Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder bulls under 650lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 650lbs 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.73/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −45.79 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$335.73

87 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$37.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs TN average

−24.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	337.45	1,874	83
Small 1-2	547	300.00	1,641	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $284 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 sale87 hd

335.73

—

TN average17 barns · 1,014 hd

354.43

−18.71

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−24.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−45.79

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	1,652	191.70	3,167	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	173.92	2,495	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	169.47	2,191	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	146.06	1,555	31

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	466.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	370.03/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	338.52/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,791	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	252.64/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,218	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,039	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	427.11/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	336.42/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	401.55/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,538	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	362.26/cwt	344.00–372.00	1,913	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	307.14/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,953	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	661	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,930	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	547	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	336.24/cwt	333.00–342.50	1,967	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	168.86/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,139	15
Bulls	—	—	1,493	182.07/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,718	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	151.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	134.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,406	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	170.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,806	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	180.87/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	179.55/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,530	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	214.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	195.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,602	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	171.45/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,165	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	159.15/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,990	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	300.71/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	291.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	305.60/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	364.53/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,677	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	332.25/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	298.44/cwt	296.00–301.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	377.34/cwt	365.00–384.50	2,223	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	3

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 542Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 74Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	441.00	441.00
4	500–550	524	402.50	402.50
7	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
18	700–750	725	365.00–372.00	370.03
7	750–800	750	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	440.00–475.00	466.13
5	300–350	308	451.00	451.00
11	350–400	377	436.00	436.00
8	450–500	462	422.50–430.00	427.11
12	500–550	531	384.00	384.00
19	550–600	589	365.00–384.50	377.34
6	650–700	666	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	711	327.00–350.00	336.42
6	750–800	797	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	465.00	465.00
5	250–300	284	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
23	350–400	383	380.00–407.50	401.55
4	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
37	450–500	460	340.00–366.00	364.53
44	500–550	529	325.00–352.00	338.52
39	550–600	585	333.00–342.50	336.24
22	600–650	636	305.00–315.00	307.14
2	650–700	693	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	805	269.00	269.00
5	850–900	878	251.00–255.00	252.64
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	489	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	679	322.00	322.00
6	700–750	727	296.00–301.00	298.44
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	450	422.50	422.50
46	500–550	528	344.00–372.00	362.26
28	550–600	582	342.00	342.00
12	650–700	651	326.00	326.00
7	700–750	712	300.00–301.00	300.71
6	750–800	764	300.00	300.00
8	850–900	861	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
2	800–850	808	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	547	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	661	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	529	300.00–350.00	332.25
9	550–600	580	275.00–305.00	291.94
5	600–650	614	302.50–310.00	305.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,267	163.00–172.00	168.86
5	—	1,409	175.00–188.00	179.55
4	—	1,243	155.00–161.00	159.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	145.00–160.00	151.99
15	—	1,043	125.00–140.00	134.83
4	—	1,060	165.00–174.00	170.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	179.00–183.00	180.87
2	—	1,263	168.00–174.00	171.45
1	—	1,470	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,493	170.00–185.00	182.07
2	—	1,743	210.00–220.00	214.65
5	—	1,838	190.00–200.00	195.99

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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