Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.82/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 662 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.85/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 513 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $221.03/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 516 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	600	576
Feeder cattle	470	455
Slaughter cattle	70	69
Replacement cattle	60	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	262	5	260.00–262.50	$261.48	$685	—
355–380	363	3	245.00–250.00	$246.63	$895	—
400–445	420	4	240.00–245.00	$242.38	$1,018	—
455–480	472	3	230.00–235.00	$233.39	$1,102	—
500–520	506	4	222.00–230.00	$225.47	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	280.00	$280.00	$938	—
355–390	378	3	276.00–280.00	$278.75	$1,054	-9.74
410–445	430	4	255.00–265.00	$257.63	$1,108	-18.80
455–465	460	3	254.00–264.00	$259.36	$1,193	-2.60
505–545	522	3	250.00–259.00	$255.39	$1,333	+2.47
555–580	564	4	240.00–241.00	$240.26	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	246.00–250.00	$248.01	$1,049	-20.65
455–475	465	4	240.00–250.00	$244.95	$1,139	-10.56
500–535	514	4	239.00–245.00	$241.54	$1,242	-3.90
600–625	608	3	217.00–220.00	$218.97	$1,331	-3.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	3	246.00–250.00	$248.77	$672	-6.00
320–335	331	7	230.00–240.00	$235.69	$780	-2.26
355–380	368	9	222.00–232.00	$226.36	$833	-7.15
415–445	430	6	214.00–224.00	$219.25	$943	-7.68
455–485	473	6	210.00–218.00	$213.80	$1,011	-0.39
505–545	523	4	200.00–210.00	$205.18	$1,073	+0.59
555–575	566	5	194.00–204.00	$199.27	$1,128	+3.64
600–620	610	3	184.00–190.00	$186.03	$1,135	+0.26
660–662	662	22	174.00–181.50	$180.82	$1,197	+3.31
700–745	715	3	160.00–164.00	$162.04	$1,159	-4.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	280.00	$280.00	$574	—
300–335	326	4	242.00–244.00	$242.97	$792	-8.99
355–380	364	5	236.00–240.00	$237.64	$865	—
400–445	423	5	228.00–230.00	$229.16	$969	-12.78
455–485	464	8	220.00–230.00	$224.99	$1,044	-1.69
512–530	513	21	214.00–219.00	$217.85	$1,118	+1.30
555–575	564	6	205.00–210.00	$208.33	$1,175	—
600–630	614	5	192.00–200.00	$196.93	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	279	4	235.00–240.00	$237.42	$662	+1.92
300–335	318	4	220.00–229.00	$223.89	$712	-0.99
355–365	357	5	210.00–220.00	$215.03	$768	+0.01
425–435	428	3	203.00–213.00	$209.28	$896	-0.42
455–465	463	10	192.00–202.00	$196.62	$910	-5.75
500–545	515	6	188.00–195.00	$191.12	$984	-6.15
555–575	570	4	180.00–190.00	$185.04	$1,055	±0.00
600–630	611	4	180.00–183.00	$180.77	$1,105	+7.72
700–735	718	2	150.00–160.00	$155.12	$1,114	+4.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	265.00–270.00	$267.68	$736	-5.69
310–335	325	6	254.00–264.00	$259.34	$843	-8.05
355–380	367	7	250.00–260.00	$255.02	$936	-7.84
400–445	429	7	237.00–247.00	$242.56	$1,041	-11.87
460–480	467	7	225.00–238.00	$230.98	$1,079	-6.49
500–545	516	10	218.00–228.00	$221.03	$1,141	+2.07
555–580	568	4	214.00–220.00	$216.23	$1,228	+1.78
615–645	625	3	190.00–200.00	$193.62	$1,210	+8.48
660–665	663	2	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$1,227	+2.31
700–745	718	3	174.00–184.00	$180.75	$1,298	+3.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	263	3	255.00–260.00	$258.23	$679	-0.80
325–330	328	2	247.50–250.00	$248.74	$816	—
355–375	365	5	240.00–245.00	$243.05	$887	-1.88
435–445	440	5	228.00–234.00	$230.77	$1,015	-1.55
455–495	471	4	212.00–222.00	$216.15	$1,018	-2.74
500–535	518	2	206.00–216.00	$210.83	$1,092	+5.73
600–625	610	3	180.00–185.00	$182.69	$1,114	—
660–675	668	4	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,153	—
700–735	724	4	160.00–170.00	$165.06	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	4	272.00–276.00	$273.93	$1,008	-3.82
435–445	439	5	250.00–255.00	$251.98	$1,106	-11.06
455–470	463	4	240.00–242.00	$241.02	$1,116	-13.93
500–535	523	3	230.00–240.00	$236.82	$1,239	+5.95
555–575	563	5	221.00–230.00	$225.61	$1,270	+2.06
600–620	610	2	205.00–207.00	$206.02	$1,257	—
660–690	670	3	200.00–205.00	$201.72	$1,352	+8.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1485	1222	80-85%	15	87.00–93.00	$90.86	$1,110	—
1060–1605	1313	80-85%	9	94.00–100.00	$97.19	$1,276	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1145	984	85-90%	7	70.00–77.00	$73.03	$719	-5.19
900–1255	1027	85-90%	10	78.00–86.00	$81.78	$840	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1550	1493	75-80%	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,418	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1710	1433	3	107.00–109.00	$108.02	$1,548	+5.30
1515–2040	1854	6	113.00–119.00	$116.96	$2,168	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
955–1215	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,411.35

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–805	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,063.69

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.