Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.16/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$146.16

308 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

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	544	147.11	800	277
Medium and Large 2-3	500	137.68	688	31

One grade step is worth $9.43/cwt here — about $112 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 sale308 hd

146.16

—

TN average10 barns · 1,894 hd

145.76

+0.40

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	—	Average	1,912	108.88	2,082	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	78.69	1,107	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	74.84	936	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	59.54	650	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	521	151.52/cwt	142.00–153.75	789	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.78/cwt	141.00–145.00	844	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	160.11/cwt	156.00–165.50	929	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	172.51/cwt	165.00–180.00	766	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	885	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	158.08/cwt	157.00–160.00	488	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,268	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	184.20/cwt	177.00–186.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	994	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,027	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.43/cwt	155.00–166.00	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	150.87/cwt	144.50–153.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	897	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.30/cwt	128.00–140.00	878	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	48.77/cwt	45.00–53.00	535	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	71.84/cwt	69.00–74.00	767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	83.36/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,194	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	73.63/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,057	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	67.05/cwt	63.00–72.00	886	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	84.41/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,031	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	59.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	659	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	77.05/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,942	109.01/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,117	11
Bulls	—	—	1,794	97.08/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	73.86/cwt	70.00–78.00	907	9
Bulls	—	—	1,941	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	836	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.40/cwt	120.00–145.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	119.85/cwt	115.00–127.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	151.34/cwt	151.00–153.00	627	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.69/cwt	173.00–181.00	699	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	154.14/cwt	149.00–158.00	720	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	142.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	137.71/cwt	135.00–139.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.14/cwt	156.00–168.00	623	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	133.57/cwt	127.00–138.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	149.76/cwt	149.00–152.00	846	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	987	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.99/cwt	128.00–140.00	874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	2

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 409Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 141Year ago 139

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	521	142.00–153.75	151.52
27	—	583	141.00–145.00	144.78
17	—	680	130.00–132.00	130.12
17	—	309	157.00–160.00	158.08
10	—	746	128.00	128.00
72	—	467	149.00–158.00	154.14
27	—	377	156.00–168.00	165.14
3	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	233	195.00	195.00
12	—	629	128.00–140.00	138.99
11	—	854	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	125.00	125.00
18	—	461	138.00–144.00	142.07
10	—	527	127.00–138.00	133.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	565	149.00–152.00	149.76
20	—	777	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	580	156.00–165.50	160.11
25	—	444	165.00–180.00	172.51
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	158.00	158.00
14	—	316	177.00–186.00	184.20
3	—	365	193.00	193.00
2	—	848	139.50	139.50
1	—	875	140.50	140.50
2	—	220	215.00	215.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
16	—	526	155.00–166.00	164.43
20	—	654	144.50–153.00	150.87
3	—	760	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	156.00	156.00
4	—	341	157.00	157.00
2	—	408	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
3	—	545	150.00	150.00
2	—	578	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	896	141.50	141.50
5	—	642	158.50	158.50
13	—	514	180.00	180.00
24	—	597	166.50	166.50
2	—	968	142.50	142.50
18	—	654	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	155.50	155.50
16	—	453	165.00	165.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
8	—	444	159.00	159.00
7	—	635	128.00–140.00	138.30
28	—	527	150.00–160.00	158.59
26	—	387	173.00–181.00	180.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	143.00	143.00
7	—	518	120.00–145.00	135.40
6	—	638	115.00–127.00	119.85
17	—	414	151.00–153.00	151.34
8	—	662	128.00	128.00
6	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	45.00–53.00	48.77
4	—	1,068	69.00–74.00	71.84
11	—	1,099	55.00–65.00	59.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	80.00–87.00	83.36
3	—	1,435	73.00–74.00	73.63
5	—	1,366	75.00–79.00	77.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	63.00–72.00	67.05
5	—	1,222	80.00–89.00	84.41
9	—	1,228	70.00–78.00	73.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,942	104.00–114.00	109.01
4	—	1,794	94.00–100.00	97.08
5	—	1,941	116.00–120.00	118.05

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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