Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550lbs 12.00 higher, over 550lbs steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower with lower quality; Slaughter Bulls mostly staedy.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.36/cwt on 75 head, up $9.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.63 against this barn's trailing median of $402.00.

Average price

$329.36

▲ 9.60 vs prior sale

75 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$49.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.92

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	553	339.31	1,876	56
Medium and Large 2-3	562	301.23	1,694	17thin
Small 1-2	578	290.00	1,676	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.31/cwt here — about $200 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $316.29, median $402.00 across 31 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 sale75 hd

329.36

—

TN average14 barns · 410 hd

342.28

−12.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

402.00

−72.63

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	1,746	184.80	3,227	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	146.41	2,204	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	138.76	1,715	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	127.32	1,406	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	318.71/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	278.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	291.69/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	362.73/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	318.99/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,348	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	334.37/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,193	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	908	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,429	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	371.75/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	385.19/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	333.56/cwt	327.50–342.65	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	333.38/cwt	312.50–355.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,232	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	292.48/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	130.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,234	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,097	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	157.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	142.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,791	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	133.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,590	16
Bulls	—	—	1,864	190.20/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,631	177.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,899	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	145.90/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,158	12
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,098	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	969	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	353.99/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	348.83/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,856	31
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	578	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,896	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	313.06/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	311.79/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,986	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	333.56/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,748	23

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 Sep 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 320Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 67Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	528	310.00–327.50	318.71
11	550–600	581	272.50–301.00	291.69
1	600–650	635	277.50	277.50
9	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	278.84
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	237.50	237.50
7	950–1000	969	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	470.00	470.00
23	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	469	352.50–355.00	353.99
31	500–550	532	345.00–352.50	348.83
25	550–600	579	327.50	327.50
4	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
25	650–700	670	295.00	295.00
8	700–750	736	285.00	285.00
5	850–900	856	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	303	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	527	357.50–377.50	371.75
11	550–600	563	362.50–365.00	362.73
5	600–650	600	327.50–342.65	333.56
22	650–700	656	330.00–338.00	334.37
16	700–750	736	317.00–325.00	318.99
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	908	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	960	232.50	232.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	372	372.50–392.50	385.19
23	500–550	524	320.00–337.50	333.56
3	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
19	600–650	637	311.00–315.00	311.79
1	650–700	690	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	720	291.00–294.00	292.48
1	850–900	855	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	433	312.50–355.00	333.38
8	450–500	477	322.50	322.50
11	550–600	551	300.00–318.00	313.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	473	380.00	380.00
18	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
7	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	127.00–134.00	130.73
1	—	1,165	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,033	118.00–120.00	119.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	135.00–140.00	138.54
4	—	1,575	155.00–165.00	157.79
12	—	1,479	141.00–150.00	145.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	139.00–150.00	142.83
2	—	1,530	160.00–161.00	160.50
16	—	1,189	130.00–139.00	133.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	185.00–195.00	190.20
6	—	1,631	170.00–182.00	177.76
1	—	1,850	200.00	200.00

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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