Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.04/cwt on 51 head, up $17.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$378.04

▲ 17.79 vs prior sale

51 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$52.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs TN average

−33.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	382.05	2,129	44
Medium and Large 2-3	543	356.67	1,935	6thin
Small 1-2	505	330.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about $462 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

378.04

—

TN average16 barns · 699 hd

392.98

−14.94

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−33.46

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−3.47

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	1,688	210.91	3,560	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	179.13	2,200	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	175.66	2,565	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	151.40	1,614	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	438	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,182	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	358.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	431.16/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,294	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	322.03/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	390.08/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	341.83/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	649	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	362.67/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	461.55/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	374.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	363.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	324.59/cwt	287.50–342.50	2,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	401.22/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,918	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	151.66/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	130.00/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,252	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	187.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,460	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	165.46/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,479	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	179.02/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,202	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	161.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	190.00/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,371	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	177.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,758	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	231.89/cwt	225.00–240.00	4,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	210.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,144	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,791	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	322.93/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	424.50/cwt	424.50–424.50	2,250	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,348	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	417.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	370.30/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,148	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	378.86/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	387.64/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	400.71/cwt	396.00–412.50	2,088	17

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 457Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 78Year ago 90

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	438	425.00	425.00
15	450–500	466	400.00–420.00	417.25
17	500–550	521	396.00–412.50	400.71
27	550–600	580	367.50–380.00	370.30
5	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	322.93
2	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
8	700–750	728	290.00–310.00	299.70
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	370.00–405.00	387.64
5	350–400	371	355.00–385.00	378.86
2	400–450	413	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	539	350.00–360.00	358.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	538	325.00–400.00	362.67
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	311	505.00	505.00
8	450–500	473	455.00–462.50	461.55
12	500–550	532	420.00–435.00	431.16
7	550–600	594	424.00	424.00
2	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
6	650–700	655	385.00–400.00	390.08
5	700–750	710	330.00–350.00	341.83
2	800–850	818	319.00–325.00	322.03
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	649	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	401.22
2	500–550	533	350.00–400.00	374.88
6	550–600	572	360.00–365.00	363.34
2	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	670	287.50–342.50	324.59
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	472.50	472.50
12	450–500	466	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	530	424.50	424.50
11	550–600	587	400.00	400.00
10	650–700	668	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
2	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	147.50–154.00	151.66
2	—	1,078	170.00–175.00	172.41
2	—	963	122.50–135.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	185.00–190.00	187.04
5	—	1,498	150.00–172.00	165.46
4	—	1,558	175.00–182.00	177.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	173.00–184.00	179.02
10	—	1,194	150.00–170.00	161.89
16	—	1,248	185.00–200.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,910	225.00–240.00	231.89
5	—	1,583	200.00–220.00	210.89

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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