Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600# steady to 5.00 lower, over 600# 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 550# 10.00 to 12.00 lower, over 550# 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.06/cwt on 51 head, down $15.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.46 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$362.06

▼ 15.99 vs prior sale

51 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$71.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.35

vs TN average

−53.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	371.74	2,126	36
Medium and Large 2-3	567	341.60	1,936	14thin
Small 1-2	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.74/cwt here — about $551 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 sale51 hd

362.06

—

TN average15 barns · 485 hd

399.40

−37.35

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−53.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−19.46

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	1,711	214.16	3,664	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	182.48	2,631	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	174.77	2,170	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	155.88	1,637	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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	308	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	336.93/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	379.96/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	376.55/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	390.37/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	460.12/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	430.36/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,281	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	388.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,294	3
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	386.09/cwt	347.50–405.00	1,977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	346.68/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,347	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	419.37/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,828	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	140.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	167.12/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,766	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	158.12/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,670	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	182.45/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,649	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	192.73/cwt	188.00–199.00	2,490	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	179.75/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,240	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	163.53/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,998	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	167.49/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	197.49/cwt	189.00–205.00	2,986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	182.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	212.08/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,595	13
Bulls	—	—	1,850	236.68/cwt	225.00–250.00	4,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	878	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,239	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,433	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,357	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,095	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,068	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,909	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	383.66/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,807	12

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 303Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 86Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
6	300–350	308	485.00	485.00
10	350–400	371	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
32	450–500	459	416.00	416.00
9	500–550	531	375.00	375.00
17	550–600	586	357.50	357.50
10	600–650	644	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	707	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	585	393.00	393.00
8	700–750	712	349.00	349.00
7	750–800	750	322.50	322.50
2	800–850	813	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	441	360.00–395.00	379.96
12	450–500	471	380.00–387.50	383.66
5	500–550	539	350.00	350.00
9	550–600	582	335.00–340.00	336.93
2	600–650	643	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	314	550.00	550.00
7	450–500	466	450.00–465.00	460.12
13	500–550	530	430.00–432.50	430.36
11	550–600	575	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
14	650–700	661	397.50	397.50
3	700–750	718	347.50	347.50
3	850–900	865	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	435.00	435.00
14	600–650	645	425.00	425.00
21	700–750	716	370.00–383.00	376.55
1	800–850	840	331.00	331.00
2	850–900	875	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	385.00–395.00	390.37
8	550–600	576	380.00–400.00	388.78
3	650–700	690	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
15	400–450	436	415.00–425.00	419.37
9	500–550	512	347.50–405.00	386.09
3	550–600	583	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	620	362.50	362.50
6	650–700	677	345.00–347.00	346.68
2	850–900	878	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	460.00	460.00
21	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	530	422.50	422.50
13	550–600	582	405.00	405.00
10	650–700	654	372.00	372.00
3	700–750	738	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	135.00–143.00	140.16
3	—	1,057	165.00–170.00	167.12
6	—	1,056	153.00–162.00	158.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	177.00–186.00	182.45
5	—	1,359	160.00–172.00	167.49
5	—	1,512	189.00–205.00	197.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	188.00–199.00	192.73
14	—	1,246	173.00–185.00	179.75
11	—	1,222	155.00–170.00	163.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	180.00–185.00	182.68
13	—	1,695	200.00–221.00	212.08
4	—	1,850	225.00–250.00	236.68

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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