Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 12.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.84/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.67 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$349.84

77 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$38.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs TN average

−28.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	353.87	1,984	69
Medium and Large 2-3	543	315.06	1,710	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.81/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale77 hd

349.84

—

TN average14 barns · 675 hd

343.20

+6.65

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−28.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−31.67

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	1,826	178.85	3,267	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	155.73	2,386	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	148.91	1,921	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	129.80	1,368	23

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Small 1-2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,921	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	373.27/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,971	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	340.69/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,983	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	914	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	332.83/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,213	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	419.49/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	296.18/cwt	292.50–311.00	2,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	364.02/cwt	354.00–373.00	2,111	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	421.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	320.51/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	346.14/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	322.89/cwt	280.00–342.00	1,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,806	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	289.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	428.28/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	169.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	157.79/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,034	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	143.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,399	14
Bulls	—	—	1,854	186.59/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,459	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	158.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,387	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	147.05/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,256	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	143.60/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,832	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	174.73/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,490	3
Bulls	—	—	2,385	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	172.19/cwt	155.00–180.00	3,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	343.57/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	336.09/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,024	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	396.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,956	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	257.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,128	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	306.49/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,044	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,967	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	343.09/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,993	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	348.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,489	26

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 Dec 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 437Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 127Year ago 112

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 12.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	460	417.50	417.50
28	500–550	528	357.50–376.00	373.27
34	550–600	582	340.00–348.00	340.69
20	650–700	654	309.50	309.50
10	750–800	758	258.00	258.00
2	850–900	853	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	954	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	305.00	305.00
11	450–500	478	315.00–365.00	336.09
7	500–550	511	342.50–345.00	343.57
2	550–600	558	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	674	250.00–265.00	257.58
1	750–800	750	237.50	237.50
3	850–900	888	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	431.00	431.00
3	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	581	382.00	382.00
2	650–700	693	345.00	345.00
10	700–750	718	320.00–321.00	320.51
10	800–850	811	326.00	326.00
8	900–950	914	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	410.00–430.00	421.47
5	300–350	302	420.00	420.00
17	350–400	395	400.00–430.00	428.28
5	450–500	492	405.00–423.00	419.49
2	500–550	523	380.00	380.00
12	550–600	580	354.00–373.00	364.02
1	600–650	645	332.50	332.50
16	650–700	665	330.00–338.00	332.83
5	750–800	789	292.50–311.00	296.18
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	925	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	336.00	336.00
7	550–600	570	322.50–350.00	346.14
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	353	325.00–355.00	348.88
13	400–450	426	280.00–342.00	322.89
3	500–550	517	311.00	311.00
5	550–600	558	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	633	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	469	385.00	385.00
25	500–550	528	372.50	372.50
14	650–700	695	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	375.00–400.00	396.54
26	350–400	394	378.00	378.00
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
42	550–600	581	332.50–352.50	343.09
22	650–700	667	300.00–309.00	306.49
13	700–750	740	280.00–295.00	289.98
5	750–800	753	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	898	240.00	240.00
3	1100–1150	1,128	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	110.00–115.00	111.62
5	—	1,061	140.00–150.00	143.37
14	—	1,075	125.00–135.00	130.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	168.00–173.00	169.60
9	—	1,503	155.00–165.00	158.82
8	—	1,534	139.00–152.00	147.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	153.00–164.00	157.79
28	—	1,276	132.00–151.00	143.60
3	—	1,425	170.00–178.00	174.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,854	183.00–190.00	186.59
1	—	2,385	199.00	199.00
10	—	1,754	155.00–180.00	172.19

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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