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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 218▼ 241 vs year ago 509 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 47▼ 3 vs year ago 88 · −3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls not well established.

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 $322.40/cwt on 57 head, up $21.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.90 against this barn's trailing median of $356.29.

Average price

$322.40

▲ 21.67 vs prior sale

57 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$61.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs TN average

−42.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	331.07	1,872	49
Medium and Large 2-3	537	269.27	1,445	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.80/cwt here — about $427 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 sale57 hd

322.40

—

TN average16 barns · 714 hd

330.98

−8.58

National average186 barns · 23,236 hd

364.73

−42.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

356.29

−33.90

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 $300.73, median $356.29 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	—	High	1,817	169.78	3,085	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	122.09	1,762	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	120.87	1,541	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	108.92	1,174	14

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	247	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,186	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.77/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,803	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	385.08/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,999	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	373.84/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,157	12
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	331.80/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,187	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,201	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	338.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,254	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,397	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,562	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,640	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	307.54/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,439	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	271.83/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,400	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	335.79/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,793	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,929	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,949	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	640	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,776	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	309.40/cwt	295.00–313.00	2,061	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	291.30/cwt	291.00–292.50	2,080	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,025	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,017	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	448.08/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,707	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	341.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,460	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,955	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	335.02/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,645	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,929	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	298.70/cwt	235.00–317.50	1,688	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	303.47/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,918	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,078	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	838	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,969	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,601	3
Bulls	—	—	2,013	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,664	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,477	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,175	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,247	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	100.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,116	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	110.89/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,365	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	123.95/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,583	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,858	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,887	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	123.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,780	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,662	5

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 Nov 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 218Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 47Year ago 88

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls not well established.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	182.00	182.00
1	—	2,045	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,610	160.00–165.00	161.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	120.00–129.00	123.61
5	—	1,469	110.00–115.00	113.17
2	—	1,403	134.00–135.00	134.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,231	105.00–116.00	110.89
5	—	1,381	132.00–137.00	134.52
20	—	1,277	118.00–130.00	123.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,105	100.00–107.00	100.96
2	—	953	120.00–127.00	123.29
5	—	1,091	112.00–116.00	114.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	425.00–452.50	448.08
3	400–450	432	452.50	452.50
3	500–550	532	362.50	362.50
14	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
10	600–650	632	290.00–312.50	303.47
3	750–800	753	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	341.85
9	450–500	491	320.00–350.00	335.02
4	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	565	235.00–317.50	298.70
3	650–700	658	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	838	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	330.00–340.00	338.03
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	468	305.00–312.50	307.54
5	500–550	515	260.00–275.00	271.83
3	550–600	573	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	308	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	388	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	431	362.50	362.50
12	450–500	458	358.00	358.00
21	500–550	534	331.00–342.50	335.79
28	550–600	589	320.00–335.00	327.53
3	600–650	637	306.00	306.00
5	650–700	666	295.00–313.00	309.40
5	700–750	714	291.00–292.50	291.30
5	750–800	779	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	877	230.00	230.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	640	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	465	375.00–400.00	387.77
3	500–550	519	375.00–390.00	385.08
12	550–600	577	350.00–376.00	373.84
7	650–700	659	327.50–335.00	331.80
1	850–900	885	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

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.