Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed last week in observance of Memorial Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.70/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$139.70

297 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

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	562	140.31	789	269
Medium and Large 2-3	476	134.97	642	26
Small 1-2	555	119.00	660	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $129 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 sale297 hd

139.70

—

TN average9 barns · 1,893 hd

145.13

−5.44

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	1,708	113.06	1,931	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	87.57	1,245	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	86.98	1,024	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	74.21	771	34

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.74/cwt	142.00–147.50	858	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.07/cwt	174.00–180.50	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.72/cwt	132.00–136.00	888	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	843	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	136.30/cwt	133.00–137.00	810	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.49/cwt	139.50–145.00	753	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	116.58/cwt	115.00–122.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.95/cwt	120.00–145.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	147.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	152.59/cwt	150.50–154.00	821	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.37/cwt	156.50–167.25	920	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	145.40/cwt	143.50–148.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	153.96/cwt	153.00–154.75	1,047	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.18/cwt	156.00–164.00	847	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.74/cwt	159.00–168.00	764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	73.63/cwt	72.00–75.00	823	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	85.62/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,005	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,130	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	96.14/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,378	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	96.01/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,160	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	61.64/cwt	55.00–66.00	621	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	84.72/cwt	81.00–89.00	916	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	73.73/cwt	68.00–80.00	762	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	86.25/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,222	36
Bulls	—	—	1,691	112.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,900	10
Bulls	—	—	1,130	92.04/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,929	121.22/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	140.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	184.14/cwt	183.00–185.00	823	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.17/cwt	149.00–155.00	812	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	474	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	994	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	152.59/cwt	151.00–153.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.04/cwt	140.00–159.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	138.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.24/cwt	145.50–148.00	680	43

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 Jun 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 668Year ago 1,034

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 214Year ago 180

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed last week in observance of Memorial Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	585	142.00–147.50	146.74
15	—	385	174.00–180.50	180.07
16	—	659	132.00–136.00	134.72
11	—	464	159.00–168.00	164.74
3	—	885	109.00	109.00
21	—	447	183.00–185.00	184.14
22	—	527	149.00–155.00	154.17
10	—	770	121.00–131.00	129.05
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	139.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	615	122.00–131.00	127.85
6	—	574	137.00	137.00
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	152.50	152.50
5	—	431	151.00–153.00	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	667	122.00–128.00	126.32
40	—	594	133.00–137.00	136.30
41	—	532	139.50–145.00	141.49
16	—	644	132.00	132.00
9	—	732	115.00–122.00	116.58
4	—	316	150.00	150.00
14	—	372	140.00–159.00	155.04
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
43	—	462	145.50–148.00	147.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	150.00	150.00
4	—	783	123.00	123.00
43	—	538	150.50–154.00	152.59
7	—	678	130.00	130.00
8	—	603	140.00	140.00
7	—	839	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
18	—	439	130.00–141.00	138.46
7	—	561	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	120.00–145.00	136.95
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	678	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	145.00–153.00	147.96
6	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.96
20	—	570	156.50–167.25	161.37
3	—	232	175.00	175.00
24	—	680	153.00–154.75	153.96
17	—	522	156.00–164.00	162.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	180.75	180.75
12	—	759	143.50–148.00	145.40
2	—	845	139.50	139.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	72.00–75.00	73.63
50	—	1,174	79.00–91.00	85.62
12	—	1,208	93.00–101.00	96.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,433	93.00–101.00	96.14
36	—	1,417	80.00–92.00	86.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	55.00–66.00	61.64
7	—	1,081	81.00–89.00	84.72
22	—	1,033	68.00–80.00	73.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,691	105.00–116.00	112.36
2	—	1,130	87.00–97.00	92.04
6	—	1,929	119.00–124.00	121.22

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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