Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 550# no trends due to light test of comparable data, over 550# mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls10.00 to 12.00 lower; Fair quality with moderate demand; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher due to good quality and very strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.70/cwt on 50 head, down $10.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.19 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$403.70

▼ 10.13 vs prior sale

50 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs TN average

−23.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	407.17	2,302	44
Medium and Large 2-3	569	378.26	2,152	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

403.70

—

TN average17 barns · 869 hd

414.10

−10.40

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−23.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+22.19

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	—	High	1,713	218.07	3,736	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	188.86	2,667	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	186.93	2,288	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	160.11	1,637	18

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	350.83/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	396.98/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,306	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	431.81/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,038	12
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	618	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,525	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	461.30/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	331.02/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	499.98/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,630	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	415.03/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,640	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	518.81/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	338.12/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	522.57/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	378.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	363.24/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,321	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	375.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	431.54/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,474	16
Bulls	—	—	1,714	234.63/cwt	229.00–245.00	4,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	215.22/cwt	212.00–221.00	3,719	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	186.61/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,650	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	185.43/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,342	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	137.11/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	169.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,853	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	157.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,591	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	201.87/cwt	195.00–211.00	2,471	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	201.65/cwt	198.00–208.00	2,880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	175.33/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	466.29/cwt	462.00–482.50	2,686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,210	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,330	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,493	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	383.69/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,505	14

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 Apr 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 790Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 92Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
18	350–400	383	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	440	462.50	462.50
20	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
16	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
28	550–600	581	395.00–400.00	396.98
47	600–650	639	352.00–366.00	363.24
9	650–700	675	347.50–355.00	350.83
2	700–750	748	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	815	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	393	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	438	452.50	452.50
12	450–500	472	420.00–437.50	431.81
6	550–600	569	365.00–385.00	378.26
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	758	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	520.00	520.00
4	600–650	629	438.00	438.00
8	650–700	665	420.00–425.00	422.48
5	700–750	705	400.00	400.00
6	800–850	813	330.00–333.00	331.02
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	480	440.00–475.00	461.30
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
3	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	318	610.00	610.00
2	400–450	403	512.50	512.50
13	450–500	461	515.00–520.00	518.81
20	500–550	526	490.00–505.00	499.98
14	550–600	576	462.00–482.50	466.29
17	600–650	636	412.50–417.50	415.03
8	650–700	667	400.00–405.00	402.54
4	750–800	769	337.50–340.00	338.12
1	1000–1050	1,005	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	389	510.00–525.00	522.57
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
20	450–500	451	490.00	490.00
19	500–550	539	462.50	462.50
16	550–600	582	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	619	413.00	413.00
14	650–700	653	378.00–388.00	383.69
2	700–750	718	343.00	343.00
2	850–900	853	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	905	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	515	415.00–440.00	431.54
3	550–600	582	365.00–380.00	375.14
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	229.00–245.00	234.63
2	—	1,668	192.00–195.00	193.49
6	—	1,728	212.00–221.00	215.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	180.00–192.00	186.61
3	—	1,428	198.00–208.00	201.65
1	—	1,285	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,263	180.00–193.00	185.43
6	—	1,093	160.00–175.00	169.54
9	—	1,224	195.00–211.00	201.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	130.00–144.00	137.11
11	—	1,011	150.00–165.00	157.37
5	—	1,057	167.00–182.00	175.33

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.

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