Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lowe.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $436.33/cwt on 51 head, down $0.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +33.08 against this barn's trailing median of $403.25.

Average price

$436.33

▼ 0.12 vs prior sale

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$64.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.24

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	443.89	2,417	45
Medium and Large 2-3	567	379.65	2,151	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.24/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $327.80, median $403.25 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

436.33

—

TN average15 barns · 436 hd

425.09

+11.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.25

+33.08

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	—	High	1,738	186.34	3,239	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	159.03	1,932	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	153.96	2,262	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	133.84	1,394	8thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	385.39/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	450.84/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	389.91/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,786	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	332.79/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,190	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	414.66/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,148	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	446.37/cwt	442.50–449.00	2,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	372.26/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,152	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	494.21/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,614	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,755	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,169	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,330	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,524	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	390.05/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,453	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,608	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	149.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,221	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	140.13/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,410	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	166.43/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	178.18/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	164.66/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,096	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	153.08/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,808	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,993	214.79/cwt	212.00–218.00	4,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	188.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,389	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	172.74/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	381.97/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	328.09/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,872	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	299	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	301.50/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,593	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	403.72/cwt	389.00–415.00	1,934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	417.71/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	391.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	401.11/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	254	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	415.36/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	426.87/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,934	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	290.84/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,925	6

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 Mar 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 409Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 85Year ago 118

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lowe.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	533	450.00–452.50	450.84
2	550–600	575	370.00–400.00	385.39
3	750–800	750	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	245	645.00	645.00
3	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
11	400–450	441	527.50	527.50
13	500–550	529	485.00–495.00	494.21
5	550–600	576	442.50–449.00	446.37
9	600–650	637	414.00	414.00
12	650–700	691	388.00–400.00	389.91
4	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	878	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	530.00	530.00
7	500–550	537	500.00	500.00
8	600–650	638	427.00	427.00
25	800–850	815	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	254	495.00	495.00
13	350–400	384	465.00	465.00
32	450–500	453	410.00–430.00	426.87
14	500–550	518	405.00–420.00	414.66
24	550–600	578	369.00–385.00	372.26
17	650–700	658	332.50–337.50	332.79
6	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
5	800–850	802	300.00–302.50	301.50
2	850–900	858	292.50	292.50
2	950–1000	953	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	332	395.00–425.00	415.36
9	350–400	366	400.00–405.00	401.11
3	400–450	423	390.00–395.00	391.69
2	450–500	455	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
6	650–700	662	290.00–295.00	290.84
2	700–750	718	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	770	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	382	490.00	490.00
37	400–450	445	487.50	487.50
25	500–550	512	455.00	455.00
20	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
10	600–650	629	380.00–392.50	390.05
24	650–700	654	386.00	386.00
13	700–750	745	348.00	348.00
3	800–850	828	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	405.00–420.00	417.71
7	450–500	479	389.00–415.00	403.72
2	500–550	548	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	576	365.00–400.00	381.97
2	650–700	668	305.00–350.00	328.09
3	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	140.00–155.00	149.29
3	—	1,418	161.00–171.00	166.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	137.00–145.00	140.13
3	—	1,100	120.00–125.00	123.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	176.00–180.00	178.18
8	—	1,273	159.00–170.00	164.66
14	—	1,181	150.00–157.00	153.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	212.00–218.00	214.79
5	—	1,797	185.00–195.00	188.57
5	—	1,578	170.00–178.00	172.74

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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