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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 8

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 323▼ 168 vs year ago 465 · −36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 102▼ 38 vs year ago 118 · −32.2%

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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 — 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 $312.03/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −49.12 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median32 sales

361.15

−49.12

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	—	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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	223	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	881	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	321.93/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,677	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,865	5
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	288.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,978	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,340	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,425	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,547	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,362	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,574	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	337.67/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,742	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	271.84/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,569	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	300.42/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,763	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	291.55/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,834	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	277.20/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,899	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	256.30/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,843	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,644	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,650	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,589	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,825	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	301.63/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,762	12
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,713	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	271.88/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,797	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	246.06/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,900	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	160.46/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,752	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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
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	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	140.22/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,705	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	169.60/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,308	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	152.95/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,094	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	138.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,147	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	165.48/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,615	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,575	3

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	516	337.50–340.00	337.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.