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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 26

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 320▼ 99 vs year ago 526 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 67▼ 23 vs year ago 109 · −21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550lbs 12.00 higher, over 550lbs steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower with lower quality; Slaughter Bulls mostly staedy.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.36/cwt on 75 head, up $9.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.85 against this barn's trailing median of $396.21.

Average price

$329.36

▲ 9.60 vs prior sale

75 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$49.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.92

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	339.31	1,876	56
Medium and Large 2-3	562	301.23	1,694	17thin
Small 1-2	578	290.00	1,676	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.31/cwt here — about $200 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 sale75 hd

329.36

—

TN average14 barns · 410 hd

342.28

−12.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.21

−66.85

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $316.29, median $396.21 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	1,746	184.80	3,227	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	146.41	2,204	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	138.76	1,715	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	127.32	1,406	9thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,530	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,602	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	371.75/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,959	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	362.73/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,042	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	333.56/cwt	327.50–342.65	2,001	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	334.37/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,193	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	318.99/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,348	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	908	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,429	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,274	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	385.19/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,433	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	333.38/cwt	312.50–355.00	1,444	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,538	8
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	333.56/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,748	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	551	313.06/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,725	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	311.79/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,986	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,015	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	292.48/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,106	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,497	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,795	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	353.99/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,660	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	318.71/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,683	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	348.83/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,856	31
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	578	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,676	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,896	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	291.69/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,695	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	278.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,863	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	25
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,098	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,924	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,119	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	969	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,962	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	177.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,864	190.20/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,545	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,234	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	130.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,518	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	133.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,590	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	142.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,791	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	145.90/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,158	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,097	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,456	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	157.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,485	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 Sep 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 320Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 67Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	372	372.50–392.50	385.19
23	500–550	524	320.00–337.50	333.56
3	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
19	600–650	637	311.00–315.00	311.79
1	650–700	690	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	720	291.00–294.00	292.48
1	850–900	855	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	473	380.00	380.00
18	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
7	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	433	312.50–355.00	333.38
8	450–500	477	322.50	322.50
11	550–600	551	300.00–318.00	313.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	908	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	960	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	303	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	527	357.50–377.50	371.75
11	550–600	563	362.50–365.00	362.73
5	600–650	600	327.50–342.65	333.56
22	650–700	656	330.00–338.00	334.37
16	700–750	736	317.00–325.00	318.99
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	528	310.00–327.50	318.71
11	550–600	581	272.50–301.00	291.69
1	600–650	635	277.50	277.50
9	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	278.84
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	237.50	237.50
7	950–1000	969	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	470.00	470.00
23	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	469	352.50–355.00	353.99
31	500–550	532	345.00–352.50	348.83
25	550–600	579	327.50	327.50
4	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
25	650–700	670	295.00	295.00
8	700–750	736	285.00	285.00
5	850–900	856	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,631	170.00–182.00	177.76
5	—	1,864	185.00–195.00	190.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	141.00–150.00	145.90
4	—	1,575	155.00–165.00	157.79
5	—	1,514	135.00–140.00	138.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,189	130.00–139.00	133.75
2	—	1,530	160.00–161.00	160.50
9	—	1,254	139.00–150.00	142.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	118.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	1,165	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,161	127.00–134.00	130.73

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.