Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-07-27

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Jul 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 474▼ 373 vs year ago 652 · −57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 40▼ 33 vs year ago 52 · −63.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 18 vs year ago 37 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply lower, 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 $337.58/cwt on 30 head, down $32.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.42 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$337.58
▼ 32.42 vs prior sale
30 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.09
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525361.591,8986thin
Medium and Large 2525339.631,78419thin
Medium and Large 3543300.981,6355thin
One grade step is worth $60.61/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd
337.58
—
GA average14 barns · 400 hd
342.68
−5.09
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−32.42
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—High1,761215.273,7907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298189.522,46010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090178.001,9401thin

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)1,415$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,7792thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,9002thin

Every lot

73 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 2335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370440.27/cwt430.00–460.001,6293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380408.08/cwt390.00–417.501,5513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405429.88/cwt420.00–440.001,7412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409398.41/cwt390.00–415.001,6295
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467392.46/cwt387.50–400.001,8333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520372.45/cwt370.00–375.001,9372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523355.22/cwt350.00–360.001,8582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,7541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,9423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325394.92/cwt390.00–400.001,2832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368410.34/cwt400.00–420.001,5102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376339.79/cwt330.00–350.001,2785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382363.19/cwt355.00–370.001,3875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410352.01/cwt345.00–370.001,44311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416404.77/cwt390.00–420.001,6844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439331.76/cwt320.00–340.001,4564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457319.83/cwt312.00–325.001,4625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458363.41/cwt355.00–385.001,6648
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459341.38/cwt326.00–350.001,5678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3506316.46/cwt310.00–325.001,6014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508331.58/cwt330.00–337.501,6848
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513343.31/cwt340.00–347.501,7613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560297.57/cwt290.00–305.001,6662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563338.74/cwt337.50–340.001,9072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564327.22/cwt325.00–332.501,8468
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610306.28/cwt300.00–320.001,8684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665273.77/cwt272.50–275.001,8212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668302.47/cwt300.00–305.002,0202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270481.20/cwt465.00–500.001,2992
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1304517.51/cwt505.00–525.001,5734
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313398.03/cwt385.00–410.001,2463
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333462.41/cwt450.00–475.001,5402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356479.91/cwt465.00–490.001,7084
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366442.44/cwt425.00–460.001,6198
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374391.54/cwt380.00–400.001,4644
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412407.09/cwt390.00–410.001,67710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418421.87/cwt415.00–430.001,7635
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434370.59/cwt355.00–380.001,6087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458386.07/cwt375.00–395.001,7689
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460410.11/cwt400.00–420.001,8872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460363.09/cwt350.00–372.001,6704
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2501346.39/cwt330.00–355.001,73511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520308.45/cwt300.00–320.001,6043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525361.59/cwt360.00–370.001,8986
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559330.34/cwt320.00–340.001,8478
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578289.78/cwt280.00–300.001,6752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613338.78/cwt337.50–340.002,0772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623329.59/cwt320.00–334.002,0536
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663313.37/cwt300.00–320.002,0783
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665330.98/cwt328.00–336.002,2014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670282.52/cwt280.00–285.001,8932
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713302.38/cwt295.00–307.002,1565
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665209.69/cwt206.00–216.003,4914
Bulls——1,888222.70/cwt218.00–226.004,2053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145178.29/cwt178.00–179.002,0413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303203.47/cwt198.00–208.002,6512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388190.68/cwt188.00–193.002,6475
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39501,778.95/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002

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.