Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data however all classes of Feeders traded higher; Slaughter Cattle 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.91/cwt on 44 head, up $35.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −9.60 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$371.91

▲ 35.42 vs prior sale

44 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$99.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs TN average

−2.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	379.69	2,111	39
Medium and Large 2-3	567	319.08	1,809	4thin
Small 1-2	575	280.00	1,610	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.69/cwt here — about $501 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 sale44 hd

371.91

—

TN average16 barns · 872 hd

371.72

+0.19

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−2.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−9.60

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	1,818	215.61	3,920	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	178.56	2,689	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	175.63	2,239	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	153.67	1,522	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	180.26/cwt	175.00–187.00	3,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	179.65/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,332	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	166.20/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,066	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	212.90/cwt	201.00–225.00	3,900	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	465.44/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,141	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	361.86/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,301	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	371.34/cwt	359.00–377.50	2,120	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	353.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	377.64/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,428	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	471.87/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,213	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	396.85/cwt	396.00–402.50	2,302	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	294	444.27/cwt	380.00–475.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	389.80/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,050	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	402.64/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	319.08/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	302.59/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,006	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	372.65/cwt	342.50–378.00	2,150	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	441.39/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	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 Aug 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 200Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 53Year ago 141

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data however all classes of Feeders traded higher; Slaughter Cattle 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	150.00	150.00
1	—	935	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,225	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,683	175.00–187.00	180.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	196.00	196.00
9	—	1,298	173.00–185.00	179.65
6	—	1,243	161.00–171.00	166.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	240.00	240.00
9	—	1,832	201.00–225.00	212.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	390.00–455.00	441.39
3	400–450	442	440.00	440.00
10	450–500	460	463.00–475.00	465.44
10	500–550	526	387.50	387.50
12	550–600	571	359.00–377.50	371.34
8	600–650	636	352.50–365.00	361.86
5	650–700	666	356.00	356.00
2	700–750	748	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	755	317.50	317.50
2	900–950	900	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	534	350.00–355.00	353.39
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	665	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
12	400–450	444	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	485	427.50	427.50
16	500–550	526	367.50–397.50	389.80
23	550–600	577	342.50–378.00	372.65
20	650–700	663	285.00–312.50	302.59
6	750–800	763	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	905	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	955	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	375.00–425.00	402.64
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	488	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	567	285.00–330.00	319.08
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	294	380.00–475.00	444.27
2	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
14	450–500	469	470.00–475.00	471.87
5	500–550	528	422.50	422.50
22	550–600	580	396.00–402.50	396.85
11	600–650	643	375.00–390.00	377.64
8	750–800	753	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	490.00	490.00

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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