Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.88/cwt on 51 head, up $5.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −15.63 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$365.88

▲ 5.91 vs prior sale

51 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$68.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs TN average

−44.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	373.90	2,024	45
Medium and Large 2-3	550	305.74	1,680	6thin

One grade step is worth $68.16/cwt here — about $344 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 sale51 hd

365.88

—

TN average15 barns · 956 hd

361.67

+4.21

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−44.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−15.63

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	—	Low	2,003	181.18	3,629	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	158.18	2,433	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	155.24	1,958	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	128.97	1,434	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	330.52/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,155	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	311.48/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	349.30/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	497.46/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	338.45/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	362.30/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	419.16/cwt	416.00–435.00	2,465	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	409.97/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,337	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	416.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,189	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	113.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	174.11/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	161.60/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,039	11
Bulls	—	—	1,853	174.66/cwt	160.00–182.00	3,236	3
Bulls	—	—	2,228	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	4,255	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	149.06/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	167.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	148.50/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	476.35/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,791	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	389.33/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	374.62/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,004	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	469.86/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	456.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,412	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	374.99/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,774	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 481Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
9	350–400	360	430.00–475.00	469.86
15	450–500	456	425.00	425.00
20	500–550	535	365.00–380.00	374.62
10	550–600	584	349.00–350.00	349.30
7	600–650	617	320.00–337.50	330.52
15	650–700	661	326.00	326.00
6	700–750	749	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
10	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	374.99
3	500–550	522	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	577	311.00–312.50	311.48
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	521	387.50–390.00	389.33
3	750–800	767	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	575	392.50	392.50
1	750–800	755	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	443	490.00–505.00	497.46
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
21	550–600	588	416.00–435.00	419.16
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
25	650–700	669	359.00–365.00	362.30
7	700–750	734	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	820	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	455.00–460.00	456.84
4	650–700	659	378.00	378.00
14	800–850	825	336.00–341.00	338.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	376	475.00–480.00	476.35
3	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
8	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	416.87
12	550–600	570	385.00–415.00	409.97
2	600–650	643	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	656	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	773	300.00–310.00	304.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,208	130.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	1,040	110.00–120.00	113.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	173.00–175.00	174.11
11	—	1,262	159.00–168.00	161.60
16	—	1,254	130.00–156.00	148.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	142.00–155.00	149.06
2	—	1,468	165.00–170.00	167.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	160.00–182.00	174.66
2	—	2,228	190.00–192.00	190.97

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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