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Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $115.05/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 568 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.72/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.38/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 592 657 676
Feeder cattle 515 512 542
Slaughter cattle 46 81 68
Replacement cattle 31 64 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
355–390 364 4 168.00–170.00 $169.02 $615 —
400–445 426 12 160.00–168.00 $163.30 $696 —
455–465 461 8 142.00–147.00 $144.51 $666 +3.50
500–545 515 7 137.00–142.00 $139.18 $717 +5.35
555–575 564 7 128.00–131.00 $129.58 $731 +0.26
620–645 636 4 126.00–130.00 $128.26 $816 —
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 156.00–162.50 $159.30 $573 —
400–445 432 5 149.00–156.00 $152.18 $657 +12.18
455–480 466 7 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $644 +3.96
505–545 528 6 129.00–135.00 $131.34 $693 —
555–575 565 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $712 —
600–645 630 3 117.00–118.00 $117.68 $741 +3.68
660–675 668 2 106.00–108.00 $107.01 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 4 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $515 —
500–545 515 3 115.00–120.00 $116.76 $601 —
555–575 568 3 115.00–116.00 $115.33 $655 —
600–645 623 2 100.00–110.00 $105.18 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 142.00 $142.00 $312 —
325–335 329 7 126.00–130.00 $128.28 $422 -2.45
355–365 359 15 120.00–128.00 $124.41 $447 +3.07
400–445 430 14 120.00–126.00 $123.33 $530 +4.37
455–490 464 16 114.00–123.00 $119.00 $552 +2.31
500–545 521 14 111.00–119.00 $115.02 $599 +3.53
555–590 570 16 104.00–112.00 $107.86 $615 +0.05
600–645 639 7 98.00–104.00 $100.29 $641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 5 116.00–124.00 $120.44 $340 —
300–335 318 4 116.00–120.00 $118.11 $376 +0.51
400–440 425 6 112.00–115.00 $113.62 $483 +4.84
455–480 468 4 110.00–112.00 $111.03 $520 +3.50
500–535 507 5 104.00–110.00 $107.94 $547 +5.28
600–645 615 3 95.00–96.00 $95.35 $586 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 366 4 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $479 —
400–445 413 6 128.00–130.00 $128.71 $532 +6.22
455–490 469 5 124.00–125.00 $124.42 $584 +3.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 6 175.00–185.00 $181.79 $396 +25.79
255–280 267 6 160.00–169.00 $163.53 $437 —
330–335 331 4 152.00–157.50 $154.14 $510 +0.45
355–365 361 7 147.50–157.50 $151.80 $548 +1.03
400–445 436 11 140.00–150.00 $143.04 $624 +8.22
455–480 464 13 128.00–137.00 $132.33 $614 +0.94
500–545 519 19 116.00–125.00 $119.72 $621 -0.70
555–575 568 21 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $653 +1.43
600–635 618 13 104.00–110.00 $108.22 $669 +6.86
660–675 666 5 104.00–105.00 $104.41 $695 +5.80
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 +3.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 4 150.00–160.00 $155.40 $339 —
255–290 270 6 135.00–145.00 $140.22 $379 -5.69
300–335 322 6 135.00–144.00 $141.20 $455 +4.04
355–380 362 9 130.00–140.00 $133.33 $483 -1.74
410–445 420 7 120.00–130.00 $123.03 $517 +0.34
455–480 466 10 118.00–126.00 $121.00 $564 -0.55
500–535 525 12 110.00–115.00 $111.75 $587 +0.45
555–580 570 11 105.00–110.00 $108.55 $619 +6.60
600–645 625 6 100.00–101.00 $100.68 $629 +6.79
660–675 665 3 93.00–96.00 $94.67 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 205.00 $205.00 $410 —
300–330 318 3 170.00–173.00 $171.62 $546 —
355–390 373 4 164.00–166.00 $165.05 $616 —
400–445 425 18 152.00–162.00 $157.38 $669 +10.80
455–465 461 7 138.00–142.00 $139.44 $643 +0.40
500–545 518 12 126.00–135.00 $129.21 $669 +0.22
555–575 568 9 121.00–125.00 $122.12 $694 +3.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1330 1163 80-85% 14 59.00–66.00 $62.96 $732 —
990–1545 1305 80-85% 6 68.00–70.00 $69.04 $901 —
1215–1520 1392 80-85% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.91 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1150 1026 85-90% 4 44.00–49.00 $46.26 $475 +3.36
980–1140 1088 85-90% 4 53.00–59.00 $55.87 $608 +7.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1480 1362 3 70.00–76.00 $72.53 $988 —
1600 1600 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,392 —
1530–1890 1710 2 79.00–80.00 $79.55 $1,360 +6.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1085 993 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 475.00–775.00 $638.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1000 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–900.00 $817.11 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.