Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale having a light run last week due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.43/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$132.43

352 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	132.94	693	326
Medium and Large 2-3	480	126.05	604	26

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale352 hd

132.43

—

TN average8 barns · 1,696 hd

139.11

−6.68

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	—	Low	1,939	87.81	1,703	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	65.34	930	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	63.36	743	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	52.38	562	16

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	438	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.46/cwt	117.00–121.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	899	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	466	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	364	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	796	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	144.63/cwt	140.50–148.00	561	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	127.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.97/cwt	123.00–132.00	758	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	155.27/cwt	149.00–157.00	897	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	148.47/cwt	146.50–152.00	992	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	131.36/cwt	125.00–135.50	972	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.21/cwt	140.50–151.00	911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	137.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.14/cwt	158.00–171.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	157.07/cwt	151.00–165.00	853	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	171.18/cwt	168.00–178.50	784	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	139.92/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,277	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	123.41/cwt	118.00–125.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	133.85/cwt	132.50–134.00	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	134.20/cwt	130.50–135.00	608	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	848	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	182.98/cwt	161.00–187.50	710	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.31/cwt	145.00–156.00	819	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	120.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	151.83/cwt	144.00–155.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	658	9
Bulls	—	—	1,928	76.61/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.65/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	97.34/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,881	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	73.65/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,036	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	52.06/cwt	47.00–57.00	554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	62.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	712	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	43.42/cwt	40.00–46.00	446	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.58/cwt	60.00–67.00	732	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	71.70/cwt	69.00–74.00	866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	650	3

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 Jan 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 408Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 78Year ago 107

No trends could be established this week due to this sale having a light run last week due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	177.00	177.00
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
20	—	578	149.00–157.00	155.27
16	—	668	146.50–152.00	148.47
10	—	740	125.00–135.50	131.36
14	—	645	140.50–151.00	141.21
5	—	863	135.00–138.00	137.39
7	—	330	158.00–171.00	169.14
7	—	271	163.00	163.00
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
32	—	543	151.00–165.00	157.07
30	—	458	168.00–178.50	171.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	141.00	141.00
3	—	607	140.00	140.00
3	—	298	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
3	—	463	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	139.00–142.00	139.92
10	—	906	141.00	141.00
7	—	580	160.00	160.00
10	—	664	155.50	155.50
9	—	514	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	117.00–121.00	119.46
5	—	917	85.00	85.00
23	—	455	160.00	160.00
15	—	768	117.00	117.00
15	—	673	127.00–134.00	133.54
24	—	591	143.50	143.50
40	—	388	161.00–187.50	182.98
40	—	531	145.00–156.00	154.31
9	—	449	146.50	146.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
5	—	589	120.00–124.00	120.78
11	—	417	144.00–155.00	151.83
6	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	316	147.50	147.50
18	—	246	148.00	148.00
3	—	758	115.00–119.00	117.64
4	—	897	105.00–107.00	106.50
5	—	981	93.00	93.00
26	—	642	120.00–125.00	123.92
36	—	530	125.00–135.00	129.72
2	—	838	110.00	110.00
26	—	388	140.50–148.00	144.63
10	—	684	125.00–128.00	127.43
51	—	583	123.00–132.00	129.97
13	—	746	118.00–125.00	123.41
85	—	453	130.50–135.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	145.00	145.00
10	—	601	134.00	134.00
5	—	565	139.00	139.00
6	—	651	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	665	115.00	115.00
10	—	332	132.50–134.00	133.85
12	—	581	120.00–124.00	121.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,928	72.00–81.00	76.61
6	—	1,948	85.00–92.00	88.65
3	—	1,932	94.00–102.00	97.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	63.00–68.00	65.60
3	—	1,407	71.00–76.00	73.65
3	—	1,510	55.00–58.00	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	47.00–57.00	52.06
3	—	1,140	60.00–65.00	62.42
3	—	1,027	40.00–46.00	43.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	60.00–67.00	63.58
3	—	1,208	69.00–74.00	71.70
3	—	1,195	52.00–57.00	54.43

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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