Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-07

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 7
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 389▼ 300 vs year ago 581 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 82▼ 83 vs year ago 116 · −71.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 23 vs year ago 73 · −31.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and 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 $318.64/cwt on 23 head, up $1.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.67 against this barn's trailing median of $370.31.
Average price
$318.64
▲ 1.83 vs prior sale
23 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.76
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510342.481,7473thin
Medium and Large 2537321.231,72617thin
Medium and Large 3572280.121,6023thin
One grade step is worth $62.36/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd
318.64
—
GA average13 barns · 342 hd
304.88
+13.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
370.31
−51.67
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

34 sales
443396350303median 370.3103/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.02, low $316.81, median $370.31 across 34 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—Low1,861178.293,3185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,313147.801,94119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,485142.502,1162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099139.211,5305thin

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)1,250$2,24717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,5263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,3292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)907$2,35710

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320446.46/cwt440.00–450.001,4293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470358.60/cwt350.00–375.001,6853
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477380.83/cwt377.50–385.001,8173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1649334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,16814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275399.73/cwt395.00–405.001,0994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309400.10/cwt385.00–405.001,2365
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323372.67/cwt370.00–375.001,2042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357391.68/cwt390.00–395.001,3983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368373.21/cwt360.00–385.001,3739
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428357.43/cwt355.00–360.001,5304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2456339.97/cwt336.00–345.001,5505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458348.98/cwt346.00–352.001,5984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503337.49/cwt335.00–340.001,6984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507315.36/cwt312.00–318.001,5996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508300.66/cwt300.00–301.001,5273
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557326.68/cwt325.00–330.001,8203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558311.16/cwt305.00–316.001,7367
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580293.70/cwt287.50–300.001,7032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615279.96/cwt275.00–285.001,7222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623293.48/cwt292.00–295.001,8282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658288.63/cwt286.00–290.001,8993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663307.49/cwt305.00–310.002,0392
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763275.98/cwt270.00–282.002,1062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2258495.15/cwt490.00–500.001,2772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310440.97/cwt430.00–460.001,3675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373381.52/cwt365.00–395.001,4233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379400.79/cwt400.00–405.001,5196
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405392.53/cwt390.00–395.001,5902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413316.76/cwt308.00–325.001,3082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432371.48/cwt360.00–380.001,6058
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463377.49/cwt375.00–380.001,7482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464316.32/cwt305.00–320.001,4684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471358.16/cwt350.00–370.001,68713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519325.08/cwt318.00–335.001,6879
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558316.90/cwt312.00–320.001,7688
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3572280.12/cwt270.00–290.001,6023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623320.32/cwt320.00–322.001,9966
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628302.90/cwt290.00–312.501,9024
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657306.68/cwt305.00–307.502,0153
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663279.23/cwt272.50–285.001,8513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665265.04/cwt260.00–270.001,7632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,8152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,9472
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770272.56/cwt270.00–275.002,0992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545174.52/cwt174.00–175.002,6962
Bulls——2,072180.81/cwt178.00–185.003,7463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082135.68/cwt135.00–137.001,4683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125144.51/cwt144.00–145.001,6262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200141.92/cwt141.00–143.001,7032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314147.96/cwt144.00–152.001,94416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0731,329.43/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1981,526.39/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2302,106.57/head1,800.00–2,450.002,10714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,902.80/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35751,826.09/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1282,566.41/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5664
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.