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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 481▲ 308 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 120▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — 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 $365.88/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +4.72 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$365.88

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median32 sales

361.15

+4.72

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 $361.15 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	—	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

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. 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	497.46/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,204	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	456.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,412	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,257	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	419.16/cwt	416.00–435.00	2,465	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,491	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	362.30/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,424	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,642	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,727	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	338.45/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,792	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	469.86/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,691	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	374.99/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,774	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	389.33/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,028	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	374.62/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,004	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	311.48/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,797	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	349.30/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,040	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	330.52/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,039	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,155	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,142	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,301	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	476.35/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,791	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,692	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	416.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,189	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	409.97/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,337	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,329	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,356	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,674	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	113.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,185	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,610	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	148.50/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,862	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	161.60/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,039	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	174.11/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,290	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	167.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,456	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	149.06/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,397	2

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.