Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.08/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$135.08

256 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

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	549	136.17	748	214
Medium and Large 2-3	465	129.76	604	41
Small 1-2	560	120.00	672	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $76 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 sale256 hd

135.08

—

TN average9 barns · 1,391 hd

141.27

−6.19

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	1,860	109.45	2,036	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	88.38	1,234	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	87.22	1,028	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	76.38	811	18

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,032	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.39/cwt	116.00–125.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	151.92/cwt	150.50–153.50	960	23
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	142.59/cwt	141.00–143.00	838	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	782	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	137.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	846	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.80/cwt	157.00–170.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	167.85/cwt	160.00–169.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	848	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,087	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	165.78/cwt	165.00–166.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.89/cwt	145.00–151.50	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	176.49/cwt	174.00–180.00	679	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.15/cwt	145.50–151.50	784	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	76.03/cwt	72.00–80.00	866	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	76.60/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	99.11/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,212	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	87.99/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,038	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	67.87/cwt	65.00–70.00	645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	85.40/cwt	83.00–88.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	77.01/cwt	72.00–82.00	836	11
Bulls	—	—	1,804	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,857	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	96.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	87.47/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,218	10
Bulls	—	—	1,950	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	110.44/cwt	107.00–114.00	2,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	137.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	682	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	133.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	132.72/cwt	131.00–133.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	451	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	706	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.04/cwt	133.00–137.50	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	141.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	652	41

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 667Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 169Year ago 103

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	648	159.25	159.25
2	—	808	145.00	145.00
2	—	708	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,087	120.50	120.50
9	—	580	165.00–166.00	165.78
9	—	511	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	632	150.50–153.50	151.92
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
33	—	530	154.00–160.00	159.63
6	—	315	157.00–170.00	167.80
16	—	466	160.00–169.00	167.85
4	—	745	135.00–140.50	137.75
6	—	577	147.00	147.00
6	—	666	145.00	145.00
2	—	265	177.00	177.00
2	—	875	128.00–133.00	130.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	140.00	140.00
4	—	671	130.00–145.00	137.53
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
2	—	770	111.00	111.00
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	595	138.00	138.00
3	—	517	140.00–141.00	140.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	116.00–125.00	120.39
49	—	586	130.00–137.50	133.41
10	—	396	141.00	141.00
9	—	323	137.50–140.00	139.72
7	—	637	131.00–138.00	135.46
8	—	808	115.00	115.00
2	—	775	121.00	121.00
33	—	524	132.00–135.00	134.72
13	—	683	133.00–137.50	134.04
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
41	—	461	136.00–145.00	141.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	588	141.00–143.00	142.59
12	—	526	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	96.00	96.00
3	—	340	136.00	136.00
7	—	435	131.00–133.00	132.72
12	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
8	—	361	137.00–138.00	137.50
9	—	473	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	158.00	158.00
6	—	756	114.00	114.00
10	—	567	145.00–151.50	148.89
20	—	385	174.00–180.00	176.49
13	—	522	145.50–151.50	150.15
4	—	449	154.50	154.50
2	—	923	98.00	98.00
15	—	665	128.00–138.00	133.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	496	137.00–140.00	137.54
5	—	586	125.00–135.00	133.07
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
3	—	405	158.50	158.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	72.00–80.00	76.03
4	—	1,223	96.00–102.00	99.11
11	—	1,180	83.00–93.00	87.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	75.00–78.00	76.60
4	—	1,349	94.00–99.00	96.53
10	—	1,392	83.00–92.00	87.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	65.00–70.00	67.87
3	—	1,123	83.00–88.00	85.40
11	—	1,086	72.00–82.00	77.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	100.00–106.00	102.94
2	—	1,950	118.00–119.00	118.52
8	—	1,866	107.00–114.00	110.44

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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