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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 10

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 438▼ 284 vs year ago 681 · −41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 64▼ 98 vs year ago 158 · −62.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher with limited comparable data; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of 35.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Good to fancy quality throughout the Feeder Cattle sale with stronger buyer presence; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.90/cwt on 63 head, up $13.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $366.98.

Average price

$340.90

▲ 13.22 vs prior sale

63 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs TN average

−27.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	346.73	1,949	49
Medium and Large 2-3	550	320.49	1,762	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $188 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

340.90

—

TN average16 barns · 684 hd

335.24

+5.66

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−27.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

366.98

−26.08

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $366.98 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,741	182.59	3,178	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	137.36	2,027	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	134.16	1,693	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	115.19	1,229	4thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,355	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,687	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,012	15
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	350.55/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,033	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,183	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,206	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	328.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,159	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	311.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,240	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,450	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	321.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,512	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,595	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	992	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	406.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,261	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	369.63/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,534	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,322	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	390.02/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,821	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	331.19/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,557	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	326.32/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,729	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,936	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	332.24/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,944	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	309.14/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,985	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	311.13/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,106	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,144	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,081	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	288.73/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,235	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,906	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,644	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,847	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,619	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	363.35/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,860	20
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	306.28/cwt	297.00–309.00	2,052	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,945	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	270.47/cwt	260.00–272.00	2,077	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	186.92/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	169.09/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,913	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	198.52/cwt	192.00–203.00	3,679	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	107.38/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,106	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	124.62/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,540	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	147.09/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,865	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	132.71/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,685	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	137.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,942	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	131.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,043	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	143.67/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,243	4

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 Oct 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 438Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	310	400.00–410.00	406.62
5	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	415	367.50–370.00	369.63
14	500–550	534	362.50	362.50
29	550–600	585	330.00–332.50	332.24
7	600–650	642	309.00–310.00	309.14
9	650–700	677	310.00–312.50	311.13
1	700–750	720	289.00	289.00
4	750–800	774	287.50–290.00	288.73
3	800–850	838	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	470	310.00–350.00	331.19
9	500–550	530	322.50–330.00	326.32
5	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	467	387.50–392.50	390.02
6	500–550	518	380.00	380.00
20	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	703	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	242	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	414	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
12	550–600	580	345.00–357.50	350.55
14	650–700	657	320.00–330.00	328.56
7	700–750	719	310.00–320.00	311.49
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	870	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
15	500–550	533	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	598	365.00	365.00
10	600–650	625	353.00	353.00
18	700–750	728	336.50	336.50
4	750–800	782	320.00–325.00	321.25
4	800–850	816	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	456	405.00	405.00
20	500–550	512	350.00–367.50	363.35
10	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
22	650–700	670	297.00–309.00	306.28
4	700–750	741	262.50	262.50
8	750–800	768	260.00–272.00	270.47
2	850–900	870	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	498	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	713	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	185.00–189.00	186.92
3	—	1,723	165.00–172.00	169.09
2	—	1,853	192.00–203.00	198.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	106.00–109.00	107.38
2	—	1,103	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	130.00–133.00	131.58
11	—	1,416	135.00–140.00	137.16
4	—	1,561	142.00–146.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,270	129.00–137.00	132.71
6	—	1,268	144.00–151.00	147.09
6	—	1,236	121.00–127.00	124.62

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.