Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week with light receipts, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.72/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.79 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$332.72

123 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$55.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

vs TN average

−14.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	335.95	1,845	112
Medium and Large 2-3	539	304.33	1,640	9thin
Small 1-2	598	280.00	1,674	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.95/cwt here — about $171 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 sale123 hd

332.72

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

340.49

−7.77

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−14.78

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−48.79

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	—	Low	1,676	194.72	3,264	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	166.05	2,305	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	163.01	1,989	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	146.64	1,529	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	200–250	238	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	321.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	341.85/cwt	341.00–343.00	1,839	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,817	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,906	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,036	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	376.65/cwt	373.00–378.00	1,992	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	354.95/cwt	347.00–358.00	2,101	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	322.96/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,125	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	419.44/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,829	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	336.52/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,228	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	330.42/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,092	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,054	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	344.02/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,631	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	307.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,331	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,000	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	598	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	164.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,214	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	151.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,013	6
Bulls	—	—	1,491	174.29/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	212.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,499	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	155.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	152.58/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,874	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	175.90/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,151	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	140.90/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	177.96/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,618	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	165.46/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,000	10
Bulls	—	—	1,749	194.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,515	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,664	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	373.27/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,937	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	234.77/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	345.07/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	404.57/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	459.06/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	295.49/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	304.65/cwt	299.00–307.50	1,962	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,979	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	350.05/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,484	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 Aug 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 249Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 55Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	298	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
22	350–400	386	392.50	392.50
5	400–450	424	342.50–362.50	350.05
38	450–500	474	325.00–360.00	344.02
27	500–550	538	341.00–343.00	341.85
47	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	321.19
51	600–650	644	299.00–307.50	304.65
6	650–700	669	295.00–296.00	295.49
11	700–750	744	287.00	287.00
2	800–850	848	227.50	227.50
6	850–900	880	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
38	500–550	519	350.00	350.00
13	600–650	611	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	598	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	418	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	529	303.00	303.00
4	550–600	551	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
7	300–350	322	445.00–465.00	459.06
2	350–400	368	450.00	450.00
11	450–500	462	402.50–410.00	404.57
32	500–550	529	373.00–378.00	376.65
35	550–600	592	347.00–358.00	354.95
14	600–650	633	327.00–335.00	330.42
19	650–700	662	336.00–338.00	336.52
7	750–800	759	305.00–320.00	307.16
3	800–850	845	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	463	427.50	427.50
15	500–550	517	384.00	384.00
10	600–650	611	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	743	324.00	324.00
6	750–800	751	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	830	222.50–247.50	234.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
15	450–500	491	325.00–350.00	345.07
8	500–550	546	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	628	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	374	445.00	445.00
31	400–450	436	410.00–422.50	419.44
12	450–500	458	402.50	402.50
30	500–550	519	367.50–375.00	373.27
34	550–600	586	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	603	335.00	335.00
31	650–700	658	312.50–325.00	322.96
15	700–750	740	277.50	277.50
5	750–800	762	262.50	262.50
4	800–850	839	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	160.00–170.00	164.34
6	—	1,333	150.00–155.00	151.04
9	—	1,471	173.00–187.00	177.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	130.00–135.00	132.35
6	—	1,075	150.00–165.00	155.69
2	—	988	140.00–142.00	140.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	142.00–164.00	152.58
7	—	1,223	172.00–180.00	175.90
10	—	1,209	160.00–171.00	165.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	160.00–185.00	174.29
5	—	1,649	205.00–220.00	212.16
12	—	1,749	190.00–200.00	194.27

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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