Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.09/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$148.09

307 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	526	148.40	780	292
Medium and Large 2-3	422	143.15	604	14thin
Small 1-2	380	127.50	485	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about $296 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 sale307 hd

148.09

—

TN average8 barns · 1,553 hd

147.86

+0.23

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	1,723	110.86	1,910	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	85.18	1,228	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	81.49	1,001	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	63.55	612	44

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	527	146.23/cwt	139.00–149.00	771	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	120.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.02/cwt	157.00–168.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	150.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.51/cwt	137.00–148.50	840	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	162.62/cwt	155.00–164.00	621	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	195.44/cwt	190.00–198.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	180.68/cwt	179.00–184.00	923	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	171.00/cwt	161.00–173.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	148.88/cwt	144.00–151.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.08/cwt	156.00–161.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,001	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	193.97/cwt	179.00–196.00	747	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	854	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.03/cwt	130.00–137.00	891	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	877	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	74.80/cwt	72.00–77.00	786	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	81.16/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,180	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	63.31/cwt	62.00–65.00	861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	89.39/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,158	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	64.00/cwt	58.00–70.00	616	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	49.88/cwt	39.00–56.00	439	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	90.54/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,291	12
Bulls	—	—	1,694	95.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,620	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	76.29/cwt	70.00–82.00	887	28
Bulls	—	—	1,823	119.45/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,178	9
Bulls	—	—	1,641	112.42/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.56/cwt	158.00–163.00	837	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	161.88/cwt	154.00–163.50	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	146.47/cwt	146.00–148.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	706	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	146.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	926	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	176.24/cwt	176.00–178.00	580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.21/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	147.25/cwt	139.00–150.00	635	8

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 651Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 150Year ago 86

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	527	139.00–149.00	146.23
6	—	413	157.00–168.00	166.02
32	—	671	130.00–135.00	133.30
35	—	581	137.00–148.50	144.51
32	—	382	155.00–164.00	162.62
2	—	930	113.50	113.50
12	—	316	154.00–163.50	161.88
68	—	460	150.00–156.00	153.54
4	—	799	111.00	111.00
2	—	803	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,076	118.00	118.00
7	—	252	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	114.00–126.00	120.13
4	—	331	146.00–148.00	146.47
8	—	431	139.00–150.00	147.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	176.00	176.00
15	—	409	170.00	170.00
8	—	818	116.00	116.00
11	—	666	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	646	140.00–151.00	150.01
2	—	943	125.00	125.00
13	—	439	190.00–198.00	195.44
3	—	490	170.00	170.00
2	—	290	159.00	159.00
12	—	516	161.00–173.00	171.00
10	—	669	144.00–151.00	148.88
8	—	578	156.00–161.00	159.08
17	—	329	176.00–178.00	176.24
6	—	767	125.00–142.00	139.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	162.00	162.00
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
2	—	558	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	159.00	159.00
15	—	511	179.00–184.00	180.68
5	—	742	147.00	147.00
4	—	659	155.00	155.00
11	—	582	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	385	179.00–196.00	193.97
9	—	755	125.00	125.00
9	—	411	166.00	166.00
20	—	454	188.00	188.00
15	—	655	130.00–137.00	136.03
22	—	590	144.00–150.00	148.63
24	—	518	158.00–163.00	161.56
3	—	707	125.00	125.00
5	—	852	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	163.00	163.00
4	—	579	120.00–130.00	125.08
4	—	656	122.00	122.00
8	—	488	140.00–150.00	146.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	72.00–77.00	74.80
32	—	962	58.00–70.00	64.00
6	—	880	39.00–56.00	49.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	76.00–85.00	81.16
12	—	1,426	87.00–95.00	90.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	62.00–65.00	63.31
23	—	1,296	84.00–98.00	89.39
28	—	1,163	70.00–82.00	76.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	90.00–100.00	95.65
9	—	1,823	117.00–125.00	119.45
9	—	1,641	108.00–115.00	112.42

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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