Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.35/cwt on 45 head, down $8.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.84 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$408.35

▼ 8.04 vs prior sale

45 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$36.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs TN average

−14.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	418.01	2,253	33
Medium and Large 2-3	549	381.79	2,094	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd

408.35

—

TN average17 barns · 782 hd

411.65

−3.30

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−14.84

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+26.84

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	1,641	193.48	3,175	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	185.42	2,543	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	180.25	2,158	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	158.99	1,665	6thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	700–750	715	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,717	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	336.59/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	390.56/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	493.35/cwt	435.00–525.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	504.86/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	467.94/cwt	467.50–470.00	2,078	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	842	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	535.39/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,490	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	420.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	386.27/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	494.36/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,041	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	193.03/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	170.74/cwt	152.00–181.00	1,748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	180.35/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	195.67/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,555	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	181.29/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,143	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	164.30/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,369	180.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,469	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	211.69/cwt	210.00–213.00	4,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	198.81/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	360.92/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	729	314.24/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	435.17/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	384.30/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,364	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	416.35/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	348.48/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	496.53/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	428.30/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,231	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	414.18/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	350.30/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,915	9

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 Apr 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 320Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 80Year ago 132

Compared to last week Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	246	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	283	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	445	540.00	540.00
15	450–500	465	505.00–540.00	535.39
12	500–550	523	490.00–510.00	504.86
10	550–600	592	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	628	410.00–430.00	420.04
2	650–700	675	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	715	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	762	327.50–355.00	336.59
1	800–850	840	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	327	435.00–525.00	493.35
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	842	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	440.00	440.00
3	700–750	708	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	450.00	450.00
8	300–350	333	490.00–500.00	496.53
4	350–400	369	495.00	495.00
38	400–450	444	467.50–470.00	467.94
24	500–550	521	410.00–430.00	428.30
9	550–600	587	385.00–395.00	390.56
4	650–700	667	345.00–352.00	350.30
4	850–900	876	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	390.00–460.00	414.18
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
9	450–500	467	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	520	350.00–400.00	384.30
7	550–600	569	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	459	515.00	515.00
17	500–550	524	470.00–507.50	494.36
6	550–600	580	435.00	435.00
8	650–700	675	377.50–387.50	386.27
3	700–750	728	362.50	362.50
2	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–405.00	402.55
9	400–450	438	425.00–440.00	435.17
4	500–550	504	375.00–430.00	416.35
7	550–600	593	335.00–365.00	360.92
4	600–650	614	330.00–355.00	348.48
6	700–750	729	305.00–317.50	314.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	190.00–197.00	193.03
6	—	1,430	175.00–186.00	180.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	152.00–181.00	170.74
2	—	1,093	131.00–139.00	135.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	190.00–201.00	195.67
19	—	1,182	171.00–188.00	181.29
8	—	1,138	153.00–170.00	164.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	175.00–185.00	180.37
2	—	1,898	210.00–213.00	211.69
3	—	1,833	195.00–205.00	198.81

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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