Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 16.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.20/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.32 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$342.20

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs TN average

−23.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	347.37	1,905	37
Medium and Large 2-3	513	328.83	1,687	8thin
Small 1-2	500	300.00	1,500	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $405 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 sale47 hd

342.20

—

TN average14 barns · 654 hd

342.07

+0.12

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−23.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−39.32

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	1,735	185.99	3,227	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	167.17	2,487	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	166.25	2,341	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	150.30	1,592	18

Every lot, as filed

65 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	550–600	580	372.92/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	368.45/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,761	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	344.56/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,353	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	331.78/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	326.11/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,989	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	325.74/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,173	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	359.78/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	326.87/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	353.31/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,141	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	333.31/cwt	327.50–337.00	2,390	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,863	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	412.69/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,663	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	11
Heifers	Small 2-3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	587	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,966	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	170.29/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,374	17
Bulls	—	—	1,691	179.63/cwt	165.00–187.00	3,038	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	135.18/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,388	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	180.58/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	157.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,683	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	158.46/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,309	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	183.71/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,813	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	195.63/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	178.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,701	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	167.59/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,510	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	154.00/cwt	146.00–161.00	2,102	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	511	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	373.61/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,423	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	341.01/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	376.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	367.89/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,965	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	274.67/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	364.66/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	328.83/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	328.33/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.58/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,927	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	352.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,906	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	343.32/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,978	12

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 616Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 89Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	307	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
16	450–500	475	392.50–410.00	405.58
17	500–550	534	362.50–372.50	367.89
7	550–600	580	370.00–375.00	372.92
36	600–650	606	345.00–356.00	353.31
13	650–700	683	341.00–348.00	344.56
24	700–750	717	327.50–337.00	333.31
11	750–800	755	316.00–328.00	326.87
2	850–900	873	307.00	307.00
1	900–950	930	252.50	252.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	332	345.00–377.50	364.66
3	450–500	492	352.50	352.50
3	550–600	565	322.50–340.00	328.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
29	400–450	403	400.00–417.50	412.69
35	450–500	478	352.50–372.50	368.45
20	500–550	541	350.00–352.50	352.26
12	550–600	576	342.50–352.50	343.32
16	600–650	610	318.00–329.00	326.11
17	650–700	667	320.00–327.50	325.74
5	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	754	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	928	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	337.50	337.50
7	600–650	602	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	357.50–380.00	373.61
8	500–550	513	312.50–332.50	328.83
2	600–650	613	310.00–312.50	311.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	405.00	405.00
10	450–500	464	415.00	415.00
22	500–550	530	352.50–362.50	359.78
11	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	600	327.50–335.00	331.78
11	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	763	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	825	302.50	302.50
2	850–900	878	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	432	375.00–380.00	376.60
7	500–550	535	305.00–347.50	341.01
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	669	272.50–277.50	274.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,394	164.00–176.00	170.29
8	—	1,531	179.00–189.00	183.71
17	—	1,365	146.00–161.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	121.00–143.00	135.18
2	—	1,163	177.00–185.00	180.58
8	—	1,066	152.00–165.00	157.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,457	155.00–161.00	158.46
5	—	1,512	175.00–185.00	178.61
9	—	1,498	162.00–171.00	167.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	165.00–187.00	179.63
2	—	1,900	191.00–200.00	195.63
2	—	1,768	205.00	205.00

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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