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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 679▼ 99 vs year ago 539 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 132▼ 38 vs year ago 141 · −27.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady with 500-600lbs calves being 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality good with strong 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 $308.96/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −52.20 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$308.96

69 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$33.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs TN average

−7.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	320.06	1,722	46
Medium and Large 2-3	547	286.75	1,567	23

One grade step is worth $33.31/cwt here — about $155 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 sale69 hd

308.96

—

TN average14 barns · 424 hd

301.96

+6.99

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−7.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−52.20

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	1,728	174.29	3,011	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,279	146.12	1,869	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	144.30	1,727	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	122.70	1,282	24

Every lot

65 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	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,308	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,784	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	384.40/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,714	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	365.08/cwt	363.00–367.50	1,913	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	387.73/cwt	387.50–388.00	2,136	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	342.81/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,927	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,681	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,164	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,752	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,142	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	272.52/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,957	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,793	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	281	319.75/cwt	312.50–325.00	898	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,124	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	333.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,091	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	344.39/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,288	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	277.60/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,169	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	331.71/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,513	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	299.56/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,447	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,656	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,711	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	282.97/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,491	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	290.88/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,652	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	313.04/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,791	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	277.04/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,765	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,843	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,738	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,872	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,817	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	331.24/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,252	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	288.00/cwt	270.00–332.50	1,166	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	309.18/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,462	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,854	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,629	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	256.64/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,417	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,074	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,764	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	262.52/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,714	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	266.66/cwt	262.50–267.50	2,016	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	176.16/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,118	11
Bulls	—	—	1,785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	103.68/cwt	95.00–107.00	981	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	139.85/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,502	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	122.17/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,319	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	134.60/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,556	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	145.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,720	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	150.46/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,918	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	156.29/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,005	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	140.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,452	1

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 Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 679Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 132Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	362.50	362.50
11	350–400	374	342.50–352.50	344.39
37	450–500	456	327.00–337.50	331.71
18	500–550	516	321.00	321.00
18	550–600	572	304.00–315.00	313.04
11	600–650	637	272.50–277.50	277.04
5	650–700	663	278.00	278.00
3	700–750	735	236.50	236.50
5	750–800	758	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	855	212.50	212.50
3	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	312.50–325.00	319.75
3	300–350	327	330.00–340.00	333.52
3	350–400	383	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	421	240.00–285.00	277.60
5	450–500	483	295.00–302.50	299.56
12	500–550	527	250.00–300.00	282.97
11	550–600	568	285.00–297.50	290.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	620	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	763	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	323	405.00	405.00
15	400–450	446	375.00–385.00	384.40
9	500–550	524	363.00–367.50	365.08
10	550–600	562	322.50–355.00	342.81
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	661	324.00	324.00
6	700–750	718	267.50–275.00	272.52
2	800–850	800	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	401.00	401.00
13	550–600	551	387.50–388.00	387.73
8	600–650	608	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
17	450–500	463	360.00	360.00
16	500–550	518	358.00	358.00
8	550–600	581	357.00	357.00
4	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
6	750–800	756	262.50–267.50	266.66
1	900–950	900	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	315.00–360.00	331.24
7	400–450	405	270.00–332.50	288.00
8	450–500	473	270.00–315.00	309.18
4	500–550	536	304.00	304.00
3	550–600	552	250.00–270.00	256.64
2	600–650	603	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	653	257.50–267.50	262.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	138.00–142.00	140.33
4	—	1,275	149.00–153.00	150.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	135.00–148.00	139.85
11	—	1,080	115.00–130.00	122.17
6	—	946	95.00–107.00	103.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,181	140.00–152.00	145.67
1	—	1,320	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,283	154.00–160.00	156.29
7	—	1,156	129.00–139.00	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,770	170.00–182.00	176.16
2	—	1,465	155.00–160.00	157.66
1	—	1,785	187.00	187.00

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.