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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

644 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 407▲ 45 vs year ago 599 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 67▲ 77 vs year ago 77 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Quality fair with moderate demand.

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 $259.76/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −101.40 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$259.76

66 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

vs TN average

−39.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	264.72	1,481	55
Medium and Large 2-3	547	234.94	1,285	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $196 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

259.76

—

TN average16 barns · 1,149 hd

269.27

−9.52

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−39.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−101.40

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	—	High	1,640	155.97	2,559	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,274	139.61	1,778	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	138.66	2,025	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	114.68	1,192	27

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	936	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,296	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	319.84/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,506	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	289.33/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,380	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,631	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	265.28/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,398	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	316.25/cwt	315.50–317.00	1,755	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	294.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,680	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	261.05/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,519	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	280.54/cwt	271.00–282.75	1,708	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	261.42/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,749	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	250.80/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,796	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	242.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,847	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,975	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	343.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	962	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	952	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,085	15
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	393	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	933	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	256.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,127	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,301	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	288.28/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,366	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	256.46/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,218	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	265.47/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,383	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	228.17/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,225	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,450	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	264.22/cwt	259.00–270.50	1,546	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	242.65/cwt	240.50–256.00	1,526	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	225.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,483	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,709	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,605	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,104	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,326	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	282.90/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,185	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,429	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	269.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,243	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	246.05/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,272	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,488	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,564	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,422	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	225.34/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,521	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	219.38/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,619	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	143.43/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,064	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	159.58/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,724	11
Bulls	—	—	1,915	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	787	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	103.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	976	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	130.84/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,437	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	116.31/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,357	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,849	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	132.95/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,662	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	143.18/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,876	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	159.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,142	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	133.47/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,961	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	141.90/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,093	8

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 Feb 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 407Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 67Year ago 77

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Quality fair with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	297.50	297.50
3	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
15	400–450	440	240.00–260.00	256.21
13	450–500	475	255.00–275.00	256.46
8	500–550	537	220.00–233.00	228.17
3	550–600	573	253.00	253.00
4	750–800	783	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	330.00–350.00	343.70
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
15	350–400	371	292.50	292.50
5	400–450	447	291.00	291.00
43	450–500	474	282.50–292.00	288.28
22	500–550	521	260.00–266.00	265.47
33	550–600	585	259.00–270.50	264.22
17	600–650	629	240.50–256.00	242.65
13	650–700	659	220.00–226.00	225.03
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
10	750–800	756	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	324	400.00	400.00
20	450–500	471	315.00–329.00	319.84
29	500–550	521	313.00	313.00
16	550–600	571	290.00–305.00	294.30
21	600–650	609	271.00–282.75	280.54
35	650–700	669	255.00–268.00	261.42
11	700–750	716	250.00–253.00	250.80
5	750–800	763	240.00–245.00	242.03
2	850–900	855	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	555	315.50–317.00	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
8	450–500	477	250.00–295.00	289.33
4	500–550	527	222.50–280.00	265.28
5	550–600	582	240.00–275.00	261.05
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	738	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	348.00	348.00
20	450–500	455	314.00	314.00
9	500–550	524	284.00	284.00
17	550–600	589	265.50	265.50
10	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	738	216.00–221.00	219.38
2	900–950	910	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	302.50	302.50
13	400–450	419	281.00–286.00	282.90
6	450–500	462	250.00–275.00	269.11
16	500–550	517	236.00–265.00	246.05
4	550–600	590	241.00	241.00
8	650–700	675	215.00–236.00	225.34
2	700–750	703	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	118.00	118.00
24	—	1,310	139.00–148.00	143.18
20	—	1,250	121.00–138.00	132.95
5	—	1,205	150.00–160.00	153.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	946	100.00–110.00	103.16
5	—	1,167	112.00–120.00	116.31
10	—	1,098	127.00–136.00	130.84
2	—	900	85.00–90.00	87.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	154.00–165.00	159.47
8	—	1,475	139.00–147.00	141.90
13	—	1,469	121.00–139.00	133.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	179.00	179.00
11	—	1,707	155.00–167.00	159.58
5	—	1,439	131.00–147.00	143.43

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.