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Smith County Commission Co. · Sat, Jun 20

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 20

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 457▲ 31 vs year ago 272 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 78▼ 4 vs year ago 90 · −4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.04/cwt on 51 head, up $17.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.99 against this barn's trailing median of $362.06.

Average price

$378.04

▲ 17.79 vs prior sale

51 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$52.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs TN average

−33.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	382.05	2,129	44
Medium and Large 2-3	543	356.67	1,935	6thin
Small 1-2	505	330.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about $462 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

378.04

—

TN average16 barns · 699 hd

392.98

−14.94

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−33.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.06

+15.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $362.06 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,688	210.91	3,560	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	179.13	2,200	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	175.66	2,565	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	151.40	1,614	7thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,283	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	505.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Jun 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 457Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 78Year ago 90

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	438	425.00	425.00
15	450–500	466	400.00–420.00	417.25
17	500–550	521	396.00–412.50	400.71
27	550–600	580	367.50–380.00	370.30
5	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	322.93
2	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
8	700–750	728	290.00–310.00	299.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 20

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 457▲ 31 vs year ago 272 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 78▼ 4 vs year ago 90 · −4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$378.04

▲ 17.79 vs prior sale

51 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$52.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs TN average

−33.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	382.05	2,129	44
Medium and Large 2-3	543	356.67	1,935	6thin
Small 1-2	505	330.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about $462 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

378.04

—

TN average16 barns · 699 hd

392.98

−14.94

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−33.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.06

+15.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $362.06 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,688	210.91	3,560	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	179.13	2,200	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	175.66	2,565	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	151.40	1,614	7thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,283	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	505.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Jun 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 457Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 78Year ago 90

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	438	425.00	425.00
15	450–500	466	400.00–420.00	417.25
17	500–550	521	396.00–412.50	400.71
27	550–600	580	367.50–380.00	370.30
5	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	322.93
2	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
8	700–750	728	290.00–310.00	299.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
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Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,791	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,144	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	401.22/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,918	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	424.50/cwt	424.50–424.50	2,250	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	374.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,998	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	363.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,348	11
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	324.59/cwt	287.50–342.50	2,175	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	210.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,338	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	231.89/cwt	225.00–240.00	4,429	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	130.00/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,252	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,859	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	151.66/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,709	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	161.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,933	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	179.02/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,202	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	190.00/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,371	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	187.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,460	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	165.46/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,479	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	177.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,758	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	370.00–405.00	387.64
5	350–400	371	355.00–385.00	378.86
2	400–450	413	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	539	350.00–360.00	358.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	311	505.00	505.00
8	450–500	473	455.00–462.50	461.55
12	500–550	532	420.00–435.00	431.16
7	550–600	594	424.00	424.00
2	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
6	650–700	655	385.00–400.00	390.08
5	700–750	710	330.00–350.00	341.83
2	800–850	818	319.00–325.00	322.03
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	387.64/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,194	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	378.86/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,406	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,862	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	417.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,944	15
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	400.71/cwt	396.00–412.50	2,088	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	539	358.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,930	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	370.30/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,148	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	322.93/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,012	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,182	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	538	325.00–400.00	362.67
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	649	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	401.22
2	500–550	533	350.00–400.00	374.88
6	550–600	572	360.00–365.00	363.34
2	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	670	287.50–342.50	324.59
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	472.50	472.50
12	450–500	466	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	530	424.50	424.50
11	550–600	587	400.00	400.00
10	650–700	668	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
2	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	147.50–154.00	151.66
2	—	1,078	170.00–175.00	172.41
2	—	963	122.50–135.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	185.00–190.00	187.04
5	—	1,498	150.00–172.00	165.46
4	—	1,558	175.00–182.00	177.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	173.00–184.00	179.02
10	—	1,194	150.00–170.00	161.89
16	—	1,248	185.00–200.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,910	225.00–240.00	231.89
5	—	1,583	200.00–220.00	210.89

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle