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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 25

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 476▼ 252 vs year ago 628 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 101▼ 52 vs year ago 111 · −46.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady; No trends on Feeder Steers due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower with lower quality.

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 $406.68/cwt on 69 head, up $2.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +45.53 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$406.68

▲ 2.98 vs prior sale

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs TN average

−15.49 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	409.97	2,266	59
Medium and Large 2-3	543	389.18	2,115	9thin
Small 1-2	525	370.00	1,943	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $323 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 sale69 hd

406.68

—

TN average15 barns · 583 hd

412.14

−5.46

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−15.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

+45.53

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	1,561	203.06	3,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	173.19	2,185	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	172.39	2,554	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	140.00	1,337	3thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	577.97/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,878	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,989	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	548.26/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,209	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,533	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,560	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	458.96/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,387	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,747	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	389.44/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,251	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,705	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,416	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	393.85/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,592	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,864	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,844	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	319	476.32/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,519	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	490.47/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,903	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,993	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	439	397.56/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,745	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	451	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,052	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	447.33/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,214	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	414.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,170	24
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,052	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,241	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	406.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,330	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	352.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,220	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,152	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	330.02/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,495	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,984	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,965	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	441.69/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,917	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,353	10
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	426.68/cwt	412.50–450.00	2,193	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	385.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,229	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,565	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,395	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,432	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,390	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,613	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	182.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	223.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,616	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	161.14/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,997	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	180.52/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,303	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,464	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	165.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,411	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	176.92/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,652	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,947	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 Apr 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 476Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 101Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
34	350–400	388	485.00–500.00	490.47
25	400–450	438	455.00	455.00
12	450–500	495	440.00–452.50	447.33
24	500–550	523	405.00–425.00	414.93
35	550–600	573	395.00–410.00	406.57
4	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	352.46
3	650–700	652	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	756	325.00–332.50	330.02
1	950–1000	960	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	415.00–490.00	476.32
10	400–450	439	370.00–425.00	397.56
7	450–500	451	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	540	375.00–385.00	380.02
3	550–600	550	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	325	575.00–580.00	577.97
4	350–400	388	512.50	512.50
6	400–450	403	540.00–550.00	548.26
2	450–500	478	530.00	530.00
9	500–550	507	505.00	505.00
4	550–600	571	481.00	481.00
4	650–700	658	390.00–405.00	393.85
1	850–900	875	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	520	425.00–470.00	458.96
4	550–600	578	350.00–445.00	389.44
2	650–700	653	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	648	417.50	417.50
5	650–700	686	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	364	545.00	545.00
10	450–500	466	505.00	505.00
12	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
16	550–600	583	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	671	362.50	362.50
4	750–800	763	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	434	435.00–455.00	441.69
8	500–550	514	412.50–450.00	426.68
10	550–600	578	375.00–390.00	385.67
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	670	355.00–360.00	357.52
2	700–750	708	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,005	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	160.00–170.00	165.34
1	—	1,535	192.00	192.00
5	—	1,499	172.00–185.00	176.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	191.00	191.00
14	—	1,276	175.00–187.00	180.52
10	—	1,239	152.00–170.00	161.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	180.00–185.00	182.19
3	—	1,615	220.00–230.00	223.93

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.