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Smith County Commission Co. Market Report

Carthage, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 25, 2026

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.50/cwt -40.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 526 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.00/cwt -85.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 450 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.10/cwt -19.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,352/hd at 668 lb · 21 head
Carthage, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $344/cwt, running $24/cwt below the TN average ($368) and $34/cwt under Savannah, TN ($378). TN 5-weight heifers are down $34/cwt from their late-June peak of $399. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 437 304
Feeder cattle 331 369 249
Slaughter cattle 36 68 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,431 —
315 315 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 -50.00
459 459 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,882 -10.00
505–522 518 9 407.50–410.00 $408.04 $2,114 -18.12
570–583 580 13 370.00–382.50 $379.67 $2,202 -30.33
658–664 663 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,320 -22.00
689 value added 689 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,487 —
740 740 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 -20.03
775 775 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 -10.00
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
830 value added 830 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,664 —
851–853 value added 852 11 319.00–821.50 $593.38 $5,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,373 -28.33
465 465 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,674 —
529 529 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,852 -50.00
555–585 574 6 302.50–350.00 $333.84 $1,916 -29.00
603–605 604 3 325.00–355.00 $344.98 $2,084 —
662–685 669 8 302.50–335.00 $327.06 $2,188 -22.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 400.00 $400.00 $900 —
432 432 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,512 -35.00
450 450 21 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
524–543 526 23 357.50 $357.50 $1,880 -40.00
587–590 588 18 347.50–352.50 $348.34 $2,048 +6.10
667 value added 667 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,234 —
668 668 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,088 -12.47
760 760 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,109 -15.51
768 value added 768 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,323 —
904 value added 904 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,531 —
923 923 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,469 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 366 4 355.00–360.00 $358.74 $1,313 -26.26
461 461 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,544 +6.01
533–545 540 10 302.50–320.00 $311.32 $1,681 -18.94
573 573 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,733 -3.37
668 668 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,021 +2.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 9 452.50 $452.50 $1,729 -7.50
450 450 15 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 -7.50
520 520 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,028 -17.50
573 573 6 362.50 $362.50 $2,077 -45.00
600–645 635 13 340.00–342.50 $341.95 $2,171 —
748 748 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,150 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,554 +40.11
401–408 405 8 390.00–395.00 $392.52 $1,590 +17.69
463 463 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,667 +22.06
505–540 516 12 335.00–360.00 $353.59 $1,825 -22.40
568–577 573 5 327.50–340.00 $332.45 $1,905 -9.45
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 +6.54
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–920 853 85-90% 2 135.00–141.00 $137.76 $1,175 —
885–965 925 85-90% 2 155.00–157.00 $155.96 $1,443 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,789 -8.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1345 1318 80-85% 2 177.00–183.00 $180.06 $2,373 —
1425 1425 80-85% 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,864 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,569 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,227 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–1865 1860 2 207.00–210.00 $208.50 $3,878 —
2065 2065 1 230.00 $230.00 $4,750 ±0.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.