Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.37/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.15 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$317.37

108 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$35.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs TN average

−15.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	326.81	1,792	79
Medium and Large 2-3	556	291.64	1,622	29

One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale108 hd

317.37

—

TN average17 barns · 880 hd

321.03

−3.66

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−15.45

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−64.15

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	1,666	172.64	2,877	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	151.31	2,160	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,280	148.45	1,900	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	130.51	1,364	28

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 2-3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	313.16/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,854	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.72/cwt	342.50–353.00	1,631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,827	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	329.87/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,719	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	327.63/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,940	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	272.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	361.90/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	352.95/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,079	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	222.95/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,596	9
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,952	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	270.83/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	301.22/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,895	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	142.03/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,521	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	127.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,308	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	110.98/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,119	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	140.76/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,919	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	166.13/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,464	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	153.03/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,246	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	153.46/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,923	27
Bulls	—	—	1,774	176.91/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,138	10
Bulls	—	—	1,432	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,293	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	137.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,779	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	449	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,482	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	167.32/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	315.97/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	343.71/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	296.45/cwt	250.00–316.00	1,571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	289.11/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	329.50/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,278	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	349.85/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	343.40/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	360.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	340.70/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	315.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	323.41/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,141	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	338.75/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	383.49/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	315.39/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,482	12

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 May 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 362Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 40Year ago 76

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	468	360.00–362.50	360.65
12	500–550	524	305.00–365.00	343.40
3	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	315.13
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	669	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	382.50	382.50
6	450–500	458	387.50	387.50
14	500–550	532	381.00–388.00	383.49
17	550–600	589	348.00–355.00	352.95
6	600–650	633	330.00	330.00
17	650–700	662	322.00–325.00	323.41
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	609	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	315	392.50	392.50
13	350–400	379	355.00–367.50	361.90
19	450–500	465	342.50–353.00	350.72
35	500–550	521	323.00–337.50	329.87
28	550–600	592	311.00–314.00	313.16
20	600–650	643	270.00–275.00	272.31
9	650–700	664	267.50–275.00	270.83
7	750–800	769	220.00–227.00	222.95
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	531	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	449	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
15	350–400	388	300.00–340.00	329.50
6	400–450	441	300.00	300.00
12	450–500	470	310.00–321.00	315.39
10	500–550	530	250.00–316.00	296.45
19	550–600	570	265.00–307.50	289.11
3	650–700	685	240.00–255.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
18	500–550	517	377.50	377.50
18	550–600	592	327.50–330.00	327.63
12	600–650	629	298.00–310.00	301.22
7	650–700	689	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	740	269.00	269.00
5	750–800	758	265.00	265.00
7	900–950	901	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	340.00–370.00	349.85
12	400–450	426	332.50–365.00	343.71
3	450–500	477	300.00–360.00	340.70
7	500–550	515	310.00–345.00	338.75
9	550–600	585	300.00–318.00	315.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	205.00	205.00
10	—	1,774	170.00–182.00	176.91
6	—	1,432	155.00–165.00	160.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,071	136.00–157.00	142.03
7	—	1,030	125.00–131.00	127.01
7	—	1,008	100.00–120.00	110.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	135.00–146.00	140.76
5	—	1,483	163.00–173.00	166.13
6	—	1,468	148.00–160.00	153.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	111.00	111.00
27	—	1,253	147.00–160.00	153.46
20	—	1,290	130.00–145.00	137.91
6	—	1,316	162.00–175.00	167.32

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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