Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 550lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 450lbs unevenly steady, over 450lbs steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower with Lean Cows being 5.00 higher on a light test; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.82/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −45.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$335.82

66 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$36.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs TN average

−14.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	336.37	1,887	65
Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $312 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 sale66 hd

335.82

—

TN average16 barns · 1,072 hd

339.81

−3.99

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−14.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−45.69

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	1,701	196.36	3,340	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	163.05	2,025	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	162.98	2,360	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	146.88	1,569	51

Every lot, as filed

72 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	450–500	464	410.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,459	15
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	850–900	895	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	384.29/cwt	371.00–390.00	2,037	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	332.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	327.87/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,908	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	398.19/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,266	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	310.14/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,004	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	373.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,926	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,029	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	280.00/cwt	279.00–282.00	2,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	270.70/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	320.49/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	254.03/cwt	252.00–256.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	1
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	441.20/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,796	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	274.49/cwt	274.00–276.00	2,108	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	161.17/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,720	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	147.90/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,608	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	133.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,408	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	150.53/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,046	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	175.53/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,617	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	162.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,410	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	175.42/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,037	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	166.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,104	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	150.96/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,895	12
Bulls	—	—	1,693	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	216.56/cwt	215.00–218.00	3,471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	196.09/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,373	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	352.46/cwt	351.00–353.00	1,854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	312.14/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	356.92/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,184	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	304.56/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,068	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	458	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	293.34/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	375.32/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	295.19/cwt	291.00–307.50	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	358.61/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,639	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	353.09/cwt	347.00–366.00	2,048	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	354.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,003	6

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 826Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 108Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	299	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	464	400.00–425.00	410.84
18	500–550	530	371.00–390.00	384.29
12	550–600	580	347.00–366.00	353.09
8	600–650	634	330.00–340.00	332.42
16	650–700	653	338.00	338.00
10	700–750	722	320.00–321.00	320.49
5	750–800	767	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	895	272.50	272.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	371.00	371.00
16	600–650	612	355.00–361.00	356.92
9	650–700	655	350.00–360.00	354.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	618	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	322.50	322.50
4	700–750	714	291.00–307.50	295.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	298	385.00	385.00
18	300–350	318	370.00–400.00	398.19
15	350–400	379	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	481	347.50	347.50
6	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
34	550–600	582	326.00–329.00	327.87
17	600–650	646	310.00–312.50	310.14
8	650–700	677	301.00	301.00
12	700–750	737	279.00–282.00	280.00
10	750–800	763	270.00–272.00	270.70
2	800–850	823	252.00–256.00	254.03
2	1000–1050	1,033	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	457	355.00–359.00	358.61
19	500–550	526	351.00–353.00	352.46
6	550–600	598	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	615	322.00	322.00
7	650–700	664	311.00–315.00	312.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	616	285.00–305.00	293.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	422.50	422.50
30	400–450	407	430.00–442.50	441.20
30	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
31	500–550	516	360.00–375.00	373.35
2	550–600	573	349.00	349.00
27	600–650	604	335.00–337.50	335.97
17	650–700	679	297.50–305.00	304.56
16	750–800	768	274.00–276.00	274.49
3	1000–1050	1,018	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	325.00–400.00	375.32
8	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	282.50	282.50
3	650–700	682	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,067	157.00–169.00	161.17
18	—	1,087	142.00–155.00	147.90
18	—	1,051	125.00–140.00	133.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	148.00–154.00	150.53
4	—	1,491	172.00–179.00	175.53
6	—	1,479	158.00–168.00	162.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	172.00–178.00	175.42
18	—	1,265	160.00–170.00	166.30
12	—	1,255	145.00–156.00	150.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	175.00–180.00	177.62
2	—	1,603	215.00–218.00	216.56
11	—	1,720	190.00–204.00	196.09

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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