Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 650lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 650lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.21/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.04 against this barn's trailing median of $403.25.

Average price

$347.21

44 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$90.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	371.80	1,904	32
Small 1-2	533	285.00	1,519	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	280.97	1,635	10thin

One grade step is worth $90.83/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $327.80, median $403.25 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 sale44 hd

347.21

—

TN average15 barns · 512 hd

353.88

−6.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.25

−56.04

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	1,663	190.12	3,162	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	163.75	2,447	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	160.84	2,133	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	146.71	1,559	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	346.59/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	365.13/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,661	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	219	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	361.33/cwt	356.00–375.00	2,096	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,808	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,993	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	404.73/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,530	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	320.18/cwt	317.50–321.00	1,943	52
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	6
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	163.12/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,499	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	153.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,473	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	177.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	190.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,518	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	127.47/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,249	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	160.88/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,865	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	154.13/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,967	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	148.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	175.10/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,327	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	166.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	212.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	643	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	371.80/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,904	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	410.95/cwt	407.00–412.50	1,878	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	309.83/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	280.97/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	345.89/cwt	332.00–351.00	2,304	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	420.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,499	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,107	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	327.25/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,080	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 Sep 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 584Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 126Year ago 134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	298	501.00	501.00
4	300–350	313	475.00	475.00
16	350–400	393	447.50	447.50
3	400–450	435	407.50	407.50
12	450–500	459	400.00–425.00	420.43
3	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
44	550–600	580	356.00–375.00	361.33
4	600–650	637	336.00–350.00	346.59
15	650–700	666	332.00–351.00	345.89
7	700–750	748	337.00	337.00
4	750–800	779	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	575	285.00–325.00	309.83
3	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
16	700–750	708	353.00	353.00
2	800–850	810	331.00	331.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	372.50	372.50
10	550–600	582	275.00–300.00	280.97
2	600–650	630	299.00	299.00
2	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
3	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	430.00	430.00
10	400–450	427	392.00	392.00
32	450–500	457	407.00–412.50	410.95
32	500–550	512	352.50–380.00	371.80
52	600–650	607	317.50–321.00	320.18
33	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
2	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
18	750–800	753	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	880	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	643	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
21	350–400	378	380.00–412.00	404.73
16	450–500	455	365.00–366.00	365.13
11	500–550	537	350.00	350.00
27	550–600	581	343.00	343.00
3	800–850	832	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	450–500	477	379.00	379.00
11	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
10	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	564	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	366	300.00–350.00	327.25
4	400–450	444	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	459	344.00	344.00
3	500–550	548	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	572	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	630	286.00	286.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,532	160.00–167.00	163.12
5	—	1,615	150.00–157.00	153.14
5	—	1,329	171.00–181.00	175.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	120.00–136.00	127.47
6	—	1,159	156.00–167.00	160.88
6	—	1,035	145.00–152.00	148.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	178.00	178.00
7	—	1,276	147.00–159.00	154.13
5	—	1,392	165.00–170.00	166.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	170.00–185.00	177.75
5	—	1,842	190.00–195.00	190.99
2	—	1,623	210.00–215.00	212.68

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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