Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under700lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 700lbs 10.00 higher on a light test from the previous week; Feeder Heifers 6.00 higher on a light test with Heifers under 450lbs sharply higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls well tested at 4.00 to 6.00 higher with Lean Cows being mostly steady; Quality fair to fancy with strong demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.88/cwt on 81 head, down $8.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +37.92 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$475.88

▼ 8.59 vs prior sale

81 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$961

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

$160.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs TN average

−14.95 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	485.17	2,732	74
Medium and Large 2-3	592	386.54	2,288	6thin
Small 1-2	545	325.00	1,771	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.17/cwt here — about $961 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 sale81 hd

475.88

—

TN average15 barns · 395 hd

479.60

−3.72

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−14.95

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

+37.92

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	208.30	3,418	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	186.97	2,850	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	183.05	2,204	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	154.69	1,507	14

Every lot, as filed

86 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	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	610.01/cwt	585.00–615.00	1,867	6
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	425.97/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	367.10/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	388.75/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,484	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	538.47/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	450–500	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	386.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	419.50/cwt	418.00–421.00	2,794	36
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	441.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,391	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	399.92/cwt	395.00–404.00	2,679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	500.30/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	417.48/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,863	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	381.35/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,902	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	475.88/cwt	470.00–479.00	2,770	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,014	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	536.48/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,403	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	455.49/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	2,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	326.72/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	508.96/cwt	485.00–512.50	2,356	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	491.53/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,541	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,695	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	182.27/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,709	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	198.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,134	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	159.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	171.54/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	202.45/cwt	192.00–212.00	2,496	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	183.26/cwt	174.00–191.00	2,243	17
Bulls	—	—	1,415	184.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	136.08/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,217	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	158.11/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,543	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	204.91/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	228.54/cwt	215.00–237.00	4,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	543	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	622	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,550	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	553.84/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	481.12/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	372.25/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,435	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	397.26/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,340	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	497.14/cwt	497.00–497.50	2,153	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,218	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	376.67/cwt	376.00–382.50	2,539	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	550–600	588	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	431.29/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,719	23

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	380	517.50	517.50
20	400–450	433	497.00–497.50	497.14
27	450–500	465	477.00	477.00
7	500–550	531	435.00	435.00
16	550–600	589	390.00–430.00	397.26
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
19	650–700	654	367.50–375.00	372.25
4	750–800	770	322.50	322.50
2	800–850	803	300.00	300.00
4	900–950	914	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	541	440.00–455.00	441.94
10	550–600	580	422.50–427.50	425.97
20	600–650	639	388.00–390.00	388.75
28	650–700	674	376.00–382.50	376.67
7	750–800	769	331.00	331.00
23	800–850	824	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	480.00	480.00
8	550–600	588	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	622	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	527.50	527.50
6	350–400	371	440.00–490.00	481.12
5	400–450	438	412.50–460.00	431.29
3	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	512	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	660.00	660.00
6	300–350	306	585.00–615.00	610.01
12	400–450	448	525.00–537.50	536.48
3	450–500	470	530.00–542.50	538.47
13	500–550	521	490.00–505.00	500.30
10	550–600	588	455.00–457.50	455.49
6	600–650	604	405.00–420.00	417.48
13	650–700	670	395.00–404.00	399.92
14	700–750	705	390.00	390.00
18	750–800	769	360.00–372.50	367.10
1	800–850	830	342.50	342.50
2	850–900	878	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	930	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	592	380.00–420.00	386.54
5	600–650	631	382.50	382.50
10	700–750	715	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	458	551.00	551.00
13	500–550	531	520.00	520.00
38	550–600	582	470.00–479.00	475.88
36	650–700	666	418.00–421.00	419.50
31	700–750	700	409.00	409.00
37	750–800	761	380.00–388.00	381.35
8	800–850	813	378.00	378.00
32	850–900	855	352.50	352.50
3	900–950	905	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	545.00–560.00	553.84
24	450–500	463	485.00–512.50	508.96
21	500–550	517	480.00–500.00	491.53
15	550–600	593	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
17	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
5	750–800	778	315.00–345.00	326.72
4	850–900	891	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	593	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	669	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,070	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	175.00–188.00	182.27
1	—	1,570	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,576	190.00–210.00	198.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	150.00–170.00	159.07
6	—	1,233	192.00–212.00	202.45
17	—	1,224	174.00–191.00	183.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	168.00–176.00	171.54
4	—	894	127.00–140.00	136.08
7	—	976	154.00–164.00	158.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	180.00–190.00	184.71
3	—	1,618	200.00–211.00	204.91
4	—	1,828	215.00–237.00	228.54

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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