Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.85/cwt on 50 head, up $31.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +12.34 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$393.85

▲ 31.80 vs prior sale

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$61.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs TN average

−22.26 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	407.41	2,254	39
Medium and Large 2-3	541	345.79	1,871	11thin

One grade step is worth $61.62/cwt here — about $383 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 sale50 hd

393.85

—

TN average15 barns · 756 hd

394.01

−0.16

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−22.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

+12.34

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	—	Average	1,669	208.24	3,475	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	179.36	2,151	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	179.18	2,645	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	146.69	1,464	15

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 1-2	300–350	325	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	426.21/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,408	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	324.14/cwt	300.00–370.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	402.44/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	453.96/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	385.10/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	477.50/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,216	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	386.94/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	400.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,019	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	133.26/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,253	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	168.85/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	360.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	331.11/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	327.48/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,201	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	397.76/cwt	397.00–398.00	2,295	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	420.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,912	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	371.84/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	308.72/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	389.22/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,028	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	193.40/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,858	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,605	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	169.76/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	167.50/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,903	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	199.72/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	149.55/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,537	8
Bulls	—	—	1,719	207.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,569	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	180.06/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,161	19
Bulls	—	—	1,520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	227.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,297	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,328	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	1,953	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,007	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	342.60/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	392.05/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,878	7

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 Jul 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 443Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 120Year ago 104

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	505.00	505.00
7	300–350	325	477.50	477.50
17	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
35	450–500	455	420.00–425.00	420.29
6	500–550	539	410.00	410.00
21	550–600	577	397.00–398.00	397.76
4	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
9	650–700	672	325.00–332.50	327.48
5	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	479	390.00–395.00	392.05
9	500–550	534	327.50–350.00	342.60
2	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	360.13
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	519	423.00	423.00
10	600–650	627	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	308	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
21	450–500	464	470.00–480.00	477.50
17	500–550	532	450.00–457.50	453.96
16	550–600	565	420.00–432.50	426.21
12	650–700	661	360.00–397.50	385.10
2	800–850	830	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	402.44
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
10	500–550	504	400.00–405.00	400.51
5	550–600	576	375.00–395.00	386.94
3	600–650	619	300.00–370.00	324.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
5	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	640	420.00	420.00
14	650–700	654	410.00	410.00
5	700–750	716	402.50	402.50
3	800–850	800	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	426	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
12	500–550	521	385.00–395.00	389.22
6	550–600	567	355.00–380.00	371.84
4	600–650	642	300.00–335.00	308.72
2	650–700	680	300.00–315.00	307.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	377	518.00	518.00
16	450–500	451	445.00	445.00
14	500–550	528	435.00	435.00
27	550–600	582	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	740	330.00–332.00	331.11
1	800–850	815	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
5	—	940	125.00–141.00	133.26
2	—	1,023	167.00–171.00	168.85
8	—	1,028	144.00–160.00	149.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	189.00–197.00	193.40
6	—	1,448	175.00–185.00	179.92
5	—	1,509	166.00–172.00	169.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	162.00–172.00	167.50
4	—	1,323	190.00–207.00	199.72
19	—	1,200	175.00–187.00	180.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	205.00–210.00	207.61
2	—	1,520	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,718	225.00–230.00	227.72

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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