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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 6

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 23Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 578▼ 492 vs year ago 1,076 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 93▼ 35 vs year ago 161 · −21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Labor Day.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.28/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −15.84 against this barn's trailing median of $412.12.

Average price

$396.28

86 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs TN average

−20.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	400.34	2,248	77
Small 1-2	500	362.50	1,813	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	361.47	2,050	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $199 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 sale86 hd

396.28

—

TN average14 barns · 428 hd

385.61

+10.67

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−20.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

412.12

−15.84

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $329.86, median $412.12 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	1,950	198.58	3,873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	171.28	2,561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	170.62	2,269	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	149.47	1,510	25

Every lot

59 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	236	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,192	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	489.06/cwt	482.00–495.00	1,565	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	358.79/cwt	328.00–425.00	1,148	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	438.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,779	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	425.33/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,982	16
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,135	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	405.34/cwt	404.00–409.00	2,104	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	361.47/cwt	305.00–371.00	2,050	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,375	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	389.47/cwt	387.00–392.00	2,298	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,125	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	355.98/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,382	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,601	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	748	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,132	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	327.85/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,583	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,646	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	995	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,895	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	367.13/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,593	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	391.57/cwt	382.50–392.00	1,844	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	368.71/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,943	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,078	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,090	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	344.22/cwt	339.00–345.50	2,010	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	318.00/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,911	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,156	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	321.64/cwt	318.00–324.00	2,132	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	302.57/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,191	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,381	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	275.81/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,193	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	400.85/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,840	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	367.56/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,933	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	317.88/cwt	307.50–321.00	1,831	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	331.22/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,020	29
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	318.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,103	22
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,169	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,395	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	789	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,548	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	182.89/cwt	178.00–188.00	3,393	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	198.13/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,699	3
Bulls	—	—	2,108	214.60/cwt	212.00–220.00	4,524	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	134.93/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,276	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	168.80/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,740	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	152.58/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,607	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	158.80/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,964	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	169.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,215	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	181.91/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,623	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	170.99/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,478	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	158.78/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,312	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	181.57/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,856	5

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 Sep 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 578Year ago 1,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 93Year ago 161

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Labor Day.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	178.00–188.00	182.89
4	—	2,108	212.00–220.00	214.60
3	—	1,867	194.00–203.00	198.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,307	164.00–174.00	169.44
7	—	1,237	152.00–161.00	158.80
9	—	1,442	176.00–188.00	181.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	128.00–141.00	134.93
5	—	1,031	164.00–173.00	168.80
11	—	1,053	146.00–159.00	152.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	166.00–174.00	170.99
4	—	1,456	156.00–162.00	158.78
5	—	1,573	176.00–185.00	181.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	376	400.00–405.00	401.26
7	400–450	434	355.00–369.00	367.13
59	500–550	527	360.00–371.00	368.71
20	550–600	584	339.00–345.50	344.22
6	600–650	601	310.00–322.00	318.00
16	650–700	663	318.00–324.00	321.64
6	750–800	795	275.00–280.00	275.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	575	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	471	382.50–392.00	391.57
3	500–550	537	387.00	387.00
10	550–600	579	361.00	361.00
5	600–650	623	346.00	346.00
5	700–750	724	301.00–305.00	302.57
3	750–800	787	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	328.00–425.00	358.79
8	550–600	567	305.00–371.00	361.47
2	600–650	648	328.00	328.00
5	700–750	748	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	505.00	505.00
9	300–350	320	482.00–495.00	489.06
17	400–450	406	430.00–440.00	438.11
16	450–500	466	422.50–430.00	425.33
15	500–550	519	404.00–409.00	405.34
36	550–600	590	387.00–392.00	389.47
27	650–700	669	350.00–362.00	355.98
5	750–800	788	320.00–333.00	327.85
3	850–900	855	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	945	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	512	417.00	417.00
13	550–600	582	408.00	408.00
2	700–750	743	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
13	550–600	576	307.50–321.00	317.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	459	400.00–401.00	400.85
26	500–550	526	365.00–368.00	367.56
29	600–650	610	331.00–332.00	331.22
22	650–700	661	310.00–320.00	318.18
5	700–750	716	303.00	303.00
9	750–800	759	315.50	315.50
1	800–850	840	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	323.00	323.00

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.