Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.85/cwt on 38 head, down $14.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −14.40 against this barn's trailing median of $403.25.

Average price

$388.85

▼ 14.40 vs prior sale

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$44.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	407.50	2,198	22
Medium and Large 2-3	533	363.21	1,935	16thin

One grade step is worth $44.29/cwt here — about $262 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $327.80, median $403.25 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 sale38 hd

388.85

—

TN average16 barns · 409 hd

389.02

−0.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

403.25

−14.40

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	1,729	208.08	3,597	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	184.61	2,920	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	173.46	2,191	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	152.86	1,568	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	375.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	293.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	291.63/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.03/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	372.85/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	426.16/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,216	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	274.74/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	362.84/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	453.33/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	293.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	341.90/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,866	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	374.83/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	379.89/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	337.94/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	305.87/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	328.99/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	330.26/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	324.97/cwt	314.00–336.00	2,119	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	342.24/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,992	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,311	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,232	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,207	27
Bulls	—	—	2,075	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,202	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	207.44/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,481	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	197.60/cwt	193.00–211.00	3,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,064	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	180.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,737	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	148.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,486	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	176.05/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,861	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	181.72/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,322	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	194.48/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	160.99/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,064	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	133.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,367	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 463Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 84Year ago 89

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	364	320.00–410.00	379.89
5	400–450	432	350.00–400.00	374.83
4	450–500	472	325.00–350.00	337.94
10	500–550	516	375.00–380.00	375.99
6	550–600	561	300.00–360.00	341.90
3	600–650	637	280.00–300.00	293.46
4	650–700	654	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
13	450–500	458	407.50	407.50
10	500–550	506	407.50	407.50
12	550–600	567	407.50	407.50
27	650–700	654	337.50	337.50
3	700–750	738	302.50	302.50
4	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
6	800–850	847	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
15	400–450	449	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	538	397.50	397.50
13	550–600	582	337.50–367.50	342.24
27	650–700	652	314.00–336.00	324.97
3	700–750	742	287.50–300.00	291.63
5	750–800	759	285.00–295.00	293.01
3	850–900	868	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	460	325.00–340.00	328.99
8	500–550	526	300.00–355.00	330.26
6	550–600	582	275.00–320.00	305.87
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
13	500–550	520	425.00–430.00	426.16
9	550–600	573	410.00	410.00
8	600–650	636	370.00–377.50	372.85
3	650–700	665	372.00	372.00
4	700–750	710	337.50–347.50	340.03
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	843	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	335	450.00–460.00	453.33
3	400–450	447	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	569	335.00–380.00	362.84
3	650–700	652	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	711	250.00–300.00	274.74
2	750–800	770	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	357.50	357.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,685	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,678	200.00–217.00	207.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	193.00–211.00	197.60
2	—	1,790	170.00–172.00	171.17
6	—	1,517	175.00–185.00	180.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	145.00–152.00	148.87
3	—	1,057	165.00–189.00	176.05
3	—	1,023	130.00–139.00	133.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	175.00–186.00	181.72
2	—	1,095	190.00–199.00	194.48
10	—	1,282	151.00–171.00	160.99

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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