Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.82/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −90.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$290.82

56 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$66.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs TN average

−24.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	301.49	1,673	47
Medium and Large 2-3	583	235.12	1,371	9thin

One grade step is worth $66.37/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

290.82

—

TN average15 barns · 809 hd

296.02

−5.20

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−24.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−90.69

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	1,748	167.17	2,923	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	147.28	2,142	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	143.95	1,888	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	122.72	1,305	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	299.19/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	254.47/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	293.45/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,714	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	334.58/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,549	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	364.48/cwt	361.00–366.00	1,943	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	318.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	235.12/cwt	212.50–252.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	157.89/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,638	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	135.46/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,467	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	103.82/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,030	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	122.47/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,366	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	136.58/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	314.69/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	373.70/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,413	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	989	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	319.67/cwt	318.00–321.00	2,100	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	258.82/cwt	250.00–259.50	2,190	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	296.20/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	262.40/cwt	236.00–280.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	281.94/cwt	233.00–303.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	310.36/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	303.21/cwt	272.50–306.00	1,349	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	160.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	174.99/cwt	167.00–180.00	3,173	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,055	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	147.84/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,200	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	147.97/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,928	11
Bulls	—	—	1,935	189.39/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,665	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 542Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 118Year ago 135

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	378	360.00–377.50	373.70
18	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
20	500–550	521	329.00	329.00
13	550–600	578	308.00	308.00
8	650–700	663	280.50	280.50
1	750–800	755	244.00	244.00
2	800–850	838	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	265.00–330.00	296.20
11	400–450	429	301.00–321.00	310.36
5	500–550	519	233.00–303.00	281.94
7	550–600	577	236.00–280.00	262.40
2	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	246	337.00	337.00
2	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
13	350–400	358	360.00	360.00
21	450–500	463	325.00–337.00	334.58
20	500–550	538	309.50	309.50
15	550–600	589	276.00	276.00
5	600–650	648	260.00	260.00
15	650–700	651	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	865	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	295.00–335.00	314.69
4	350–400	366	310.00	310.00
12	400–450	445	272.50–306.00	303.21
8	450–500	458	285.00	285.00
9	550–600	583	212.50–252.00	235.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	452	359.00	359.00
12	500–550	541	320.00	320.00
9	850–900	858	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	562	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	617	292.00–303.00	299.19
5	650–700	668	281.00–302.00	293.45
4	750–800	764	250.00–256.00	254.47
2	850–900	895	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	392.00	392.00
19	500–550	533	361.00–366.00	364.48
18	650–700	657	318.00–321.00	319.67
28	800–850	846	250.00–259.50	258.82
1	900–950	905	243.00	243.00
8	950–1000	989	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	300.00–325.00	318.67
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,671	147.00–165.00	157.89
5	—	1,813	167.00–180.00	174.99
2	—	1,935	187.00–192.00	189.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	130.00–142.00	135.46
6	—	992	92.00–112.00	103.82
5	—	1,115	116.00–125.00	122.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	133.00–141.00	136.58
11	—	1,303	143.00–152.00	147.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	157.00–164.00	160.38
3	—	1,495	135.00–140.00	137.44
6	—	1,488	143.00–154.00	147.84

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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