Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 20.00 higher on a light test; Feeder Heifer 8.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 20.00 to 25.00 higher; Quality good with strong buyer presence. Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower on a light test; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls due to lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.03/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −43.48 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$338.03

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.52

vs TN average

−2.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	338.03	1,858	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale30 hd

338.03

—

TN average14 barns · 552 hd

328.52

+9.52

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−2.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−43.48

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	1,836	195.72	3,594	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	160.18	2,282	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	159.84	2,025	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	148.89	1,611	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	700–750	734	285.76/cwt	270.00–288.00	2,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	419.15/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	361.63/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	334.00/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	334.39/cwt	327.50–339.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	344.88/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,576	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	535	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	309.78/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,107	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	329.65/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,919	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	293.04/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,928	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	161.69/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	146.66/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	162.27/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,257	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	341.71/cwt	331.00–347.00	1,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,446	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	162.54/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,094	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	178.28/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,286	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	147.53/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	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 Jul 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 271Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 89Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	313	390.00	390.00
8	350–400	374	373.00	373.00
23	450–500	457	331.00–355.00	344.88
12	500–550	534	331.00–347.00	341.71
13	550–600	582	311.00–333.00	329.65
7	650–700	658	284.00–300.00	293.04
8	700–750	734	270.00–288.00	285.76
3	850–900	858	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	407.50	407.50
7	500–550	524	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	563	362.50	362.50
5	600–650	601	327.50–339.00	334.39
5	650–700	650	326.00–336.00	334.00
1	800–850	815	276.00	276.00
1	850–900	865	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	456	417.00–420.00	419.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	543	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
21	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
13	500–550	512	345.00–367.50	361.63
7	550–600	568	344.00	344.00
1	600–650	645	297.50	297.50
11	650–700	680	307.50–310.00	309.78
2	700–750	710	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,045	157.00–167.00	161.69
3	—	1,075	141.00–150.00	146.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,391	157.00–165.00	162.27
1	—	1,410	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,288	157.00–170.00	162.54
3	—	1,282	174.00–182.00	178.28
8	—	1,218	137.00–155.00	147.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	212.00	212.00
4	—	1,798	190.00–195.00	191.65

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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