Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.10/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.41 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$354.10

64 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs TN average

−5.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	355.76	1,937	60
Medium and Large 2-3	522	329.26	1,719	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale64 hd

354.10

—

TN average17 barns · 1,060 hd

349.74

+4.37

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−5.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−27.41

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	—	Average	1,754	191.58	3,359	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	157.14	2,292	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	156.74	2,028	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	148.46	1,612	13

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 1-2	250–300	296	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	341.15/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	408.34/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	349.48/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	234.57/cwt	232.50–236.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	307.36/cwt	302.00–313.00	2,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	310.39/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,990	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,006	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	330.32/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,909	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,940	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	400.96/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,480	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	279.12/cwt	279.00–280.00	2,082	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.18/cwt	265.00–286.00	2,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	261.46/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	400.78/cwt	397.50–401.00	1,824	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	300.59/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,005	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,609	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	315	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	158.19/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	186.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,252	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	121.64/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,038	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	158.31/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,767	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	144.64/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,662	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	147.38/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	173.89/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	204.58/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	161.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,425	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	151.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,939	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	267.62/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	361.90/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,882	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	781	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	351.10/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	269.52/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	386.68/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,783	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	329.26/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	386.77/cwt	383.00–391.50	2,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	338.18/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	365.49/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,288	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,585	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	369.67/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,967	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	366.94/cwt	357.50–368.00	1,930	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	383.57/cwt	378.50–386.00	2,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 739Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 71Year ago 139

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00	450.00
8	250–300	296	470.00	470.00
9	450–500	478	407.50–415.00	408.34
13	500–550	532	360.00–372.50	369.67
5	550–600	572	350.00–376.00	365.49
14	600–650	625	330.00–345.00	341.15
15	700–750	720	335.00–351.00	349.48
5	750–800	764	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	872	290.00	290.00
5	900–950	904	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	398.00	398.00
11	550–600	581	383.00–391.50	386.77
9	600–650	619	378.50–386.00	383.57
24	700–750	713	362.50	362.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	781	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	690	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	461	386.00–390.00	386.68
2	500–550	513	373.00	373.00
11	600–650	600	336.00–340.00	338.18
19	700–750	724	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	415.00	415.00
6	300–350	300	422.50	422.50
17	350–400	369	380.00–410.00	400.96
1	400–450	410	392.50	392.50
5	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
39	500–550	526	357.50–368.00	366.94
19	550–600	586	331.00	331.00
26	600–650	641	308.00–321.00	310.39
11	650–700	671	302.00–313.00	307.36
2	700–750	718	252.50–270.00	261.46
4	750–800	780	265.00–286.00	270.18
5	850–900	871	232.50–236.00	234.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	522	290.00–342.50	329.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
32	450–500	455	397.50–401.00	400.78
20	500–550	520	359.00–365.00	361.90
25	550–600	578	327.50–331.00	330.32
8	600–650	626	315.00	315.00
27	650–700	667	285.00–305.00	300.59
16	700–750	746	279.00–280.00	279.12
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
5	900–950	931	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	330.00–365.00	351.10
6	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	537	312.50	312.50
2	550–600	563	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	630	240.00–300.00	269.52
6	650–700	674	262.50–272.50	267.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	156.00–166.00	158.19
4	—	1,339	170.00–179.00	173.89
14	—	1,281	145.00–155.00	151.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	111.00–130.00	121.64
7	—	1,116	154.00–163.00	158.31
4	—	1,149	141.00–150.00	144.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	140.00–152.00	147.38
1	—	1,400	173.00	173.00
9	—	1,498	155.00–167.00	161.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,745	180.00–195.00	186.38
2	—	1,775	204.00–205.00	204.58

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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