Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2026-06-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
457 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 406▼ 12 vs year ago 469 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 62▼ 28 vs year ago 106 · −26.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 650# 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 650# not well tested; Feeder Heifers under 550# lightly tested and traded 5.00 higher, over 550# 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550lbs 12.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550# not well established; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.01/cwt on 35 head, down $20.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1.12 against this barn's trailing median of $412.12.
Average price
$411.01
▼ 20.88 vs prior sale
35 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$711
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$101.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.49
vs TN average
−42.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554421.562,33729
Medium and Large 2-3562379.972,1354thin
Small 1-2508320.001,6262thin
One grade step is worth $101.56/cwt here — about $711 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 sale35 hd
411.01
—
TN average15 barns · 461 hd
428.49
−17.49
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−42.71
This barn, trailing median32 sales
412.12
−1.12
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
504441379316median 412.1203/0705/0207/1109/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $329.86, median $412.12 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,925217.214,1817thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,459178.172,59912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201175.612,10830
CowsLean 85-90%High1,026157.951,6218thin

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,57011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,10214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8842
Steers500–550Small 1-2508320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524433.11/cwt420.00–435.002,26913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562379.97/cwt375.00–385.002,1354
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579412.18/cwt410.00–415.002,38716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613330.20/cwt320.00–340.002,0242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634373.60/cwt370.00–375.002,36924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,55610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780336.99/cwt336.00–337.502,6293
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7831
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added949331.50/cwt331.50–331.503,14650
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3364421.47/cwt415.00–425.001,5343
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Heifers400–450Small 1-2423380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,91420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517363.30/cwt360.00–365.001,8786
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521394.67/cwt377.50–400.002,05613
Heifers500–550Small 1-2530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577323.98/cwt305.00–347.501,86910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587361.01/cwt350.00–367.502,11923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624323.92/cwt322.50–326.002,02110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,06610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722318.41/cwt317.50–319.002,29913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,3889
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1902
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 1-2383370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4172
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2449435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,95320
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,21410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528373.13/cwt325.00–395.001,9707
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,32020
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580338.44/cwt330.00–342.501,9633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627375.85/cwt370.00–377.002,35712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3644326.86/cwt300.00–345.002,1059
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5105
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782291.68/cwt290.00–295.002,2813
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,857226.59/cwt223.00–232.004,2083
Bulls——1,976210.17/cwt205.00–215.004,1534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026152.52/cwt150.00–160.001,5655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027167.01/cwt165.00–169.001,7153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199175.23/cwt169.00–181.002,10115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202188.01/cwt184.00–192.002,2608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202162.27/cwt155.00–167.001,9507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428189.36/cwt185.00–193.002,7043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496176.24/cwt173.00–179.002,6378

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.