Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.61/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −118.90 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$262.61

81 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

vs TN average

−31.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	266.05	1,438	69
Medium and Large 2-3	553	242.82	1,342	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $322.76, median $381.51 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale81 hd

262.61

—

TN average3 barns · 149 hd

257.94

+4.67

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−31.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−118.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,747	155.41	2,715	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	130.20	1,884	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	126.04	1,526	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	112.01	1,248	50

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,647	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	305.77/cwt	300.00–310.50	1,853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	293.21/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,343	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	233.47/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	311.99/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	245.49/cwt	244.50–246.00	1,610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	308.90/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	249.48/cwt	232.50–275.00	1,312	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	244.64/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	281	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	298.03/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	157.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,773	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	141.45/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,235	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,504	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	115.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,273	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	120.06/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,738	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	127.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,553	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.86/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	250.41/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,460	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	254.70/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,729	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,530	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	224.35/cwt	224.00–224.50	1,667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	234.13/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,550	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	270.22/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,413	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,520	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	328.40/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,261	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	263.05/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.20/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	286.73/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	307.86/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,447	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	102.58/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,121	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	136.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,710	7
Bulls	—	—	1,890	165.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,132	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	117.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,386	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,824	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	138.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,041	12

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Jan 4, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 585Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 112Year ago 197

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	250	404.00	404.00
7	300–350	311	375.00	375.00
8	450–500	474	330.00	330.00
9	500–550	523	292.00	292.00
12	550–600	589	293.00	293.00
6	600–650	637	265.00–270.00	267.52
12	650–700	670	260.00–266.00	263.05
3	700–750	725	237.50–241.00	239.86
1	900–950	925	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	351.00	351.00
7	500–550	529	323.50	323.50
10	550–600	564	310.00–315.00	311.99
11	600–650	606	300.00–310.50	305.77
5	650–700	697	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	301.00	301.00
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
13	450–500	470	275.00–313.00	307.86
2	500–550	523	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	307.00–315.00	308.90
10	500–550	500	289.00	289.00
12	650–700	656	244.50–246.00	245.49
10	700–750	743	224.00–224.50	224.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	313.00	313.00
7	350–400	375	337.50	337.50
2	400–450	423	292.50	292.50
36	450–500	458	290.00–296.00	293.21
35	500–550	523	270.00–272.50	270.22
24	550–600	583	249.00–255.00	250.41
26	650–700	662	231.00–239.00	234.13
5	750–800	767	219.00	219.00
4	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
13	350–400	393	250.00–295.00	286.73
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	517	240.00–252.50	244.64
6	550–600	588	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	650	214.00	214.00
2	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	384	322.50–332.50	328.40
22	450–500	468	327.00	327.00
14	500–550	526	289.00	289.00
27	550–600	587	280.50	280.50
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
20	650–700	679	252.00–261.00	254.70
4	700–750	744	219.00	219.00
8	750–800	788	222.00	222.00
3	900–950	903	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	280.00–302.50	298.03
6	450–500	464	282.50	282.50
16	500–550	526	232.50–275.00	249.48
6	550–600	583	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	600	217.00–225.00	220.20
6	650–700	673	221.00–236.00	233.47
3	700–750	722	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,761	150.00–160.00	157.49
4	—	1,580	135.00–149.00	141.45
4	—	1,890	164.00–169.00	165.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	124.00–129.00	126.57
20	—	1,104	110.00–121.00	115.35
21	—	1,093	95.00–108.00	102.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	112.00–123.00	120.06
14	—	1,426	124.00–132.00	127.89
12	—	1,470	135.00–144.00	138.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,214	124.00–133.00	127.92
7	—	1,256	135.00–138.00	136.15
13	—	1,180	110.00–121.00	117.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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