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Smith County Commission Co. · Sat, Aug 22

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 22

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 231▼ 202 vs year ago 578 · −34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 42 vs year ago 93 · −45.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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 $335.56/cwt on 36 head, up $12.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.50 against this barn's trailing median of $362.06.

Average price

$335.56

▲ 12.79 vs prior sale

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs TN average

−15.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	337.73	1,891	33
Medium and Large 2-3	530	311.67	1,653	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

335.56

—

TN average17 barns · 565 hd

350.67

−15.12

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−15.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.06

−26.50

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	—	Average	1,823	209.04	3,810	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	171.91	2,075	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	169.23	2,292	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	157.66	1,634	9thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,405	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	350.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Aug 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 231Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 32Year ago 93

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	350.00–380.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	513	300.00–320.00	316.45
3	550–600	565	270.00–295.00	280.28
7	600–650	646	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	661	275.00–280.00	277.99
2	800–850	818	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	415.00	415.00
15	400–450	449	442.50	442.50

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 22

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 231▼ 202 vs year ago 578 · −34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 42 vs year ago 93 · −45.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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

$335.56

▲ 12.79 vs prior sale

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs TN average

−15.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	337.73	1,891	33
Medium and Large 2-3	530	311.67	1,653	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

335.56

—

TN average17 barns · 565 hd

350.67

−15.12

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−15.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

362.06

−26.50

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	—	Average	1,823	209.04	3,810	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	171.91	2,075	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	169.23	2,292	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	157.66	1,634	9thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,405	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	350.00

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Aug 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 231Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 32Year ago 93

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	350.00–380.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	513	300.00–320.00	316.45
3	550–600	565	270.00–295.00	280.28
7	600–650	646	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	661	275.00–280.00	277.99
2	800–850	818	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	415.00	415.00
15	400–450	449	442.50	442.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,371	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,548	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	356.95/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,674	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,962	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,851	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	327.14/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,058	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	303.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,216	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	208.28/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	4,474	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,172	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	152.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,461	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,778	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,948	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,824	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	179.84/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,239	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,316	166.08/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,186	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	174.75/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,483	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	388	399.00	399.00
21	450–500	469	352.50–360.00	356.95
18	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
15	550–600	591	332.00	332.00
22	600–650	629	315.00–329.00	327.14
18	700–750	729	295.00–305.00	303.93
2	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	153.00–154.00	153.52
6	—	1,163	165.00–170.00	167.46
8	—	1,245	175.00–187.00	179.84

Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,573	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	360.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,404	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,987	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,917	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	316.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,623	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,940	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	280.28/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,584	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	18
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	646	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,873	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,038	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	661	277.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,838	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,144	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	818	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,922	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,207	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	323	435.00	435.00
13	450–500	455	448.00	448.00
12	500–550	527	377.50	377.50
8	550–600	593	351.00	351.00
21	600–650	639	342.50–350.00	349.66
4	650–700	669	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	925	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	510	367.50	367.50
5	600–650	607	302.50–320.00	306.02
9	700–750	744	275.00–280.00	275.55
2	750–800	783	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	373	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	607	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,891	200.00–215.00	208.28
2	—	1,530	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,945	225.00–235.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	160.00–170.00	165.11
2	—	960	150.00–154.00	152.14
1	—	945	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,316	161.00–170.00	166.08
4	—	1,421	173.00–176.00	174.75

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Smith County Commission Co. · Sat, Aug 22

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

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