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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jan 10Jan 17Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 308▼ 83 vs year ago 721 · −11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 49▼ 87 vs year ago 174 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

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 $365.13/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +3.98 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$365.13

102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$63.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs TN average

−48.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	368.89	2,031	96
Medium and Large 2-3	525	305.00	1,601	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.89/cwt here — about $430 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 sale102 hd

365.13

—

TN average15 barns · 767 hd

369.74

−4.61

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−48.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

+3.98

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	1,900	183.74	3,492	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	155.85	2,264	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	149.41	1,933	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	132.45	1,371	10

Every lot

77 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,530	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,621	7
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,155	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	458.73/cwt	440.00–469.00	2,119	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,323	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,830	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	423.65/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,237	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	447.28/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,415	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	395.66/cwt	377.50–399.00	2,259	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	417.38/cwt	413.00–422.50	2,396	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,255	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,464	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	361.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,399	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,694	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	339.43/cwt	336.00–342.00	2,525	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	355.63/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,653	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,603	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,757	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	338.77/cwt	337.50–339.50	2,819	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,032	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	973	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,075	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,388	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	380.11/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,414	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,553	15
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,835	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	378.28/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,740	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,017	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	375.96/cwt	366.00–378.00	1,970	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	358.46/cwt	354.00–362.00	2,090	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,171	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	329.16/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,159	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	290.07/cwt	289.00–292.00	2,161	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	309.50/cwt	309.00–310.00	2,358	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,943	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,604	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,436	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,765	23
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	454.10/cwt	410.00–457.50	2,080	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	332.84/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,611	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	417.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,140	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,236	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	342.04/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,271	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,324	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	176.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,274	3
Bulls	—	—	1,919	186.94/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,587	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,512	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,351	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	120.24/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,301	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,103	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	170.97/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,956	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	143.36/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,887	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,268	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,320	1

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 Jan 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 308Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 49Year ago 174

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	524	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	590	368.00	368.00
25	650–700	656	329.00–330.00	329.16
10	750–800	762	309.00–310.00	309.50
1	800–850	840	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	312	445.00	445.00
15	350–400	376	413.00	413.00
8	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
33	450–500	452	406.00	406.00
48	500–550	524	366.00–378.00	375.96
40	550–600	583	354.00–362.00	358.46
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
14	700–750	745	289.00–292.00	290.07
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00
5	900–950	937	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	372	375.00–382.50	380.11
12	450–500	460	375.00–395.00	378.28
6	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	765	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	488	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
5	700–750	715	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	487.50	487.50
2	450–500	488	476.00	476.00
16	500–550	540	435.00–450.00	447.28
11	550–600	574	413.00–422.50	417.38
2	600–650	645	382.00	382.00
5	650–700	677	398.00	398.00
24	700–750	746	352.50–360.00	355.63
6	750–800	770	358.00	358.00
19	800–850	832	337.50–339.50	338.77
2	900–950	933	325.00	325.00
9	950–1000	973	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	575.00	575.00
9	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
26	450–500	462	440.00–469.00	458.73
11	500–550	528	415.00–425.00	423.65
19	550–600	571	377.50–399.00	395.66
8	600–650	623	362.00	362.00
24	650–700	664	345.00–365.00	361.22
7	700–750	744	336.00–342.00	339.43
1	750–800	760	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	388	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
29	450–500	458	410.00–457.50	454.10
14	500–550	513	400.00–420.00	417.19
22	550–600	577	387.50	387.50
17	650–700	664	335.00–345.00	342.04
7	750–800	762	305.00	305.00
4	850–900	875	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	484	305.00–340.00	332.84
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	578	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	145.00–155.00	150.04
3	—	1,082	110.00–125.00	120.24
5	—	1,018	130.00–135.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,316	130.00–152.00	143.36
11	—	1,268	150.00–159.00	154.29
2	—	1,260	167.00–175.00	170.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,464	150.00–160.00	154.92
1	—	1,600	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,195	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,919	180.00–194.00	186.94
3	—	1,857	170.00–185.00	176.29

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.