Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 11.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.03/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −69.48 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$312.03

35 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$48.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

vs TN average

−53.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	320.35	1,751	29
Medium and Large 2-3	577	271.84	1,569	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.51/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

312.03

—

TN average15 barns · 693 hd

325.12

−13.09

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−53.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−69.48

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	1,893	180.49	3,418	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	154.16	2,034	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	153.76	2,431	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	122.92	1,236	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	291.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,834	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	301.63/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,574	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	271.88/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	277.20/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	881	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	246.06/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,900	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	152.95/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,094	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	160.46/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	103.71/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,025	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	149.31/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	125.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,299	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	165.48/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	169.60/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,941	184.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,576	4
Bulls	—	—	2,068	202.18/cwt	200.00–205.00	4,181	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	138.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,147	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	140.22/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	337.67/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	321.93/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,677	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	271.84/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	300.42/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,763	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	256.30/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	288.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,978	4

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 323Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 102Year ago 118

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 11.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
9	350–400	363	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	418	370.00	370.00
18	450–500	463	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	587	297.50–302.50	300.42
12	600–650	629	285.00–300.00	291.55
10	650–700	685	277.00–277.50	277.20
4	700–750	719	250.00–275.00	256.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	516	337.50–340.00	337.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	419	320.00–330.00	325.07
6	550–600	577	260.00–277.50	271.84
3	600–650	612	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	529	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	800	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	320.00	320.00
22	500–550	521	310.00–322.50	321.93
4	650–700	685	285.00–300.00	288.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	422.50	422.50
11	400–450	443	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	452	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	529	345.00	345.00
8	600–650	601	285.00	285.00
16	650–700	661	270.00–272.50	271.88
7	750–800	772	245.00–247.50	246.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	488	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	517	300.00–315.00	307.32
12	550–600	584	270.00–310.00	301.63
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	148.00–158.00	152.95
4	—	1,361	165.00–173.00	169.60
4	—	1,216	136.00–144.00	140.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	95.00–110.00	103.71
4	—	1,000	146.00–152.00	149.31
4	—	1,036	120.00–128.00	125.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	164.00–168.00	165.48
3	—	1,630	156.00–160.00	157.96
4	—	1,546	135.00–142.00	138.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	150.00–168.00	160.46
4	—	1,941	180.00–187.00	184.26
3	—	2,068	200.00–205.00	202.18

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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