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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 293▼ 311 vs year ago 542 · −57.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 48▼ 42 vs year ago 74 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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 $322.76/cwt on 25 head, down $49.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$322.76

▼ 49.15 vs prior sale

25 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$76.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.30

vs TN average

−43.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	353.17	1,959	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	277.15	1,590	10thin

One grade step is worth $76.02/cwt here — about $369 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 sale25 hd

322.76

—

TN average16 barns · 690 hd

373.06

−50.30

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−43.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−38.39

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	—	Average	1,478	217.50	3,215	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	167.64	2,253	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	159.68	2,331	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	134.28	1,491	2thin

Every lot

51 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,680	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,002	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	609	331.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,017	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,325	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	329.88/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,398	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	278.78/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,152	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,429	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,621	9
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	321.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,495	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,993	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,614	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	324.17/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,893	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	267.36/cwt	257.50–310.00	1,575	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	278.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,744	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,911	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,859	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	282.39/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,076	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,542	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,575	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	377.00/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,651	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	315.10/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,623	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,825	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,077	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,215	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	134.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,491	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	177.47/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,321	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	170.13/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,271	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	155.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,156	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,142	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	159.83/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,362	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	166.56/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,495	2

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 Aug 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 293Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 74

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	465	300.00–330.00	321.59
3	500–550	538	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	589	257.50–310.00	267.36
3	600–650	627	275.00–285.00	278.19
2	700–750	708	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
9	400–450	441	367.50	367.50
9	500–550	535	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	584	322.50–327.50	324.17
8	600–650	637	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	735	280.00–283.00	282.39
4	900–950	933	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	468	420.00	420.00
8	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	568	352.50	352.50
8	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
17	650–700	672	346.00	346.00
5	700–750	727	325.00–350.00	329.88
2	800–850	803	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	609	330.00–335.00	331.24
3	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
8	750–800	772	260.00–290.00	278.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	518	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	350.00–382.50	377.00
4	500–550	515	305.00–325.00	315.10
2	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	405.00	405.00
12	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
11	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	566	322.50	322.50
6	600–650	649	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	740	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	176.00–179.00	177.47
2	—	1,388	152.00–159.00	155.32
2	—	1,335	166.00–174.00	170.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	150.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	1,478	157.00–163.00	159.83
2	—	1,498	165.00–168.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	130.00–140.00	134.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	215.00–220.00	217.50

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.