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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 27

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

526 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 616▲ 243 vs year ago 283 · +85.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 89▲ 38 vs year ago 71 · +53.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 16.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand throughout the sale.

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 $342.20/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −18.96 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$342.20

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs TN average

−23.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	347.37	1,905	37
Medium and Large 2-3	513	328.83	1,687	8thin
Small 1-2	500	300.00	1,500	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $405 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 sale47 hd

342.20

—

TN average14 barns · 654 hd

342.07

+0.12

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−23.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−18.96

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	1,735	185.99	3,227	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	167.17	2,487	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	166.25	2,341	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	150.30	1,592	18

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,550	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	364.66/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,211	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	405.58/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,927	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,734	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	367.89/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,965	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	328.33/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,855	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	372.92/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,163	7
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	587	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,966	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	353.31/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,141	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	344.56/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,353	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	333.31/cwt	327.50–337.00	2,390	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	326.87/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,468	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,680	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,348	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	4
Heifers	300–350	Small 2-3	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	8
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	373.61/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,423	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	412.69/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,663	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	368.45/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,761	35
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	511	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,725	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	328.83/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,687	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	352.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,906	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	343.32/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,978	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	602	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,851	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	326.11/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,989	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,908	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	618	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,055	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	325.74/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,173	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,036	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,339	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,863	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,685	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	376.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,627	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,926	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	359.78/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,907	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	341.01/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,824	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	331.78/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,991	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	274.67/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,838	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	11
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,258	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,496	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,217	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,691	179.63/cwt	165.00–187.00	3,038	9
Bulls	—	—	1,768	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	195.63/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,717	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	135.18/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,388	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	157.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,683	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	180.58/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,100	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	154.00/cwt	146.00–161.00	2,102	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	170.29/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,374	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	158.46/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,309	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	167.59/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,510	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	178.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,701	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,531	183.71/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,813	8

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 616Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 89Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	307	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
16	450–500	475	392.50–410.00	405.58
17	500–550	534	362.50–372.50	367.89
7	550–600	580	370.00–375.00	372.92
36	600–650	606	345.00–356.00	353.31
13	650–700	683	341.00–348.00	344.56
24	700–750	717	327.50–337.00	333.31
11	750–800	755	316.00–328.00	326.87
2	850–900	873	307.00	307.00
1	900–950	930	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	332	345.00–377.50	364.66
3	450–500	492	352.50	352.50
3	550–600	565	322.50–340.00	328.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
29	400–450	403	400.00–417.50	412.69
35	450–500	478	352.50–372.50	368.45
20	500–550	541	350.00–352.50	352.26
12	550–600	576	342.50–352.50	343.32
16	600–650	610	318.00–329.00	326.11
17	650–700	667	320.00–327.50	325.74
5	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	754	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	928	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	337.50	337.50
7	600–650	602	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	357.50–380.00	373.61
8	500–550	513	312.50–332.50	328.83
2	600–650	613	310.00–312.50	311.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	405.00	405.00
10	450–500	464	415.00	415.00
22	500–550	530	352.50–362.50	359.78
11	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	600	327.50–335.00	331.78
11	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	763	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	825	302.50	302.50
2	850–900	878	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	432	375.00–380.00	376.60
7	500–550	535	305.00–347.50	341.01
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	669	272.50–277.50	274.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,394	164.00–176.00	170.29
8	—	1,531	179.00–189.00	183.71
17	—	1,365	146.00–161.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	121.00–143.00	135.18
2	—	1,163	177.00–185.00	180.58
8	—	1,066	152.00–165.00	157.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,457	155.00–161.00	158.46
5	—	1,512	175.00–185.00	178.61
9	—	1,498	162.00–171.00	167.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	165.00–187.00	179.63
2	—	1,900	191.00–200.00	195.63
2	—	1,768	205.00	205.00

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.