Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 20.00 to 25.00 higher with strong demand; Feeder Bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.99/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.53 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$348.99

73 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.30

vs TN average

−14.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	354.12	1,922	64
Medium and Large 2-3	551	312.50	1,722	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale73 hd

348.99

—

TN average16 barns · 764 hd

327.69

+21.30

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−14.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−32.53

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	1,703	175.74	2,993	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	151.14	2,170	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	148.32	1,860	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	117.44	1,170	25

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	280.06/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	339.08/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	303.26/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	377.29/cwt	366.00–379.00	1,962	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	327.65/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,349	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	283.02/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	346.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	356.39/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,917	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	341.16/cwt	338.00–342.50	1,951	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	1,901	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	287.96/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	159.31/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,321	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	149.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,141	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,432	157.99/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	105.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,020	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	448	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,906	189.05/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	138.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,795	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	168.00/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,194	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	121.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,224	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	151.33/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,799	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	322.79/cwt	310.00–325.50	2,140	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	331.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	245.61/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	315.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	336.29/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	366.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	270.33/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	310.42/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	348.35/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	370.97/cwt	366.00–372.50	1,870	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	313.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	308.82/cwt	308.50–310.00	2,020	28

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 297Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 80Year ago 149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	373	367.50	367.50
19	450–500	468	368.00	368.00
29	500–550	538	337.50–360.00	356.39
22	550–600	572	338.00–342.50	341.16
6	600–650	618	301.00–315.00	303.26
8	650–700	684	270.00–295.00	280.06
3	750–800	750	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	504	366.00–372.50	370.97
28	650–700	654	308.50–310.00	308.82
5	700–750	706	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	320.00–350.00	331.31
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	456	310.00–320.00	315.71
9	550–600	551	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	350.00–375.00	366.49
2	500–550	518	325.00–352.50	339.08
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	610	250.00–290.00	270.33
2	700–750	723	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	325	412.50	412.50
11	450–500	473	399.00	399.00
22	500–550	520	366.00–379.00	377.29
18	550–600	586	340.00–350.00	346.95
3	600–650	637	330.00	330.00
17	650–700	663	310.00–325.50	322.79
8	700–750	730	310.00–320.00	313.13
3	750–800	770	309.00	309.00
2	800–850	803	275.00–291.00	283.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
7	650–700	661	337.00	337.00
17	700–750	717	327.00–328.00	327.65
3	800–850	805	311.00	311.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	404.00	404.00
14	450–500	450	416.00	416.00
9	500–550	541	353.00	353.00
21	550–600	577	329.50	329.50
7	600–650	614	286.00–300.00	287.96
28	650–700	651	284.00	284.00
2	700–750	715	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	750–800	782	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	330.00–365.00	336.29
11	400–450	440	335.00–365.00	348.35
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	523	300.00–323.00	310.42
2	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	654	232.50–250.00	245.61
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	772	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	850	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	158.00–163.00	159.31
6	—	1,434	145.00–152.00	149.29
3	—	1,403	140.00–142.00	141.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	100.00–110.00	105.81
5	—	1,039	130.00–138.00	132.56
10	—	1,007	115.00–125.00	121.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,296	130.00–144.00	138.49
5	—	1,306	161.00–175.00	168.00
13	—	1,189	147.00–156.00	151.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	150.00–165.00	157.99
4	—	1,906	178.00–195.00	189.05

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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