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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 414▼ 84 vs year ago 527 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 98▼ 54 vs year ago 129 · −41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower on calves under 500lbs; quality fair with moderate demand due to light buyer presence; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; no trends on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts.

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 $391.70/cwt on 71 head, down $0.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +30.54 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$391.70

▼ 0.87 vs prior sale

71 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$42.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.28

vs TN average

−25.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	400.09	2,143	56
Small 1-2	540	370.00	1,999	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	357.94	1,990	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.15/cwt here — about $153 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 sale71 hd

391.70

—

TN average14 barns · 593 hd

416.98

−25.28

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

+30.54

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	—	High	1,819	210.52	3,828	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	182.20	2,614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	174.54	2,119	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	149.29	1,592	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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	604.28/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,831	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,279	15
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	470.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,247	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	487.64/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,511	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	466.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,624	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,587	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	424.08/cwt	412.50–431.00	2,710	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,690	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	488.67/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,647	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,912	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	404.07/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,762	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	365.22/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,753	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	408.13/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,110	40
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,955	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	355.88/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,025	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,212	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,281	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	323.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,082	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	347.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,288	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,293	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	306.70/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,260	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,344	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,920	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	442.28/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,911	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,203	17
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	440.48/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,123	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,546	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	409.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,188	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,370	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	331.20/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,441	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	793	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,082	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	803	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,987	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,282	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	207.02/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,795	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	152.67/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,660	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	189.95/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,108	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	162.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,967	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	180.34/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,215	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	171.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,345	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	183.37/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,668	6

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 May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 414Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 98Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
20	350–400	373	512.50	512.50
3	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
35	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
40	500–550	517	392.50–412.50	408.13
16	550–600	582	380.00	380.00
14	650–700	659	340.00–350.00	347.16
4	700–750	737	302.50–311.00	306.70
4	850–900	860	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	485.00–490.00	488.67
17	400–450	436	390.00–430.00	404.07
3	450–500	480	325.00–385.00	365.22
6	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	569	325.00–365.00	355.88
8	600–650	643	320.00–330.00	323.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	700	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	600.00–605.00	604.28
15	400–450	449	507.50	507.50
19	500–550	515	487.50–490.00	487.64
11	550–600	562	460.00–475.00	466.88
10	600–650	639	412.50–431.00	424.08
5	650–700	656	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	478	460.00–480.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	588	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	371	517.50	517.50
17	450–500	459	480.00	480.00
7	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
19	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	632	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	737	330.00–337.50	331.20
4	850–900	853	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	425.00–450.00	442.28
6	450–500	482	420.00–460.00	440.48
10	500–550	534	400.00–425.00	409.74
3	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	793	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	803	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	146.00–156.00	152.67
2	—	993	135.00–140.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	170.00–173.00	171.39
2	—	1,440	189.00–190.00	189.51
6	—	1,455	181.00–186.00	183.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	160.00–171.00	162.18
2	—	1,110	189.00–191.00	189.95
16	—	1,228	174.00–186.00	180.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	221.00	221.00
3	—	1,833	200.00–212.00	207.02

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.