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Carroll County Livestock Market Report

Carrollton, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $576.64/cwt +46.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 327 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $499.63/cwt +26.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 424 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $470.87/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 417 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 618 526
Feeder cattle 281 511 386
Slaughter cattle 49 42 74
Replacement cattle 38 65 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady to 15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,460 —
260–275 268 2 550.00–575.00 $562.85 $1,508 —
325–345 334 4 595.00–600.00 $597.51 $1,996 —
350–380 369 6 495.00–550.00 $529.09 $1,952 +29.09
400–440 413 3 475.00–490.00 $484.68 $2,002 —
450 450 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,980 —
510 510 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 -17.57
640 640 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 630.00–660.00 $644.87 $1,825 —
305 305 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,891 +36.70
350–355 353 2 570.00–600.00 $585.11 $2,065 +47.18
400–440 425 3 515.00–535.00 $524.96 $2,231 +33.32
460 460 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,277 +26.52
540 540 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,403 -6.35
730–740 735 2 327.00–330.00 $328.49 $2,414 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 515 2 475.00–485.00 $479.90 $2,471 —
625–640 632 3 380.00–390.00 $383.32 $2,423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 605.00–665.00 $632.64 $1,411 -7.02
255–285 270 2 630.00 $630.00 $1,701 +62.82
300–345 327 15 560.00–585.00 $576.64 $1,886 +46.52
365–395 383 8 520.00–540.00 $528.71 $2,025 +18.81
410–435 425 9 490.00–520.00 $502.30 $2,135 +13.28
450–490 470 7 435.00–460.00 $444.70 $2,090 -10.33
560 560 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 +18.31
700 700 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 600.00–605.00 $602.47 $1,464 +10.80
315–335 323 3 500.00–520.00 $510.21 $1,648 +14.40
350–395 369 8 490.00–515.00 $505.02 $1,864 +22.78
400–445 417 11 450.00–490.00 $470.87 $1,964 +15.79
450–475 463 2 405.00–432.00 $418.86 $1,939 -10.75
505–540 524 7 390.00–417.50 $405.28 $2,124 +1.68
550–565 557 3 360.00–400.00 $378.25 $2,107 +10.77
675–685 680 2 322.00–336.00 $328.95 $2,237 -0.73
735 735 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 390.00–425.00 $406.59 $1,281 -65.12
470–490 483 3 390.00–400.00 $396.62 $1,916 +11.34
525 525 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 +14.77
750–785 768 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 237 3 620.00–690.00 $662.54 $1,570 +38.70
260–290 272 3 570.00–600.00 $582.82 $1,585 -24.92
310–345 333 6 575.00–610.00 $597.54 $1,990 +7.28
355–380 367 9 540.00–580.00 $554.69 $2,036 +30.87
405–445 424 14 485.00–515.00 $499.63 $2,118 +26.60
460–495 472 6 460.00–485.00 $474.19 $2,238 +23.99
500–545 522 3 425.00–430.00 $428.40 $2,236 +6.70
555–590 574 5 395.00–405.00 $401.06 $2,302 +4.34
680 680 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,295 +1.95
745 745 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,399 —
770 770 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 4 670.00–740.00 $709.09 $1,652 +8.94
255–290 276 4 665.00–705.00 $685.59 $1,892 +0.78
315–340 325 10 615.00–645.00 $629.88 $2,047 +8.25
350–370 360 4 590.00–620.00 $598.51 $2,155 +28.06
405–435 422 5 525.00–545.00 $535.00 $2,258 +29.36
450–475 460 4 500.00–520.00 $505.16 $2,324 +25.21
505–530 520 4 440.00–460.00 $448.80 $2,334 +9.65
570 570 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,594 +30.03
650–665 658 2 345.00–365.00 $354.89 $2,335 —
780 780 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 4 545.00–630.00 $570.48 $1,483 —
300–330 311 4 530.00–540.00 $532.65 $1,657 —
350–395 367 10 490.00–550.00 $514.75 $1,889 +63.23
430–445 441 4 450.00–475.00 $468.70 $2,067 +32.31
450–495 470 4 420.00–445.00 $431.72 $2,029 -2.11
500–540 518 3 375.00–395.00 $386.40 $2,002 -2.86
550–580 562 3 350.00–387.50 $371.07 $2,085 +0.35
600–630 608 4 330.00–335.00 $331.23 $2,014 -10.88
665–695 680 2 300.00–307.00 $303.58 $2,064 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1255 1069 80-85% 7 160.00–177.00 $168.20 $1,798 —
1000–1290 1120 80-85% 5 200.00–209.00 $202.25 $2,265 +16.03
1000–1570 1209 80-85% 9 142.00–191.00 $181.11 $2,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–845 831 85-90% 4 140.00–157.00 $148.32 $1,233 —
1180 1180 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,298 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 75-80% 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,543 —
1515–1625 1570 75-80% 2 175.00–179.00 $177.07 $2,780 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 250.00 $250.00 $3,000 —
1475–1635 1560 4 198.00–211.00 $203.75 $3,178 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1425 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,150.00–2,750.00 $2,538.92
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–880 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,300.00 $2,086.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1530 1253 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,450.00 $3,216.47
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–895 828 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,418.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–815 803 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,750.00–2,800.00 $2,774.61 —
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00 +473.44

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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.