Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.82/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 417 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $120.42/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 505 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.96/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $509/hd at 428 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	657	1,219
Feeder cattle	512	1,099
Slaughter cattle	81	74
Replacement cattle	64	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifer lightly tested, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$649	-6.52
500–545	523	2	130.00–138.00	$133.83	$700	-3.60
565–590	582	3	129.00–130.00	$129.32	$753	-6.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	140.00	$140.00	$609	-11.65
455	455	3	132.00–139.00	$134.33	$611	—
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	312	5	125.00–134.00	$130.73	$408	-2.13
355–365	357	6	118.00–124.00	$121.34	$433	-4.11
400–445	428	16	115.00–121.00	$118.96	$509	-1.40
455–465	462	6	113.00–120.00	$116.69	$539	-2.41
500–545	518	10	108.00–115.00	$111.49	$578	-3.15
555–575	566	14	104.00–110.00	$107.81	$610	-5.65
660–675	666	5	91.00–92.00	$91.59	$610	-13.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	6	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$379	-5.42
355–370	366	9	110.00–118.00	$114.59	$419	-5.18
430–445	440	8	105.00–114.00	$108.78	$479	-4.94
455–465	460	4	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$495	-3.99
500–545	528	6	100.00–107.00	$102.66	$542	-5.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	4	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$524	-3.00
455–490	470	3	121.00–122.00	$121.33	$570	-1.10
660–675	668	4	102.00–103.00	$102.49	$685	-5.98
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-6.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	156.00	$156.00	$343	—
330–335	333	3	150.00–160.00	$153.69	$512	-4.14
365–380	371	8	150.00–152.00	$150.77	$559	-3.29
400–445	417	21	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$562	-10.14
455–465	463	13	127.00–137.00	$131.39	$608	-3.97
500–545	505	17	116.00–124.00	$120.42	$608	-2.65
550–575	566	11	110.00–116.00	$113.62	$643	-5.63
600–645	624	10	97.00–105.00	$101.36	$632	-9.32
660–675	668	10	95.00–104.00	$98.61	$659	-4.32
700–745	728	9	92.00–102.00	$96.26	$701	-1.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	144.00–148.00	$145.91	$391	-2.73
300–335	322	6	132.00–142.00	$137.16	$442	-7.88
355–365	360	4	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$486	-5.91
400–440	428	8	118.00–128.00	$122.69	$525	-10.70
455–490	471	9	116.00–126.00	$121.55	$573	-1.14
500–545	523	8	109.00–115.00	$111.30	$582	-1.86
555–575	569	7	100.00–107.00	$101.95	$580	-6.31
600–635	618	4	90.00–98.00	$93.89	$580	—
700	700	2	90.00	$90.00	$630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	3	144.00–148.00	$146.58	$605	-9.10
455–490	473	4	138.00–140.00	$139.04	$658	-4.92
530–545	537	5	127.00–130.00	$128.99	$693	-1.44
555–590	574	7	117.00–121.00	$118.29	$679	-8.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$693	—
900–1550	1203	80-85%	16	52.00–59.00	$55.91	$673	—
1080–1410	1225	80-85%	6	45.00–51.00	$48.60	$595	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1042	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.90	$447	—
990–1140	1079	85-90%	9	47.00–52.00	$48.82	$527	-3.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1950	1654	5	77.00–83.00	$79.52	$1,315	—
1350–2470	1730	5	71.00–75.00	$73.44	$1,271	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–950	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–600.00	$587.84
900–1230	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	600.00–800.00	$674.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1100–1230	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	875.00–1,050.00	$963.03
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1250	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–950.00	$848.85	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.