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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 13

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 437▼ 1 vs year ago 585 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 127▲ 30 vs year ago 112 · +26.8%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.84/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −11.31 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median32 sales

361.15

−11.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $361.15 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	421.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,146	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,268	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,126	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	428.28/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,692	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,008	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	419.49/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,064	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,987	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	346.14/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,973	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	364.02/cwt	354.00–373.00	2,111	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,219	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	332.83/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,213	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	320.51/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,301	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	296.18/cwt	292.50–311.00	2,337	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,644	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	914	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,815	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	396.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,289	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	348.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,232	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,489	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	322.89/cwt	280.00–342.00	1,376	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,806	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,608	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,967	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	343.09/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,993	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	306.49/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,044	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,217	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	289.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,146	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,146	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,155	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,482	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,229	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,921	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	336.09/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,607	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	343.57/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,756	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	373.27/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,971	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,800	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	340.69/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,983	34
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,024	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	674	257.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,736	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,781	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,956	10
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,919	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	888	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,705	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,108	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,754	172.19/cwt	155.00–180.00	3,020	10
Bulls	—	—	1,854	186.59/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,459	6
Bulls	—	—	2,385	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,746	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,084	4
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
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	143.60/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,832	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	157.79/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,034	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	174.73/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,490	3
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	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	169.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,739	3

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.