Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.14/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$141.14

294 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$33.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	543	141.32	768	264
Medium and Large 2-3	422	140.73	593	29
Small 1-2	555	107.50	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $171 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 sale294 hd

141.14

—

TN average9 barns · 1,537 hd

146.35

−5.20

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	1,846	106.93	1,974	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	87.80	1,005	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	86.39	1,251	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	64.16	685	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	—	221	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	147.42/cwt	144.00–148.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.58/cwt	143.00–148.00	750	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.55/cwt	127.00–132.00	859	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	153.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	172.26/cwt	170.00–177.00	789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	158.81/cwt	150.00–160.50	912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	168.93/cwt	156.00–170.00	902	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.69/cwt	152.00–155.00	649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	136.46/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	166.10/cwt	162.00–173.00	955	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	125.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	673	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.50	780	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.38/cwt	45.00–55.00	522	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	76.24/cwt	72.00–81.00	810	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	102.13/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,190	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	86.43/cwt	81.00–92.00	977	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	73.89/cwt	70.00–78.00	853	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	64.94/cwt	60.00–70.00	703	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	75.92/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,156	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	96.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,390	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	86.48/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,235	10
Bulls	—	—	1,883	108.80/cwt	102.00–115.00	2,049	10
Bulls	—	—	1,686	91.93/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,550	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	120.71/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	141.67/cwt	137.00–144.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,033	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	747	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	878	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	158.74/cwt	158.50–160.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.80/cwt	152.00–153.00	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	149.62/cwt	148.25–150.00	685	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	146.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 934Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 162Year ago 102

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	221	164.00	164.00
35	—	519	143.00–148.00	144.58
19	—	668	127.00–132.00	128.55
12	—	316	150.00–154.00	153.68
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
2	—	743	121.00	121.00
13	—	422	152.00–155.00	153.69
3	—	1,067	100.00	100.00
55	—	582	130.00–140.00	134.77
16	—	377	152.00–153.00	152.80
62	—	458	148.25–150.00	149.62
7	—	793	123.00	123.00
4	—	615	136.00	136.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	651	137.50	137.50
13	—	798	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
3	—	573	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
15	—	429	140.00–149.00	146.98
7	—	331	142.50	142.50
2	—	358	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	178.00	178.00
7	—	655	144.00–148.00	147.42
21	—	458	170.00–177.00	172.26
18	—	574	150.00–160.50	158.81
26	—	534	156.00–170.00	168.93
2	—	243	181.00	181.00
5	—	428	179.50	179.50
11	—	789	135.00–137.00	136.46
10	—	635	148.00	148.00
3	—	985	123.00–129.00	125.01
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	285	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	300	162.50	162.50
5	—	516	152.00	152.00
2	—	483	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	141.00	141.00
24	—	575	162.00–173.00	166.10
5	—	638	156.00	156.00
5	—	709	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	127.00	127.00
27	—	378	178.00	178.00
6	—	440	157.00	157.00
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
11	—	585	147.00	147.00
19	—	510	150.00–156.50	152.95
2	—	715	126.00	126.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
20	—	458	163.00	163.00
16	—	655	133.00–137.00	134.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	147.00	147.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
12	—	578	137.00–144.00	141.67
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
6	—	423	158.50–160.00	158.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	45.00–55.00	50.38
5	—	1,063	72.00–81.00	76.24
11	—	1,083	60.00–70.00	64.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	96.00–108.00	102.13
12	—	1,130	81.00–92.00	86.43
5	—	1,155	70.00–78.00	73.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	74.00–78.00	75.92
3	—	1,440	94.00–100.00	96.56
10	—	1,428	82.00–91.00	86.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,883	102.00–115.00	108.80
4	—	1,686	88.00–96.00	91.93
3	—	1,938	119.00–123.00	120.71

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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