Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.17/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$149.17

236 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$24.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

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	524	150.99	791	206
Medium and Large 2-3	448	137.00	614	29
Small 1-2	395	126.00	498	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $293 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 sale236 hd

149.17

—

TN average9 barns · 2,422 hd

150.71

−1.54

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	1,876	110.39	2,071	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	85.12	1,080	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	84.28	1,195	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	72.32	758	21

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	375	166.70/cwt	158.00–169.00	625	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	154.83/cwt	149.50–156.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,075	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.10/cwt	144.00–157.00	811	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	161.84/cwt	153.00–168.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	798	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	155.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	126.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	188.00/cwt	183.00–191.50	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	139.48/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	182.10/cwt	169.00–184.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	138.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	155.70/cwt	150.00–159.50	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	162.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.36/cwt	164.00–167.00	868	28
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	187.47/cwt	165.00–190.00	741	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	163.72/cwt	150.00–170.00	747	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	74.09/cwt	69.00–79.00	796	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	75.31/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,054	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	73.62/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	62.97/cwt	58.00–68.00	614	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	81.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	886	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,389	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	92.47/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	83.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,198	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	95.49/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	83.50/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,024	10
Bulls	—	—	1,903	111.50/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,122	10
Bulls	—	—	1,801	96.10/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	149.86/cwt	147.00–151.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	155.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	132.64/cwt	129.00–134.50	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.32/cwt	111.00–118.00	971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.76/cwt	130.00–136.00	891	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	160.28/cwt	150.00–162.00	739	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	138.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	143.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	4

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 Apr 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 655Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 210Year ago 125

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	158.00–169.00	166.70
24	—	523	144.00–157.00	155.10
10	—	318	153.00–168.00	161.84
9	—	768	126.00–129.00	126.33
6	—	235	150.00	150.00
11	—	592	135.00–142.00	138.86
10	—	828	111.00–118.00	117.32
28	—	666	130.00–136.00	133.76
48	—	461	150.00–162.00	160.28
4	—	863	110.00	110.00
4	—	404	154.00	154.00
4	—	648	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	166.00	166.00
5	—	574	152.00–160.00	155.08
14	—	437	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	438	135.00–145.00	138.78
6	—	576	129.00	129.00
2	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
6	—	330	130.00–150.00	143.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	630	149.50–156.00	154.83
12	—	734	146.50	146.50
17	—	460	183.00–191.50	188.00
6	—	754	135.00–144.00	139.48
5	—	682	146.00	146.00
8	—	316	169.00–184.00	182.10
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
2	—	383	193.00	193.00
15	—	534	175.50	175.50
14	—	581	155.00–163.00	162.44
2	—	808	143.00–144.00	143.50
2	—	268	170.00	170.00
1	—	940	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	311	150.00–156.00	155.40
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
5	—	483	150.00–159.50	155.70
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	150.50	150.50
2	—	513	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	129.50	129.50
1	—	785	129.50	129.50
28	—	522	164.00–167.00	166.36
19	—	395	165.00–190.00	187.47
35	—	456	150.00–170.00	163.72
7	—	586	147.00–151.00	149.86
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
4	—	649	143.50	143.50
3	—	922	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	125.00–132.00	128.46
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
10	—	425	155.50	155.50
4	—	480	150.00–152.00	150.48
6	—	669	129.00–134.50	132.64
1	—	640	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	69.00–79.00	74.09
6	—	975	58.00–68.00	62.97
4	—	1,088	80.00–83.00	81.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	74.00–77.00	75.31
4	—	1,398	91.00–94.00	92.47
8	—	1,434	80.00–87.00	83.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	70.00–77.00	73.62
6	—	1,268	92.00–99.00	95.49
10	—	1,226	79.00–88.00	83.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,904	123.00–128.00	125.47
10	—	1,903	106.00–117.00	111.50
5	—	1,801	92.00–100.00	96.10

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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