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Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.02/cwt +14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 631 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.92/cwt +22.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 573 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.86/cwt +8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 536 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 874 724 778
Feeder cattle 718 534 600
Slaughter cattle 101 126 118
Replacement cattle 55 64 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 3 395.00–397.50 $395.82 $1,199 —
355–380 368 2 385.00–390.00 $387.59 $1,426 —
400–445 414 8 340.00–350.00 $343.02 $1,420 -2.08
455–490 466 8 330.00–340.00 $333.50 $1,554 -0.67
500–545 536 35 310.00–325.00 $315.86 $1,693 +8.97
555–590 565 7 294.00–306.00 $298.79 $1,688 -0.23
600–646 631 43 280.00–292.50 $286.02 $1,805 +14.15
655–670 660 10 268.00–280.00 $271.41 $1,791 —
700–710 705 4 245.00–256.00 $250.50 $1,766 —
755–780 768 2 230.00–240.00 $234.92 $1,804 —
910 910 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,920 —
985 985 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 363 3 362.50–375.00 $369.01 $1,340 —
400–445 425 6 330.00–335.00 $332.92 $1,415 -3.53
450–480 456 7 315.00–327.00 $321.19 $1,465 +4.71
500–545 519 8 300.00–308.00 $303.81 $1,577 +3.17
555–565 559 11 280.00–290.00 $284.93 $1,593 -4.26
600–645 613 8 265.00–277.50 $270.39 $1,657 +9.70
700–740 713 3 230.00–244.00 $238.11 $1,698 +7.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 436 6 300.00–314.00 $306.31 $1,336 —
450–465 454 7 300.00–310.00 $303.58 $1,378 —
500–545 527 5 280.00–290.00 $285.09 $1,502 —
555–570 565 3 270.00–277.00 $272.29 $1,538 —
600–645 627 6 250.00–260.00 $255.11 $1,600 —
660–670 665 2 235.00–240.00 $237.48 $1,579 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 3 335.00–350.00 $344.88 $942 —
300–330 320 4 330.00–345.00 $337.30 $1,079 +16.46
355–370 359 4 320.00–330.00 $325.05 $1,167 +10.59
400–445 426 7 300.00–317.50 $306.80 $1,307 +8.47
455–465 459 9 295.00–306.00 $301.79 $1,385 +11.29
500–545 518 11 270.00–282.00 $275.34 $1,426 +12.72
555–560 558 13 262.00–272.00 $268.77 $1,500 +14.47
581 value added 581 26 281.00 $281.00 $1,633 —
600–635 617 6 250.00–260.00 $254.05 $1,567 +11.30
630–636 value added 635 12 268.00–270.00 $268.33 $1,704 —
655–660 658 2 245.00–250.00 $247.51 $1,629 —
700–720 706 4 224.00–230.00 $226.25 $1,597 —
750–770 764 5 216.00–228.00 $218.36 $1,668 —
905 905 23 209.00 $209.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 4 325.00–330.00 $327.55 $901 +14.22
300–335 322 6 315.00–325.00 $321.23 $1,034 +17.29
355–365 359 6 300.00–317.00 $307.17 $1,103 +9.40
400–445 419 9 285.00–295.00 $289.19 $1,212 +10.12
455–465 459 9 273.00–286.00 $278.68 $1,279 +14.51
500–545 517 7 260.00–268.00 $263.85 $1,364 +17.11
555–565 558 7 250.00–260.00 $255.74 $1,427 +13.23
600–610 604 5 230.00–242.00 $234.40 $1,416 +7.08
660–665 662 3 221.00–225.00 $223.66 $1,481 +6.67
700–730 715 2 210.00–220.00 $215.10 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 7 295.00–305.00 $300.02 $969 +14.17
355–380 368 4 275.00–290.00 $283.79 $1,044 +8.82
400–445 416 7 270.00–278.00 $274.51 $1,142 —
455–465 459 5 240.00–255.00 $247.07 $1,134 +0.82
500–530 520 6 237.00–247.00 $242.10 $1,259 +5.99
600–630 620 3 210.00–220.00 $216.77 $1,344 +9.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 277 3 360.00–380.00 $369.64 $1,024 -2.22
300–335 322 6 360.00–377.50 $369.18 $1,189 +4.63
355–390 371 9 345.00–360.00 $351.69 $1,305 +3.52
435–445 442 10 320.00–330.00 $324.18 $1,433 +3.28
455–465 456 8 297.00–314.00 $305.39 $1,393 +12.26
500–545 515 11 280.00–290.00 $284.62 $1,466 +4.51
555–565 558 4 264.00–280.00 $270.97 $1,512 +9.66
600–645 623 4 250.00–255.00 $252.59 $1,574 +3.80
660–690 680 3 235.00–240.00 $238.38 $1,621 —
700–730 715 2 208.00–210.00 $209.02 $1,494 —
755–770 763 2 206.00–208.00 $206.99 $1,579 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 3 390.00–395.00 $393.32 $857 -7.69
260–290 278 4 385.00–395.00 $389.86 $1,084 -0.10
330–335 331 4 385.00–395.00 $390.02 $1,291 +3.15
355–390 369 6 365.00–380.00 $372.44 $1,374 +2.62
400–445 422 6 337.50–347.50 $342.33 $1,445 +4.31
455–490 463 9 315.00–330.00 $321.96 $1,491 +3.24
500–530 516 8 295.00–306.00 $300.80 $1,552 +4.61
555–565 558 8 285.00–295.00 $288.78 $1,611 +3.74
600–630 615 4 260.00–265.00 $262.44 $1,614 +7.87
665–675 670 4 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 3 335.00–355.00 $343.48 $1,109 +6.48
355–365 358 3 310.00–335.00 $323.44 $1,158 +1.33
400–445 433 5 295.00–310.00 $303.14 $1,313 +3.26
455–480 464 8 270.00–285.00 $277.51 $1,288 +2.01
500–535 520 8 260.00–270.00 $265.08 $1,378 +5.01
600–645 623 4 225.00–235.00 $228.61 $1,424 +3.49
660–675 668 2 215.00–225.00 $220.06 $1,470 +1.05
770 770 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1190 1109 80-85% 6 115.00–122.00 $119.41 $1,324 —
1040–1330 1227 80-85% 27 123.00–132.00 $128.21 $1,573 +5.03
1220–1375 1303 80-85% 9 133.00–142.00 $136.51 $1,779 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1110 974 85-90% 9 98.00–107.00 $100.96 $983 —
850–1190 1022 85-90% 20 109.00–118.00 $111.61 $1,141 +0.82
1025–1245 1135 85-90% 2 122.00–124.00 $123.10 $1,397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1560 1440 75-80% 4 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $1,850 —
1325–1695 1470 75-80% 3 135.00–144.00 $138.46 $2,035 +12.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1710 1554 4 134.00–143.00 $139.52 $2,168 —
1345–1880 1696 7 145.00–153.00 $148.91 $2,526 —
2035 2035 1 156.00 $156.00 $3,175 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1175 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,225.00–1,675.00 $1,411.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1325 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,059.32
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–835 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,525.00 $1,414.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.