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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-22

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 441▼ 146 vs year ago 737 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 84▼ 140 vs year ago 233 · −60.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with good quality and steady demand; Slaughter Cows/Bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $302.02/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −59.14 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$302.02

79 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$56.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

vs TN average

−12.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	309.46	1,708	62
Medium and Large 2-3	542	279.65	1,516	14thin
Small 1-2	516	252.50	1,303	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.96/cwt here — about $405 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale79 hd

302.02

—

TN average14 barns · 701 hd

295.38

+6.63

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−12.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−59.14

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	1,741	174.64	3,041	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	145.81	2,120	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	145.25	1,765	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	119.78	1,306	16

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,081	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,272	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,050	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,630	3
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	449	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,347	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	391.20/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,878	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	312.61/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,619	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	351.30/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,865	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	347.48/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,991	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	311.33/cwt	304.00–322.50	1,799	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	292.84/cwt	292.50–293.00	1,836	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	315.20/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,109	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	295.32/cwt	292.00–297.50	2,117	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,119	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,128	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	241.51/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,118	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	346.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,410	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,462	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	348.31/cwt	348.00–349.00	1,599	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	295.46/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,403	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	335.59/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,718	25
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	516	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,303	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,481	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	291.81/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,690	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,602	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,781	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,723	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	264.15/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,767	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,852	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,695	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,068	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	400.22/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,549	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	310.06/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,290	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,616	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	482	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,591	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	328.93/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,628	9
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	342.51/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,781	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	1,951	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	301.61/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,945	24
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	258.89/cwt	256.00–260.50	1,965	14
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	157.72/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	173.81/cwt	169.00–180.00	3,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,699	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	103.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,094	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	118.60/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,270	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	134.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,523	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	146.23/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,758	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	155.70/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,900	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	137.59/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,698	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	154.91/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,049	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	146.47/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,133	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	139.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,110	6

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 Mar 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 441Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 84Year ago 233

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with good quality and steady demand; Slaughter Cows/Bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	302.50–315.00	310.06
9	450–500	495	300.00–332.50	328.93
3	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	640	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	387	385.00–410.00	400.22
4	400–450	449	360.00	360.00
11	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
30	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	342.51
16	550–600	592	329.50	329.50
24	600–650	645	291.00–308.00	301.61
14	750–800	759	256.00–260.50	258.89
4	850–900	860	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	579	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
7	400–450	407	340.00–355.00	346.42
40	450–500	459	348.00–349.00	348.31
25	500–550	512	325.00–337.00	335.59
37	550–600	579	290.00–295.00	291.81
5	600–650	637	270.50	270.50
31	650–700	669	255.00–270.00	264.15
3	700–750	738	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	443	330.00	330.00
20	450–500	475	282.00–300.00	295.46
10	500–550	527	281.00	281.00
4	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	276.27
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	823	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
11	600–650	610	292.00	292.00
4	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
8	800–850	824	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	390.00	390.00
18	450–500	480	390.00–392.50	391.20
16	500–550	535	377.50	377.50
34	700–750	717	292.00–297.50	295.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–335.00	312.61
5	550–600	578	304.00–322.50	311.33
3	600–650	627	292.50–293.00	292.84
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	314	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	531	345.00–352.50	351.30
13	550–600	573	342.50–350.00	347.48
24	650–700	669	313.00–317.00	315.20
1	750–800	765	277.00	277.00
2	800–850	800	266.00	266.00
4	850–900	877	241.00–242.00	241.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	133.00–140.00	137.59
4	—	1,220	153.00–159.00	155.70
12	—	1,202	143.00–151.00	146.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	116.00–124.00	118.60
5	—	1,060	100.00–110.00	103.22
6	—	1,132	131.00–138.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	154.00–157.00	154.91
16	—	1,456	143.00–152.00	146.47
6	—	1,513	135.00–142.00	139.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	169.00–180.00	173.81
2	—	1,308	154.00–161.00	157.72
3	—	1,978	186.00–188.00	187.02

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.