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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 397▲ 51 vs year ago 558 · +9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 60▲ 4 vs year ago 130 · +3.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Feeder Heifer 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

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 $337.97/cwt on 87 head, down $2.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.01 against this barn's trailing median of $366.98.

Average price

$337.97

▼ 2.93 vs prior sale

87 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs TN average

−34.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	338.18	1,897	86
Medium and Large 2-3	540	320.00	1,728	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $169 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 sale87 hd

337.97

—

TN average16 barns · 772 hd

339.89

−1.92

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−34.79

This barn, trailing median32 sales

366.98

−29.01

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	1,836	171.85	3,156	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	133.59	2,033	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	131.98	1,681	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	121.54	1,329	7thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,596	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,034	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,142	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	404.17/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,122	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	316.29/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,797	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	367.02/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,107	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,215	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	343.29/cwt	332.50–346.00	2,204	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,008	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	332.17/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,236	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	342.56/cwt	337.00–343.50	2,439	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,457	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,493	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,643	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	312.72/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,617	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,091	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	415.20/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,304	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,509	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	331.81/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,546	13
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,726	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,894	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	339.04/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,780	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	319.47/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,853	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	340.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,991	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	606	289.41/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,754	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	298.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,912	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,122	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,191	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,191	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	293.29/cwt	293.00–295.00	2,217	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,331	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,408	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,127	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,472	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,351	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,712	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	443	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,395	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,908	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	320.09/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,607	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	374.94/cwt	357.50–382.50	1,961	10
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	308.63/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,796	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	329.91/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,970	27
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	641	292.93/cwt	292.50–293.00	1,878	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	306.44/cwt	277.50–312.00	2,035	39
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,872	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	273.57/cwt	267.50–276.00	2,065	14
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,081	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,864	178.09/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,320	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,420	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,316	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	113.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,303	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,577	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	147.96/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,909	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	134.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,740	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	144.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,095	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	135.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,037	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	127.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,995	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 Oct 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 397Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 60Year ago 130

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Feeder Heifer 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

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	440.00	440.00
8	300–350	314	400.00–417.50	415.20
7	350–400	397	380.00	380.00
12	450–500	473	365.00	365.00
23	500–550	525	330.00–343.00	339.04
18	550–600	580	305.00–330.00	319.47
4	600–650	640	295.00–300.00	298.74
25	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
7	750–800	756	293.00–295.00	293.29
2	850–900	868	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	365.00	365.00
36	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	340.28
2	600–650	648	327.50	327.50
5	650–700	668	328.00	328.00
4	700–750	728	301.00	301.00
3	750–800	777	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	819	294.00	294.00
8	900–950	919	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	466	325.00–336.00	331.81
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	606	280.00–292.50	289.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	442.50	442.50
23	400–450	449	425.00	425.00
10	500–550	523	357.50–382.50	374.94
27	550–600	597	322.50–335.00	329.91
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
39	650–700	664	277.50–312.00	306.44
14	750–800	755	267.50–276.00	273.57
5	800–850	816	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	355.00–360.00	358.34
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	502	305.00–340.00	320.09
11	550–600	582	307.50–310.00	308.63
7	600–650	641	292.50–293.00	292.93
3	650–700	687	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	417.50	417.50
10	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	624	355.00	355.00
45	700–750	712	337.00–343.50	342.56
12	800–850	807	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	307.50–325.00	316.29
1	600–650	610	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	653	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	313	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	465	437.50	437.50
3	500–550	525	392.50–410.00	404.17
27	550–600	574	362.50–375.00	367.02
5	600–650	642	332.50–346.00	343.29
39	650–700	673	320.00–337.50	332.17
1	700–750	740	332.00	332.00
5	750–800	773	322.50	322.50
8	800–850	837	311.00–318.00	312.72
1	950–1000	970	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,864	170.00–185.00	178.09
2	—	1,740	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,296	130.00–140.00	134.26
6	—	1,290	143.00–155.00	147.96
25	—	1,250	120.00–130.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,569	122.00–130.00	127.14
15	—	1,508	132.00–140.00	135.11
4	—	1,455	141.00–150.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	1,060	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,148	110.00–116.00	113.52

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.