Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle quality good with high demand. Slaughter cattle quality pour with steady demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.99/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −84.52 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$296.99

70 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$28.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs TN average

−8.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	301.05	1,652	60
Medium and Large 2-3	539	272.65	1,469	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.40/cwt here — about $183 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 sale70 hd

296.99

—

TN average16 barns · 1,207 hd

290.35

+6.65

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−8.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−84.52

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	1,708	166.15	2,838	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	145.04	2,129	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	138.22	1,723	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	121.03	1,306	25

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	155.21/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,157	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	141.30/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	131.88/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,617	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	154.45/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	142.50/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	285.72/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	275.73/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	337.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,489	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	258.18/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	320.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,799	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	331.54/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,888	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	363.99/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,398	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,645	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	283.56/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,647	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,650	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	352.28/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	407.14/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	276.14/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,980	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	383.79/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,439	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	362.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	306.24/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	309.67/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,904	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	367.73/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	377.88/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	287.39/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,515	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	116.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,152	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	107.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,135	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	129.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,466	13
Bulls	—	—	1,556	159.24/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,478	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	173.77/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,354	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 Mar 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 867Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 169Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,390	153.00–159.00	155.21
6	—	1,530	138.00–149.00	141.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,226	123.00–136.00	131.88
2	—	1,210	154.00–155.00	154.45
22	—	1,268	137.00–147.00	142.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	112.00–120.00	116.94
7	—	1,054	100.00–110.00	107.64
13	—	1,129	124.00–135.00	129.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	146.00–166.00	159.24
1	—	1,885	184.00	184.00
4	—	1,930	170.00–177.00	173.77

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	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	302.50	302.50
10	400–450	442	270.00–288.00	285.72
7	500–550	522	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	578	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	680	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	267	362.50–400.00	377.88
9	300–350	326	350.00–400.00	367.73
30	350–400	384	350.00–370.00	363.99
33	400–450	441	330.00–340.00	337.70
24	500–550	529	312.00	312.00
26	550–600	581	272.50–292.50	283.56
17	650–700	663	257.00–261.00	258.18
5	750–800	757	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	823	222.00	222.00
3	850–900	853	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	345.00	345.00
10	500–550	512	320.00–322.50	320.25
8	600–650	623	277.00	277.00
7	700–750	734	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	337.50	337.50
5	450–500	475	282.50–322.50	306.24
7	500–550	527	280.00–293.00	287.39
4	550–600	564	262.50–280.00	275.73
3	600–650	633	256.00	256.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	375	350.00–395.00	383.79
4	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
19	450–500	457	360.00	360.00
18	500–550	527	329.00	329.00
24	550–600	584	308.00	308.00
9	650–700	667	278.50	278.50
4	750–800	763	254.00	254.00
1	800–850	845	227.00	227.00
2	900–950	938	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	432.50	432.50
12	300–350	314	403.00–410.00	407.14
2	400–450	443	352.50	352.50
5	450–500	474	377.50	377.50
19	500–550	521	327.50–360.00	352.28
15	600–650	615	297.00–322.00	309.67
5	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
10	700–750	717	272.00–278.00	276.14
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	888	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	390.00	390.00
17	500–550	502	376.00	376.00
18	600–650	608	328.00–335.00	331.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	350.00–370.00	362.77
3	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

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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