Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady; No trends on Feeder Steers due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower with lower quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.68/cwt on 69 head, up $2.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +25.17 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$406.68

▲ 2.98 vs prior sale

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs TN average

−15.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	409.97	2,266	59
Medium and Large 2-3	543	389.18	2,115	9thin
Small 1-2	525	370.00	1,943	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $323 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 sale69 hd

406.68

—

TN average15 barns · 583 hd

412.14

−5.46

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−15.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+25.17

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	1,561	203.06	3,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	173.19	2,185	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	172.39	2,554	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	140.00	1,337	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	750–800	756	330.02/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	352.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	577.97/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	548.26/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,209	6
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	414.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,170	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	447.33/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,214	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	458.96/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	389.44/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	393.85/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,565	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,984	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	165.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,411	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,947	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	176.92/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,652	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	180.52/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,303	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	161.14/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,997	10
Bulls	—	—	1,507	182.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	223.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	441.69/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,353	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	385.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	426.68/cwt	412.50–450.00	2,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	406.57/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,330	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	490.47/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,903	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	397.56/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	476.32/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,993	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 476Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 101Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
34	350–400	388	485.00–500.00	490.47
25	400–450	438	455.00	455.00
12	450–500	495	440.00–452.50	447.33
24	500–550	523	405.00–425.00	414.93
35	550–600	573	395.00–410.00	406.57
4	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	352.46
3	650–700	652	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	756	325.00–332.50	330.02
1	950–1000	960	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	415.00–490.00	476.32
10	400–450	439	370.00–425.00	397.56
7	450–500	451	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	540	375.00–385.00	380.02
3	550–600	550	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	325	575.00–580.00	577.97
4	350–400	388	512.50	512.50
6	400–450	403	540.00–550.00	548.26
2	450–500	478	530.00	530.00
9	500–550	507	505.00	505.00
4	550–600	571	481.00	481.00
4	650–700	658	390.00–405.00	393.85
1	850–900	875	325.00	325.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	520	425.00–470.00	458.96
4	550–600	578	350.00–445.00	389.44
2	650–700	653	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	648	417.50	417.50
5	650–700	686	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	364	545.00	545.00
10	450–500	466	505.00	505.00
12	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
16	550–600	583	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	671	362.50	362.50
4	750–800	763	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	434	435.00–455.00	441.69
8	500–550	514	412.50–450.00	426.68
10	550–600	578	375.00–390.00	385.67
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	670	355.00–360.00	357.52
2	700–750	708	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	160.00–170.00	165.34
1	—	1,535	192.00	192.00
5	—	1,499	172.00–185.00	176.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	191.00	191.00
14	—	1,276	175.00–187.00	180.52
10	—	1,239	152.00–170.00	161.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	180.00–185.00	182.19
3	—	1,615	220.00–230.00	223.93

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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