Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.55/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$149.55

263 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$25.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	523	150.39	786	235
Medium and Large 2-3	481	143.13	688	27
Small 1-2	535	125.00	669	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $118 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 sale263 hd

149.55

—

TN average8 barns · 1,569 hd

147.58

+1.97

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	1,649	110.78	1,827	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	84.14	1,191	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	80.97	977	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	68.94	692	42

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 2-3	—	543	141.61/cwt	141.00–142.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	172.47/cwt	172.00–173.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	133.70/cwt	131.00–137.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.85/cwt	145.00–157.00	717	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	151.90/cwt	150.00–152.00	811	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	170.73/cwt	160.00–172.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	191.68/cwt	187.50–195.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,131	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	183.81/cwt	182.00–187.00	897	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.60/cwt	157.00–169.50	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	174.20/cwt	172.50–175.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	142.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	152.73/cwt	143.00–155.50	1,025	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	906	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	174.70/cwt	170.00–176.00	681	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	885	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	117.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	874	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	78.49/cwt	74.00–82.00	786	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	67.37/cwt	60.00–73.00	678	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.96/cwt	55.00–58.00	547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	79.88/cwt	74.00–85.00	938	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	69.68/cwt	67.00–73.00	819	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	90.88/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,171	13
Bulls	—	—	1,644	111.57/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,834	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	90.53/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,238	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	81.40/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,167	13
Bulls	—	—	1,794	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,481	96.05/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	145.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	611	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	162.58/cwt	160.00–163.00	751	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	128.79/cwt	127.00–130.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	164.68/cwt	160.00–171.00	517	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.78/cwt	150.50–163.00	833	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	144.46/cwt	141.00–149.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	163.48/cwt	157.00–167.00	628	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	968	6

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 755Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 210Year ago 121

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	543	141.00–142.00	141.61
2	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.92
14	—	457	141.00–149.00	144.46
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	172.00–173.00	172.47
5	—	902	102.00	102.00
42	—	463	145.00–157.00	154.85
39	—	534	150.00–152.00	151.90
2	—	743	120.00	120.00
10	—	670	125.00–128.00	127.19
23	—	314	160.00–171.00	164.68
4	—	768	124.00	124.00
17	—	626	130.00–139.00	136.01
22	—	591	145.00–149.00	146.81
26	—	384	157.00–167.00	163.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	114.00	114.00
3	—	817	120.00	120.00
23	—	487	162.00	162.00
3	—	557	152.00	152.00
6	—	742	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
6	—	572	131.00–137.00	133.70
2	—	690	131.00	131.00
2	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	160.00–172.00	170.73
7	—	268	187.50–195.00	191.68
12	—	597	159.00	159.00
2	—	770	136.00	136.00
4	—	600	149.00	149.00
2	—	883	134.00	134.00
10	—	521	157.00–169.50	165.60
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
9	—	332	172.50–175.00	174.20
5	—	740	140.00–143.00	142.42
21	—	671	143.00–155.50	152.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	488	182.00–187.00	183.81
9	—	621	160.50	160.50
2	—	548	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	592	153.00	153.00
18	—	390	170.00–176.00	174.70
12	—	651	136.00	136.00
12	—	747	112.00–118.00	117.01
37	—	462	160.00–163.00	162.58
31	—	515	150.50–163.00	161.78
3	—	853	110.00	110.00
3	—	640	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	125.00	125.00
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
8	—	421	135.00–150.00	145.08
5	—	662	127.00–130.00	128.79
4	—	520	131.00–135.00	132.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,002	74.00–82.00	78.49
30	—	1,007	60.00–73.00	67.37
3	—	977	55.00–58.00	55.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,367	88.00–94.00	90.53
13	—	1,434	77.00–87.00	81.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,174	74.00–85.00	79.88
9	—	1,176	67.00–73.00	69.68
13	—	1,289	86.00–98.00	90.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,644	104.00–116.00	111.57
5	—	1,794	117.00–125.00	120.98
4	—	1,481	93.00–103.00	96.05

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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