Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.52/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −109.99 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$271.52

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.19

vs TN average

−33.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	278.16	1,505	38
Medium and Large 2-3	562	253.52	1,423	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $82 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 sale52 hd

271.52

—

TN average13 barns · 1,299 hd

279.71

−8.19

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−33.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−109.99

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	1,849	164.73	3,046	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	144.55	2,135	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	138.64	1,797	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	118.69	1,314	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,592	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	798	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	248.03/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	356	296.31/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	267.66/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	282.44/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	234.96/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	292.36/cwt	281.00–295.50	1,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	239.85/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,605	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	296.68/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	245.92/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	781	214.03/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	99.15/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	131.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,458	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	160.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,258	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	179.63/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,862	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	132.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	151.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,195	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	145.07/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,061	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	129.31/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,620	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,046	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	326.25/cwt	302.50–350.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	281.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,926	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,180	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	311.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	255.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	359.15/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,419	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	241.22/cwt	239.50–243.00	1,696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,569	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,385	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	280.58/cwt	279.50–286.00	1,453	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	318.65/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,667	15

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 Feb 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 848Year ago 1,334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 131Year ago 182

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	347.50	347.50
5	300–350	327	320.00	320.00
11	350–400	362	326.00	326.00
27	450–500	454	305.00	305.00
24	500–550	518	279.50–286.00	280.58
14	550–600	581	274.00	274.00
22	650–700	669	238.00–242.00	239.85
1	700–750	715	221.00	221.00
3	750–800	773	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	277.50	277.50
6	350–400	356	277.50–300.00	296.31
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	465	266.00–272.50	267.66
5	500–550	531	268.00	268.00
8	550–600	577	241.00–255.00	248.03
2	600–650	603	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
4	750–800	781	208.00–216.00	214.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	703	239.50–243.00	241.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	713	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	253	402.50	402.50
3	300–350	317	402.50	402.50
6	450–500	462	357.50–362.50	359.15
15	500–550	523	310.00–329.00	318.65
15	600–650	615	281.00–295.50	292.36
20	650–700	683	275.00–285.00	281.94
8	750–800	784	240.00–260.00	255.75
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	865	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	300	302.50–350.00	326.25
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	271.00	271.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	290.00–307.50	296.68
7	500–550	516	266.00–289.00	282.44
5	550–600	592	236.00–252.50	245.92
5	650–700	683	227.00–242.00	234.96
2	700–750	745	187.50	187.50
2	750–800	798	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	371	382.50	382.50
22	450–500	458	342.50	342.50
16	500–550	531	300.00–315.00	311.13
14	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	617	251.00	251.00
15	650–700	674	251.00	251.00
1	750–800	780	227.50	227.50
4	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	90.00–106.00	99.15
6	—	1,110	128.00–137.00	131.34
1	—	1,345	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	130.00–136.00	132.79
6	—	1,447	150.00–154.00	151.69
8	—	1,421	139.00–149.00	145.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	121.00–136.00	129.31
3	—	1,358	150.00–151.00	150.68
8	—	1,316	140.00–147.00	143.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	159.00–165.00	160.96
1	—	1,505	150.00	150.00
2	—	2,150	178.00–181.00	179.63

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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