Cattle Market Pulse

Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Carroll County Livestock report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $214.37/cwt -6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 465 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $208.27/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 532 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.51/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 508 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 631 719
Feeder cattle 740 562 560
Slaughter cattle 108 48 114
Replacement cattle 28 21 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 258.00–264.00 $261.04 $940 —
400–445 420 4 254.00–257.00 $255.69 $1,074 -2.63
450–480 460 6 240.00–250.00 $244.19 $1,123 —
500–545 521 10 237.50–245.00 $241.28 $1,257 -0.95
555–575 564 10 236.00–240.00 $237.51 $1,340 -2.86
600–645 626 8 220.00–230.00 $225.21 $1,410 +4.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 260.00–262.00 $261.38 $1,116 -0.17
455–477 470 14 252.00–262.00 $258.08 $1,213 +1.35
520–540 532 3 246.00–250.00 $247.67 $1,318 -1.86
550–560 553 7 241.00–246.00 $244.42 $1,352 -1.16
600–620 605 5 234.00–244.00 $237.97 $1,440 +6.34
660–675 668 4 220.00–225.00 $222.53 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 247.50–257.50 $250.87 $833 —
355–380 362 7 242.00–250.00 $244.40 $885 -0.77
435–445 441 7 225.00–235.00 $229.29 $1,011 —
555–575 565 8 212.00–222.00 $215.28 $1,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 271 7 230.00–236.00 $232.46 $630 -3.05
315–340 330 9 230.00–235.00 $232.38 $767 +1.70
355–365 358 8 224.00–234.00 $228.74 $819 -0.97
435–445 440 4 220.00–228.00 $223.95 $985 -3.97
455–460 457 7 218.00–226.00 $222.00 $1,015 -2.25
500–535 508 14 213.00–222.00 $217.51 $1,105 -5.12
555–575 563 6 204.00–219.00 $210.55 $1,185 -4.88
600–645 630 3 190.00–196.00 $194.10 $1,223 -7.27
660–680 671 4 186.00–196.00 $192.06 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 266 5 220.00–228.00 $223.97 $596 +3.26
300–345 328 7 214.00–224.00 $219.32 $719 -0.03
355–380 364 8 212.00–222.00 $217.33 $791 +1.15
400–445 434 10 209.00–219.00 $214.23 $930 -0.97
455–480 464 8 207.00–217.00 $212.03 $984 +2.28
500–535 512 6 200.00–210.00 $205.11 $1,050 -6.58
555–575 572 7 190.00–202.00 $196.75 $1,125 -1.97
600–645 618 5 185.00–190.00 $186.75 $1,154 -5.30
655–660 658 3 170.00–180.00 $174.99 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 466 5 228.00–230.00 $228.82 $1,066 -2.86
555–595 571 12 218.00–224.00 $220.54 $1,259 -3.99
600–645 623 4 210.00–212.00 $211.04 $1,315 +3.07
660–675 670 4 202.00–210.00 $206.01 $1,380 +0.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 3 250.00–257.50 $254.94 $696 +5.09
300–335 331 10 240.00–250.00 $244.60 $810 -0.40
355–380 362 10 236.00–244.00 $240.46 $870 -1.81
400–445 431 11 223.00–233.00 $229.48 $989 -0.66
455–480 465 19 210.00–220.00 $214.37 $997 -6.05
500–545 532 17 205.00–216.00 $208.27 $1,108 +1.37
555–575 560 7 199.00–209.00 $203.32 $1,139 +7.53
600–635 609 8 185.00–192.00 $187.07 $1,139 +1.78
700–745 730 3 165.00–175.00 $171.80 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 263 3 260.00–270.00 $266.46 $701 -7.73
330–335 333 4 257.00–267.50 $262.29 $873 +0.12
400–445 433 12 240.00–248.00 $243.22 $1,053 -1.19
455–465 460 10 230.00–240.00 $235.13 $1,082 +0.01
500–545 512 9 218.00–228.00 $222.11 $1,137 +1.43
555–590 570 11 210.00–220.00 $216.23 $1,233 +4.09
600–645 608 6 195.00–203.00 $198.46 $1,207 -2.62
655–690 677 11 188.00–191.00 $190.00 $1,286 -0.51
700–745 723 2 180.00–188.00 $184.12 $1,331 -4.52
765–775 770 3 175.00–185.00 $180.66 $1,391 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 280.00 $280.00 $756 —
330–335 334 4 270.00–276.00 $272.49 $910 -3.99
360–380 370 4 264.00–274.00 $269.14 $996 -1.90
445 445 3 250.00–254.00 $252.67 $1,124 -2.17
455–465 460 8 242.50–250.00 $246.90 $1,136 -1.77
500–535 512 9 230.00–242.50 $234.09 $1,199 +6.21
555–580 568 5 225.00–232.00 $228.45 $1,298 +6.26
655–675 664 4 195.00–200.00 $198.49 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1490 1170 80-85% 34 89.00–96.00 $92.16 $1,078 —
920–1355 1186 80-85% 14 82.00–88.00 $85.57 $1,015 —
1300–1510 1405 80-85% 3 98.00–100.00 $98.67 $1,386 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1240 991 85-90% 17 81.00–89.00 $85.36 $846 —
730–1205 992 85-90% 15 72.00–80.00 $76.48 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2130 1635 9 117.00–124.00 $120.49 $1,970 —
1775 1775 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,041 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
970–1365 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,385.00 $1,318.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–985 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 860.00–900.00 $878.92

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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.