Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600lbs steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Quality good with strong demand; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher with fair quality and steady demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.94/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −72.02 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$365.94

59 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

vs TN average

−8.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	367.19	2,019	55
Medium and Large 2-3	535	348.73	1,866	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $153 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $374.58, median $437.96 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 sale59 hd

365.94

—

TN average12 barns · 488 hd

359.09

+6.84

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−8.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

−72.02

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	1,622	171.01	2,774	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	145.51	2,079	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	144.78	1,801	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	121.78	1,221	26

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	262.66/cwt	256.00–264.00	2,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	269.97/cwt	267.50–275.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	403.42/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	335.12/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,746	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	305.21/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,770	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	271.68/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,059	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	247.49/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	284.34/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	373.17/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,918	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	314.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,081	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	337.16/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,564	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	270.46/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,815	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,978	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	353.08/cwt	352.50–356.00	2,080	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	105.54/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,018	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	142.54/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,492	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	127.78/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,303	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	150.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,196	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	139.71/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	135.56/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,711	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	151.74/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,874	13
Bulls	—	—	1,544	173.09/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,673	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	160.21/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,667	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	443	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	464	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	374	389.14/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	319.95/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	329.60/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	311.53/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	332.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	311.13/cwt	287.50–316.00	1,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	292.13/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	348.73/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	327.24/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	2,188	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,244	6

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 Apr 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 413Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 125Year ago 145

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
15	450–500	473	372.50	372.50
17	500–550	514	360.00–376.00	373.17
18	550–600	589	352.50–356.00	353.08
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
16	650–700	662	310.00–320.00	314.40
3	700–750	744	267.50–275.00	269.97
10	750–800	778	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	825	257.50	257.50
6	850–900	892	256.00–264.00	262.66
3	950–1000	967	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	317.50–337.50	327.24
1	450–500	485	307.50	307.50
4	500–550	535	345.00–350.00	348.73
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	385.00	385.00
12	550–600	563	368.00	368.00
54	600–650	646	338.75	338.75
6	650–700	684	328.00	328.00
40	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	397.50–410.00	403.42
2	300–350	308	380.00	380.00
7	350–400	386	355.00	355.00
31	450–500	464	332.50–337.50	337.16
48	500–550	521	331.00–336.00	335.12
39	550–600	580	304.00–309.00	305.21
9	600–650	605	283.00–285.00	284.34
13	650–700	671	270.00–271.00	270.46
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
9	750–800	770	234.00–254.00	247.49
2	950–1000	970	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	317.50–342.50	329.60
8	400–450	419	317.50–325.00	319.95
8	450–500	475	275.00–302.50	292.13
11	500–550	541	287.50–316.00	311.13
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	757	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	387	437.50	437.50
11	500–550	527	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	586	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	612	302.50	302.50
3	650–700	660	297.50	297.50
13	750–800	758	270.00–272.00	271.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	380.00–395.00	389.14
3	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	464	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00–325.00	312.50
5	500–550	524	325.00–335.00	332.98
5	550–600	577	307.50–312.50	311.53
3	600–650	638	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	965	100.00–113.00	105.54
6	—	1,047	139.00–148.00	142.54
9	—	1,020	120.00–136.00	127.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	145.00–155.00	150.53
7	—	1,376	131.00–143.00	139.71
1	—	1,650	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	129.00–141.00	135.56
1	—	1,140	165.00	165.00
13	—	1,235	148.00–157.00	151.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,544	168.00–182.00	173.09
6	—	1,665	145.00–165.00	160.21
2	—	1,805	190.00–200.00	195.07

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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