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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 427▼ 168 vs year ago 606 · −27.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 86▼ 16 vs year ago 80 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifer mostly steady; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady; no trends on Feeder Steers due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Cattle Quality fair with fleshier and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.21/cwt on 60 head, down $2.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.00 against this barn's trailing median of $396.21.

Average price

$327.21

▼ 2.15 vs prior sale

60 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.53

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	330.98	1,834	46
Medium and Large 2-3	523	315.98	1,654	13thin
Small 1-2	555	300.00	1,665	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale60 hd

327.21

—

TN average15 barns · 601 hd

339.74

−12.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.21

−69.00

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $316.29, median $396.21 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	1,817	187.58	3,409	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	142.57	1,963	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	138.54	1,704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	126.42	1,353	7thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	221	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,227	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	284	453.10/cwt	335.00–490.00	1,287	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,601	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	466	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,771	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	514	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,748	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	354.32/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,137	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	335.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,111	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	323.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,195	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,412	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	311.38/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,370	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	296.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,500	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,567	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	298	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,162	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2Fleshy	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,508	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,417	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	454	317.47/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,441	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	334.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,729	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	309.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,630	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,888	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	310.94/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,943	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	255.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,885	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,970	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,099	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,396	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,639	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,591	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,689	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	318.89/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,649	11
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,674	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,927	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	653	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,877	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,959	29
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,018	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,779	185.48/cwt	181.00–191.00	3,300	8
Bulls	—	—	1,898	196.18/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,723	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	120.74/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,445	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,472	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	130.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,485	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	138.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,751	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	151.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,951	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	141.80/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,984	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	151.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,131	2

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 Oct 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 427Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 86Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	423	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	454	300.00–322.50	317.47
8	500–550	527	305.00–310.00	309.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	377	400.00	400.00
17	500–550	517	330.00–335.00	334.40
14	550–600	572	330.00	330.00
39	600–650	625	302.50–320.00	310.94
3	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	737	250.00–257.50	255.71
5	750–800	765	257.50	257.50
2	800–850	848	247.50	247.50
2	950–1000	968	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	450	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	305	525.00	525.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	629	330.00–340.00	335.67
12	650–700	679	320.00–330.00	323.21
9	750–800	761	310.00–312.50	311.38
4	800–850	844	295.00–300.00	296.25
2	850–900	893	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	514	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	335.00–490.00	453.10
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	603	354.00–355.00	354.32
13	650–700	694	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
11	500–550	517	300.00–323.00	318.89
2	550–600	558	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	432.50	432.50
3	400–450	408	390.00	390.00
21	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
18	500–550	508	332.50	332.50
28	550–600	584	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
29	650–700	664	295.00	295.00
14	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	897	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	653	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,779	181.00–191.00	185.48
6	—	1,898	194.00–201.00	196.18
3	—	1,757	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	128.00–133.00	130.83
3	—	1,288	150.00–154.00	151.44
9	—	1,264	136.00–146.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	140.00	140.00
4	—	985	120.00–121.00	120.74
2	—	1,103	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	137.00–146.00	141.80
1	—	1,115	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,408	150.00–153.00	151.33

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.