Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.57/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.94 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$310.57

88 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs TN average

−27.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	317.04	1,753	72
Medium and Large 2-3	561	281.47	1,580	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $174 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 sale88 hd

310.57

—

TN average14 barns · 921 hd

322.73

−12.16

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−27.67

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−70.94

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	1,794	191.52	3,436	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	156.46	1,984	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	155.25	2,283	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	146.97	1,459	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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	550–600	561	373.10/cwt	364.00–375.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	225.58/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	334.74/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,573	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,096	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	379.79/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,964	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	327.14/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,763	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	234.77/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,772	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,914	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,961	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	285.92/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,520	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	152.46/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,522	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,407	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	150.27/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,299	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	158.09/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,272	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	144.93/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	171.34/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,155	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	159.74/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,072	11
Bulls	—	—	2,080	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	4,446	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	189.85/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	282.20/cwt	260.00–289.50	1,606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	472	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	536	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,049	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	332.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	236.43/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	290.17/cwt	252.50–327.50	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	331.71/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	249.77/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	290.23/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	757	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	285.53/cwt	284.50–290.00	2,093	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	279.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	278.41/cwt	252.50–330.00	1,334	3

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 Jun 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 692Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 176Year ago 180

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	246	487.50	487.50
2	300–350	325	405.00–425.00	415.00
5	450–500	459	378.00	378.00
24	500–550	517	375.00–380.00	379.79
6	550–600	561	364.00–375.00	373.10
30	650–700	653	321.00	321.00
11	700–750	733	284.50–290.00	285.53
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
3	950–1000	968	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	479	252.50–330.00	278.41
4	500–550	514	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	563	252.50–327.50	290.17
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
17	550–600	587	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	383	370.00	370.00
33	450–500	470	330.00–337.50	334.74
28	500–550	539	327.00–329.00	327.14
5	550–600	570	313.00	313.00
6	600–650	648	273.50	273.50
9	700–750	735	234.00–240.00	234.77
5	800–850	835	217.50–231.00	225.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	300.00–355.00	331.71
5	500–550	544	275.00–300.00	279.87
11	550–600	569	260.00–289.50	282.20
5	650–700	691	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	536	311.50	311.50
19	550–600	587	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	401.00	401.00
13	500–550	533	368.00	368.00
17	550–600	576	326.00	326.00
12	650–700	670	285.00–286.00	285.92
14	700–750	736	260.00	260.00
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
7	450–500	472	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	386.00	386.00
11	400–450	438	320.00–350.00	332.96
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	512	275.00–300.00	290.23
3	550–600	567	225.00–242.50	236.43
9	600–650	614	240.00–285.00	249.77
3	700–750	713	227.50	227.50
3	750–800	757	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
8	—	998	150.00–161.00	152.46
2	—	1,035	135.00–137.00	135.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	150.00–151.00	150.27
7	—	1,437	155.00–166.00	158.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	135.00–151.00	144.93
3	—	1,258	169.00–175.00	171.34
11	—	1,297	154.00–165.00	159.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,080	212.50–215.00	213.75
4	—	1,779	184.00–195.00	189.85
2	—	1,538	170.00–175.00	172.63

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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