Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower on calves under 500lbs; quality fair with moderate demand due to light buyer presence; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; no trends on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.70/cwt on 71 head, down $0.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +10.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$391.70

▼ 0.87 vs prior sale

71 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$42.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.28

vs TN average

−25.41 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	400.09	2,143	56
Small 1-2	540	370.00	1,999	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	357.94	1,990	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.15/cwt here — about $153 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

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 sale71 hd

391.70

—

TN average14 barns · 593 hd

416.98

−25.28

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.41

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+10.18

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	1,819	210.52	3,828	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	182.20	2,614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	174.54	2,119	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	149.29	1,592	9thin

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	Small 1-2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	408.13/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,110	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	323.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	488.67/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	355.88/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	365.22/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,279	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	470.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,912	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	487.64/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,511	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	424.08/cwt	412.50–431.00	2,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	466.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	604.28/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	793	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	409.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	442.28/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,911	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	152.67/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,660	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	171.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,345	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	183.37/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,668	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	162.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,967	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	189.95/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	207.02/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	180.34/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,215	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	440.48/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	803	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,920	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,370	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	347.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,288	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,212	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	331.20/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,441	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,203	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	306.70/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	404.07/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 414Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 98Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
20	350–400	373	512.50	512.50
3	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
35	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
40	500–550	517	392.50–412.50	408.13
16	550–600	582	380.00	380.00
14	650–700	659	340.00–350.00	347.16
4	700–750	737	302.50–311.00	306.70
4	850–900	860	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	485.00–490.00	488.67
17	400–450	436	390.00–430.00	404.07
3	450–500	480	325.00–385.00	365.22
6	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	569	325.00–365.00	355.88
8	600–650	643	320.00–330.00	323.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	700	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	600.00–605.00	604.28
15	400–450	449	507.50	507.50
19	500–550	515	487.50–490.00	487.64
11	550–600	562	460.00–475.00	466.88
10	600–650	639	412.50–431.00	424.08
5	650–700	656	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	478	460.00–480.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	588	440.00	440.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	371	517.50	517.50
17	450–500	459	480.00	480.00
7	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
19	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	632	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	737	330.00–337.50	331.20
4	850–900	853	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	425.00–450.00	442.28
6	450–500	482	420.00–460.00	440.48
10	500–550	534	400.00–425.00	409.74
3	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	793	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	803	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	146.00–156.00	152.67
2	—	993	135.00–140.00	137.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	170.00–173.00	171.39
2	—	1,440	189.00–190.00	189.51
6	—	1,455	181.00–186.00	183.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	160.00–171.00	162.18
2	—	1,110	189.00–191.00	189.95
16	—	1,228	174.00–186.00	180.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	221.00	221.00
3	—	1,833	200.00–212.00	207.02

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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