Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-08-24

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 277▼ 404 vs year ago 652 · −62.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 71▼ 11 vs year ago 52 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 55▼ 21 vs year ago 37 · −56.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, replaceent 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 $322.79/cwt on 49 head, down $3.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.31.
Average price
$322.79
▼ 3.67 vs prior sale
49 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.10
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547336.101,83815thin
Medium and Large 2546322.131,75925
Medium and Large 3535302.431,6179thin
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $221 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 sale49 hd
322.79
—
GA average13 barns · 299 hd
325.88
−3.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
370.31
−47.52
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—Low1,602189.723,0397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505167.042,5146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,162165.131,91920
CowsLean 85-90%Low973155.141,5106thin

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)1,150$2,3266
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$1,8751thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413396.65/cwt395.00–400.001,6383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470362.23/cwt350.00–375.001,7022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473327.49/cwt325.00–330.001,5492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508342.51/cwt340.00–345.001,7402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517356.83/cwt350.00–370.001,8455
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553351.48/cwt348.00–355.001,9442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587333.88/cwt322.00–340.001,9607
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619335.21/cwt330.00–340.002,0754
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655328.33/cwt325.00–330.002,1513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2303417.64/cwt400.00–435.001,2652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368383.48/cwt376.00–394.001,4113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373341.29/cwt335.00–347.501,2732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3403310.62/cwt305.00–322.001,2523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1404372.53/cwt365.00–380.001,5055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413340.99/cwt337.50–346.001,4085
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460354.97/cwt345.00–375.001,6334
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467329.53/cwt320.00–340.001,53911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490309.53/cwt307.00–312.001,5172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510327.21/cwt324.00–330.001,6695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522312.10/cwt308.00–318.001,6299
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572316.96/cwt315.00–318.001,8133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573307.94/cwt306.00–310.001,7642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615293.21/cwt285.00–300.001,8036
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618309.84/cwt308.00–312.001,9155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,8691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3262389.20/cwt370.00–425.001,0203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327370.00/cwt350.00–390.001,2103
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335450.07/cwt440.00–455.001,5083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365450.14/cwt440.00–460.001,6432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373365.70/cwt350.00–380.001,3642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378402.66/cwt390.00–420.001,5226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414370.18/cwt360.00–380.001,5336
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419393.68/cwt392.00–395.001,6504
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433327.57/cwt325.00–330.001,4182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461351.14/cwt335.00–365.001,6199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465325.08/cwt320.00–330.001,5125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470373.89/cwt370.00–380.001,7573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500348.75/cwt345.00–350.001,7444
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523326.55/cwt320.00–335.001,7089
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523308.71/cwt300.00–318.001,6156
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558289.88/cwt270.00–300.001,6183
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559319.64/cwt318.00–325.001,78716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564331.50/cwt328.00–335.001,87011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605329.01/cwt328.00–330.001,9914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607319.48/cwt317.00–324.001,9393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630285.12/cwt280.00–295.001,7963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685306.01/cwt305.00–307.002,0962
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547191.34/cwt185.00–197.002,9606
Bulls——1,930180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1911
Cows—Lean 85-90%999157.97/cwt153.00–161.001,5785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082158.57/cwt157.00–160.001,7165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159166.51/cwt162.00–169.001,93013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385172.51/cwt172.00–173.002,3892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524166.45/cwt163.00–169.002,5375
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0631,974.33/head1,900.00–2,075.001,9743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2372,678.03/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6783

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.