt160.00–170.001,70410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228175.86/cwt172.00–181.002,16014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245182.92/cwt182.00–184.002,2773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368170.67/cwt170.00–171.002,3353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626174.04/cwt170.00–176.002,8304
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,5052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1502,164.35/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,313.61/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.