Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-21

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 260▼ 471 vs year ago 494 · −95.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 29▼ 29 vs year ago 71 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 65▲ 345 vs year ago 43 · +802.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.07/cwt on 32 head, up $14.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −22.94 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$347.07
▲ 14.11 vs prior sale
32 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.97
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539369.271,99013thin
Medium and Large 2531339.781,80511thin
Medium and Large 3538321.011,7278thin
One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about $263 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
347.07
—
GA average15 barns · 375 hd
334.10
+12.97
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−22.94
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—Average1,582178.092,8178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,442148.402,1405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249146.591,83115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,054128.451,3545thin

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)1,070$2,5001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373519.82/cwt510.00–530.001,9393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427426.87/cwt425.00–430.001,8235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453425.02/cwt420.00–430.001,9255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3464384.19/cwt365.00–395.001,7835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513348.25/cwt345.00–350.001,7873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525403.32/cwt400.00–405.002,1173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531384.88/cwt375.00–395.002,0448
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556374.20/cwt372.00–375.002,0815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568332.53/cwt330.00–335.001,8894
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575356.81/cwt348.00–367.502,0523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623331.55/cwt330.00–333.002,0662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632342.63/cwt335.00–345.002,1658
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658313.87/cwt307.50–320.002,0654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668332.67/cwt332.00–334.002,2223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718309.61/cwt305.00–314.002,2232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729326.89/cwt325.00–327.502,38323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764305.98/cwt302.00–314.002,3384
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310497.42/cwt495.00–500.001,5422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409405.02/cwt400.00–415.001,6575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422379.57/cwt365.00–397.501,6028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461374.74/cwt364.00–385.001,72810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468353.04/cwt350.00–357.501,6524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503351.78/cwt345.00–360.001,7694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508335.54/cwt328.00–342.501,7057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510317.31/cwt316.00–320.001,6183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565306.38/cwt302.00–310.001,7313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571319.37/cwt314.00–325.001,8245
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575337.43/cwt337.00–340.001,94014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2611311.66/cwt308.00–316.001,9047
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663321.51/cwt320.00–322.002,1324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686310.23/cwt309.00–314.002,12813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728306.97/cwt304.00–310.002,2352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728292.56/cwt290.00–295.002,1302
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763293.79/cwt290.00–297.502,2422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273533.29/cwt530.00–540.001,4563
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320492.27/cwt485.00–500.001,5754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358448.21/cwt435.00–465.001,6056
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370431.30/cwt430.00–432.001,5963
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408443.39/cwt440.00–450.001,8093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412422.51/cwt415.00–430.001,74110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428391.18/cwt375.00–400.001,6745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458375.06/cwt360.00–385.001,7186
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466439.96/cwt430.00–450.002,0505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469419.49/cwt410.00–425.001,96710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500349.20/cwt345.00–355.001,7465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507379.83/cwt365.00–395.001,9265
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508324.49/cwt324.00–325.001,6484
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557331.93/cwt325.00–345.001,8496
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559362.67/cwt355.00–374.002,0278
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,8044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609328.65/cwt322.50–332.502,0014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613306.99/cwt300.00–315.001,8825
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630281.35/cwt275.00–295.001,7733
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667316.69/cwt316.00–318.002,1123
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675295.25/cwt290.00–301.001,9933
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708307.53/cwt300.00–310.002,1774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,8631
Bulls——1,590173.49/cwt173.00–174.002,7582
Bulls——1,592177.75/cwt175.00–180.002,8305
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977125.49/cwt121.00–129.001,2263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170132.90/cwt130.00–136.001,5552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250148.01/cwt143.00–151.001,85011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312139.26/cwt138.00–141.001,8273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420146.25/cwt144.00–152.002,0774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,4021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.