Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550# 5.00 lower, over 550# 4.00 higher; lack of comparable data on Feeder Bulls, however traded with a higher undertone; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $429.84/cwt on 34 head, up $25.84 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.59 against this barn's trailing median of $403.25.

Average price

$429.84

▲ 25.84 vs prior sale

34 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

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

$121.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	441.98	2,481	30
Medium and Large 2-3	555	395.00	2,192	1thin
Small 1-2	593	320.00	1,898	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.98/cwt here — about $584 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $327.80, median $403.25 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 sale34 hd

429.84

—

TN average14 barns · 353 hd

429.98

−0.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.25

+26.59

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	1,746	208.64	3,642	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	185.15	2,776	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	172.54	2,100	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	141.98	1,385	17

Every lot, as filed

61 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	700–750	714	320.87/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	374.43/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	389.67/cwt	382.50–394.00	2,209	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	425.03/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,938	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	594.53/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	403.84/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,112	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	488.40/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	430.85/cwt	428.00–434.00	2,753	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	468.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,672	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	344.49/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	489.39/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	323.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,564	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,602	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	593	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	499.48/cwt	487.50–502.50	2,298	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	130.81/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,254	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	168.02/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	165.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,101	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	195.56/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,049	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	182.22/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,834	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	179.86/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,218	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	160.00/cwt	148.00–171.00	1,880	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	150.39/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	194.72/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	210.12/cwt	195.00–216.00	4,055	7
Bulls	—	—	1,756	230.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	4,040	4
Bulls	—	—	1,479	189.41/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	748	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	483.88/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	779	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	317.49/cwt	305.00–336.00	2,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	428.26/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,083	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	414.18/cwt	412.00–422.50	2,398	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	460.83/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	359.94/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	384.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,035	10

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 May 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 401Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 71Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	565.00	565.00
13	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	488.40
25	450–500	456	422.50–430.00	425.03
20	500–550	523	400.00–426.00	403.84
17	550–600	567	382.50–394.00	389.67
5	600–650	615	350.00–362.50	359.94
8	650–700	661	335.00	335.00
8	700–750	714	320.00–321.00	320.87
2	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	840	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	318	445.00–475.00	460.83
10	500–550	530	375.00–385.00	384.01
5	550–600	574	362.50–380.00	374.43
1	700–750	730	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	639	428.00–434.00	430.85
2	650–700	668	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	655.00	655.00
7	300–350	324	580.00–600.00	594.53
8	450–500	476	512.50	512.50
8	500–550	522	485.00–490.00	489.39
17	550–600	570	450.00–470.00	468.78
1	600–650	635	427.50	427.50
8	650–700	661	419.00	419.00
4	700–750	733	352.50	352.50
4	750–800	756	340.00–346.00	344.49
12	800–850	817	320.00–330.00	323.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	613	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	384	542.50	542.50
30	450–500	460	487.50–502.50	499.48
11	500–550	531	490.00	490.00
19	550–600	579	412.00–422.50	414.18
6	600–650	640	367.50	367.50
11	650–700	659	389.00	389.00
9	750–800	772	336.00	336.00
5	850–900	896	292.50	292.50
3	1000–1050	1,038	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	480.00–500.00	483.88
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	485	425.00–435.00	428.26
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	337.50	337.50
5	650–700	670	305.00–336.00	317.49
2	700–750	748	312.50	312.50
4	750–800	779	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	959	110.00–141.00	130.81
3	—	980	161.00–175.00	168.02
4	—	1,014	146.00–155.00	150.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	160.00–170.00	165.73
7	—	1,559	190.00–201.00	195.56
5	—	1,555	175.00–186.00	182.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,233	175.00–186.00	179.86
17	—	1,175	148.00–171.00	160.00
4	—	1,326	189.00–199.00	194.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,930	195.00–216.00	210.12
4	—	1,756	220.00–240.00	230.07
5	—	1,479	185.00–192.00	189.41

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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