Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls no trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.18/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.33 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$262.18

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs TN average

−35.65 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	266.39	1,445	33
Medium and Large 2-3	537	239.05	1,284	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $161 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 sale39 hd

262.18

—

TN average10 barns · 185 hd

261.08

+1.10

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−35.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−119.33

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	1,468	165.00	2,421	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	150.16	2,267	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	147.86	1,967	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	118.08	1,151	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	164.45/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,426	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	135.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	150.24/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,299	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	117.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	243.36/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	319.21/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,404	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	259.12/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	238.26/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	240.64/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,379	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	159.27/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,137	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	128.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,384	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	152.02/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	247.43/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	277.22/cwt	256.00–300.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	297.65/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	239.85/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	257.54/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	272.39/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,291	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	269.49/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	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 Feb 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 142Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 172

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	164.00–165.00	164.45
2	—	1,445	130.00–140.00	135.50
10	—	1,530	145.00–156.00	150.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	115.00–120.00	117.78
2	—	950	100.00–105.00	102.37
3	—	1,075	126.00–130.00	128.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	130.00–140.00	134.35
3	—	1,342	158.00–161.00	159.27
8	—	1,354	148.00–156.00	152.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,415	156.00	156.00

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	330	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	474	244.00–250.00	247.43
4	500–550	519	226.00–256.00	238.26
2	550–600	573	234.00–247.00	240.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	292.50	292.50
18	450–500	474	271.00–275.00	272.39
19	500–550	526	267.00	267.00
9	550–600	583	256.00–258.00	257.54
7	600–650	636	237.00–247.00	239.85
17	650–700	666	241.00–249.00	243.36
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	403	322.50	322.50
3	450–500	458	323.00	323.00
3	500–550	537	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	602	284.00	284.00
3	650–700	660	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	905	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	520	235.00–271.00	259.12
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	775	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	466	325.00	325.00
10	500–550	522	318.00–322.00	319.21
6	550–600	585	291.00–301.00	297.65
8	600–650	640	265.00–274.00	269.49
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	810	235.00–245.00	240.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	256.00–300.00	277.22
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00

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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