Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.97/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −21.54 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$359.97

85 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$63.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs TN average

−34.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	364.44	2,009	79
Medium and Large 2-3	556	301.25	1,675	4thin
Small 1-2	543	301.00	1,634	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.44/cwt here — about $375 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 sale85 hd

359.97

—

TN average4 barns · 141 hd

355.50

+4.47

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−34.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−21.54

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	1,721	182.22	3,136	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	163.95	2,464	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	153.83	1,937	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	134.92	1,483	15

Every lot, as filed

62 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%	—	1,070	153.55/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	354.08/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	418.19/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	347.60/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,318	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	333.63/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,472	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	327.40/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	291.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	337.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,204	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,157	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,376	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	380.31/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	353.30/cwt	344.00–362.50	2,063	33
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	543	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	322.42/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,076	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	380.55/cwt	376.00–400.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	174.40/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	151.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,290	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	121.09/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	172.95/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,835	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	187.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	146.39/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,833	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	160.53/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,044	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	161.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,385	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	173.02/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	357.81/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,243	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	387.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	369.87/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	372.43/cwt	364.00–377.50	1,966	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,189	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 Jan 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 584Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 142Year ago 183

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	151.00–156.00	153.55
3	—	1,110	110.00–126.00	121.09
10	—	1,102	130.00–140.00	135.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	171.00–178.00	174.40
29	—	1,252	125.00–155.00	146.39
23	—	1,273	156.00–168.00	160.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	150.00–154.00	151.65
6	—	1,481	155.00–165.00	161.02
6	—	1,522	169.00–184.00	173.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,639	170.00–177.00	172.95
4	—	1,833	180.00–195.00	187.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	483	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	527	400.00–425.00	418.19
7	550–600	589	380.00–390.00	387.11
9	600–650	627	355.00–360.00	357.81
18	650–700	667	340.00–351.00	347.60
13	700–750	741	327.50–340.00	333.63
3	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	388	355.00–400.00	369.87
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
11	550–600	576	350.00–355.00	354.08
6	650–700	684	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	720	252.50	252.50
2	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	456	480.00	480.00
20	500–550	534	445.00	445.00
6	700–750	706	364.00	364.00
6	750–800	763	356.00	356.00
10	800–850	828	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	855	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	578	325.00–340.00	327.40
1	700–750	745	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	365.00	365.00
14	650–700	654	320.00–340.00	337.04
3	750–800	774	275.00–300.00	291.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	602	357.00	357.00
4	700–750	713	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	438	376.00–400.00	380.55
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	563	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
3	950–1000	975	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	400.00	400.00
24	450–500	462	375.00–385.00	380.31
46	500–550	528	364.00–377.50	372.43
33	550–600	584	344.00–362.50	353.30
21	600–650	644	321.00–326.00	322.42
3	650–700	680	322.50	322.50
6	700–750	725	302.00	302.00
11	750–800	785	291.00	291.00
3	850–900	858	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	970	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	301.00	301.00

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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