Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 12.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher with Lean Cows being 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.49/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −78.02 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$303.49

44 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$25.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.11

vs TN average

−30.62 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	306.38	1,726	39
Medium and Large 2-3	581	281.00	1,633	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $94 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 sale44 hd

303.49

—

TN average16 barns · 750 hd

324.60

−21.11

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−30.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−78.02

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	—	Average	1,748	190.04	3,322	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	158.67	2,361	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	156.00	2,059	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	142.52	1,600	22

Every lot, as filed

51 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	600–650	642	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	305.32/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,789	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	333.82/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,255	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	355.18/cwt	351.00–361.00	1,502	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,861	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	220.34/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	302.06/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	249	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	298.10/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	146.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	354.65/cwt	354.00–355.00	1,702	9
Bulls	—	—	1,757	190.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	157.61/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	175.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	162.31/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,164	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	160.98/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	320.66/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,369	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	354.32/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,835	11
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	307.90/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,635	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	149.85/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,941	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	175.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	204.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	129.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,479	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	148.61/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,730	1

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 469Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 106Year ago 90

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	405.00	405.00
7	300–350	306	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	480	354.00–355.00	354.65
11	500–550	518	353.00–360.00	354.32
16	550–600	578	322.00	322.00
5	600–650	642	314.50	314.50
10	650–700	655	307.00	307.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	477	300.00–310.00	303.43
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	249	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	364.84
11	400–450	427	317.50–322.50	320.66
17	450–500	450	317.50	317.50
16	500–550	531	305.00–324.00	307.90
23	550–600	586	300.00–313.00	305.32
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	683	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	376	330.00–335.00	333.82
5	550–600	581	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	432	300.00–305.00	302.06
7	500–550	513	270.00–308.00	298.10
3	550–600	575	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	712	220.00–221.00	220.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	423	351.00–361.00	355.18
9	500–550	538	341.00	341.00
10	550–600	574	313.00	313.00
6	650–700	673	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
1	900–950	900	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	140.00–150.00	146.40
8	—	1,133	153.00–164.00	157.61
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,146	120.00–135.00	129.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,333	157.00–168.00	162.31
24	—	1,295	140.00–155.00	149.85
3	—	1,458	170.00–185.00	175.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	155.00–166.00	160.98
3	—	1,463	147.00–151.00	148.61
1	—	1,560	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	185.00–195.00	190.16
2	—	1,503	170.00–180.00	175.21
2	—	1,980	200.00–210.00	204.70

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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