Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.16/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.35 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$317.16

91 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$41.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs TN average

−15.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	323.96	1,821	76
Medium and Large 2-3	582	282.72	1,645	15thin

One grade step is worth $41.24/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale91 hd

317.16

—

TN average11 barns · 321 hd

315.39

+1.77

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−15.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−64.35

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	1,700	184.10	3,130	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	159.25	1,948	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	155.33	2,218	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	129.87	1,340	45

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	260.93/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	340.34/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,501	7
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	446	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	567	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,937	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,966	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	116.75/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,158	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	152.56/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,606	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	137.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,463	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	147.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,046	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	159.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,306	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	145.27/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	374	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,412	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	178.63/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,428	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	160.74/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,927	39
Bulls	—	—	1,805	206.21/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	187.27/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,564	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	163.25/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	282.72/cwt	250.00–298.00	1,645	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,990	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,938	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,493	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	295.24/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,727	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	320.55/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,673	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,445	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	903	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	384.78/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	260.24/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	344.13/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	343.10/cwt	333.00–357.50	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	321.94/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	250.55/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	375.36/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	328.60/cwt	320.00–329.75	2,100	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	356.60/cwt	351.00–362.00	2,083	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	373.98/cwt	371.00–377.00	1,967	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	283.77/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,137	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	334.56/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,549	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	315.27/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,838	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	380.10/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,767	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	226.76/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	323.79/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	437.61/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,305	5

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 527Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 129Year ago 107

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	441	335.00–342.50	340.34
51	450–500	463	330.00–347.00	334.56
6	500–550	530	327.50	327.50
43	550–600	583	311.00–327.00	315.27
16	650–700	666	260.00–265.00	260.93
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
4	850–900	870	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	374	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	367.50–380.00	375.36
13	400–450	448	322.50	322.50
15	550–600	582	250.00–298.00	282.72
6	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	732	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	357.00	357.00
18	500–550	529	338.00	338.00
9	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	523	333.00–357.50	343.10
6	550–600	583	300.00–330.00	321.94
3	600–650	627	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	713	222.50–231.00	226.76
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	735	321.00	321.00
5	800–850	833	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	435.00	435.00
8	300–350	314	420.00–440.00	437.61
3	400–450	435	402.50	402.50
4	450–500	458	400.00	400.00
18	500–550	526	371.00–377.00	373.98
18	550–600	584	351.00–362.00	356.60
24	600–650	639	320.00–329.75	328.60
10	650–700	668	322.00–328.00	323.79
2	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
17	750–800	753	275.00–286.00	283.77
2	800–850	845	253.00–255.00	254.00
2	900–950	913	239.00	239.00
5	1000–1050	1,000	230.50	230.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	362	412.50	412.50
5	400–450	428	380.00	380.00
39	450–500	465	377.50–385.00	380.10
30	500–550	527	367.50	367.50
27	550–600	587	339.00	339.00
23	600–650	645	300.50	300.50
5	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	384.78
6	450–500	468	341.00–350.00	344.13
13	500–550	522	312.00–325.00	320.55
21	550–600	585	265.00–317.50	295.24
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	667	248.00–275.00	260.24
11	700–750	722	245.00–255.00	250.55
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
4	800–850	815	222.50	222.50
2	900–950	903	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	992	105.00–126.00	116.75
3	—	1,053	149.00–157.00	152.56
23	—	1,062	130.00–145.00	137.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	142.00–150.00	147.69
6	—	1,449	155.00–165.00	159.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,200	134.00–153.00	145.27
10	—	1,359	175.00–186.00	178.63
39	—	1,199	154.00–171.00	160.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	200.00–212.00	206.21
5	—	1,903	180.00–195.00	187.27
5	—	1,413	150.00–175.00	163.25

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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