Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.38/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −60.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$321.38

43 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$49.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

vs TN average

−53.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	326.02	1,853	39
Medium and Large 2-3	570	276.15	1,574	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.87/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

321.38

—

TN average15 barns · 569 hd

321.98

−0.60

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−53.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−60.13

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	—	High	1,816	190.03	3,451	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	157.51	2,313	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	155.32	1,969	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	133.23	1,418	22

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	332.38/cwt	326.00–335.50	1,924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	315.49/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,871	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	290.94/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	281.74/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	299.91/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	223.68/cwt	217.50–230.00	2,047	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	553	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	352.44/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	324.30/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	172.71/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	159.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,359	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	171.26/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	159.56/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,010	13
Bulls	—	—	1,944	203.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	179.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,250	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	146.90/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,886	16
Bulls	—	—	1,738	188.14/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,270	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	156.63/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	138.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,479	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	126.25/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,348	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	148.17/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	276.15/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,989	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	249.69/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	335.34/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,254	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	282.20/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,871	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	306.15/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	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 Nov 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 539Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 107Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	464	392.50	392.50
15	500–550	529	376.00	376.00
18	550–600	579	326.00–335.50	332.38
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
10	650–700	661	297.00–310.00	306.15
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	855	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	466	352.00	352.00
12	500–550	543	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
14	350–400	374	327.50–337.50	335.34
4	450–500	451	322.50	322.50
6	500–550	535	322.50	322.50
20	550–600	593	315.00–317.50	315.49
25	650–700	663	275.00–290.00	282.20
4	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	915	217.50–230.00	223.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	477	287.50–312.50	299.91
4	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	276.15
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	477	275.00–350.00	324.30
1	500–550	540	302.50	302.50
3	550–600	557	272.50–300.00	290.94
2	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	445	402.50	402.50
11	500–550	523	332.50–360.00	352.44
9	550–600	592	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
19	650–700	656	280.00–283.00	281.74
8	700–750	719	240.00–252.50	249.69
1	850–900	885	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	171.00–174.00	172.71
13	—	1,483	155.00–165.00	159.04
7	—	1,414	138.00–153.00	148.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	168.00–181.00	171.26
13	—	1,260	155.00–166.00	159.56
16	—	1,284	140.00–153.00	146.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	153.00–159.00	156.63
5	—	1,066	135.00–144.00	138.74
14	—	1,068	116.00–131.00	126.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,944	200.00–210.00	203.83
5	—	1,813	175.00–180.00	179.24
8	—	1,738	183.00–195.00	188.14

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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