Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.99/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$142.99

188 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$8.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	568	143.39	814	179
Medium and Large 2-3	512	135.09	692	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.30/cwt here — about $122 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 sale188 hd

142.99

—

TN average9 barns · 2,261 hd

147.74

−4.74

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	—	High	1,892	91.92	1,740	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	76.10	1,081	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	66.84	815	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	53.76	573	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	808	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	141.64/cwt	133.00–144.00	836	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	196.54/cwt	188.00–205.00	613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.88/cwt	128.00–136.00	882	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	151.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	700	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	152.67/cwt	151.00–158.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	975	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	176.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	154.92/cwt	147.00–165.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	932	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	162.92/cwt	157.50–164.50	857	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	189.54/cwt	176.00–192.50	745	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	168.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	752	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	43.24/cwt	38.00–48.00	440	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.45/cwt	62.00–67.00	706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	103.59/cwt	99.00–108.00	2,010	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	84.96/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	76.10/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,072	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.98/cwt	57.00–61.00	747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	73.38/cwt	72.00–75.00	895	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	77.42/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	56.03/cwt	52.00–60.00	608	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	67.24/cwt	65.00–70.00	976	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	67.28/cwt	64.00–71.00	810	9
Bulls	—	—	1,906	89.71/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.90/cwt	133.00–148.00	767	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.66/cwt	152.00–158.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	141.60/cwt	133.00–146.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	148.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	141.68/cwt	140.00–146.50	867	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	164.35/cwt	155.00–169.00	470	6

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 1,059Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 228Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	808	124.50	124.50
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
38	—	590	133.00–144.00	141.64
25	—	674	128.00–136.00	130.88
25	—	462	140.00–155.00	151.56
20	—	529	133.00–148.00	144.90
9	—	381	152.00–158.00	156.66
2	—	998	105.00	105.00
6	—	286	155.00–169.00	164.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	130.00	130.00
3	—	408	133.00–146.00	141.60
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	612	140.00–146.50	141.68
9	—	493	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	202.50	202.50
13	—	312	188.00–205.00	196.54
2	—	760	147.50	147.50
2	—	438	165.00	165.00
4	—	581	151.00–158.00	152.67
3	—	472	175.00–180.00	176.71
8	—	607	150.00–157.00	154.86
5	—	539	147.00–165.00	154.92
9	—	683	142.00–150.00	148.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	147.50	147.50
2	—	758	150.00	150.00
20	—	540	180.50	180.50
6	—	688	158.50	158.50
8	—	594	166.00	166.00
3	—	932	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	526	157.50–164.50	162.92
25	—	393	176.00–192.50	189.54
22	—	673	141.00	141.00
14	—	446	160.00–171.00	168.66
3	—	945	100.00	100.00
3	—	725	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	808	105.00	105.00
2	—	585	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	149.00–150.00	149.50
2	—	458	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
3	—	643	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	38.00–48.00	43.24
4	—	1,095	62.00–67.00	64.45
9	—	1,086	52.00–60.00	56.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	83.00–87.00	84.96
9	—	1,409	72.00–80.00	76.10
3	—	1,452	65.00–70.00	67.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	57.00–61.00	58.98
3	—	1,220	72.00–75.00	73.38
9	—	1,204	64.00–71.00	67.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,940	99.00–108.00	103.59
2	—	1,743	75.00–80.00	77.42
8	—	1,906	84.00–95.00	89.71

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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