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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 142▼ 631 vs year ago 811 · −77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 125 vs year ago 172 · −72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls no trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

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 $262.18/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −98.97 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$262.18

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs TN average

−35.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	266.39	1,445	33
Medium and Large 2-3	537	239.05	1,284	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $161 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 sale39 hd

262.18

—

TN average10 barns · 185 hd

261.08

+1.10

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−35.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−98.97

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	1,468	165.00	2,421	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	150.16	2,267	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	147.86	1,967	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	118.08	1,151	7thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	277.22/cwt	256.00–300.00	1,178	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,515	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	319.21/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,666	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	297.65/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,741	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	269.49/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,725	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,826	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,944	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,120	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	272.39/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,291	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	247.43/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,173	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	238.26/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,237	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,404	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,490	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	240.64/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,379	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	257.54/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,501	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	239.85/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,525	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	243.36/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,621	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,243	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,300	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	259.12/cwt	235.00–271.00	1,347	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,651	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,710	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,710	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,690	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	117.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,001	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	973	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	128.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,384	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,726	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	159.27/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,137	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	152.02/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,058	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	135.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,958	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	164.45/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,426	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	150.24/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,299	10

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 142Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 172

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	164.00–165.00	164.45
2	—	1,445	130.00–140.00	135.50
10	—	1,530	145.00–156.00	150.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	115.00–120.00	117.78
2	—	950	100.00–105.00	102.37
3	—	1,075	126.00–130.00	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	130.00–140.00	134.35
3	—	1,342	158.00–161.00	159.27
8	—	1,354	148.00–156.00	152.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,415	156.00	156.00

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	330	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	474	244.00–250.00	247.43
4	500–550	519	226.00–256.00	238.26
2	550–600	573	234.00–247.00	240.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	292.50	292.50
18	450–500	474	271.00–275.00	272.39
19	500–550	526	267.00	267.00
9	550–600	583	256.00–258.00	257.54
7	600–650	636	237.00–247.00	239.85
17	650–700	666	241.00–249.00	243.36
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	403	322.50	322.50
3	450–500	458	323.00	323.00
3	500–550	537	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	602	284.00	284.00
3	650–700	660	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	905	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	520	235.00–271.00	259.12
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	775	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	466	325.00	325.00
10	500–550	522	318.00–322.00	319.21
6	550–600	585	291.00–301.00	297.65
8	600–650	640	265.00–274.00	269.49
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	810	235.00–245.00	240.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	256.00–300.00	277.22
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00

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.