Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-08-31

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Aug 31
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 248▼ 372 vs year ago 761 · −48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 41▼ 38 vs year ago 120 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 113 vs year ago 142 · −79.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls over 600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.82/cwt on 25 head, down $1.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.14 against this barn's trailing median of $358.96.
Average price
$313.82
▼ 1.51 vs prior sale
25 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.81
vs GA average
−17.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538328.661,7685thin
Medium and Large 2552316.431,74511thin
Medium and Large 3540302.401,6339thin
One grade step is worth $26.26/cwt here — about $135 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 sale25 hd
313.82
—
GA average13 barns · 310 hd
309.01
+4.81
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−17.70
This barn, trailing median34 sales
358.96
−45.14
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
427382337292median 358.9603/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.59, low $306.10, median $358.96 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—High1,591185.952,95813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226163.141,99945
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411162.272,2904thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,107154.651,71215

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)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$3,1004thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320444.53/cwt430.00–460.001,4222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365437.33/cwt425.00–450.001,5962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365395.14/cwt390.00–400.001,4422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407400.16/cwt380.00–420.001,6293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417337.84/cwt332.00–342.001,4093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3462331.64/cwt322.00–338.001,5323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475377.61/cwt375.00–380.001,7942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482352.16/cwt342.00–365.001,6975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,6542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518342.52/cwt335.00–345.001,7746
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,9222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559329.99/cwt320.00–340.001,8454
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565304.42/cwt300.00–309.001,7202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613317.47/cwt310.00–325.001,9464
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615335.36/cwt330.00–338.002,0623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623303.89/cwt300.00–307.501,8932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673302.58/cwt295.00–310.002,0362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725287.48/cwt285.00–290.002,0842
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2753287.51/cwt285.00–290.002,1652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233547.37/cwt535.00–560.001,2752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306447.94/cwt445.00–450.001,3715
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323413.81/cwt400.00–420.001,3373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338382.44/cwt375.00–390.001,2932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367344.25/cwt340.00–347.501,2633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371357.37/cwt350.00–365.001,3264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375383.16/cwt380.00–390.001,4373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413325.82/cwt325.00–327.501,3463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433343.19/cwt337.50–360.001,48610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463309.40/cwt300.00–318.001,4333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465332.98/cwt325.00–342.001,54810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475349.19/cwt344.00–360.001,6594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508337.61/cwt330.00–345.001,7152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513304.29/cwt297.50–312.501,5615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514319.70/cwt314.00–325.001,6434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558322.69/cwt320.00–326.001,8013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573314.56/cwt310.00–318.001,8027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3574300.03/cwt295.00–305.001,7224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.19/cwt300.00–308.001,8775
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623279.64/cwt270.00–290.001,7422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653307.49/cwt305.00–310.002,0082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670293.75/cwt287.50–300.001,9682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,39153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205665.00/cwt650.00–680.001,3632
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215629.77/cwt620.00–640.001,3542
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3243582.42/cwt575.00–590.001,4152
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265466.42/cwt460.00–480.001,2363
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268494.91/cwt490.00–500.001,3264
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270525.28/cwt510.00–535.001,4183
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303502.48/cwt500.00–505.001,5232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327446.68/cwt430.00–460.001,4613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328388.22/cwt375.00–400.001,2733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353448.69/cwt440.00–470.001,5844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358414.98/cwt400.00–425.001,4863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363374.89/cwt360.00–395.001,3613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408394.00/cwt392.00–395.001,6083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412381.20/cwt370.00–390.001,5715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418327.60/cwt325.00–330.001,3692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,7185
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458318.38/cwt300.00–330.001,4583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461347.86/cwt335.00–365.001,6048
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2504329.27/cwt320.00–340.001,66013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508346.66/cwt345.00–350.001,7613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513304.90/cwt295.00–318.001,5649
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558340.02/cwt335.00–345.001,8972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558322.08/cwt310.00–327.501,7979
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3561282.78/cwt270.00–300.001,5867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3609273.84/cwt260.00–280.001,6684
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611310.49/cwt308.00–314.001,8974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613295.53/cwt285.00–305.001,8128
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660258.33/cwt255.00–265.001,7053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671280.07/cwt275.00–285.001,8794
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738276.68/cwt275.00–280.002,0423
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558195.78/cwt193.00–198.003,0502
Bulls——1,591186.38/cwt185.00–188.002,9657
Bulls——1,606180.29/cwt179.00–183.002,8954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048145.80/cwt144.00–148.001,5284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087155.79/cwt151.00–160.001,6938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219162.89/cwt160.00–169.001,98637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231168.53/cwt166.00–170.002,0755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238163.40/cwt162.00–165.002,0233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298157.25/cwt155.00–159.002,0413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411162.27/cwt159.00–164.002,2904
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.