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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 542▲ 138 vs year ago 440 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 74▼ 74 vs year ago 167 · −44.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder bulls under 650lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 650lbs 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $335.73/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −25.43 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$335.73

87 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$37.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs TN average

−24.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	337.45	1,874	83
Small 1-2	547	300.00	1,641	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $284 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 sale87 hd

335.73

—

TN average17 barns · 1,014 hd

354.43

−18.71

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−24.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−25.43

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	—	Low	1,652	191.70	3,167	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	173.92	2,495	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	169.47	2,191	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	146.06	1,555	31

Every lot

71 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	466.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,287	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,389	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,644	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,020	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	427.11/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,973	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,109	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,039	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	377.34/cwt	365.00–384.50	2,223	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	336.42/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,392	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	370.03/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,683	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,693	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,710	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,839	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,093	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,207	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,216	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	401.55/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,538	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	364.53/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,677	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,756	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	338.52/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,791	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	336.24/cwt	333.00–342.50	1,967	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	307.14/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,953	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,186	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	298.44/cwt	296.00–301.00	2,170	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,165	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	252.64/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,218	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,562	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,901	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	362.26/cwt	344.00–372.00	1,913	46
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	332.25/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,758	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	547	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,805	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	291.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,693	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,990	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	305.60/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,876	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,122	12
Bulls	650–700	Small 1-2	661	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,930	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	300.71/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,141	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,292	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,127	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	182.07/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,718	7
Bulls	—	—	1,743	214.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	195.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,602	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	134.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,406	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	170.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,806	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	151.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,661	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	159.15/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,978	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	171.45/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,165	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	168.86/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,139	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	179.55/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,530	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,323	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	180.87/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,780	3

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 Aug 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 542Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 74Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	441.00	441.00
4	500–550	524	402.50	402.50
7	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
18	700–750	725	365.00–372.00	370.03
7	750–800	750	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	440.00–475.00	466.13
5	300–350	308	451.00	451.00
11	350–400	377	436.00	436.00
8	450–500	462	422.50–430.00	427.11
12	500–550	531	384.00	384.00
19	550–600	589	365.00–384.50	377.34
6	650–700	666	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	711	327.00–350.00	336.42
6	750–800	797	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	530	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	465.00	465.00
5	250–300	284	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
23	350–400	383	380.00–407.50	401.55
4	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
37	450–500	460	340.00–366.00	364.53
44	500–550	529	325.00–352.00	338.52
39	550–600	585	333.00–342.50	336.24
22	600–650	636	305.00–315.00	307.14
2	650–700	693	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	805	269.00	269.00
5	850–900	878	251.00–255.00	252.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	489	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	679	322.00	322.00
6	700–750	727	296.00–301.00	298.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	450	422.50	422.50
46	500–550	528	344.00–372.00	362.26
28	550–600	582	342.00	342.00
12	650–700	651	326.00	326.00
7	700–750	712	300.00–301.00	300.71
6	750–800	764	300.00	300.00
8	850–900	861	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
2	800–850	808	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	547	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	661	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	529	300.00–350.00	332.25
9	550–600	580	275.00–305.00	291.94
5	600–650	614	302.50–310.00	305.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,267	163.00–172.00	168.86
5	—	1,409	175.00–188.00	179.55
4	—	1,243	155.00–161.00	159.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	145.00–160.00	151.99
15	—	1,043	125.00–140.00	134.83
4	—	1,060	165.00–174.00	170.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	179.00–183.00	180.87
2	—	1,263	168.00–174.00	171.45
1	—	1,470	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,493	170.00–185.00	182.07
2	—	1,743	210.00–220.00	214.65
5	—	1,838	190.00–200.00	195.99

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.