Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 650# 10.00 to 15.00 lower, over 650# not well tested; Feeder Heifers under 550# lightly tested and traded 5.00 higher, over 550# 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550lbs 12.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550# not well established; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.01/cwt on 35 head, down $20.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −26.95 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$411.01

▼ 20.88 vs prior sale

35 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

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

$101.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.49

vs TN average

−42.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	421.56	2,337	29
Medium and Large 2-3	562	379.97	2,135	4thin
Small 1-2	508	320.00	1,626	2thin

One grade step is worth $101.56/cwt here — about $711 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

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 sale35 hd

411.01

—

TN average15 barns · 461 hd

428.49

−17.49

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−42.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

−26.95

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	1,925	217.21	4,181	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	178.17	2,599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	175.61	2,108	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	157.95	1,621	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	421.47/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	11
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	363.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	433.11/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,269	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	412.18/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,387	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	373.60/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,369	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	336.99/cwt	336.00–337.50	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	949	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,146	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	330.20/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	644	326.86/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,105	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	338.44/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	188.01/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,260	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	152.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,565	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	189.36/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	176.24/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,637	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	162.27/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,950	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	175.23/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,101	15
Bulls	—	—	1,857	226.59/cwt	223.00–232.00	4,208	3
Bulls	—	—	1,976	210.17/cwt	205.00–215.00	4,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,510	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	373.13/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,320	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	361.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,119	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	782	291.68/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,953	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	375.85/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,357	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	318.41/cwt	317.50–319.00	2,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,066	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	323.92/cwt	322.50–326.00	2,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	394.67/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	323.98/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,869	10

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 Jun 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 406Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	364	415.00–425.00	421.47
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	517	360.00–365.00	363.30
10	550–600	577	305.00–347.50	323.98
2	650–700	663	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	308	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	372	500.00	500.00
20	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	521	377.50–400.00	394.67
23	550–600	587	350.00–367.50	361.01
10	600–650	624	322.50–326.00	323.92
10	650–700	658	314.00	314.00
13	700–750	722	317.50–319.00	318.41
9	750–800	751	318.00	318.00
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	483	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	562	375.00–385.00	379.97
2	600–650	613	320.00–340.00	330.20
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	540.00	540.00
11	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
14	450–500	457	460.00	460.00
13	500–550	524	420.00–435.00	433.11
16	550–600	579	410.00–415.00	412.18
24	600–650	634	370.00–375.00	373.60
10	650–700	664	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	780	336.00–337.50	336.99
1	900–950	920	302.50	302.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	900–950	949	331.50	331.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	462	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	528	325.00–395.00	373.13
3	550–600	580	330.00–342.50	338.44
9	600–650	644	300.00–345.00	326.86
2	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	782	290.00–295.00	291.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	449	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	521	425.00	425.00
20	550–600	577	402.00	402.00
12	600–650	627	370.00–377.00	375.85
5	750–800	755	332.50	332.50
2	950–1000	975	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	165.00–169.00	167.01
5	—	1,026	150.00–160.00	152.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,202	184.00–192.00	188.01
7	—	1,202	155.00–167.00	162.27
15	—	1,199	169.00–181.00	175.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,428	185.00–193.00	189.36
8	—	1,496	173.00–179.00	176.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	223.00–232.00	226.59
4	—	1,976	205.00–215.00	210.17

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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