Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.96/cwt on 47 head, up $20.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$437.96

▲ 20.33 vs prior sale

47 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$52.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

vs TN average

−45.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	440.20	2,454	45
Medium and Large 2-3	530	387.50	2,054	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $400 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $374.58, median $437.96 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 sale47 hd

437.96

—

TN average14 barns · 283 hd

436.32

+1.64

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−45.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

+0.00

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	1,629	184.80	3,010	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	164.57	2,037	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	164.02	2,273	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	133.81	1,365	12

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	544.15/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	851	352.01/cwt	352.00–352.50	2,996	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,429	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	500.71/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	418.96/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,204	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	501.98/cwt	491.00–510.00	1,943	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	315.59/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	156.86/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	141.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	118.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,112	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	140.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,541	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	162.58/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,253	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	152.51/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	179.13/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,490	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	164.31/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	181.07/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,352	7
Bulls	—	—	1,463	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	192.77/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,506	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	579	275.65/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,347	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	424.39/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,237	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	437.43/cwt	422.50–442.50	1,671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,533	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	392.58/cwt	387.50–401.00	2,862	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	397.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,955	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	316.88/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	336.22/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1

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 Feb 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 638Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 87Year ago 154

No trends could be established due to no sale the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	500.00–505.00	500.71
16	500–550	531	457.50	457.50
20	550–600	579	435.00–440.00	437.48
5	600–650	648	406.00	406.00
9	650–700	653	398.00	398.00
36	700–750	729	387.50–401.00	392.58
2	750–800	750	390.00	390.00
34	850–900	851	352.00–352.50	352.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	650.00	650.00
6	300–350	320	540.00–545.00	544.15
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	546	437.50	437.50
5	550–600	565	390.00–400.00	397.90
3	650–700	677	382.50	382.50
2	700–750	718	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	818	337.50	337.50
6	850–900	873	335.00–342.50	336.22
1	900–950	925	325.00	325.00
3	1000–1050	1,002	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	400.00–405.00	402.46
2	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	387	491.00–510.00	501.98
5	400–450	448	420.00	420.00
13	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
19	500–550	526	400.00–422.50	418.96
11	550–600	583	402.50	402.50
10	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
4	750–800	760	310.00–332.50	315.59
1	850–900	875	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	509	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	362.50	362.50
7	650–700	676	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	451.00	451.00
20	450–500	452	432.50	432.50
32	500–550	527	422.50–430.00	424.39
9	600–650	622	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	333	435.00	435.00
12	350–400	382	422.50–442.50	437.43
2	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	526	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	648	357.50	357.50
5	650–700	662	351.00	351.00
8	700–750	742	315.00–320.00	316.88
1	800–850	815	307.50	307.50
1	950–1000	965	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	270.00–277.50	275.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	563	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	151.00–162.00	156.86
5	—	941	110.00–125.00	118.14
5	—	1,099	135.00–145.00	140.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	130.00–150.00	141.68
4	—	1,235	160.00–168.00	164.31
7	—	1,299	173.00–196.00	181.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,386	155.00–170.00	162.58
4	—	1,381	150.00–156.00	152.51
4	—	1,390	176.00–186.00	179.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	150.00–160.00	155.26
4	—	1,701	185.00–198.00	192.77
1	—	1,670	212.00	212.00

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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