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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 25

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 558▼ 22 vs year ago 561 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 130▼ 49 vs year ago 156 · −31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower with fair quality and lower demand; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.82/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −40.33 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$320.82

67 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$60.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.79

vs TN average

−70.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	325.59	1,812	57
Medium and Large 2-3	523	296.82	1,552	9thin
Small 1-2	535	265.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.59/cwt here — about $395 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

320.82

—

TN average13 barns · 660 hd

340.61

−19.79

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−70.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−40.33

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $361.15 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,871	186.60	3,491	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	161.59	2,377	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	155.49	1,986	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	141.71	1,500	16

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,316	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	329	357.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,178	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	352.77/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,605	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,748	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	351.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,835	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,042	5
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	348.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,991	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,012	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	332.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,260	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	317.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,308	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,403	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,592	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,700	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	955	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,865	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	806	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	340.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,260	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	307.50/cwt	275.00–337.50	1,153	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	315.45/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,413	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,486	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	322.27/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,685	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	296.82/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,552	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,782	5
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	575	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	1,906	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	324.12/cwt	324.00–327.00	1,893	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,866	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	296.12/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,937	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	282.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,076	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,292	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	362.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,339	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,525	21
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	444	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,554	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	345.21/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,785	36
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	303.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,587	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	283.28/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,618	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,893	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	654	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,700	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	28
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,937	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	179.71/cwt	168.00–185.00	3,096	9
Bulls	—	—	2,026	192.65/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,903	4
Bulls	—	—	2,225	205.52/cwt	205.00–206.00	4,573	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	142.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,383	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	130.53/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,415	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	160.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,801	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	152.33/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,907	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	163.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,118	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	136.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,794	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,296	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	161.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,271	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	175.46/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,655	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	152.35/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,454	4

This sale against other markets

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 558Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 130Year ago 156

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	335.00	335.00
5	850–900	857	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
20	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	340.47
35	450–500	453	328.00	328.00
20	500–550	523	321.00–322.50	322.27
23	550–600	584	324.00–327.00	324.12
6	600–650	600	311.00	311.00
17	650–700	654	294.00–297.00	296.12
7	700–750	734	280.00–290.00	282.78
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	275.00–337.50	307.50
19	400–450	448	312.50–316.00	315.45
1	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
9	500–550	523	290.00–302.50	296.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	575	331.50	331.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	329	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
8	450–500	466	375.00	375.00
30	500–550	522	345.00–360.00	351.45
19	550–600	572	345.00–360.00	348.08
6	600–650	649	310.00	310.00
9	650–700	679	325.00–335.00	332.78
8	700–750	728	300.00–320.00	317.02
6	750–800	763	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	370.00	370.00
7	750–800	767	338.00	338.00
4	850–900	871	310.00	310.00
3	950–1000	955	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	329	350.00–365.00	357.93
5	450–500	455	325.00–360.00	352.77
2	500–550	513	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	573	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	379	402.50	402.50
20	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
36	500–550	517	340.00–347.50	345.21
9	550–600	578	327.50	327.50
4	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
28	650–700	664	285.00	285.00
15	700–750	738	262.50	262.50
2	850–900	865	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	362.00
8	400–450	444	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	453	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	303.44
6	550–600	571	250.00–290.00	283.28
7	650–700	654	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,317	135.00–138.00	136.21
15	—	1,252	144.00–158.00	152.33
11	—	1,295	160.00–168.00	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	143.00–157.00	152.35
11	—	1,409	157.00–167.00	161.17
3	—	1,513	171.00–184.00	175.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	155.00–165.00	160.76
5	—	973	140.00–146.00	142.13
7	—	1,084	121.00–136.00	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,225	205.00–206.00	205.52
9	—	1,723	168.00–185.00	179.71
4	—	2,026	188.00–196.00	192.65

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.