Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 550lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.20/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.31 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$326.20

74 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs TN average

−13.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	331.90	1,784	58
Medium and Large 2-3	541	305.54	1,652	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $132 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 sale74 hd

326.20

—

TN average13 barns · 503 hd

321.38

+4.82

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−13.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−55.31

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	1,717	178.00	3,057	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	157.06	1,968	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	153.17	2,131	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	132.05	1,352	37

Every lot, as filed

67 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	466	386.22/cwt	386.00–389.00	1,800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	338.85/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,297	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	311.49/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	391.57/cwt	372.50–396.00	1,437	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	356.35/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,124	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	332.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	335.91/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,740	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,101	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	289.47/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,844	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	313.89/cwt	298.00–321.00	1,651	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	206.51/cwt	195.00–219.00	4,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	179.82/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,217	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	141.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,044	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	107.77/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,004	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	159.65/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,307	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	141.35/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,733	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	131.09/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,397	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	170.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,155	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	145.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,485	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	156.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,965	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	169.27/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	291.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	344.01/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	310.43/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,471	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	369	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	287.76/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	379.35/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	321.38/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,893	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	415.32/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	260.39/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	334.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,137	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	348.47/cwt	348.00–351.00	1,620	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,928	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	278.69/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,892	9

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 517Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 152Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	326	400.00–417.50	415.32
14	450–500	466	386.00–389.00	386.22
12	500–550	528	378.00–382.00	379.35
10	550–600	596	355.00–369.00	356.35
19	600–650	639	330.00–340.00	334.47
11	650–700	678	330.00–342.00	338.85
7	750–800	781	282.00–290.00	287.76
1	800–850	815	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	393.50	393.50
15	500–550	538	390.50	390.50
7	600–650	606	362.00	362.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	534	320.00–360.00	344.01
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	517	275.00–325.00	311.49
2	600–650	628	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	372.50–396.00	391.57
14	400–450	449	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
20	500–550	521	370.00	370.00
11	550–600	593	331.00	331.00
9	600–650	637	288.00–295.00	289.47
7	650–700	656	278.00	278.00
7	750–800	764	269.00	269.00
6	850–900	868	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	287.00	287.00
4	800–850	846	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	354	375.00	375.00
43	450–500	465	348.00–351.00	348.47
42	500–550	518	333.00–345.00	335.91
16	550–600	589	321.00–323.00	321.38
3	600–650	638	274.00	274.00
9	650–700	679	272.00–283.00	278.69
5	700–750	715	260.00–262.00	260.39
11	800–850	848	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	325.00–355.00	332.40
3	400–450	418	307.50	307.50
16	450–500	474	307.00–320.00	310.43
10	500–550	526	298.00–321.00	313.89
6	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	291.62
1	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	369	357.00	357.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	195.00–219.00	206.51
9	—	1,789	175.00–184.00	179.82
4	—	1,445	145.00–165.00	159.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	135.00–145.00	141.69
6	—	1,315	150.00–160.00	155.46
2	—	1,460	163.00–175.00	169.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	932	100.00–121.00	107.77
16	—	1,066	125.00–139.00	131.09
14	—	1,022	140.00–154.00	145.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	125.00–149.00	141.35
12	—	1,264	165.00–179.00	170.53
23	—	1,258	150.00–164.00	156.17

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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