Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Quality fair with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.76/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −121.76 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$259.76

66 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

vs TN average

−39.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	264.72	1,481	55
Medium and Large 2-3	547	234.94	1,285	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale66 hd

259.76

—

TN average16 barns · 1,149 hd

269.27

−9.52

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−39.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−121.76

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	—	High	1,640	155.97	2,559	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,274	139.61	1,778	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	138.66	2,025	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	114.68	1,192	27

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	400–450	440	256.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	228.17/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	256.46/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	294.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	316.25/cwt	315.50–317.00	1,755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	289.33/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	261.42/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,749	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	280.54/cwt	271.00–282.75	1,708	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	250.80/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	261.05/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	265.28/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	319.84/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,506	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	242.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,564	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	225.34/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	269.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	103.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	976	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	159.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,142	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	141.90/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,093	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	143.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,876	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	116.31/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,357	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	132.95/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,662	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,849	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	130.84/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,437	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	133.47/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,961	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	159.58/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,724	11
Bulls	—	—	1,439	143.43/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	282.90/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,185	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,326	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	219.38/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	225.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,429	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	246.05/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,272	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	343.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	264.22/cwt	259.00–270.50	1,546	33
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	393	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	288.28/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,366	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	265.47/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,383	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	242.65/cwt	240.50–256.00	1,526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,301	5

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 407Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 67Year ago 77

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Quality fair with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	297.50	297.50
3	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
15	400–450	440	240.00–260.00	256.21
13	450–500	475	255.00–275.00	256.46
8	500–550	537	220.00–233.00	228.17
3	550–600	573	253.00	253.00
4	750–800	783	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	330.00–350.00	343.70
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
15	350–400	371	292.50	292.50
5	400–450	447	291.00	291.00
43	450–500	474	282.50–292.00	288.28
22	500–550	521	260.00–266.00	265.47
33	550–600	585	259.00–270.50	264.22
17	600–650	629	240.50–256.00	242.65
13	650–700	659	220.00–226.00	225.03
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
10	750–800	756	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	324	400.00	400.00
20	450–500	471	315.00–329.00	319.84
29	500–550	521	313.00	313.00
16	550–600	571	290.00–305.00	294.30
21	600–650	609	271.00–282.75	280.54
35	650–700	669	255.00–268.00	261.42
11	700–750	716	250.00–253.00	250.80
5	750–800	763	240.00–245.00	242.03
2	850–900	855	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	555	315.50–317.00	316.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
8	450–500	477	250.00–295.00	289.33
4	500–550	527	222.50–280.00	265.28
5	550–600	582	240.00–275.00	261.05
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	738	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	348.00	348.00
20	450–500	455	314.00	314.00
9	500–550	524	284.00	284.00
17	550–600	589	265.50	265.50
10	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	738	216.00–221.00	219.38
2	900–950	910	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	302.50	302.50
13	400–450	419	281.00–286.00	282.90
6	450–500	462	250.00–275.00	269.11
16	500–550	517	236.00–265.00	246.05
4	550–600	590	241.00	241.00
8	650–700	675	215.00–236.00	225.34
2	700–750	703	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	118.00	118.00
24	—	1,310	139.00–148.00	143.18
20	—	1,250	121.00–138.00	132.95
5	—	1,205	150.00–160.00	153.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	946	100.00–110.00	103.16
5	—	1,167	112.00–120.00	116.31
10	—	1,098	127.00–136.00	130.84
2	—	900	85.00–90.00	87.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	154.00–165.00	159.47
8	—	1,475	139.00–147.00	141.90
13	—	1,469	121.00–139.00	133.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	179.00	179.00
11	—	1,707	155.00–167.00	159.58
5	—	1,439	131.00–147.00	143.43

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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