Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.60/cwt on 53 head, down $5.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −37.91 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$343.60

▼ 5.09 vs prior sale

53 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.00

vs TN average

−32.21 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	353.48	1,956	41
Medium and Large 2-3	546	309.85	1,690	12thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $265 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

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 sale53 hd

343.60

—

TN average14 barns · 463 hd

364.60

−21.00

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−32.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−37.91

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	1,928	215.67	4,159	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	187.04	2,532	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	187.00	2,889	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	151.09	1,396	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	327.06/cwt	302.50–335.00	2,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	904	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	852	593.38/cwt	319.00–821.50	5,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	379.67/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	408.04/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	333.84/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	604	344.98/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	332.45/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	353.59/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	311.32/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	358.74/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	348.34/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,048	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,880	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	341.95/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,171	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	3,878	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	180.06/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	137.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,175	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,443	2

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 369Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 68Year ago 55

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	529	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	574	302.50–350.00	333.84
3	600–650	604	325.00–355.00	344.98
8	650–700	669	302.50–335.00	327.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	459	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	518	407.50–410.00	408.04
13	550–600	580	370.00–382.50	379.67
17	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	689	361.00	361.00
5	800–850	830	321.00	321.00
11	850–900	852	319.00–821.50	593.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	432	350.00	350.00
21	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
23	500–550	526	357.50	357.50
18	550–600	588	347.50–352.50	348.34
3	650–700	668	312.50	312.50
3	750–800	760	277.50	277.50
3	900–950	923	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	667	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	768	302.50	302.50
4	900–950	904	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	355.00–360.00	358.74
6	450–500	461	335.00	335.00
10	500–550	540	302.50–320.00	311.32
2	550–600	573	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	668	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.52
3	450–500	463	360.00	360.00
12	500–550	516	335.00–360.00	353.59
5	550–600	573	327.50–340.00	332.45
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	382	452.50	452.50
15	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
13	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	573	362.50	362.50
13	600–650	635	340.00–342.50	341.95
3	700–750	748	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,318	177.00–183.00	180.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,655	195.00	195.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	168.00	168.00
2	—	853	135.00–141.00	137.76
2	—	925	155.00–157.00	155.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	207.00–210.00	208.50
1	—	2,065	230.00	230.00

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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