Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.69/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$146.69

349 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$1.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

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	514	146.80	754	328
Medium and Large 2-3	469	144.98	680	21

One grade step is worth $1.82/cwt here — about $75 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 sale349 hd

146.69

—

TN average10 barns · 1,963 hd

146.95

−0.26

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	1,751	98.09	1,718	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	79.98	1,229	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	75.49	930	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	56.82	577	35

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	251	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	153.34/cwt	148.00–161.00	702	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.20/cwt	140.00–156.50	800	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	153.85/cwt	145.00–158.00	898	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	166.74/cwt	156.00–173.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	158.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	602	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	162.78/cwt	153.00–164.00	544	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	192.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	164.01/cwt	150.00–170.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	180.27/cwt	170.00–188.00	831	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	137.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,149	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	154.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	175.44/cwt	168.00–179.00	805	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	932	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	144.77/cwt	135.00–147.00	864	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.63/cwt	138.50–145.00	948	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	74.59/cwt	66.00–80.00	907	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	61.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	46.77/cwt	38.00–52.00	458	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	70.02/cwt	68.00–72.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	61.31/cwt	55.00–66.00	631	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	82.89/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,328	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	78.53/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,180	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	84.50/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,091	8
Bulls	—	—	1,862	112.53/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,792	99.71/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,787	9
Bulls	—	—	1,567	80.73/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	179.54/cwt	170.00–181.00	704	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	139.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	156.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	147.44/cwt	125.00–150.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	156	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.35/cwt	152.00–166.75	865	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.37/cwt	129.00–144.00	799	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.77/cwt	125.00–136.00	863	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	662	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	897	5

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 Mar 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 347Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 56Year ago 160

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	251	161.00	161.00
106	—	458	148.00–161.00	153.34
65	—	529	140.00–156.50	151.20
3	—	760	118.00	118.00
30	—	379	155.00–161.00	158.96
17	—	334	153.00–164.00	162.78
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
60	—	586	129.00–144.00	136.37
34	—	665	125.00–136.00	129.77
3	—	738	110.00	110.00
5	—	888	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	140.00	140.00
17	—	446	148.50	148.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	584	145.00–158.00	153.85
14	—	662	135.00–146.00	141.53
8	—	521	156.00–173.00	166.74
7	—	611	149.00	149.00
7	—	280	190.00–195.00	192.01
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
33	—	461	170.00–188.00	180.27
2	—	750	130.00	130.00
4	—	310	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
7	—	324	150.00–170.00	164.01
6	—	492	150.00–155.00	154.16
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	183.00	183.00
15	—	836	137.00–144.00	137.45
7	—	696	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	120.00	120.00
49	—	459	168.00–179.00	175.44
9	—	905	99.00	99.00
16	—	761	122.50	122.50
16	—	597	135.00–147.00	144.77
34	—	660	138.50–145.00	143.63
37	—	392	170.00–181.00	179.54
42	—	523	152.00–166.75	165.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	603	132.00–140.00	139.35
13	—	433	150.00–158.00	156.16
4	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	720	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
10	—	508	125.00–150.00	147.44
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
5	—	156	150.00	150.00
2	—	493	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,216	66.00–80.00	74.59
3	—	1,263	60.00–65.00	61.72
8	—	1,291	81.00–91.00	84.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	979	38.00–52.00	46.77
2	—	1,073	68.00–72.00	70.02
21	—	1,030	55.00–66.00	61.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,602	82.00–84.00	82.89
18	—	1,503	72.00–81.00	78.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,862	108.00–116.00	112.53
9	—	1,792	94.00–106.00	99.71
5	—	1,567	71.00–88.00	80.73

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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