Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

1,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.91/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 637 lb · 91 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.18/cwt ≈ $1,251/hd at 628 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.42/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 532 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,092	681	1,074
Feeder cattle	914	514	930
Slaughter cattle	108	117	100
Replacement cattle	70	50	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	285.00–286.00	$285.48	$765	—
355–380	365	11	275.00–285.00	$281.59	$1,028	—
400–445	432	5	270.00–275.00	$272.01	$1,175	—
440–445 value added	442	3	287.50–290.00	$288.34	$1,274	—
455–480	460	5	264.00–270.00	$267.56	$1,231	—
455–462 value added	462	18	275.00–280.00	$275.27	$1,272	—
500–545	530	26	246.00–255.00	$250.74	$1,329	—
552–575	558	8	240.00–250.00	$244.02	$1,362	—
605–637 value added	637	73	228.50–237.00	$228.61	$1,456	—
625–645	638	18	214.00–220.00	$214.98	$1,372	—
700–727	715	15	188.00–193.00	$189.00	$1,351	—
762–792	777	21	187.00–193.00	$187.28	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	279	5	272.50–282.00	$276.65	$772	—
355–365	359	19	265.00–273.00	$271.64	$975	+15.64
435–445	438	6	260.00–267.00	$264.82	$1,160	—
455–465	459	5	250.00–260.00	$252.82	$1,160	—
500–535	515	7	235.00–242.00	$238.69	$1,229	+4.58
555–575	567	5	230.00–239.00	$234.85	$1,332	—
600–635	622	5	210.00–214.00	$212.41	$1,321	+4.41
655–660	658	3	205.00–210.00	$207.67	$1,366	—
700–745	733	4	175.00–178.00	$176.73	$1,295	—
755–765	760	2	174.00–178.00	$176.01	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	260.00–265.00	$262.38	$703	—
300–335	326	4	247.00–255.00	$250.59	$817	—
355–365	358	4	247.00–250.00	$249.26	$892	—
440–445	443	4	240.00–247.50	$243.73	$1,080	—
455–460	459	4	235.00–242.00	$239.24	$1,098	+6.24
555–575	568	3	214.00–224.00	$219.40	$1,246	—
600–645	615	3	200.00–205.00	$201.75	$1,241	—
660–680	670	2	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$1,324	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	250.00–260.00	$255.05	$658	—
330–335	332	5	240.00–242.00	$240.80	$799	+6.83
420–440	437	16	226.00–232.00	$226.75	$991	+3.90
455–465	459	8	218.00–227.00	$221.00	$1,014	+5.95
500–545	532	31	205.50–216.00	$207.42	$1,103	-1.14
550–575	564	9	204.00–211.00	$207.47	$1,170	—
600–636	619	8	189.00–197.00	$191.19	$1,183	—
610–629 value added	629	78	200.00	$200.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	—
255–280	265	3	230.00–240.00	$234.97	$623	+4.97
300–335	328	7	230.00–235.00	$231.66	$760	+5.86
355–380	361	9	224.00–232.00	$228.97	$827	+4.94
425–445	440	6	216.00–220.00	$218.15	$960	+6.16
455–465	459	8	205.00–215.00	$209.52	$962	+3.98
500–545	527	9	198.00–207.00	$203.35	$1,072	+6.96
555–565	557	5	191.00–200.00	$195.62	$1,090	+8.77
600–645	611	4	182.00–190.00	$185.93	$1,136	+4.52
660–675	666	4	170.00–180.00	$176.22	$1,174	+6.98
700–745	723	2	160.00–166.00	$163.09	$1,179	—
759	759	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,192	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	4	225.00–230.00	$227.63	$530	—
330–345	336	5	220.00–228.00	$223.63	$751	+15.38
355–365	358	4	210.00–220.00	$214.52	$768	—
430–445	436	4	200.00–210.00	$205.01	$894	+6.05
455–480	462	9	190.00–200.00	$195.05	$901	+1.63
500–545	526	6	185.00–195.00	$189.99	$999	+4.84
555–575	562	3	180.00–188.00	$184.34	$1,036	+5.13
660–665	663	2	157.50–167.00	$162.27	$1,076	+5.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	263	3	270.00–275.00	$273.23	$719	+6.56
300–345	325	5	260.00–270.00	$265.69	$863	+5.88
355–390	367	10	258.00–268.00	$262.94	$965	+10.94
435–440	439	9	240.00–250.00	$244.76	$1,074	+10.77
455–465	460	14	228.00–238.00	$230.45	$1,060	+6.26
500–540	523	8	218.00–225.00	$221.76	$1,160	+9.56
555–575	560	13	200.00–210.00	$204.25	$1,144	+7.40
610–645	628	4	185.00–195.00	$189.86	$1,192	+7.24
655–670	661	6	180.00–184.00	$181.01	$1,196	+3.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–280	273	4	260.00–265.00	$262.44	$716	+12.58
330–335	332	6	245.00–255.00	$250.00	$830	+3.37
355–390	366	8	242.00–252.00	$247.23	$905	+12.30
435–445	442	10	226.00–236.00	$229.37	$1,014	+6.51
455–480	464	8	210.00–222.00	$216.56	$1,005	+4.36
500–535	509	8	200.00–210.00	$204.83	$1,043	+9.72
555–580	563	6	190.00–197.00	$192.55	$1,084	+7.64
600–635	618	4	174.00–184.00	$179.14	$1,107	+6.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	290.00–300.00	$295.11	$664	—
255–280	265	3	280.00–286.00	$282.58	$749	—
300–335	329	6	272.00–282.00	$278.62	$917	+6.27
355–365	361	5	270.00–280.00	$273.35	$987	+10.15
400–445	415	7	252.00–260.00	$255.68	$1,061	+14.87
455–480	464	8	240.00–250.00	$244.32	$1,134	+6.73
500–545	518	6	226.00–234.00	$229.69	$1,190	+8.62
555	555	8	216.00–220.00	$218.00	$1,210	+4.61
600–645	611	4	197.50–207.00	$202.42	$1,237	+1.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1455	1201	80-85%	39	90.00–97.00	$93.97	$1,129	-4.19
1210–1420	1282	80-85%	3	88.00–89.00	$88.69	$1,137	—
1200–1550	1370	80-85%	6	99.00–104.00	$102.06	$1,398	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1150	1074	85-90%	11	73.00–80.00	$76.45	$821	—
990–1120	1082	85-90%	13	81.00–89.00	$85.46	$925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1760	1501	4	104.00–105.00	$104.71	$1,572	—
1300–2335	1800	4	110.00–117.00	$114.72	$2,065	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–900	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,117.24
900–1245	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	900.00–1,100.00	$1,016.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1135	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,325.52
1040–1235	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,237.19

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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
1100–1178	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,240.75	—

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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.