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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← May 10May 17May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 517▼ 140 vs year ago 667 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 152▼ 2 vs year ago 131 · −1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 550lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $326.20/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −34.95 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$326.20

74 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs TN average

−13.68 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	331.90	1,784	58
Medium and Large 2-3	541	305.54	1,652	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $132 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 sale74 hd

326.20

—

TN average13 barns · 503 hd

321.38

+4.82

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−13.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−34.95

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	1,717	178.00	3,057	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	157.06	1,968	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	153.17	2,131	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	132.05	1,352	37

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	415.32/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,354	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,330	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	386.22/cwt	386.00–389.00	1,800	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	1,936	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	379.35/cwt	378.00–382.00	2,003	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	344.01/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,837	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,101	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	356.35/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,124	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,194	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	334.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,137	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	338.85/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,297	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	287.76/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,247	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,168	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,136	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,328	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	369	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,317	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	332.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,246	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,285	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	348.47/cwt	348.00–351.00	1,620	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	310.43/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,471	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	335.91/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,740	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	313.89/cwt	298.00–321.00	1,651	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	291.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,648	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	321.38/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,893	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,748	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,883	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	278.69/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,892	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	260.39/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,862	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,128	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,959	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	391.57/cwt	372.50–396.00	1,437	22
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,684	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	311.49/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,610	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,928	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,963	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,617	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	289.47/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,844	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,824	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,782	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,055	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,048	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	159.65/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,307	4
Bulls	—	—	1,789	179.82/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,217	9
Bulls	—	—	1,940	206.51/cwt	195.00–219.00	4,006	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	107.77/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,004	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	145.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,485	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	131.09/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,397	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	141.35/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,733	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	156.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,965	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	170.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,155	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,044	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	169.27/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,471	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	141.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,084	4

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 May 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 517Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 152Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	326	400.00–417.50	415.32
14	450–500	466	386.00–389.00	386.22
12	500–550	528	378.00–382.00	379.35
10	550–600	596	355.00–369.00	356.35
19	600–650	639	330.00–340.00	334.47
11	650–700	678	330.00–342.00	338.85
7	750–800	781	282.00–290.00	287.76
1	800–850	815	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	393.50	393.50
15	500–550	538	390.50	390.50
7	600–650	606	362.00	362.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	534	320.00–360.00	344.01
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	517	275.00–325.00	311.49
2	600–650	628	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	372.50–396.00	391.57
14	400–450	449	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
20	500–550	521	370.00	370.00
11	550–600	593	331.00	331.00
9	600–650	637	288.00–295.00	289.47
7	650–700	656	278.00	278.00
7	750–800	764	269.00	269.00
6	850–900	868	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	287.00	287.00
4	800–850	846	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	354	375.00	375.00
43	450–500	465	348.00–351.00	348.47
42	500–550	518	333.00–345.00	335.91
16	550–600	589	321.00–323.00	321.38
3	600–650	638	274.00	274.00
9	650–700	679	272.00–283.00	278.69
5	700–750	715	260.00–262.00	260.39
11	800–850	848	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	325.00–355.00	332.40
3	400–450	418	307.50	307.50
16	450–500	474	307.00–320.00	310.43
10	500–550	526	298.00–321.00	313.89
6	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	291.62
1	600–650	635	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	369	357.00	357.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	195.00–219.00	206.51
9	—	1,789	175.00–184.00	179.82
4	—	1,445	145.00–165.00	159.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	135.00–145.00	141.69
6	—	1,315	150.00–160.00	155.46
2	—	1,460	163.00–175.00	169.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	932	100.00–121.00	107.77
16	—	1,066	125.00–139.00	131.09
14	—	1,022	140.00–154.00	145.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	125.00–149.00	141.35
12	—	1,264	165.00–179.00	170.53
23	—	1,258	150.00–164.00	156.17

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.