Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2025-11-01

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
323 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 539▼ 247 vs year ago 570 · −43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 107▼ 48 vs year ago 150 · −32.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.38/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.77 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568326.021,85339
Medium and Large 2-3570276.151,5744thin
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.

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 median32 sales
361.15
−39.77
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
430384338291median 361.1503/0705/0207/1109/1210/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,816190.033,45118
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468157.512,31323
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,267155.321,96934
CowsLean 85-90%High1,064133.231,41822

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,8217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,98915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6321
Steers500–550Small 1-2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579332.38/cwt326.00–335.501,92418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1452
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661306.15/cwt297.00–310.002,02410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3893
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374335.34/cwt327.50–337.501,25414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4544
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,64021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477299.91/cwt287.50–312.501,4314
Heifers450–500Small 1-2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,87312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570276.15/cwt265.00–290.001,5744
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593315.49/cwt315.00–317.501,87120
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663282.20/cwt275.00–290.001,87125
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8254
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0354
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915223.68/cwt217.50–230.002,0472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2399440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7567
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3143
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477324.30/cwt275.00–350.001,5473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523352.44/cwt332.50–360.001,84311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6341
Bulls550–600Small 1-2553270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3557290.94/cwt272.50–300.001,6213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8659
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656281.74/cwt280.00–283.001,84819
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719249.69/cwt240.00–252.501,7958
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738188.14/cwt183.00–195.003,2708
Bulls——1,813179.24/cwt175.00–180.003,2505
Bulls——1,944203.83/cwt200.00–210.003,9625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043156.63/cwt153.00–159.001,6343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066138.74/cwt135.00–144.001,4795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068126.25/cwt116.00–131.001,34814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234171.26/cwt168.00–181.002,1135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260159.56/cwt155.00–166.002,01013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284146.90/cwt140.00–153.001,88616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414148.17/cwt138.00–153.002,0957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483159.04/cwt155.00–165.002,35913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532172.71/cwt171.00–174.002,6463

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.