Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.62/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$136.62

252 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$6.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	549	137.00	753	237
Medium and Large 2-3	455	130.66	594	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.35/cwt here — about $158 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 sale252 hd

136.62

—

TN average6 barns · 799 hd

137.58

−0.96

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	1,918	91.23	1,749	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	67.56	929	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	66.71	830	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	54.85	569	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	643	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.73/cwt	132.00–144.75	719	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	178.11/cwt	161.00–179.00	846	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.74/cwt	135.00–143.50	927	33
Steers	Small 1-2	—	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.49/cwt	153.00–166.00	844	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	149.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	877	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	142.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	134.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	151.40/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	174.77/cwt	173.00–176.00	904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	143.19/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	179.27/cwt	165.00–190.00	484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	163.60/cwt	150.00–166.00	870	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	133.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	867	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	173.63/cwt	162.50–177.50	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	805	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	715	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	59.70/cwt	57.00–62.00	842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	75.94/cwt	73.00–80.00	944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	37.55/cwt	32.00–42.00	362	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.00	614	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	924	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	55.27/cwt	52.00–59.00	692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,939	90.47/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,754	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	102.03/cwt	99.00–105.00	2,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	81.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	67.32/cwt	65.00–70.00	837	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	156.48/cwt	156.00–157.50	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	137.58/cwt	137.50–137.75	929	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	148.73/cwt	145.00–157.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	133.58/cwt	127.00–138.00	788	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	127.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	830	29

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 838Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 139Year ago 71

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	147.00	147.00
8	—	434	145.00	145.00
15	—	556	148.50	148.50
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
30	—	675	137.50–137.75	137.58
14	—	472	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	126.00–135.00	130.42
4	—	348	141.00	141.00
4	—	481	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	618	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	126.00	126.00
30	—	469	137.00	137.00
47	—	526	132.00–144.75	136.73
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
15	—	387	140.00	140.00
4	—	445	136.50	136.50
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
21	—	590	127.00–138.00	133.58
5	—	313	146.00	146.00
6	—	722	121.00–130.00	127.68
29	—	663	120.00–128.00	125.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	161.00–179.00	178.11
33	—	668	135.00–143.50	138.74
22	—	526	153.00–166.00	160.49
2	—	708	140.00	140.00
26	—	588	145.00–151.00	149.07
9	—	270	165.00–190.00	179.27
3	—	757	125.00–126.00	125.67
5	—	444	166.00	166.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
3	—	509	135.00–146.00	142.32
2	—	653	131.00–138.00	134.49
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	150.50–152.50	151.40
15	—	517	173.00–176.00	174.77
11	—	763	143.00–144.00	143.19
8	—	599	159.00	159.00
5	—	729	143.50	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	532	150.00–166.00	163.60
17	—	651	129.00–135.00	133.23
4	—	412	162.50–177.50	173.63
16	—	451	178.50	178.50
20	—	392	182.50	182.50
8	—	586	141.00	141.00
9	—	773	115.00–116.00	115.67
2	—	845	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
6	—	415	156.00–157.50	156.48
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	145.00–157.00	148.73
2	—	565	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	74.00–77.00	75.54
2	—	1,410	57.00–62.00	59.70
6	—	1,368	65.00–70.00	67.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	73.00–80.00	75.94
3	—	1,252	52.00–59.00	55.27
11	—	1,243	65.00–70.00	67.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	32.00–42.00	37.55
2	—	1,060	65.00–68.00	66.43
9	—	1,058	54.00–62.00	58.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,939	87.00–93.00	90.47
2	—	2,005	99.00–105.00	102.03
2	—	1,788	80.00–84.00	81.93

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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