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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

558 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 681▲ 41 vs year ago 517 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 158▲ 3 vs year ago 127 · +2.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $331.37/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.78 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$331.37

55 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.79

vs TN average

−66.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	334.22	1,848	51
Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00	1,534	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale55 hd

331.37

—

TN average17 barns · 1,106 hd

363.16

−31.79

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−66.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−29.78

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	1,564	179.03	2,801	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	159.48	2,313	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	159.13	1,997	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	140.77	1,519	34

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	248	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,128	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	297	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,262	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Oct 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 681Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 158Year ago 127

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	244	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	309	390.00–400.00	398.54
11	350–400	382	375.00–380.00	379.09
48	450–500	462	343.00–355.00	349.61
30	500–550	531	325.00–346.00	331.96
21	550–600	584	320.00–343.00	337.46
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
13	650–700	665	299.00–310.00	305.30
11	700–750	726	290.00–295.00	292.79
5	850–900	862	265.00	265.00
3	900–950	920

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

558 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 681▲ 41 vs year ago 517 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 158▲ 3 vs year ago 127 · +2.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $331.37/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.78 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$331.37

55 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.79

vs TN average

−66.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	334.22	1,848	51
Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00	1,534	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale55 hd

331.37

—

TN average17 barns · 1,106 hd

363.16

−31.79

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−66.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−29.78

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	1,564	179.03	2,801	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	159.48	2,313	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	159.13	1,997	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	140.77	1,519	34

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	248	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,128	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	297	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,262	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Oct 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 681Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 158Year ago 127

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	244	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	309	390.00–400.00	398.54
11	350–400	382	375.00–380.00	379.09
48	450–500	462	343.00–355.00	349.61
30	500–550	531	325.00–346.00	331.96
21	550–600	584	320.00–343.00	337.46
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
13	650–700	665	299.00–310.00	305.30
11	700–750	726	290.00–295.00	292.79
5	850–900	862	265.00	265.00
3	900–950	920

Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	340.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,736	12
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	377.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,721	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	268.45/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,383	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,842	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,978	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,997	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,926	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,230	7
Bulls	750–800	Small 1-2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,175	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,095	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,008	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	186.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	174.43/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,805	11

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	145.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,550	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,361	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	157.40/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,757	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	148.03/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,775	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	162.38/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,996	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	152.55/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,125	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	174.45/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,482	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,610	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	162.97/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,438	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	438	300.00–312.50	304.83
11	450–500	488	310.00–330.00	321.65
4	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
10	600–650	621	280.00–307.00	301.36
2	650–700	653	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	455.00	455.00
7	300–350	303	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	451	420.00–428.00	426.39
7	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.52
25	550–600	578	346.00–360.00	351.98
6	600–650	645	340.00–348.00	344.00
22	650–700	668	335.00–343.50	342.71
6	750–800	760	311.00–323.00	321.00
5	900–950	945	280.00	280.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	244	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	976	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	398.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,231	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	379.09/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,448	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	304.83/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,335	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	349.61/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,615	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	321.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,570	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	331.96/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,763	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	337.46/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,971	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	301.36/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,871	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,698	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	305.30/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,030	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	292.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,126	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,376	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,284	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,171	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	783	303.50	303.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	613	351.00	351.00
8	750–800	777	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	425.00	425.00
6	300–350	336	325.00–400.00	376.23
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	505	285.00–302.50	293.66
3	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	420.00	420.00
12	400–450	434	400.00	400.00
13	450–500	456	375.00–380.00	377.35
7	500–550	519	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	586	337.50	337.50
20	600–650	639	312.50	312.50
5	650–700	653	295.00	295.00
7	700–750	736	303.00	303.00
1	750–800	770	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	838	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	873	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
9	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	340.21
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	515	235.00–300.00	268.45
1	550–600	588	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	643	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,199	139.00–155.00	148.03
9	—	1,423	170.00–181.00	174.45
19	—	1,229	157.00–169.00	162.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	143.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	1,450	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,496	157.00–166.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	139.00–150.00	145.29
14	—	1,068	120.00–135.00	127.40
8	—	1,116	152.00–164.00	157.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,608	165.00–180.00	174.43
7	—	1,496	185.00–190.00	186.25

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Smith County Commission Co. · Sat, Oct 18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle