Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, however Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.42/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$145.42

261 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	531	145.90	775	245
Medium and Large 2-3	470	138.13	650	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $125 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 sale261 hd

145.42

—

TN average9 barns · 1,855 hd

144.78

+0.64

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	1,899	112.53	2,137	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	87.45	1,240	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	86.13	1,093	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	69.11	736	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	320	160.88/cwt	158.00–162.00	515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.49/cwt	137.00–146.50	825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.06/cwt	154.00–160.50	601	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	175.84/cwt	165.00–178.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	134.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.86/cwt	150.00–151.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.42/cwt	169.00–191.00	877	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	168.81/cwt	166.00–174.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	147.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,012	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	152.64/cwt	140.00–154.50	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	169.22/cwt	169.00–170.00	968	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.50	862	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.75/cwt	139.50–143.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.84/cwt	120.00–132.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	171.80/cwt	159.00–177.50	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.21/cwt	161.50–175.00	642	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	774	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	56.34/cwt	53.00–60.00	566	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,084	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	85.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,235	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	85.22/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,053	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	70.14/cwt	65.00–75.00	751	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.48/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.00	877	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	96.58/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,341	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,447	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,221	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.68/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	149.64/cwt	141.00–156.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	141.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	169.95/cwt	163.00–171.50	892	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	153.38/cwt	151.00–155.50	679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	118.65/cwt	110.00–123.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	130.30/cwt	126.00–132.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.24/cwt	148.00–150.75	688	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	862	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.59/cwt	125.50–135.00	892	37

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 132Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 62Year ago 84

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, however Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	158.00–162.00	160.88
27	—	579	137.00–146.50	142.49
24	—	380	154.00–160.50	158.06
4	—	773	105.00–110.00	108.77
2	—	235	150.00	150.00
3	—	815	98.00–106.00	100.62
13	—	731	122.00–123.00	122.61
17	—	443	151.00–155.50	153.38
38	—	458	148.00–150.75	150.24
27	—	524	140.00–152.00	150.83
37	—	673	125.50–135.00	132.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	157.00	157.00
11	—	634	140.00	140.00
20	—	551	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	147.00	147.00
7	—	577	126.00–132.00	130.30
4	—	441	144.00	144.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	165.00–178.00	175.84
9	—	744	130.00–139.00	134.75
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
7	—	583	150.00–151.00	150.86
4	—	254	166.00	166.00
17	—	478	169.00–191.00	183.42
7	—	526	166.00–174.00	168.81
2	—	853	134.00	134.00
39	—	684	142.00–150.00	147.95
8	—	613	140.00–154.50	152.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	152.00	152.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
8	—	487	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	192.00	192.00
12	—	614	159.00	159.00
16	—	572	169.00–170.00	169.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	634	134.00–138.50	135.99
14	—	581	139.50–143.00	141.75
10	—	727	120.00–132.00	130.84
10	—	416	159.00–177.50	171.80
26	—	375	161.50–175.00	171.21
20	—	466	166.00	166.00
33	—	525	163.00–171.50	169.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	141.00–156.00	149.64
4	—	492	140.00–146.00	141.49
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
4	—	404	156.00	156.00
3	—	667	110.00–123.00	118.65
1	—	710	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	53.00–60.00	56.34
11	—	1,071	65.00–75.00	70.14
4	—	1,109	77.00–81.00	79.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	75.00–78.00	76.69
9	—	1,436	82.00–90.00	85.97
5	—	1,389	93.00–100.00	96.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	80.00–90.00	85.22
2	—	1,388	75.00–78.00	76.48
4	—	1,299	92.00–95.00	93.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,965	122.00–127.00	124.52
8	—	1,928	110.00–120.00	115.19
5	—	1,800	95.00–103.00	98.68

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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