Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower with average quality and steady demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.39/cwt on 36 head, up $12.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +34.88 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$416.39

▲ 12.66 vs prior sale

36 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.43

vs TN average

−8.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	419.04	2,244	31
Medium and Large 2-3	532	400.00	2,128	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $116 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $322.76, median $381.51 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

416.39

—

TN average14 barns · 635 hd

404.97

+11.43

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−8.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+34.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,514	188.58	2,856	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	180.28	2,601	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	172.88	2,052	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	149.89	1,490	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	466.72/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	426.15/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,369	12
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	399.96/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	422.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	523.45/cwt	522.50–525.00	2,769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	566.56/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,136	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,628	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	169.36/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	151.41/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,475	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	188.16/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,636	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	172.40/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	193.05/cwt	184.00–206.00	2,199	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	158.38/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,812	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,276	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	173.51/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,138	15
Bulls	—	—	1,506	194.13/cwt	187.00–201.00	2,924	7
Bulls	—	—	1,438	173.86/cwt	152.00–185.00	2,500	7
Bulls	—	—	1,712	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	434.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	399	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,383	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	493.12/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	410.97/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	449	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	391.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,819	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,077	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1

How this sale compares

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 Mar 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 319Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 74Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	422.50	422.50
4	350–400	386	375.00–422.50	410.97
5	450–500	461	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	728	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	450.00–475.00	466.72
15	350–400	379	480.00	480.00
25	400–450	449	462.50	462.50
9	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	426.15
9	550–600	572	380.00	380.00
6	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
6	650–700	679	352.50	352.50
2	800–850	840	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	985	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	503	456.00	456.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	465.00	465.00
3	550–600	567	385.00–395.00	391.62
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	655.00	655.00
12	400–450	447	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	470	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	545	480.00	480.00
6	550–600	592	445.00	445.00
5	650–700	659	380.00–405.00	399.96
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	895	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	529	522.50–525.00	523.45
13	650–700	656	420.00–425.00	422.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	377	530.00–570.00	566.56
5	400–450	404	490.00–505.00	493.12
21	450–500	465	512.50	512.50
1	500–550	510	482.50	482.50
7	550–600	594	430.00	430.00
8	600–650	646	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	862	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	523	502.50	502.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	512	420.00–450.00	434.50
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	161.00–177.00	169.36
7	—	974	141.00–156.00	151.41
3	—	957	130.00–136.00	133.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,401	184.00–195.00	188.16
6	—	1,484	165.00–179.00	172.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	184.00–206.00	193.05
9	—	1,144	150.00–163.00	158.38
15	—	1,232	165.00–182.00	173.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	187.00–201.00	194.13
7	—	1,438	152.00–185.00	173.86
3	—	1,712	210.00	210.00

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.

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