Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers10.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 11.00 to 15,00 higher with instances of 26.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder Cattle quality fair to fancy with strong demand. Slaughter Cow quality fair to good with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.30/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −113.21 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$268.30

122 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs TN average

−36.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	274.45	1,488	76
Medium and Large 2-3	589	258.15	1,521	46

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale122 hd

268.30

—

TN average13 barns · 771 hd

277.79

−9.49

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−36.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−113.21

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	—	Low	1,670	158.70	2,650	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	146.67	2,216	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	140.60	1,790	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	115.66	1,231	35

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	317.87/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,662	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	946	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	257.61/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	311.51/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	298.82/cwt	298.00–302.50	1,249	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	262.10/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,575	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	280.77/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,412	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	264.57/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	287.29/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	234.11/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	258.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,521	46
Bulls	—	—	1,561	152.57/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,382	8
Bulls	—	—	1,775	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	127.46/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,481	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	116.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,258	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	144.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,141	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	130.80/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,660	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	130.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	155.68/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,435	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	143.58/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,841	19
Bulls	—	—	1,823	162.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,969	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,937	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	105.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	320.88/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,681	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,702	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	382.28/cwt	361.00–386.00	1,464	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	234.06/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,786	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	398.93/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,265	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	369.15/cwt	367.50–371.00	1,687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	249.95/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	264.99/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,683	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	338.44/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	297.52/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,375	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	242.68/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,582	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	278.29/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,873	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	259.83/cwt	241.00–265.00	2,042	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	290.01/cwt	281.00–291.50	1,772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	276.05/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,469	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	327.20/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,256	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	267.94/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,565	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,318	1

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 721Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 174Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	342.50	342.50
30	350–400	384	325.00–327.50	327.20
11	400–450	418	298.00–302.50	298.82
61	450–500	462	294.00–299.00	297.52
61	500–550	532	269.00–281.00	276.05
15	550–600	584	266.00–271.00	267.94
31	650–700	652	236.00–249.00	242.68
5	700–750	715	232.00	232.00
7	750–800	778	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	307.50	307.50
3	300–350	313	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	363	290.00	290.00
9	400–450	442	252.50–270.00	262.10
3	450–500	453	251.00	251.00
46	550–600	589	250.00–260.00	258.15
1	600–650	640	241.00	241.00
6	650–700	666	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	466	310.00–314.00	311.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	519	345.00	345.00
10	700–750	701	274.00	274.00
8	900–950	946	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	367.50	367.50
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
5	450–500	477	270.00–307.50	287.29
2	500–550	545	276.00	276.00
5	550–600	566	262.50–267.50	264.57
2	600–650	648	256.00	256.00
2	700–750	718	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	317	370.00–403.00	398.93
13	400–450	422	351.00	351.00
19	450–500	457	367.50–371.00	369.15
33	500–550	524	310.00–332.50	320.88
11	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
25	600–650	611	281.00–291.50	290.01
53	650–700	673	273.00–289.00	278.29
6	700–750	708	245.00–251.00	249.95
38	750–800	786	241.00–265.00	259.83
4	800–850	845	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	860	248.00	248.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	383	361.00–386.00	382.28
9	400–450	413	325.00–350.00	338.44
34	450–500	462	341.00	341.00
39	500–550	523	308.00–319.00	317.87
31	550–600	593	287.00	287.00
18	600–650	635	263.00–269.00	264.99
1	650–700	655	257.50	257.50
24	750–800	763	226.00–237.00	234.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
13	500–550	503	257.50–285.00	280.77
5	550–600	566	242.50–272.50	257.61
3	650–700	669	227.50–237.50	234.11
4	850–900	888	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,561	145.00–156.00	152.57
1	—	1,775	187.00	187.00
5	—	1,823	160.00–168.00	162.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	124.00–135.00	127.46
14	—	1,079	112.00–120.00	116.57
12	—	974	100.00–110.00	105.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,484	140.00–149.00	144.27
2	—	1,498	126.00–137.00	130.68
7	—	1,564	150.00–159.00	155.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,269	125.00–136.00	130.80
19	—	1,282	138.00–149.00	143.58
5	—	1,252	150.00–157.00	154.72

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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