Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.96/cwt on 83 head, up $19.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.45 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$405.96

▲ 19.32 vs prior sale

83 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$75.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs TN average

−23.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	407.77	2,295	81
Medium and Large 2-3	585	332.50	1,945	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.27/cwt here — about $350 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 sale83 hd

405.96

—

TN average17 barns · 929 hd

405.31

+0.65

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−23.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+24.45

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	1,986	188.12	3,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	176.34	2,640	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	167.12	2,137	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	138.35	1,474	16

Every lot, as filed

64 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	850–900	884	267.93/cwt	257.00–275.00	2,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	530.30/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,042	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	445.10/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	317.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	344.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	496.32/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,263	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	449.78/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,343	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	423.27/cwt	417.50–429.00	2,383	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	444.29/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,791	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,894	179.01/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,390	4
Bulls	—	—	2,100	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	145.93/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,617	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	173.99/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,608	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,032	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	158.18/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,488	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	192.35/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	166.71/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,122	15
Bulls	—	—	2,028	190.21/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,857	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	177.25/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,239	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	126.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	332.50/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	493.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	519.57/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,426	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	385.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,549	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	349.08/cwt	322.50–352.50	2,653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	419.18/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	367.41/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,407	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	446.32/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,257	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	592.22/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	383.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,257	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	398.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	440.59/cwt	417.50–453.00	2,049	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 641Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 80Year ago 47

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	572.50	572.50
4	300–350	348	545.00	545.00
17	350–400	385	522.50	522.50
7	400–450	433	470.00	470.00
54	450–500	465	417.50–453.00	440.59
26	500–550	531	425.00	425.00
33	550–600	588	380.00–395.00	383.87
1	600–650	635	342.50	342.50
14	650–700	655	340.00–372.00	367.41
11	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
6	750–800	781	305.00–320.00	317.55
2	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
5	850–900	884	257.00–275.00	267.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	563	417.50–429.00	423.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	505.00	505.00
10	400–450	435	435.00–450.00	444.29
5	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	315.00–350.00	332.50
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	705.00	705.00
3	250–300	293	635.00	635.00
7	300–350	319	590.00–595.00	592.22
4	400–450	446	505.00	505.00
17	450–500	467	512.50–520.00	519.57
13	500–550	535	480.00–495.00	493.89
15	550–600	580	445.00–452.50	446.32
8	600–650	620	415.00–425.00	419.18
12	650–700	676	395.00–410.00	398.62
6	750–800	785	335.00–350.00	344.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	500.00	500.00
11	550–600	550	507.50	507.50
17	600–650	615	427.50–447.50	445.10
14	650–700	680	418.00	418.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	513	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	385	525.00–550.00	530.30
4	400–450	414	525.00	525.00
27	450–500	456	490.00–497.50	496.32
18	500–550	521	415.00–465.00	449.78
16	550–600	583	425.00	425.00
4	600–650	600	377.50	377.50
16	650–700	661	355.00–390.00	385.58
9	750–800	760	322.50–352.50	349.08
2	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	444.76
3	550–600	583	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	175.00–183.00	179.01
1	—	2,100	212.00	212.00
6	—	2,028	185.00–198.00	190.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	157.50	157.50
8	—	1,108	140.00–152.50	145.93
7	—	1,034	115.00–135.00	126.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	168.00–180.00	173.99
4	—	1,573	155.00–161.00	158.18
6	—	1,443	185.00–201.00	192.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	152.00–155.00	153.48
15	—	1,273	157.00–171.00	166.71
6	—	1,263	174.00–183.00	177.25

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Carthage Livestock Auction