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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 21

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 641▲ 379 vs year ago 180 · +210.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 80▲ 58 vs year ago 47 · +123.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

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 $405.96/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +43.90 against this barn's trailing median of $362.06.

Average price

$405.96

83 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$75.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs TN average

−23.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	407.77	2,295	81
Medium and Large 2-3	585	332.50	1,945	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.27/cwt here — about $350 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 sale83 hd

405.96

—

TN average17 barns · 929 hd

405.31

+0.65

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−23.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.06

+43.90

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $362.06 across 33 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	1,986	188.12	3,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	176.34	2,640	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	167.12	2,137	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	138.35	1,474	16

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,678	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,861	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	592.22/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,889	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,252	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	519.57/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,426	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,560	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,360	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	493.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,642	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,791	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	446.32/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,589	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	445.10/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,737	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	419.18/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,599	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	398.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,695	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,842	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	344.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,708	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,489	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,897	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,783	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,012	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,035	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	444.29/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,933	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	440.59/cwt	417.50–453.00	2,049	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,257	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	423.27/cwt	417.50–429.00	2,383	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	332.50/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,945	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	383.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,257	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,175	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	367.41/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,407	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	317.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,480	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	267.93/cwt	257.00–275.00	2,369	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,779	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	530.30/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,042	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,174	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	496.32/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,263	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,113	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	449.78/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,343	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,361	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	385.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,549	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,269	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	349.08/cwt	322.50–352.50	2,653	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,894	179.01/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,390	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	190.21/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,857	6
Bulls	—	—	2,100	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	126.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,313	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	145.93/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,617	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	177.25/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,239	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	166.71/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,122	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,032	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	192.35/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,776	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	173.99/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,608	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	158.18/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,488	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 Feb 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 641Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 80Year ago 47

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	572.50	572.50
4	300–350	348	545.00	545.00
17	350–400	385	522.50	522.50
7	400–450	433	470.00	470.00
54	450–500	465	417.50–453.00	440.59
26	500–550	531	425.00	425.00
33	550–600	588	380.00–395.00	383.87
1	600–650	635	342.50	342.50
14	650–700	655	340.00–372.00	367.41
11	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
6	750–800	781	305.00–320.00	317.55
2	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
5	850–900	884	257.00–275.00	267.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	563	417.50–429.00	423.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	505.00	505.00
10	400–450	435	435.00–450.00	444.29
5	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	315.00–350.00	332.50
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	705.00	705.00
3	250–300	293	635.00	635.00
7	300–350	319	590.00–595.00	592.22
4	400–450	446	505.00	505.00
17	450–500	467	512.50–520.00	519.57
13	500–550	535	480.00–495.00	493.89
15	550–600	580	445.00–452.50	446.32
8	600–650	620	415.00–425.00	419.18
12	650–700	676	395.00–410.00	398.62
6	750–800	785	335.00–350.00	344.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	500.00	500.00
11	550–600	550	507.50	507.50
17	600–650	615	427.50–447.50	445.10
14	650–700	680	418.00	418.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	513	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	385	525.00–550.00	530.30
4	400–450	414	525.00	525.00
27	450–500	456	490.00–497.50	496.32
18	500–550	521	415.00–465.00	449.78
16	550–600	583	425.00	425.00
4	600–650	600	377.50	377.50
16	650–700	661	355.00–390.00	385.58
9	750–800	760	322.50–352.50	349.08
2	850–900	853	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	444.76
3	550–600	583	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	175.00–183.00	179.01
1	—	2,100	212.00	212.00
6	—	2,028	185.00–198.00	190.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	157.50	157.50
8	—	1,108	140.00–152.50	145.93
7	—	1,034	115.00–135.00	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	168.00–180.00	173.99
4	—	1,573	155.00–161.00	158.18
6	—	1,443	185.00–201.00	192.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	152.00–155.00	153.48
15	—	1,273	157.00–171.00	166.71
6	—	1,263	174.00–183.00	177.25

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.