Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.33/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$148.33

190 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

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	547	148.52	813	175
Medium and Large 2-3	406	146.20	594	15thin

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $219 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 sale190 hd

148.33

—

TN average10 barns · 2,773 hd

152.59

−4.26

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	1,642	108.80	1,786	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	84.10	1,065	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	81.44	1,121	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	62.76	610	21

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,621	110.66/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,794	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	91.17/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,127	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	81.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,029	16
Bulls	—	—	1,673	93.70/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.86/cwt	148.00–164.50	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	142.58/cwt	142.50–143.00	837	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	144.57/cwt	142.00–145.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	174.81/cwt	174.00–176.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	143.83/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	142.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.82/cwt	158.00–171.00	879	27
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	151.23/cwt	141.00–153.00	897	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	135.82/cwt	126.00–137.00	891	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	137.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.54/cwt	173.00–179.00	684	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	51.57/cwt	42.00–58.00	497	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	89.27/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,245	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	80.33/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,077	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	74.44/cwt	73.00–76.00	691	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	65.44/cwt	60.00–71.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	115.88/cwt	110.00–122.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	148.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.36/cwt	155.00–161.00	743	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.93/cwt	153.00–159.50	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.75/cwt	155.50–156.50	813	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	153.91/cwt	152.00–155.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	834	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	167.19/cwt	166.00–168.00	963	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	155.39/cwt	151.50–156.75	881	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.66/cwt	114.00–121.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	152.68/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1

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 May 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 636Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 158Year ago 111

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	72.00–75.00	73.52
4	—	1,395	87.00–92.00	89.27
14	—	1,341	76.00–85.00	80.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,236	88.00–95.00	91.17
16	—	1,270	75.00–86.00	81.00
1	—	1,470	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	42.00–58.00	51.57
3	—	928	73.00–76.00	74.44
12	—	988	60.00–71.00	65.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	117.00–120.00	119.01
16	—	1,621	104.00–115.00	110.66
4	—	1,673	89.00–100.00	93.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	148.00–164.50	161.86
13	—	593	141.00–153.00	151.23
14	—	656	126.00–137.00	135.82
5	—	609	135.00–138.00	137.39
2	—	708	130.00	130.00
13	—	383	173.00–179.00	178.54
6	—	781	110.00–122.00	115.88
19	—	466	155.00–161.00	159.36
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
8	—	391	140.00–150.00	148.83
3	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	135.00	135.00
2	—	700	132.00	132.00
2	—	508	135.00–150.00	142.54
2	—	313	152.50–155.00	153.76
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	145.00	145.00
2	—	343	176.00	176.00
5	—	432	174.00–176.00	174.81
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
6	—	712	142.50–144.50	143.83
5	—	662	149.00	149.00
27	—	524	158.00–171.00	167.82
4	—	270	190.00	190.00
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
4	—	578	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	153.50	153.50
6	—	793	145.00	145.00
5	—	841	137.50	137.50
5	—	465	180.00	180.00
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
15	—	576	166.00–168.00	167.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	142.00	142.00
7	—	370	142.00–145.00	144.57
6	—	409	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	135.00–136.00	135.80
26	—	587	142.50–143.00	142.58
2	—	638	133.50	133.50
14	—	374	153.00–159.50	157.93
8	—	821	108.00	108.00
29	—	522	155.50–156.50	155.75
6	—	266	152.00–155.00	153.91
5	—	425	157.00	157.00
6	—	765	114.00–121.00	117.66
24	—	462	145.00–155.00	152.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	164.50	164.50
31	—	567	151.50–156.75	155.39
8	—	794	130.00	130.00

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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