Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600lbs 5.00 lower, over 600lbs 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs mostly steady, over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality fair with new crop calves still receiving a considerable discount.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.76/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.75 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$312.76

70 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

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

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.06

vs TN average

−28.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	318.43	1,793	62
Medium and Large 2-3	564	272.25	1,535	7thin
Small 1-2	510	245.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $544 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale70 hd

312.76

—

TN average15 barns · 796 hd

327.82

−15.06

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−28.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−68.75

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	1,713	184.63	3,162	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	156.49	1,987	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	155.08	2,361	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	136.64	1,434	29

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	148.71/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,851	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	170.75/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,191	4
Bulls	—	—	2,073	207.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,305	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	136.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,530	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	170.54/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	395.92/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	280.39/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,809	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	340.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	410.71/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,793	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	263.17/cwt	260.00–264.00	2,061	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,528	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	571	349.91/cwt	347.00–356.00	1,998	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	521	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	160.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,327	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	145.49/cwt	134.00–151.00	2,283	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	158.70/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,036	20
Bulls	—	—	1,419	163.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	113.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	188.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,197	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	334.25/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,604	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	151.28/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	272.25/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	263.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	286.28/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	322.22/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	301.66/cwt	280.00–319.50	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	310.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	246.91/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	2,005	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	334.74/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,784	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	354.11/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	333.82/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	378.14/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,993	30

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 452Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 62Year ago 151

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	143.00–153.00	148.71
4	—	1,283	169.00–175.00	170.75
20	—	1,283	154.00–166.00	158.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	130.00–142.00	136.39
2	—	968	100.00	100.00
5	—	925	110.00–120.00	113.69
13	—	1,059	144.00–157.00	151.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	170.00–171.00	170.54
5	—	1,451	155.00–165.00	160.40
6	—	1,569	134.00–151.00	145.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,073	205.00–210.00	207.65
4	—	1,419	150.00–175.00	163.38
10	—	1,758	180.00–195.00	188.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	367	320.00–342.50	333.82
2	400–450	403	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	462	260.00–300.00	286.28
7	550–600	564	250.00–276.00	272.25
1	650–700	680	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	395.00–400.00	395.92
8	350–400	373	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50
53	450–500	480	330.00–337.00	334.25
28	500–550	533	323.00–339.00	334.74
34	550–600	588	305.00	305.00
20	600–650	645	280.00–283.00	280.39
3	700–750	732	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	755	249.00	249.00
4	800–850	845	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	400.00–420.00	410.71
6	400–450	407	402.50	402.50
8	450–500	477	372.00	372.00
30	500–550	527	370.00–382.00	378.14
3	550–600	588	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	629	330.00–345.00	340.23
14	650–700	673	326.50	326.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
7	400–450	440	310.00–352.50	322.22
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
9	500–550	541	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
7	650–700	664	280.00–319.50	301.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	516	388.50	388.50
8	600–650	601	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	571	347.00–356.00	349.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	401	381.00	381.00
12	500–550	527	363.00	363.00
7	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
13	650–700	663	287.00	287.00
14	750–800	783	260.00–264.00	263.17
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	351.00	351.00
9	400–450	428	351.00–355.00	354.11
5	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	310.96
2	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	610	260.00–270.00	263.44
3	700–750	712	237.00–252.00	246.91

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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