Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$147.55

136 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

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	495	148.00	732	133
Medium and Large 2-3	487	127.67	621	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $111 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 sale136 hd

147.55

—

TN average7 barns · 1,349 hd

150.03

−2.48

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	1,903	92.55	1,761	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	75.97	1,086	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	67.25	794	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.49	559	12

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.50	804	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	855	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.48/cwt	165.00–179.50	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	153.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	184.34/cwt	182.50–185.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	178.82/cwt	162.50–186.00	705	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	166.89/cwt	160.00–171.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.01/cwt	150.00–163.00	825	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	56.33/cwt	52.00–60.00	605	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.54/cwt	40.00–48.00	409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	67.68/cwt	64.00–71.00	770	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	79.65/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,907	92.13/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,757	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	101.98/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	75.94/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.73/cwt	144.00–152.50	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	158.19/cwt	150.00–165.50	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	775	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.16/cwt	159.00–167.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	865	7

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 469Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 115Year ago 118

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	165.00	165.00
10	—	724	144.00	144.00
4	—	373	197.00	197.00
13	—	768	145.00	145.00
12	—	611	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	135.00–140.00	138.35
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
15	—	480	165.00–179.50	175.48
5	—	541	150.00–165.00	153.02
3	—	717	142.50	142.50
4	—	314	182.50–185.00	184.34
2	—	825	135.00	135.00
4	—	607	145.00–146.00	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
16	—	588	130.00–140.50	136.66
4	—	260	149.00	149.00
20	—	463	144.00–152.50	148.73
13	—	311	150.00–165.50	158.19
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
20	—	533	140.00–148.00	145.35
13	—	370	159.00–167.00	166.16
7	—	672	125.00–130.00	128.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	596	143.50	143.50
13	—	479	153.00	153.00
9	—	532	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	135.00–140.00	138.44
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
8	—	418	154.00	154.00
2	—	610	130.00	130.00
3	—	577	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	394	162.50–186.00	178.82
8	—	448	160.00–171.00	166.89
2	—	770	120.00	120.00
4	—	628	140.00	140.00
10	—	519	150.00–163.00	159.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	52.00–60.00	56.33
2	—	1,018	62.00–64.00	62.97
3	—	918	40.00–48.00	44.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,403	80.00–83.00	81.53
5	—	1,441	73.00–79.00	75.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	64.00–71.00	67.68
2	—	1,253	73.00–75.00	74.01
2	—	1,258	58.00–60.00	58.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	77.00–82.00	79.65
6	—	1,907	87.00–97.00	92.13
3	—	1,950	99.00–105.00	101.98

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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