Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.37/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −50.14 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$331.37

55 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.79

vs TN average

−66.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	334.22	1,848	51
Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00	1,534	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $314 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $322.76, median $381.51 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 sale55 hd

331.37

—

TN average17 barns · 1,106 hd

363.16

−31.79

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−66.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−50.14

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	1,564	179.03	2,801	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	159.48	2,313	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	159.13	1,997	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	140.77	1,519	34

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	305.30/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	351.98/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,034	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	426.39/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	344.00/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	379.09/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,448	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	377.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	342.71/cwt	335.00–343.50	2,289	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	331.96/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,763	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	244	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	345.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	398.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	703	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	148.03/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,775	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	174.45/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,482	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	162.38/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,996	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	152.55/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,125	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	162.97/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	145.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,550	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,361	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	157.40/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,757	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	174.43/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,805	11
Bulls	—	—	1,496	186.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	292.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,126	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,997	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	349.61/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,615	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	293.66/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	301.36/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	297	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	376.23/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	321.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,570	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	268.45/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	321.00/cwt	311.00–323.00	2,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	304.83/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	337.46/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,971	21

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 681Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 158Year ago 127

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	244	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	309	390.00–400.00	398.54
11	350–400	382	375.00–380.00	379.09
48	450–500	462	343.00–355.00	349.61
30	500–550	531	325.00–346.00	331.96
21	550–600	584	320.00–343.00	337.46
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
13	650–700	665	299.00–310.00	305.30
11	700–750	726	290.00–295.00	292.79
5	850–900	862	265.00	265.00
3	900–950	920	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	783	303.50	303.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	438	300.00–312.50	304.83
11	450–500	488	310.00–330.00	321.65
4	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
10	600–650	621	280.00–307.00	301.36
2	650–700	653	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	455.00	455.00
7	300–350	303	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	451	420.00–428.00	426.39
7	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.52
25	550–600	578	346.00–360.00	351.98
6	600–650	645	340.00–348.00	344.00
22	650–700	668	335.00–343.50	342.71
6	750–800	760	311.00–323.00	321.00
5	900–950	945	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	613	351.00	351.00
8	750–800	777	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	425.00	425.00
6	300–350	336	325.00–400.00	376.23
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	505	285.00–302.50	293.66
3	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	420.00	420.00
12	400–450	434	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	456	375.00–380.00	377.35
7	500–550	519	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	586	337.50	337.50
20	600–650	639	312.50	312.50
5	650–700	653	295.00	295.00
7	700–750	736	303.00	303.00
1	750–800	770	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	838	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	873	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
9	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	340.21
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	515	235.00–300.00	268.45
1	550–600	588	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	643	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,199	139.00–155.00	148.03
9	—	1,423	170.00–181.00	174.45
19	—	1,229	157.00–169.00	162.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	143.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	1,450	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,496	157.00–166.00	162.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	139.00–150.00	145.29
14	—	1,068	120.00–135.00	127.40
8	—	1,116	152.00–164.00	157.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,608	165.00–180.00	174.43
7	—	1,496	185.00–190.00	186.25

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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