Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.35/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$150.35

407 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$3.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

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	545	150.50	820	387
Medium and Large 2-3	462	147.34	680	20

One grade step is worth $3.16/cwt here — about $140 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 sale407 hd

150.35

—

TN average8 barns · 1,319 hd

149.73

+0.62

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	1,690	115.05	1,944	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	88.95	1,345	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	85.48	1,003	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	71.12	679	35

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	—	561	153.99/cwt	149.00–156.00	864	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	879	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	146.88/cwt	146.00–147.00	867	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	143.96/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,058	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	173.97/cwt	167.00–176.50	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	187.87/cwt	176.00–191.00	881	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	148.44/cwt	145.00–149.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	182.42/cwt	175.00–184.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	158.30/cwt	157.50–162.50	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	181.31/cwt	173.50–182.35	1,017	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	160.17/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,057	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	160.19/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,020	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	179.91/cwt	170.50–183.00	837	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	127.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	971	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.81/cwt	145.00–152.50	885	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	939	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	84.79/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,175	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	93.88/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,119	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	82.19/cwt	75.00–88.00	954	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.49/cwt	73.00–74.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	62.63/cwt	59.00–64.00	525	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	83.07/cwt	78.00–87.00	840	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	71.11/cwt	65.00–76.00	695	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	94.89/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,606	7
Bulls	—	—	1,493	95.73/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	122.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,184	9
Bulls	—	—	1,618	113.57/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	164.10/cwt	157.00–165.50	873	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	183.32/cwt	176.50–186.50	764	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	133.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	148.40/cwt	147.00–149.00	674	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	898	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.07/cwt	150.00–159.00	737	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	783	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	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 May 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 471Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 167Year ago 96

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	561	149.00–156.00	153.99
5	—	795	127.00	127.00
7	—	519	156.00	156.00
7	—	470	162.00	162.00
6	—	853	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	161.00	161.00
25	—	656	130.00–138.00	134.06
25	—	590	146.00–147.00	146.88
5	—	321	159.00	159.00
20	—	647	138.75	138.75
6	—	929	104.00	104.00
81	—	469	150.00–159.00	157.07
53	—	523	147.00–154.00	149.62
2	—	745	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
17	—	454	147.00–149.00	148.40
1	—	415	151.00	151.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	140.00	140.00
4	—	779	138.00–140.00	139.50
19	—	598	160.00	160.00
18	—	735	140.00–145.50	143.96
15	—	530	167.00–176.50	173.97
26	—	469	176.00–191.00	187.87
7	—	625	145.00–149.00	148.44
6	—	313	175.00–184.00	182.42
8	—	669	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	131.00	131.00
6	—	541	157.50–162.50	158.30
3	—	348	173.50	173.50
2	—	673	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	194.50	194.50
5	—	540	180.00	180.00
75	—	561	173.50–182.35	181.31
33	—	660	159.50–163.00	160.17
8	—	637	160.00–160.50	160.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	465	170.50–183.00	179.91
14	—	761	125.00–131.00	127.61
14	—	646	140.00	140.00
4	—	388	175.00	175.00
38	—	587	145.00–152.50	150.81
2	—	683	136.00–139.00	137.49
36	—	532	157.00–165.50	164.10
30	—	417	176.50–186.50	183.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	139.00	139.00
1	—	530	149.00	149.00
7	—	630	125.00–135.00	133.57
2	—	495	165.00	165.00
2	—	423	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,386	78.00–89.00	84.79
7	—	1,693	91.00–106.00	94.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,192	89.00–101.00	93.88
31	—	1,161	75.00–88.00	82.19
2	—	1,213	73.00–74.00	73.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	59.00–64.00	62.63
5	—	1,011	78.00–87.00	83.07
23	—	978	65.00–76.00	71.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	94.00–97.00	95.73
9	—	1,788	118.00–126.00	122.14
4	—	1,618	109.00–117.00	113.57

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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