Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 6.00 to 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550lbs mostly steady, over 550lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Quality good with moderate demand; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a light test with pour quality; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.03/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −47.22 against this barn's trailing median of $403.25.

Average price

$356.03

67 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$36.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.51

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	367.59	1,904	46
Medium and Large 2-3	542	330.70	1,792	21

One grade step is worth $36.89/cwt here — about $112 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $327.80, median $403.25 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

356.03

—

TN average16 barns · 548 hd

338.52

+17.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.25

−47.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,977	188.29	3,722	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,283	158.56	2,034	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	157.82	2,442	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	142.60	1,598	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	344.37/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,300	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	322.16/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	327.59/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,152	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	431.49/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	309.22/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	344.84/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	367.59/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,904	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	345.89/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,017	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	363.57/cwt	352.50–374.00	1,716	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	415.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,839	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	357.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	374.50/cwt	367.50–378.00	2,007	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	465.58/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,718	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	292.76/cwt	291.00–299.00	2,084	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	323.07/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,951	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	412.41/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,608	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,638	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	388	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	154.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,355	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	182.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	134.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,451	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	149.71/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,735	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,957	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	174.71/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,341	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	179.54/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	163.27/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,147	2
Bulls	—	—	2,077	190.01/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,783	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	334.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	360.80/cwt	356.00–376.00	2,078	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	308.58/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	985	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,881	1

How this sale compares

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 Oct 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 526Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 109Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	369	460.00–475.00	465.58
22	400–450	443	400.00–420.00	415.08
46	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	367.59
25	600–650	604	312.50–325.00	323.07
10	650–700	664	302.50–310.00	309.22
14	700–750	712	291.00–299.00	292.76
11	750–800	772	291.00	291.00
2	950–1000	978	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	426	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	453	340.00	340.00
13	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	334.20
8	550–600	574	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	318	425.00–435.00	431.49
4	400–450	445	422.50–432.50	430.00
12	500–550	536	367.50–378.00	374.50
21	550–600	576	356.00–376.00	360.80
8	600–650	631	337.00–351.00	344.84
34	650–700	668	340.00–348.00	344.37
2	700–750	730	324.00	324.00
7	750–800	786	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	387.50	387.50
4	600–650	609	364.00	364.00
6	750–800	759	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	902	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	985	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	515	350.00–352.50	351.24
1	600–650	620	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	490.00	490.00
29	350–400	390	400.00–424.00	412.41
4	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
36	450–500	472	352.50–374.00	363.57
17	500–550	537	340.00–360.00	357.62
27	550–600	583	345.00–346.00	345.89
7	600–650	613	320.00–331.00	322.16
24	650–700	657	327.00–329.00	327.59
1	700–750	735	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	456	391.00	391.00
5	500–550	514	364.00	364.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	725	317.50	317.50
7	750–800	775	307.50–310.00	308.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	788	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,524	150.00–162.00	154.53
1	—	1,825	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,515	179.00–180.00	179.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	142.00	142.00
11	—	1,264	150.00–160.00	154.80
3	—	1,340	173.00–176.00	174.71
2	—	1,315	162.00–165.00	163.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,078	125.00–140.00	134.61
9	—	1,159	142.00–154.00	149.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,917	175.00–185.00	182.92
1	—	1,975	210.00	210.00
3	—	2,077	188.00–192.00	190.01

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.

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