Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00 higher with instances of 40.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 450lbs 25.00 higher, over 450lbs 15.00 lower; Quality good with strong demand; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.64/cwt on 100 head, down $14.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$386.64

▼ 14.02 vs prior sale

100 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$50.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

vs TN average

−37.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	390.69	2,140	92
Medium and Large 2-3	560	340.00	1,904	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.69/cwt here — about $236 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.

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 sale100 hd

386.64

—

TN average15 barns · 742 hd

394.97

−8.33

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−37.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+5.13

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	—	Average	1,757	183.30	3,221	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	167.38	2,414	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	161.65	2,019	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	129.88	1,360	8thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	381.96/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,529	21
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	434.01/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	339.08/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,102	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	396	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	421.17/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	457.97/cwt	447.50–466.00	2,656	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	405.21/cwt	348.00–427.50	2,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	514.04/cwt	510.00–517.00	2,359	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	485.99/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,537	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	356.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	442.22/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	609.43/cwt	600.00–612.50	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	403.86/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	421.45/cwt	413.00–435.00	2,659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,178	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,116	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	181.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	163.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,175	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	119.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	166.82/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,372	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	186.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,369	9
Bulls	—	—	1,694	166.61/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,822	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	211.53/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	2,048	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	321.59/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,454	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	362.89/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	449.53/cwt	435.00–477.50	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	398.19/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	466.31/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,038	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	410.15/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,472	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	312.12/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	366.12/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,131	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	426.61/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	282.49/cwt	272.50–292.50	2,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	414.48/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,139	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	397.13/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,133	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	239	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	284.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	336.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,243	21

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 445Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 71Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	700.00	700.00
8	300–350	310	600.00–612.50	609.43
11	450–500	456	505.00	505.00
15	500–550	522	485.00–490.00	485.99
40	550–600	580	447.50–466.00	457.97
17	600–650	616	410.00–427.50	421.17
21	650–700	662	360.00–388.00	381.96
1	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	757	355.00	355.00
4	900–950	931	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	396	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
10	450–500	471	402.50–455.00	442.22
7	550–600	574	348.00–427.50	405.21
4	650–700	667	350.00–375.00	356.10
1	900–950	940	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	515.00	515.00
7	450–500	459	510.00–517.00	514.04
4	500–550	501	511.00	511.00
3	550–600	563	480.00	480.00
20	600–650	631	413.00–435.00	421.45
6	650–700	660	375.00–410.00	403.86
4	750–800	774	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	300	490.00	490.00
14	350–400	374	466.00	466.00
14	400–450	436	422.50–440.00	434.01
23	500–550	537	370.00–402.50	397.13
37	550–600	582	357.50–367.50	366.12
22	600–650	620	338.00–340.00	339.08
21	650–700	666	320.00–340.00	336.73
7	750–800	765	310.00–313.00	312.12
2	800–850	843	280.00–290.00	284.99
4	850–900	859	272.50–292.50	282.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	426.61
10	400–450	445	398.00–400.00	398.19
5	450–500	474	377.50	377.50
8	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	437	455.00–467.50	466.31
32	500–550	516	412.50–420.00	414.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	382	536.00	536.00
18	400–450	449	485.00	485.00
22	500–550	514	481.00	481.00
14	600–650	601	415.00	415.00
8	650–700	665	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	704	334.00	334.00
17	750–800	763	315.00–322.00	321.59
2	800–850	838	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	435.00–477.50	449.53
6	400–450	443	422.50	422.50
4	450–500	470	422.50	422.50
7	500–550	507	390.00–417.50	410.15
5	550–600	570	335.00–375.00	362.89
2	600–650	635	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	145.00–150.00	148.00
3	—	1,297	176.00–185.00	181.40
6	—	1,333	157.00–170.00	163.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	110.00–125.00	119.05
3	—	1,065	140.00–145.00	142.61
1	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,293	185.00–190.00	187.62
6	—	1,422	160.00–171.00	166.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,803	180.00–195.00	186.88
7	—	1,694	150.00–175.00	166.61
3	—	1,768	209.00–214.00	211.53

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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