Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-18

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 $269.63/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −111.88 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$269.63

77 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$26.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs TN average

−34.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	274.48	1,504	63
Medium and Large 2-3	572	247.82	1,418	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about $86 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 sale77 hd

269.63

—

TN average14 barns · 1,036 hd

276.01

−6.38

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−34.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−111.88

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	1,772	161.42	2,860	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	142.38	2,034	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	135.91	1,732	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	115.61	1,271	28

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	—	—	1,899	165.52/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,143	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	103.21/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,052	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	127.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,461	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	139.53/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,969	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	137.85/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,782	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	151.31/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,241	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	126.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,475	13
Bulls	—	—	1,546	149.38/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,309	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	153.11/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,304	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	117.74/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,335	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	293.65/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	245.86/cwt	226.00–253.00	1,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	222.67/cwt	216.00–228.00	2,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	392.75/cwt	369.00–407.50	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	253.08/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,703	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	280.85/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,657	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	271.31/cwt	263.00–276.50	1,552	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	262.75/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,556	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	327.23/cwt	322.50–333.00	1,325	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	275.77/cwt	269.00–281.50	1,467	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	294.50/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	308.27/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	302.88/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	290.26/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,936	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	324.30/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,557	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	271.99/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,551	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.83/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	222.85/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	232.97/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,570	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	299.62/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	261.41/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	259.76/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	249.27/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	298.88/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	696	3
Bulls	—	—	2,087	182.66/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	303.16/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,404	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,563	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,466	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	325.02/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,232	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	382.13/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,257	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	289.40/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,334	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	308.07/cwt	300.00–312.50	955	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,667	4

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 183Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,899	159.00–170.00	165.52
7	—	1,546	141.00–157.00	149.38
3	—	2,087	181.00–186.00	182.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	99.00–110.00	103.21
7	—	1,142	124.00–133.00	127.90
12	—	1,134	112.00–122.00	117.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,411	136.00–144.00	139.53
2	—	1,348	127.00–129.00	128.01
8	—	1,481	146.00–156.00	151.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,293	134.00–143.00	137.85
13	—	1,162	120.00–131.00	126.91
5	—	1,505	147.00–159.00	153.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	320	302.50	302.50
8	350–400	370	277.50–296.00	293.65
9	450–500	474	253.00	253.00
3	500–550	537	255.00	255.00
11	550–600	582	226.00–253.00	245.86
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	665	220.00–225.00	222.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	310	300.00–312.50	308.07
9	350–400	395	302.00–310.00	302.88
6	400–450	407	301.00	301.00
10	450–500	461	289.00–290.00	289.40
32	500–550	532	269.00–281.50	275.77
27	550–600	572	263.00–276.50	271.31
33	600–650	601	258.00	258.00
22	650–700	674	230.00–236.00	232.97
2	700–750	715	226.00	226.00
22	750–800	788	210.00–229.00	222.85
2	900–950	903	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	379	323.00–329.00	325.02
31	450–500	463	302.00–307.00	303.16
4	500–550	516	285.50	285.50
4	700–750	710	238.50	238.50
10	750–800	760	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
6	450–500	483	275.00–311.00	298.88
1	500–550	515	288.00	288.00
4	550–600	565	259.00–262.00	259.76
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	684	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	369.00–407.50	392.75
15	300–350	329	362.00–385.00	382.13
2	400–450	410	341.00	341.00
25	450–500	480	323.00–326.00	324.30
16	500–550	533	295.00–315.00	308.27
10	550–600	583	291.00–296.00	294.50
2	600–650	618	270.00–274.00	271.99
7	650–700	674	281.50	281.50
4	700–750	724	262.00–263.00	262.75
9	1000–1050	1,019	216.00–228.00	222.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	533	320.00	320.00
6	550–600	550	323.00	323.00
8	600–650	606	306.00	306.00
23	650–700	667	288.00–292.00	290.26
5	700–750	725	272.00	272.00
8	750–800	753	269.50	269.50
4	800–850	805	253.00	253.00
5	850–900	855	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	394	372.00	372.00
11	400–450	405	322.50–333.00	327.23
15	450–500	466	334.00	334.00
24	500–550	537	291.00	291.00
28	550–600	590	280.00–286.00	280.85
8	600–650	626	245.00–256.00	249.27
31	650–700	673	250.00–254.00	253.08
4	700–750	705	235.00–237.00	236.49
10	750–800	759	240.00	240.00
5	900–950	914	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	291.00–302.50	299.62
5	500–550	511	261.00–262.00	261.41
2	550–600	575	226.00–245.00	235.83

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Carthage Livestock Auction