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Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $331.15/cwt +29.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 516 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.44/cwt +37.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 454 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $275.21/cwt +31.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 458 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 855 821 848
Feeder cattle 719 729 588
Slaughter cattle 96 48 110
Replacement cattle 40 44 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3 .00 to 5.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher, replacement cows steady .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 317 3 295.00–402.00 $363.75 $1,153 —
355–365 357 6 385.00–395.00 $389.57 $1,391 +46.57
400–445 value added 418 3 365.00–372.50 $368.28 $1,539 —
400–445 434 5 347.50–355.00 $351.17 $1,524 +22.63
455–465 value added 463 4 350.00–357.00 $355.28 $1,645 —
455–480 463 10 337.50–347.00 $340.37 $1,576 +32.78
500–530 value added 511 25 332.00–338.00 $332.69 $1,700 —
500–535 525 14 318.00–330.00 $328.39 $1,724 +26.91
555–570 value added 558 5 330.00–338.00 $332.00 $1,853 —
555–575 562 7 320.00–330.00 $326.15 $1,833 +37.68
605–610 value added 608 2 297.50–300.00 $298.76 $1,816 —
600–630 613 3 285.00–290.00 $288.02 $1,766 +12.90
655–660 658 4 268.00–274.00 $271.00 $1,783 —
720 720 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,843 —
780 780 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 327 5 370.00–385.00 $377.14 $1,233 +30.54
355–370 364 5 365.00–380.00 $372.94 $1,358 —
440–445 442 5 330.00–342.50 $337.30 $1,491 +25.95
455–465 459 5 320.00–330.00 $325.04 $1,492 —
500–545 518 13 306.00–320.00 $314.80 $1,631 +26.75
555–575 561 5 299.00–314.00 $304.95 $1,711 +26.57
600–630 620 5 278.00–285.00 $279.83 $1,735 +22.65
660–675 669 4 250.00–262.00 $258.03 $1,726 +10.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 347.00–357.00 $352.08 $1,074 —
355–390 367 6 340.00–350.00 $344.84 $1,266 +29.77
400–410 401 7 310.00–320.00 $315.44 $1,265 —
455–465 462 7 300.00–310.00 $305.03 $1,409 —
500–530 510 6 290.00–300.00 $296.73 $1,513 —
555–565 562 6 282.00–287.00 $284.68 $1,600 —
610–645 633 4 245.00–260.00 $251.28 $1,591 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 330.00–340.00 $335.19 $905 —
300–335 324 7 318.00–338.00 $328.96 $1,066 —
355–365 357 6 315.00–325.00 $319.36 $1,140 —
400–410 value added 403 4 300.00–314.00 $307.52 $1,239 —
400–438 431 8 284.00–297.50 $286.57 $1,235 +6.56
450–460 value added 451 16 297.00–302.00 $300.00 $1,353 —
455–465 458 13 281.00–297.50 $289.82 $1,327 +31.90
500–530 505 11 265.00–282.00 $275.05 $1,389 +18.42
500–535 value added 509 5 292.50–297.50 $293.98 $1,496 —
555–565 value added 563 4 282.50–290.00 $284.35 $1,601 —
555–596 581 14 265.00–268.00 $267.17 $1,552 +25.16
610–611 value added 611 5 246.00–265.00 $249.80 $1,526 —
600–640 618 6 230.00–240.00 $236.96 $1,464 +4.52
655–675 668 5 226.00–238.00 $230.80 $1,542 —
683 value added 683 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,680 —
720–730 725 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 278 5 310.00–325.00 $316.01 $879 +32.58
300–340 331 6 290.00–310.00 $303.60 $1,005 +28.97
355–365 359 9 280.00–300.00 $288.34 $1,035 +18.11
400–445 421 4 274.00–280.00 $277.15 $1,167 +18.52
455–465 458 20 270.00–280.00 $275.21 $1,260 +31.23
500–530 515 2 260.00–270.00 $265.15 $1,366 +28.21
555–565 557 6 250.00–260.00 $255.85 $1,425 +24.86
600–630 605 6 214.00–226.00 $216.08 $1,307 —
665–670 668 3 206.00–216.00 $209.32 $1,398 +2.80
750–775 763 2 195.00–197.00 $196.02 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 280.00–300.00 $290.00 $792 +20.74
300–330 318 5 270.00–285.00 $275.94 $877 +11.92
355–380 361 8 260.00–278.00 $269.05 $971 +11.89
455–465 457 5 250.00–260.00 $252.04 $1,152 +23.56
500–545 515 6 230.00–240.00 $236.06 $1,216 +11.28
660–665 662 3 200.00–202.00 $200.67 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 270 3 360.00–362.50 $361.64 $976 +8.41
300–330 312 5 335.00–342.50 $337.01 $1,051 +3.70
355–370 360 9 320.00–337.00 $326.27 $1,175 +3.30
400–445 424 8 300.00–314.00 $306.96 $1,302 +6.26
455–465 462 11 285.00–302.50 $295.42 $1,365 +6.24
500–545 531 7 280.00–282.00 $280.29 $1,488 +6.60
600–645 623 5 240.00–250.00 $243.96 $1,520 +14.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 324 4 310.00–325.00 $316.43 $1,025 -1.73
355–365 357 5 305.00–315.00 $310.03 $1,107 +5.00
400–445 428 7 280.00–297.00 $290.28 $1,242 +6.34
455–465 458 6 270.00–283.00 $277.20 $1,270 +2.15
500–545 513 6 255.00–268.00 $260.73 $1,338 -3.78
555–575 565 2 244.00–250.00 $246.95 $1,395 —
600–635 629 7 227.00–230.00 $227.43 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 347.00–350.00 $349.01 $1,162 -3.41
355–365 359 5 345.00–350.00 $347.39 $1,247 +5.41
455–470 466 7 310.00–318.00 $313.87 $1,463 +8.08
600–645 627 3 260.00–262.00 $260.69 $1,635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1485 1082 80-85% 19 107.00–115.00 $110.92 $1,200 —
865–1760 1161 80-85% 20 116.00–124.00 $118.98 $1,381 +2.44
1245–1700 1436 80-85% 7 125.00–133.00 $128.97 $1,852 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1015 939 85-90% 8 107.00–115.00 $110.07 $1,034 +27.33
885–1150 971 85-90% 10 99.00–105.00 $101.67 $987 +6.37
880–1100 974 85-90% 7 90.00–96.00 $91.99 $896 -3.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1570 1465 75-80% 3 118.00–120.00 $119.07 $1,744 —
1695 1695 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1625 1366 5 125.00–132.00 $127.43 $1,741 —
1030–2235 1446 5 120.00–124.00 $121.71 $1,760 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–905 829 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–1,100.00 $1,010.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1210 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,366.22

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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
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00–1,375.00 $1,308.33 —
950–1085 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,625.00–1,775.00 $1,686.67 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 +232.80

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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.