Sale reports / Georgia / Carrollton / 2026-09-14

Carrollton

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carrollton, Georgia · Mon, Sep 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1949
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 281▼ 226 vs year ago 486 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%
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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 feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $332.95/cwt on 32 head, up $14.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 35 comparable sales and sits −37.05 against this barn's trailing median of $370.00.
Average price
$332.95
▲ 14.31 vs prior sale
32 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.08
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535344.981,8448thin
Medium and Large 2519333.921,73419thin
Medium and Large 3563310.041,7465thin
One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about $98 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 sale32 hd
332.95
—
GA average14 barns · 352 hd
322.88
+10.08
This barn, trailing median35 sales
370.00
−37.05
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—Low1,525180.332,7498thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232148.681,83215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032132.501,3674thin

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)1,260$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$2,5035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,6524thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$2,6336

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315523.41/cwt515.00–530.001,6493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367476.91/cwt470.00–490.001,7503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403450.03/cwt445.00–455.001,8142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462417.30/cwt415.00–420.001,9283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470394.61/cwt375.00–410.001,8553
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515372.18/cwt370.00–374.501,9172
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558360.78/cwt355.00–367.502,0133
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565315.18/cwt305.00–325.001,7812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605333.51/cwt332.00–335.002,0182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673307.58/cwt300.00–315.002,0702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223480.07/cwt475.00–485.001,0713
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276452.44/cwt445.00–470.001,2494
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293492.52/cwt490.00–495.001,4432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326414.18/cwt400.00–430.001,3507
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3331363.77/cwt350.00–385.001,2044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362368.35/cwt350.00–375.001,3336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363378.63/cwt375.00–395.001,37411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365431.58/cwt425.00–440.001,5753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413341.73/cwt340.00–345.001,4113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423383.01/cwt380.00–390.001,6205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432356.55/cwt350.00–365.001,5407
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460342.79/cwt338.00–348.001,5774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470320.05/cwt310.00–330.001,5044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523336.78/cwt332.00–342.001,7612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562302.39/cwt300.00–307.001,6993
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569313.94/cwt310.00–320.001,7865
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615301.50/cwt295.00–305.001,8543
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616315.10/cwt310.00–325.001,9415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663314.85/cwt310.00–322.002,0876
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663297.96/cwt295.00–300.001,9755
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3761
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228581.75/cwt575.00–590.001,3263
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263534.86/cwt530.00–540.001,4072
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270554.63/cwt550.00–560.001,4982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303531.70/cwt525.00–535.001,6113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2303495.04/cwt485.00–510.001,5004
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330439.00/cwt435.00–445.001,4495
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360506.08/cwt500.00–512.001,8222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360471.44/cwt452.50–485.001,6976
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413424.47/cwt412.00–435.001,7534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419392.26/cwt375.00–407.501,6447
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456357.79/cwt342.50–375.001,6328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458333.78/cwt325.00–340.001,5294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477404.53/cwt395.00–414.001,9303
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2504336.97/cwt332.50–342.501,69814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511347.44/cwt345.00–355.001,7754
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558342.51/cwt335.00–350.001,9114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562325.39/cwt320.00–330.001,8295
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563310.04/cwt305.00–315.001,7465
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2602311.39/cwt307.00–315.001,8755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619283.94/cwt280.00–290.001,7584
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626324.00/cwt322.00–326.002,0284
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667302.31/cwt300.00–307.002,0163
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3667277.06/cwt270.00–281.001,8483
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705295.04/cwt290.00–300.002,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523184.74/cwt183.00–189.002,8145
Bulls——1,527172.98/cwt170.00–177.002,6413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933126.52/cwt125.00–128.001,1802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130138.47/cwt138.00–139.001,5652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140139.33/cwt138.00–141.001,5882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181148.65/cwt145.00–151.001,7569
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394153.43/cwt152.00–155.002,1394
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39331,568.36/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2151,736.11/head1,575.00–1,875.001,7362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2382,072.31/head1,760.00–2,350.002,0723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.