Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.28/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −41.68 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$396.28

86 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs TN average

−20.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	400.34	2,248	77
Small 1-2	500	362.50	1,813	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	361.47	2,050	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $199 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $374.58, median $437.96 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 sale86 hd

396.28

—

TN average14 barns · 428 hd

385.61

+10.67

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−20.25

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

−41.68

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	1,950	198.58	3,873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	171.28	2,561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	170.62	2,269	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	149.47	1,510	25

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	—	—	1,855	182.89/cwt	178.00–188.00	3,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	169.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,215	16
Bulls	—	—	2,108	214.60/cwt	212.00–220.00	4,524	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	134.93/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,276	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	168.80/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,740	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	152.58/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,607	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	170.99/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	748	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	317.88/cwt	307.50–321.00	1,831	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	367.56/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,933	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	318.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,103	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,395	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	995	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	789	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	355.98/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,382	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	405.34/cwt	404.00–409.00	2,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	318.00/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	425.33/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	438.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	344.22/cwt	339.00–345.50	2,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	327.85/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	302.57/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,375	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	275.81/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	368.71/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,943	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	391.57/cwt	382.50–392.00	1,844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,156	5
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	358.79/cwt	328.00–425.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	361.47/cwt	305.00–371.00	2,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	158.78/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,312	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	181.57/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	158.80/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,964	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	181.91/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,623	9
Bulls	—	—	1,867	198.13/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,135	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	367.13/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	389.47/cwt	387.00–392.00	2,298	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	321.64/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,132	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	489.06/cwt	482.00–495.00	1,565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	400.85/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,840	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	331.22/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,020	29

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 Sep 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 578Year ago 1,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 93Year ago 161

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Labor Day.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	178.00–188.00	182.89
4	—	2,108	212.00–220.00	214.60
3	—	1,867	194.00–203.00	198.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,307	164.00–174.00	169.44
7	—	1,237	152.00–161.00	158.80
9	—	1,442	176.00–188.00	181.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	128.00–141.00	134.93
5	—	1,031	164.00–173.00	168.80
11	—	1,053	146.00–159.00	152.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	166.00–174.00	170.99
4	—	1,456	156.00–162.00	158.78
5	—	1,573	176.00–185.00	181.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	376	400.00–405.00	401.26
7	400–450	434	355.00–369.00	367.13
59	500–550	527	360.00–371.00	368.71
20	550–600	584	339.00–345.50	344.22
6	600–650	601	310.00–322.00	318.00
16	650–700	663	318.00–324.00	321.64
6	750–800	795	275.00–280.00	275.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	471	382.50–392.00	391.57
3	500–550	537	387.00	387.00
10	550–600	579	361.00	361.00
5	600–650	623	346.00	346.00
5	700–750	724	301.00–305.00	302.57
3	750–800	787	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	328.00–425.00	358.79
8	550–600	567	305.00–371.00	361.47
2	600–650	648	328.00	328.00
5	700–750	748	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	505.00	505.00
9	300–350	320	482.00–495.00	489.06
17	400–450	406	430.00–440.00	438.11
16	450–500	466	422.50–430.00	425.33
15	500–550	519	404.00–409.00	405.34
36	550–600	590	387.00–392.00	389.47
27	650–700	669	350.00–362.00	355.98
5	750–800	788	320.00–333.00	327.85
3	850–900	855	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	945	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	512	417.00	417.00
13	550–600	582	408.00	408.00
2	700–750	743	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
13	550–600	576	307.50–321.00	317.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	459	400.00–401.00	400.85
26	500–550	526	365.00–368.00	367.56
29	600–650	610	331.00–332.00	331.22
22	650–700	661	310.00–320.00	318.18
5	700–750	716	303.00	303.00
9	750–800	759	315.50	315.50
1	800–850	840	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	323.00	323.00

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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