Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.45/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$137.45

411 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$2.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

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	537	137.69	740	375
Medium and Large 2-3	434	134.96	585	36

One grade step is worth $2.73/cwt here — about $155 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 sale411 hd

137.45

—

TN average9 barns · 2,086 hd

143.14

−5.69

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	1,881	90.76	1,708	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	73.72	1,064	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	72.69	900	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	55.97	607	19

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	385	151.89/cwt	142.00–156.50	585	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	129.22/cwt	125.00–136.50	762	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	142.15/cwt	141.00–143.00	394	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	156.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	909	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,014	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	136.40/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,154	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,097	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	178.26/cwt	178.00–178.50	850	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	142.91/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,100	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	186.27/cwt	174.00–191.00	589	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	137.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,010	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.24/cwt	150.00–165.50	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	148.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	981	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	156.20/cwt	156.00–157.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	127.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.36/cwt	130.00–138.50	847	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.44/cwt	160.00–173.00	843	44
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	71.94/cwt	67.00–77.00	867	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	62.60/cwt	60.00–65.00	826	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	82.31/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,045	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.09/cwt	50.00–62.00	610	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	43.77/cwt	40.00–48.00	436	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	86.98/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,230	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	72.18/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,031	11
Bulls	—	—	1,589	76.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,208	4
Bulls	—	—	1,994	103.14/cwt	98.00–108.00	2,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,968	90.34/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	150.54/cwt	138.00–155.00	711	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	144.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	151.76/cwt	151.00–154.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	146.03/cwt	137.00–149.50	629	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	146.89/cwt	142.00–149.00	865	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	188.06/cwt	170.00–191.50	735	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	121.86/cwt	119.00–123.50	927	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	140.65/cwt	132.50–144.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.11/cwt	136.00–150.00	655	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.33/cwt	135.00–135.50	700	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.88/cwt	122.00–135.00	885	46

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 Feb 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 403Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 86Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	385	142.00–156.50	151.89
54	—	590	125.00–136.50	129.22
13	—	277	141.00–143.00	142.15
11	—	915	111.00	111.00
7	—	760	117.00	117.00
97	—	461	136.00–150.00	142.11
15	—	318	161.00	161.00
4	—	608	134.50	134.50
62	—	517	135.00–135.50	135.33
4	—	734	134.50	134.50
46	—	666	122.00–135.00	132.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	743	136.50	136.50
10	—	752	136.00–136.50	136.40
6	—	593	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	139.00	139.00
10	—	453	135.50	135.50
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
13	—	364	132.50–144.00	140.65
4	—	416	134.00	134.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
3	—	512	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	578	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
2	—	573	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	581	150.00–160.00	156.37
2	—	850	130.00	130.00
24	—	477	178.00–178.50	178.26
11	—	770	136.00–144.00	142.91
3	—	240	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
18	—	316	174.00–191.00	186.27
16	—	736	135.00–141.00	137.28
12	—	520	150.00–165.50	164.24
7	—	277	167.00	167.00
36	—	659	141.00–150.00	148.88
5	—	609	156.00–157.00	156.20
3	—	972	122.00–130.00	127.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	144.00	144.00
4	—	529	146.50	146.50
4	—	691	133.00	133.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
6	—	344	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	140.00	140.00
17	—	769	150.00	150.00
12	—	699	157.00	157.00
9	—	579	163.50	163.50
6	—	744	149.50	149.50
3	—	472	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	130.00–138.50	135.36
4	—	889	90.00	90.00
44	—	522	160.00–173.00	161.44
43	—	589	142.00–149.00	146.89
43	—	391	170.00–191.50	188.06
35	—	460	174.00	174.00
15	—	675	132.00	132.00
24	—	761	119.00–123.50	121.86
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
5	—	545	129.00	129.00
2	—	490	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	120.00	120.00
4	—	585	140.00	140.00
2	—	695	112.00	112.00
20	—	472	138.00–155.00	150.54
18	—	516	140.00–146.00	144.11
4	—	359	151.00–154.00	151.76
26	—	431	137.00–149.50	146.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	67.00–77.00	71.94
3	—	1,320	60.00–65.00	62.60
4	—	1,269	78.00–87.00	82.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	50.00–62.00	56.09
3	—	997	40.00–48.00	43.77
3	—	1,155	65.00–70.00	67.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	60.00–64.00	61.67
4	—	1,414	84.00–90.00	86.98
11	—	1,428	68.00–76.00	72.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	70.00–80.00	76.02
5	—	1,994	98.00–108.00	103.14
7	—	1,968	85.00–95.00	90.34

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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